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ui.util.getCurrentPosition
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Gets the user's current geographic position from the browser's geolocation service.
| Usage | Returns | ui.util.getCurrentPosition(success, error) | |
| Argument | Type | Details | success | Function | A callback function that takes a ee.Geometry.Point object as its input parameter. |
error | Function, optional | An optional callback function that takes an error message as its input parameter. |
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Last updated 2023-10-06 UTC.
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