Kinematics of the inner MW and bulge in the face-on projection. The panels show the mean heliocentric line-of-sight velocity (top) and velocity dispersion (bottom) maps at different latitudes. The grey contours show the total stellar isodensity levels, marking the extent and orientation of the bar. The dashed lines highlight the longitude values of l ± 20°. The yellow asterisks mark the position of the Sun.