# GeolocateEvent

Defined in: [ui/control/geolocate\_control.ts:73](<https://github.com/maplibre/maplibre-gl-js/blob/538a7680ab16d5cf5a6564ee0ce72a11be14d142/src/ui/control/geolocate_control.ts#L73>)

The event class for geolocate control state events (`trackuserlocationstart`, `trackuserlocationend`, `userlocationfocus` and `userlocationlostfocus`).

## Extends

- [`Event`](<https://maplibre.org/maplibre-gl-js/docs/API/classes/Event/index.md>)

## Properties

### target

> **target**: [`GeolocateControl`](<https://maplibre.org/maplibre-gl-js/docs/API/classes/GeolocateControl/index.md>)

Defined in: [ui/control/geolocate\_control.ts:78](<https://github.com/maplibre/maplibre-gl-js/blob/538a7680ab16d5cf5a6564ee0ce72a11be14d142/src/ui/control/geolocate_control.ts#L78>)

The `GeolocateControl` object that fired the event.

#### Overrides

[`Event`](<https://maplibre.org/maplibre-gl-js/docs/API/classes/Event/index.md>).[`target`](<https://maplibre.org/maplibre-gl-js/docs/API/classes/Event/#target>)