When first opening the Snap Map users get to make a decision of who they want to be able to view their location.

This setting gives users the opportunity to control who can view their location. This setting allows users to look through their friend list and then decide which of their friends they want to be able to view their location. If turning on this setting then it would be important for users to review their Snapchat contacts and also make sure that they never add someone they don’t know in person onto Snapchat. My Friends means that all of your contacts on Snapchat can see your location. This setting will ensure that you have complete control over who knows your location. Within Ghost Mode you can still see the locations of your friends but they will be unable to see you. Ghost Mode means that you are the only person who can see your location on the map. There are three settings for sharing your location on the map, these are Ghost mode, My Friends, and Select Friends. Given how specific this new feature is on Snapchat – giving your location to a precise pinpoint on a map – we would encourage users not to share their location, especially with people they don’t know in person. It is important to be careful about who you share your location with, as it can allow people to build up a picture of where you live, go to school and spend your time. This will then launch the Snap Maps screen and will allow a user to see their friend’s locations. To access the Snap Map in the latest update of the Snapchat app, users need to go to their camera screen within Snapchat and zoom out using two fingers. Users can then zoom into the map to see the exact location of their friends. The Snap Map shows a user’s Bitmoji, their cartoon avatar within Snapchat, pinpointed on a world map. This location based map allows users to see where in the country their Snapchat contacts are, as well as seeing location based photos and videos.

Today Snapchat introduced a new feature, the ‘Snap Map’.

How to get snap maps on snapchat