# Initialize MapView with current location

**URL:** <https://forums.fusetools.com/t/initialize-mapview-with-current-location/6378>\
**Category:** How-to Discussions\
**Created:** [March 14, 2016, 1:10am UTC](https://forums.fusetools.com/t/initialize-mapview-with-current-location/6378 "2016-03-14T01:10:53Z")\
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**Author:** ![edzon.sanchez](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/ea5d25/32.png) [@edzon.sanchez](https://forums.fusetools.com/u/edzon.sanchez)\
**Post date:** [March 14, 2016, 1:10am UTC](https://forums.fusetools.com/t/initialize-mapview-with-current-location/6378/1 "2016-03-14T01:10:53Z")

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Hi there,

I just started using the new MapView and I know that using `Latitud` and `longitude` properties it’s possible to initialize the map camera, but what I haven’t found yet is how to get the current location to initialize the map with those values.

Regards

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**Author:** ![edzon.sanchez](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/ea5d25/32.png) [@edzon.sanchez](https://forums.fusetools.com/u/edzon.sanchez)\
**Post date:** [March 14, 2016, 1:19am UTC](https://forums.fusetools.com/t/initialize-mapview-with-current-location/6378/2 "2016-03-14T01:19:41Z")

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I just realized there is the Geolocation JS API [https://www.fusetools.com/learn/fusejs#geolocation](https://www.fusetools.com/learn/fusejs#geolocation)