# Maps and locations

AppKickstarter comes with a GoogleMap and MapKit implementation that you just have to use.

### Observe location

With *ObserveLocation* you can start user location tracker and get a Flow of GpsPosition

```
fun invoke(): Flow<GpsPosition>
suspend fun startTracking()
fun stopTracking()
```

You just have to call this:&#x20;

```
observeLocation.startTracking()
```

```
observeLocation().collect { latlng ->
    // your code
}
```

### Display location on a Map

MapView creates a GoogleMap on Android and a MapKit on iOS :&#x20;

```
val verticalScrollEnableState = remember { mutableStateOf(true) }
MapView(
    modifier = Modifier
        .padding(horizontal = 12.dp),
    gps = gpsPosition,
    title = "Author location",
    parentScrollEnableState = verticalScrollEnableState,
)
```


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