# Is it possible to show lightship map point in AR?

**URL:** <https://forum.8thwall.com/t/is-it-possible-to-show-lightship-map-point-in-ar/1262>\
**Category:** Technical Support\
**Tags:** geolocation\
**Created:** [May 2, 2024, 9:09pm UTC](https://forum.8thwall.com/t/is-it-possible-to-show-lightship-map-point-in-ar/1262 "2024-05-02T21:09:00Z")\
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**Author:** ![Ben\_Latimer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/2acd7d/32.png) [@Ben\_Latimer](https://forum.8thwall.com/u/Ben_Latimer)\
**Post date:** [May 2, 2024, 9:09pm UTC](https://forum.8thwall.com/t/is-it-possible-to-show-lightship-map-point-in-ar/1262/1 "2024-05-02T21:09:00Z")

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I am using [this](https://www.8thwall.com/playground/react-scavenger) project to make a location based app. I’ve figured out how to add a custom lightship map point to any arbitrary GPS coordinate so the user can navigate toward it.

Now, I’d like to be able to switch to AR and see the custom map point on the camera feed. Does this require a VPS Wayspot, or is there another way to determine the user’s location and if they are close enough to the location of the map point to show the object on the camera?

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**Author:** ![Evan](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.8thwall.com/evan/32/431_2.png) [@Evan](https://forum.8thwall.com/u/Evan)\
**Post date:** [May 3, 2024, 9:09pm UTC](https://forum.8thwall.com/t/is-it-possible-to-show-lightship-map-point-in-ar/1262/2 "2024-05-03T21:09:55Z")

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This doesn’t require a Wayspot. The `<lightship-map-point>` will receive `distance` events from the current map view location. The primitive can listen to its parent element events to get these updates and set various behaviors that respond to distance.

See here: [Lightship VPS Scavenger Hunt | 8th Wall | 8th Wall](https://www.8thwall.com/8thwall/vps-scavenger-hunt/code/components/custom-wayspot.js#L238)

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**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/x8thwall/original/2X/9/9212a857458f1b03a6accb129e0f8cbea408e3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.8thwall.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [May 21, 2024, 10:31pm UTC](https://forum.8thwall.com/t/is-it-possible-to-show-lightship-map-point-in-ar/1262/3 "2024-05-21T22:31:40Z")

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