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"><link href="https://api.mapbox.com/mapbox-gl-js/v2.1.1/mapbox-gl.css" rel="stylesheet"><script src="https://api.mapbox.com/mapbox-gl-js/v2.1.1/mapbox-gl.js"></script><style>body { margin: 0; padding: 0; }#map { position: absolute; top: 0; bottom: 0; width: 100%; }</style></head><body><div id="map"></div><script> // TO MAKE THE MAP APPEAR YOU MUST // ADD YOUR ACCESS TOKEN FROM // https://account.mapbox.com 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>