Geolocation

position accuracy :    altitude :    altitude accuracy :    heading :    speed :

Using geolocation to control a map view.

This example uses the Geolocation API to control the view.

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
  <head>
    <title>Geolocation</title>
    <link rel="stylesheet" href="https://openlayers.org/en/v4.6.4/css/ol.css" type="text/css">
    <!-- The line below is only needed for old environments like Internet Explorer and Android 4.x -->
    <script src=""></script>
    <script src="https://openlayers.org/en/v4.6.4/build/ol.js"></script>
  </head>
  <body>
    <div id="map" class="map"></div>
    <div id="info" style="display: none;"></div>
    <label for="track">
      track position
      <input id="track" type="checkbox"/>
    </label>
    <p>
      position accuracy : <code id="accuracy"></code>&nbsp;&nbsp;
      altitude : <code id="altitude"></code>&nbsp;&nbsp;
      altitude accuracy : <code id="altitudeAccuracy"></code>&nbsp;&nbsp;
      heading : <code id="heading"></code>&nbsp;&nbsp;
      speed : <code id="speed"></code>
    </p>
    <script>
      var view = new ol.View({
        center: [0, 0],
        zoom: 2
      });

      var map = new ol.Map({
        layers: [
          new ol.layer.Tile({
            source: new ol.source.OSM()
          })
        ],
        target: 'map',
        controls: ol.control.defaults({
          attributionOptions: {
            collapsible: false
          }
        }),
        view: view
      });

      var geolocation = new ol.Geolocation({
        projection: view.getProjection()
      });

      function el(id) {
        return document.getElementById(id);
      }

      el('track').addEventListener('change', function() {
        geolocation.setTracking(this.checked);
      });

      // update the HTML page when the position changes.
      geolocation.on('change', function() {
        el('accuracy').innerText = geolocation.getAccuracy() + ' [m]';
        el('altitude').innerText = geolocation.getAltitude() + ' [m]';
        el('altitudeAccuracy').innerText = geolocation.getAltitudeAccuracy() + ' [m]';
        el('heading').innerText = geolocation.getHeading() + ' [rad]';
        el('speed').innerText = geolocation.getSpeed() + ' [m/s]';
      });

      // handle geolocation error.
      geolocation.on('error', function(error) {
        var info = document.getElementById('info');
        info.innerHTML = error.message;
        info.style.display = '';
      });

      var accuracyFeature = new ol.Feature();
      geolocation.on('change:accuracyGeometry', function() {
        accuracyFeature.setGeometry(geolocation.getAccuracyGeometry());
      });

      var positionFeature = new ol.Feature();
      positionFeature.setStyle(new ol.style.Style({
        image: new ol.style.Circle({
          radius: 6,
          fill: new ol.style.Fill({
            color: '#3399CC'
          }),
          stroke: new ol.style.Stroke({
            color: '#fff',
            width: 2
          })
        })
      }));

      geolocation.on('change:position', function() {
        var coordinates = geolocation.getPosition();
        positionFeature.setGeometry(coordinates ?
          new ol.geom.Point(coordinates) : null);
      });

      new ol.layer.Vector({
        map: map,
        source: new ol.source.Vector({
          features: [accuracyFeature, positionFeature]
        })
      });
    </script>
  </body>
</html>