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# Proximity

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**Proximity steering** routes visitors or internal services to the closest physical data center.

To use proximity steering on a load balancer, you first need to add GPS coordinates to each pool.

## When to add proximity steering

* For new pools, add GPS coordinates when you create a pool.
* For existing pools, add GPS coordinates when [managing pools](https://developers.cloudflare.com/load-balancing/pools/create-pool/#edit-a-pool) or in the **Add Traffic steering** step of [creating a load balancer](https://developers.cloudflare.com/load-balancing/load-balancers/create-load-balancer/).

## How to add proximity steering

To add coordinates when creating or editing a pool:

1. Click the _Configure coordinates for Proximity Steering_ dropdown.
2. Enter the latitude and longitude or drag a marker on the map.
3. Select **Save**.

Warning:

For accurate proximity steering, add GPS coordinates to all pools within the same load balancer.

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