If your drawing contains geographic location information, and you are signed in to Autodesk 360, you can insert a map from an online maps service in the current viewport.
The online map can add context to your drawing and provide information about the surroundings of the area you are interested in. It displays behind all other drawing objects in the viewport and covers the extent of the GIS coordinate system assigned to the drawing file.
You can display the map as a series of satellite images (aerial style map) or as a series of vector images (road style map), or as a hybrid of the aerial and road styles. If the drawing area is divided into multiple viewports, each viewport can have a different style of map. Although the online map displays in a layout, it does not print when you plot the drawing.
The online map also displays in the Geographic Location dialog box. It gives you the ability to pick a reference point to use as the geographic marker. If you want to limit the amount of data downloaded to your computer, you can choose not to use maps. When you do so, the system does not connect to the mapping service and the maps behave as though you are not connected to the Internet.