# GeoClue Layer

Enable following and/or creating a track from the position returned by the GeoClue service.

On some systems you will need to enable location services, otherwise &appname; will encounter errors along the lines of "GDBus.Error:org.freedesktop.DBus.Error.AccessDenied: Geolocation disabled for UID ..."

For the Ubuntu Linux distribution this is in the System Settings: Settings->Privacy->Location Services

GeoClue runs using the dbus messaging service. This is currently disabled in the Windows build of &appname; due to system distribution complexities.

## Layer Properties

Configurable properties:

Auto Connect

- Whether to automatically connect or not.

Recording tracks

- Whether to form a track on the location updates.

Jump to current position on start

- Whether to move the viewport on first location report.

Moving method

- How the viewport is moved upon location updates: centered, keep the position in the viewport or none.

Update Statusbar

- Whether the Statusbar is also updated on location updates.

Colour

- Set the colour of the position indicator.

## Layer Operations

### Start / Stop Tracking

Offers manual control over the start or stop tracking as appropriate.

### Empty

Quick access to remove all data from the tracking layer.