cordova plugin add cordova-plugin-geolocation
cordova plugin add cordova-plugin-whitelist

<!-- cordova script (this will be a 404 during development) -->
<script src="js/ng-cordova.min.js"></script>
<script src="cordova.js"></script>

angular.module('starter', ['ionic', 'ngCordova', 'firebase', 'starter.controllers', 'starter.configs', ])

.run(function($ionicPlatform, $timeout) {
  $ionicPlatform.ready(function() {

    console.log('Platform ready!');

    if(window.StatusBar) {
      // org.apache.cordova.statusbar required
      StatusBar.styleDefault();
    }
  });
})

$ionicPlatform.ready(function() {

        $ionicLoading.show({
            template: '<ion-spinner icon="bubbles"></ion-spinner><br/>Acquiring location!'
        });

        var posOptions = {
            enableHighAccuracy: true,
            timeout: 20000,
            maximumAge: 0
        };

        $cordovaGeolocation.getCurrentPosition(posOptions).then(function (position) {
            var lat  = position.coords.latitude;
            var long = position.coords.longitude;

            var myLatlng = new google.maps.LatLng(lat, long);

            var mapOptions = {
                center: myLatlng,
                zoom: 16,
                mapTypeId: google.maps.MapTypeId.ROADMAP
            };

            var map = new google.maps.Map(document.getElementById("map"), mapOptions);

            $scope.map = map;
            $ionicLoading.hide();

        }, function(err) {
            $ionicLoading.hide();
            console.log(err);
        });
    })