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# Geocoding & Geolocation
### Geocoder Control *\[Requires Mapbox access token]*
Allows users to search for real-world locations and zoom to them quickly on selection.
* **Limit results** by country code (use [2-letter country codes](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISO_3166-1_alpha-2))
* **Limit results** by bounds
* **Allow users to enter coordinates** directly when searching for a place *\[Pro]*
* **Modify the search placeholder text**
* **Change the marker color** automatically placed *\[Mapbox]*
### Geolocation Control
Allow users to quickly find themselves on the map by pressing a button.
* **Geolocate on map load** *\[Pro]*
* **Show a circle around the user point** that represents accuracy of the geolocation *\[Pro]*
* **Show user heading** (direction the user's device is pointing) *\[Pro]*
* **Track user location** by updating the position automatically as the user moves *\[Pro]*
* **Enable highest possibly accuracy** of the user's device (browsers are less accurate than mobile devices)
### Directions Control *\[Requires Mapbox access token]*
Add a directions interface for entering start and end locations.
* **Change units** between metric and imperial
* **Change default directions type** between Driving/Traffic, Driving, Walking, Cycling
* **Change placeholder text**