diff --git a/app/scripts/components/common/map/controls/coords.tsx b/app/scripts/components/common/map/controls/coords.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..0e5bc2f39
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/scripts/components/common/map/controls/coords.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,77 @@
+import React, { useEffect, useState } from 'react';
+import { MapRef } from 'react-map-gl';
+import styled from 'styled-components';
+import { Button } from '@devseed-ui/button';
+import { themeVal } from '@devseed-ui/theme-provider';
+import useMaps from '../hooks/use-maps';
+import useThemedControl from './hooks/use-themed-control';
+import { round } from '$utils/format';
+import { CopyField } from '$components/common/copy-field';
+
+const MapCoordsWrapper = styled.div`
+  /* Large width so parent will wrap */
+  width: 100vw;
+
+  ${Button} {
+    background: ${themeVal('color.base-400a')};
+    font-weight: ${themeVal('type.base.regular')};
+    font-size: 0.75rem;
+  }
+
+  && ${Button /* sc-selector */}:hover {
+    background: ${themeVal('color.base-500')};
+  }
+`;
+
+const getCoords = (mapInstance?: MapRef) => {
+  if (!mapInstance) return { lng: 0, lat: 0 };
+  const mapCenter = mapInstance.getCenter();
+  return {
+    lng: round(mapCenter.lng, 4),
+    lat: round(mapCenter.lat, 4)
+  };
+};
+
+export default function MapCoords() {
+  const { main } = useMaps();
+
+  const [position, setPosition] = useState(getCoords(main));
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    const posListener = (e) => {
+      setPosition(getCoords(e.target));
+    };
+
+    if (main) main.on('moveend', posListener);
+
+    return () => {
+      if (main) main.off('moveend', posListener);
+    };
+  }, [main]);
+
+  const { lng, lat } = position;
+  const value = `W ${lng}, N ${lat}`;
+
+  useThemedControl(
+    () => (
+      <MapCoordsWrapper>
+        <CopyField value={value}>
+          {({ ref, showCopiedMsg }) => (
+            <Button
+              ref={ref}
+              // @ts-expect-error achromic-text exists but ui-library types are
+              // not up to date
+              variation='achromic-text'
+              size='small'
+            >
+              {showCopiedMsg ? 'Copied!' : value}
+            </Button>
+          )}
+        </CopyField>
+      </MapCoordsWrapper>
+    ),
+    { position: 'bottom-left' }
+  );
+
+  return null;
+}
diff --git a/app/scripts/components/common/map/controls/hooks/use-themed-control.tsx b/app/scripts/components/common/map/controls/hooks/use-themed-control.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..f2bf5a90c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/scripts/components/common/map/controls/hooks/use-themed-control.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,50 @@
+import { IControl } from 'mapbox-gl';
+import React, { ReactNode, useEffect, useRef } from 'react';
+import { createRoot } from 'react-dom/client';
+import { useControl } from 'react-map-gl';
+import { useTheme, ThemeProvider } from 'styled-components';
+
+export default function useThemedControl(
+  renderFn: () => ReactNode,
+  opts?: any
+) {
+  const theme = useTheme();
+  const elementRef = useRef<HTMLDivElement | null>(null);
+  const rootRef = useRef<ReturnType<typeof createRoot> | null>(null);
+
+  // Define the control methods and its lifecycle
+  class ThemedControl implements IControl {
+    onAdd() {
+      const el = document.createElement('div');
+      el.className = 'mapboxgl-ctrl';
+      elementRef.current = el;
+
+      // Create a root and render the component
+      rootRef.current = createRoot(el);
+
+      rootRef.current.render(
+        <ThemeProvider theme={theme}>{renderFn() as any}</ThemeProvider>
+      );
+
+      return el;
+    }
+
+    onRemove() {
+      // Cleanup if necessary
+      if (elementRef.current) {
+        rootRef.current?.unmount();
+      }
+    }
+  }
+
+  // Listen for changes in dependencies and re-render if necessary
+  useEffect(() => {
+    if (rootRef.current) {
+      rootRef.current.render(
+        <ThemeProvider theme={theme}>{renderFn() as any}</ThemeProvider>
+      );
+    }
+  }, [renderFn, theme]);
+  useControl(() => new ThemedControl(), opts);
+  return null;
+}
diff --git a/app/scripts/components/common/map/hooks/use-map-compare.ts b/app/scripts/components/common/map/hooks/use-map-compare.ts
index 7cb4d238f..b5d17b732 100644
--- a/app/scripts/components/common/map/hooks/use-map-compare.ts
+++ b/app/scripts/components/common/map/hooks/use-map-compare.ts
@@ -1,29 +1,25 @@
-import { useContext, useEffect } from "react";
+import { useContext, useEffect } from 'react';
 import MapboxCompare from 'mapbox-gl-compare';
-import { MapsContext } from "../maps";
-import { useMaps } from "./use-maps";
+import { MapsContext } from '../maps';
+import useMaps from './use-maps';
 
 export default function useMapCompare() {
-  const maps = useMaps();
+  const { main, compared } = useMaps();
   const { containerId } = useContext(MapsContext);
-  const hasMapCompare = !!maps.compared;
+  const hasMapCompare = !!compared;
   useEffect(() => {
-    if (!maps.main) return;
+    if (!main) return;
 
-    if (maps.compared) {
-      const compare = new MapboxCompare(
-        maps.main,
-        maps.compared,
-        `#${containerId}`,
-        {
-          mousemove: false,
-          orientation: 'vertical'
-        }
-      );
+    if (compared) {
+      const compare = new MapboxCompare(main, compared, `#${containerId}`, {
+        mousemove: false,
+        orientation: 'vertical'
+      });
 
       return () => {
         compare.remove();
       };
     }
+    // main should be stable, while we are only interested here in the absence or presence of compared
   }, [containerId, hasMapCompare]);
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
diff --git a/app/scripts/components/common/map/hooks/use-maps.ts b/app/scripts/components/common/map/hooks/use-maps.ts
index add233002..56f877e2b 100644
--- a/app/scripts/components/common/map/hooks/use-maps.ts
+++ b/app/scripts/components/common/map/hooks/use-maps.ts
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ import { useContext } from 'react';
 import { useMap } from 'react-map-gl';
 import { MapsContext } from '../maps';
 
-export function useMaps() {
+export default function useMaps() {
   const { mainId, comparedId } = useContext(MapsContext);
   const maps = useMap();
 
diff --git a/app/scripts/components/common/map/maps.tsx b/app/scripts/components/common/map/maps.tsx
index 32070ea57..6872c3214 100644
--- a/app/scripts/components/common/map/maps.tsx
+++ b/app/scripts/components/common/map/maps.tsx
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ import MapboxStyleOverride from './mapbox-style-override';
 import { Styles } from './styles';
 import useMapCompare from './hooks/use-map-compare';
 import MapComponent from './map-component';
-import { useMaps } from './hooks/use-maps';
+import useMaps from './hooks/use-maps';
 
 const chevronRightURI = () =>
   iconDataURI(CollecticonChevronRightSmall, {
diff --git a/app/scripts/components/exploration/index.tsx b/app/scripts/components/exploration/index.tsx
index 0ae490aa9..dd990d943 100644
--- a/app/scripts/components/exploration/index.tsx
+++ b/app/scripts/components/exploration/index.tsx
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ import Map, { Compare } from '$components/common/map';
 import { Basemap } from '$components/common/map/style-generators/basemap';
 import GeocoderControl from '$components/common/map/controls/geocoder';
 import { NavigationControl, ScaleControl } from '$components/common/map/controls';
+import Coords from '$components/common/map/controls/coords';
 
 const Container = styled.div`
   display: flex;
@@ -58,7 +59,7 @@ const Container = styled.div`
 `;
 
 function Exploration() {
-  const [compare, setCompare] = useState(false);
+  const [compare, setCompare] = useState(true);
   const [datasetModalRevealed, setDatasetModalRevealed] = useState(true);
 
   const openModal = useCallback(() => setDatasetModalRevealed(true), []);
@@ -82,6 +83,7 @@ function Exploration() {
                 <GeocoderControl />
                 <NavigationControl />
                 <ScaleControl />
+                <Coords />
                 {compare && (
                   <Compare>
                     <Basemap basemapStyleId='dark' />