                 selector: #selector(ViewController.updateUserLocation),
                 userInfo: nil,
                 repeats: true)
-            
-            //Give it a chance to get the user's location, then update the mapview region
-            DispatchQueue.main.asyncAfter(timeInterval: 3) {
-                let span = MKCoordinateSpan(latitudeDelta: 0.005, longitudeDelta: 0.005)
-                let region = MKCoordinateRegion(center: self.mapView.userLocation.coordinate, span: span)
-                self.mapView.region = region
-            }
         }
     }
     

            deadline: DispatchTime.now() + Double(Int64(timeInterval * Double(NSEC_PER_SEC))) / Double(NSEC_PER_SEC), execute: execute)
    }
}

    ///The initial value is respected
    var showMapView: Bool = true
    
    var centerMapOnUserLocation: Bool = true
    
    override func viewDidLoad() {
        super.viewDidLoad()
        
