Locate the user
Geolocate the user and then track their current location on the map using the GeolocateControl
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<!DOCTYPE html><html><head><meta charset='utf-8' /><title>Locate the user</title><meta name='viewport' content='initial-scale=1,maximum-scale=1,user-scalable=no' /><script src='https://api.tiles.mapbox.com/mapbox-gl-js/v1.6.0/mapbox-gl.js'></script><link href='https://api.tiles.mapbox.com/mapbox-gl-js/v1.6.0/mapbox-gl.css' rel='stylesheet' /><style>body { margin: 0; padding: 0; }#map { position: absolute; top: 0; bottom: 0; width: 100%; };</style></head><body><div id='map'></div><script>mapboxgl.accessToken = '<your access token here>';var map = new mapboxgl.Map({container: 'map', // container idstyle: 'mapbox://styles/mapbox/streets-v11',center: [-96, 37.8], // starting positionzoom: 3 // starting zoom}); // Add geolocate control to the map.map.addControl(new mapboxgl.GeolocateControl({positionOptions: {enableHighAccuracy: true},trackUserLocation: true}));</script> </body></html>
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