Overview
This tutorial shows you how to display the geographic location of a user or device on a Google map, using your browser's HTML5 Geolocation feature along with the Maps JavaScript API. (Note that the geographic location of a user will only display if he or she has allowed location sharing.)
Below is a map that can identify your present location.
The sample below shows the entire code you need to create this map.
TypeScript
// Note: This example requires that you consent to location sharing when
// prompted by your browser. If you see the error "The Geolocation service
// failed.", it means you probably did not give permission for the browser to
// locate you.
let map: google.maps.Map, infoWindow: google.maps.InfoWindow;
function initMap(): void {
map = new google.maps.Map(document.getElementById("map") as HTMLElement, {
center: { lat: -34.397, lng: 150.644 },
zoom: 6,
});
infoWindow = new google.maps.InfoWindow();
const locationButton = document.createElement("button");
locationButton.textContent = "Pan to Current Location";
locationButton.classList.add("custom-map-control-button");
map.controls[google.maps.ControlPosition.TOP_CENTER].push(locationButton);
locationButton.addEventListener("click", () => {
// Try HTML5 geolocation.
if (navigator.geolocation) {
navigator.geolocation.getCurrentPosition(
(position: GeolocationPosition) => {
const pos = {
lat: position.coords.latitude,
lng: position.coords.longitude,
};
infoWindow.setPosition(pos);
infoWindow.setContent("Location found.");
infoWindow.open(map);
map.setCenter(pos);
},
() => {
handleLocationError(true, infoWindow, map.getCenter()!);
}
);
} else {
// Browser doesn't support Geolocation
handleLocationError(false, infoWindow, map.getCenter()!);
}
});
}
function handleLocationError(
browserHasGeolocation: boolean,
infoWindow: google.maps.InfoWindow,
pos: google.maps.LatLng
) {
infoWindow.setPosition(pos);
infoWindow.setContent(
browserHasGeolocation
? "Error: The Geolocation service failed."
: "Error: Your browser doesn't support geolocation."
);
infoWindow.open(map);
}
JavaScript
// Note: This example requires that you consent to location sharing when
// prompted by your browser. If you see the error "The Geolocation service
// failed.", it means you probably did not give permission for the browser to
// locate you.
let map, infoWindow;
function initMap() {
map = new google.maps.Map(document.getElementById("map"), {
center: { lat: -34.397, lng: 150.644 },
zoom: 6,
});
infoWindow = new google.maps.InfoWindow();
const locationButton = document.createElement("button");
locationButton.textContent = "Pan to Current Location";
locationButton.classList.add("custom-map-control-button");
map.controls[google.maps.ControlPosition.TOP_CENTER].push(locationButton);
locationButton.addEventListener("click", () => {
// Try HTML5 geolocation.
if (navigator.geolocation) {
navigator.geolocation.getCurrentPosition(
(position) => {
const pos = {
lat: position.coords.latitude,
lng: position.coords.longitude,
};
infoWindow.setPosition(pos);
infoWindow.setContent("Location found.");
infoWindow.open(map);
map.setCenter(pos);
},
() => {
handleLocationError(true, infoWindow, map.getCenter());
}
);
} else {
// Browser doesn't support Geolocation
handleLocationError(false, infoWindow, map.getCenter());
}
});
}
function handleLocationError(browserHasGeolocation, infoWindow, pos) {
infoWindow.setPosition(pos);
infoWindow.setContent(
browserHasGeolocation
? "Error: The Geolocation service failed."
: "Error: Your browser doesn't support geolocation."
);
infoWindow.open(map);
}
// Note: This example requires that you consent to location sharing when
// prompted by your browser. If you see the error "The Geolocation service
// failed.", it means you probably did not give permission for the browser to
// locate you.
let map, infoWindow;
function initMap() {
map = new google.maps.Map(document.getElementById("map"), {
center: { lat: -34.397, lng: 150.644 },
zoom: 6,
});
infoWindow = new google.maps.InfoWindow();
const locationButton = document.createElement("button");
locationButton.textContent = "Pan to Current Location";
locationButton.classList.add("custom-map-control-button");
map.controls[google.maps.ControlPosition.TOP_CENTER].push(locationButton);
locationButton.addEventListener("click", () => {
// Try HTML5 geolocation.
if (navigator.geolocation) {
navigator.geolocation.getCurrentPosition(
(position) => {
const pos = {
lat: position.coords.latitude,
lng: position.coords.longitude,
};
infoWindow.setPosition(pos);
infoWindow.setContent("Location found.");
infoWindow.open(map);
map.setCenter(pos);
},
() => {
handleLocationError(true, infoWindow, map.getCenter());
}
);
} else {
// Browser doesn't support Geolocation
handleLocationError(false, infoWindow, map.getCenter());
}
});
}
function handleLocationError(browserHasGeolocation, infoWindow, pos) {
infoWindow.setPosition(pos);
infoWindow.setContent(
browserHasGeolocation
? "Error: The Geolocation service failed."
: "Error: Your browser doesn't support geolocation."
);
infoWindow.open(map);
}
/* Always set the map height explicitly to define the size of the div
* element that contains the map. */
#map {
height: 100%;
}
/* Optional: Makes the sample page fill the window. */
html,
body {
height: 100%;
margin: 0;
padding: 0;
}
.custom-map-control-button {
background-color: #fff;
border: 0;
border-radius: 2px;
box-shadow: 0 1px 4px -1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.3);
margin: 10px;
padding: 0 0.5em;
font: 400 18px Roboto, Arial, sans-serif;
overflow: hidden;
height: 40px;
cursor: pointer;
}
.custom-map-control-button:hover {
background: #ebebeb;
}
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<title>Geolocation</title>
<script src="https://polyfill.io/v3/polyfill.min.js?features=default"></script>
<!-- jsFiddle will insert css and js -->
</head>
<body>
<div id="map"></div>
<!-- Async script executes immediately and must be after any DOM elements used in callback. -->
<script
src="https://maps.googleapis.com/maps/api/js?key=AIzaSyB41DRUbKWJHPxaFjMAwdrzWzbVKartNGg&callback=initMap&v=weekly&channel=2"
async
></script>
</body>
</html>
Try Sample
What is Geolocation?
Geolocation refers to the identification of the geographic location of a user or computing device via a variety of data collection mechanisms. Typically, most geolocation services use network routing addresses or internal GPS devices to determine this location. Geolocation is a device-specific API. This means that browsers or devices must support geolocation in order to use it through web applications.
W3C Geolocation standard
Applications that want to perform geolocation must support the
W3C Geolocation standard. Notice that the
sample code above determines the user's location through the W3C
navigator.geolocation property.
Some browsers use IP addresses to detect a user's location. However, it may only provide a rough estimate of a user's location. The W3C approach is the easiest and most fully-supported so it should be prioritized over other geolocation methods.