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Add Location Tracking Widget to Experience Builder Map Container

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08-11-2022 03:15 PM
Status: In Product Plan
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Lake_Country_GIS
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Implement Location Tracking in Experience Builder - same as JS API:

 

"Applications can find, track, and display the geolocation for a device with the Locate and Track widgets. Both widgets use the HTML5 Geolocation API to find the device's location and provide updates. Once your geolocation is found, you can zoom to the location, display a graphic, and follow along as your location changes. The Locate widget finds and zooms to your current location after you click the button, whereas the Track widget animates the view to your location at an interval. The Track widget is useful for building applications that provide driving directions and follow routes."

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Lake_Country_GIS

Yes, and what is incredible is that ESRI can't figure out how to make it work. I brought it up at the dev conference two years ago, and met with 3 of the Experience Builder developers and leads at the user conference this year. I showed them how it works in Google Maps and in the old web app builder. Yet, they can't seem how to build it in Experience Builder. I even showed them the code to use! Really it should not be a widget at all, just a feature of the map control. Anyways, our local hikers are getting really frustrated with having to refresh the whole app to see where they are on the map 😞

Jianxia

@Lake_Country_GIS  and all, Thank you for sharing your thoughts! We are excited to let you know that the ability to track the location changes is planned for the upcoming ArcGIS Online update in Q1 2026. This enhancement will be available in the Locate tool of the Map widget, featuring a live indicator (such as blue dot) that follows your movement in real time. We truly appreciate your patience and valuable input as we work to bring this feature to life. Your feedback helps make Experience Builder better and more useful for the community!

Jianxia
Status changed to: In Product Plan

This feature is planned for the upcoming ArcGIS Online update in Q1 2026,  available in the Locate tool of the Map widget.