# Advice needed for geo search usage **URL:** \ **Category:** Elasticsearch\ **Created:** [March 6, 2014, 4:48pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/advice-needed-for-geo-search-usage/16200 "2014-03-06T16:48:15Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 5\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Alain\_Perry](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/d9b06d/32.png) [@Alain\_Perry](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Alain_Perry)\ **Post date:** [March 6, 2014, 4:48pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/advice-needed-for-geo-search-usage/16200/1 "2014-03-06T16:48:15Z")
I'm quite the newbie when it comes to elasticsearch or GIS matters, so please excuse any dumb questions or misunderstandings. I have two indices with one type each: one in which I store districts of a certain kind with a geo\_shape (multipolygons, mostly), another in which I store some sort of POI with a geo point property. I'd like to be able to retrieve all POIs inside a given district. I was thinking of using the geoshape filter, unfortunately I cannot seem to use it on geo points. I could convert my geo points to geo shapes, but it looks like this would render the geo distance filter unusable, though I need it as well. Could anyone give me some advice on how to keep both functionalities (filtering on points in an indexed polygon and on points within a certain distance) ? Thank you. -- Alain -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "elasticsearch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [elasticsearch+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com](mailto:elasticsearch+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com). To view this discussion on the web visit [https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/elasticsearch/529ee740-b4dd-4666-ae8c-750099d8a07b%40googlegroups.com](https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/elasticsearch/529ee740-b4dd-4666-ae8c-750099d8a07b%40googlegroups.com). For more options, visit [https://groups.google.com/groups/opt\_out](https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out). ---
**Author:** ![spinscale](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/spinscale/32/25011_2.png) [@spinscale](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/spinscale)\ **Post date:** [March 7, 2014, 7:42am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/advice-needed-for-geo-search-usage/16200/2 "2014-03-07T07:42:07Z")
Hey, you can also use geo\_shapes instead of geo\_points, as there is a specific geo\_shape from type point. Then your query should work. --Alex On Thu, Mar 6, 2014 at 5:48 PM, Alain Perry [alain.perry@gmail.com](mailto:alain.perry@gmail.com) wrote: > I'm quite the newbie when it comes to elasticsearch or GIS matters, so > please excuse any dumb questions or misunderstandings. > > I have two indices with one type each: one in which I store districts of a > certain kind with a geo\_shape (multipolygons, mostly), another in which I > store some sort of POI with a geo point property. > > I'd like to be able to retrieve all POIs inside a given district. I was > thinking of using the geoshape filter, unfortunately I cannot seem to use > it on geo points. I could convert my geo points to geo shapes, but it looks > like this would render the geo distance filter unusable, though I need it > as well. > > Could anyone give me some advice on how to keep both functionalities > (filtering on points in an indexed polygon and on points within a certain > distance) ? > > Thank you. > > -- > Alain > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "elasticsearch" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [elasticsearch+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com](mailto:elasticsearch+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com). > To view this discussion on the web visit > [https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/elasticsearch/529ee740-b4dd-4666-ae8c-750099d8a07b%40googlegroups.com](https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/elasticsearch/529ee740-b4dd-4666-ae8c-750099d8a07b%40googlegroups.com)[https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/elasticsearch/529ee740-b4dd-4666-ae8c-750099d8a07b%40googlegroups.com?utm\_medium=email&utm\_source=footer](https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/elasticsearch/529ee740-b4dd-4666-ae8c-750099d8a07b%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer) > . > For more options, visit [https://groups.google.com/groups/opt\_out](https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out). -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "elasticsearch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [elasticsearch+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com](mailto:elasticsearch+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com). To view this discussion on the web visit [https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/elasticsearch/CAGCwEM8Kjzn-r94vrZD4q9BKOWGTQaJy2B15pmKSb4G4cEOgWA%40mail.gmail.com](https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/elasticsearch/CAGCwEM8Kjzn-r94vrZD4q9BKOWGTQaJy2B15pmKSb4G4cEOgWA%40mail.gmail.com). For more options, visit [https://groups.google.com/d/optout](https://groups.google.com/d/optout). ---
**Author:** ![Alain\_Perry](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/d9b06d/32.png) [@Alain\_Perry](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Alain_Perry)\ **Post date:** [March 7, 2014, 4:06pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/advice-needed-for-geo-search-usage/16200/3 "2014-03-07T16:06:33Z")
Thanks for your answer. I was alluding to this possibility in my post, but then, it looks to me like the geo distance filter won't work with geo\_shapes. Am I getting that wrong ? -- Alain Le vendredi 7 mars 2014 08:42:07 UTC+1, Alexander Reelsen a écrit : > Hey, > > you can also use geo\_shapes instead of geo\_points, as there is a specific > geo\_shape from type point. Then your query should work. > > --Alex > > On Thu, Mar 6, 2014 at 5:48 PM, Alain Perry \<[alain...@gmail.com](mailto:alain...@gmail.com)\ > > > wrote: > > > I'm quite the newbie when it comes to elasticsearch or GIS matters, so > > please excuse any dumb questions or misunderstandings. > > > > I have two indices with one type each: one in which I store districts of > > a certain kind with a geo\_shape (multipolygons, mostly), another in which I > > store some sort of POI with a geo point property. > > > > I'd like to be able to retrieve all POIs inside a given district. I was > > thinking of using the geoshape filter, unfortunately I cannot seem to use > > it on geo points. I could convert my geo points to geo shapes, but it looks > > like this would render the geo distance filter unusable, though I need it > > as well. > > > > Could anyone give me some advice on how to keep both functionalities > > (filtering on points in an indexed polygon and on points within a certain > > distance) ? > > > > Thank you. > > > > -- > > Alain > > > > -- > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > > "elasticsearch" group. > > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > > email to [elasticsearc...@googlegroups.com](mailto:elasticsearc...@googlegroups.com) \. > > To view this discussion on the web visit > > [https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/elasticsearch/529ee740-b4dd-4666-ae8c-750099d8a07b%40googlegroups.com](https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/elasticsearch/529ee740-b4dd-4666-ae8c-750099d8a07b%40googlegroups.com)[https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/elasticsearch/529ee740-b4dd-4666-ae8c-750099d8a07b%40googlegroups.com?utm\_medium=email&utm\_source=footer](https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/elasticsearch/529ee740-b4dd-4666-ae8c-750099d8a07b%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer) > > . > > For more options, visit [https://groups.google.com/groups/opt\_out](https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out). -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "elasticsearch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [elasticsearch+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com](mailto:elasticsearch+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com). To view this discussion on the web visit [https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/elasticsearch/c4f2b73e-d4e6-40d8-b958-c3b827cbbf39%40googlegroups.com](https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/elasticsearch/c4f2b73e-d4e6-40d8-b958-c3b827cbbf39%40googlegroups.com). For more options, visit [https://groups.google.com/d/optout](https://groups.google.com/d/optout). ---
**Author:** ![spinscale](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/spinscale/32/25011_2.png) [@spinscale](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/spinscale)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2014, 9:36am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/advice-needed-for-geo-search-usage/16200/4 "2014-03-12T09:36:18Z")
Hey, oh yes, misread that part. You could possibly index the point as a shape as well as a geo\_point and use the right one, whenever needed? --Alex On Fri, Mar 7, 2014 at 5:06 PM, Alain Perry [alain.perry@gmail.com](mailto:alain.perry@gmail.com) wrote: > Thanks for your answer. I was alluding to this possibility in my post, but > then, it looks to me like the geo distance filter won't work with > geo\_shapes. Am I getting that wrong ? > > -- > Alain > > Le vendredi 7 mars 2014 08:42:07 UTC+1, Alexander Reelsen a écrit : > > > Hey, > > > > you can also use geo\_shapes instead of geo\_points, as there is a specific > > geo\_shape from type point. Then your query should work. > > > > --Alex > > > > On Thu, Mar 6, 2014 at 5:48 PM, Alain Perry [alain...@gmail.com](mailto:alain...@gmail.com) wrote: > > > > > I'm quite the newbie when it comes to elasticsearch or GIS matters, so > > > please excuse any dumb questions or misunderstandings. > > > > > > I have two indices with one type each: one in which I store districts of > > > a certain kind with a geo\_shape (multipolygons, mostly), another in which I > > > store some sort of POI with a geo point property. > > > > > > I'd like to be able to retrieve all POIs inside a given district. I was > > > thinking of using the geoshape filter, unfortunately I cannot seem to use > > > it on geo points. I could convert my geo points to geo shapes, but it looks > > > like this would render the geo distance filter unusable, though I need it > > > as well. > > > > > > Could anyone give me some advice on how to keep both functionalities > > > (filtering on points in an indexed polygon and on points within a certain > > > distance) ? > > > > > > Thank you. > > > > > > -- > > > Alain > > > > > > -- > > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > > > Groups "elasticsearch" group. > > > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send > > > an email to [elasticsearc...@googlegroups.com](mailto:elasticsearc...@googlegroups.com). > > > > > > To view this discussion on the web visit [https://groups.google.com/d/](https://groups.google.com/d/) > > > msgid/elasticsearch/529ee740-b4dd-4666-ae8c-750099d8a07b% > > > [40googlegroups.com](http://40googlegroups.com)[https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/elasticsearch/529ee740-b4dd-4666-ae8c-750099d8a07b%40googlegroups.com?utm\_medium=email&utm\_source=footer](https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/elasticsearch/529ee740-b4dd-4666-ae8c-750099d8a07b%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer) > > > . > > > For more options, visit [https://groups.google.com/groups/opt\_out](https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out). > > > > -- > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > > "elasticsearch" group. > > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > > email to [elasticsearch+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com](mailto:elasticsearch+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com). > > To view this discussion on the web visit > > [https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/elasticsearch/c4f2b73e-d4e6-40d8-b958-c3b827cbbf39%40googlegroups.com](https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/elasticsearch/c4f2b73e-d4e6-40d8-b958-c3b827cbbf39%40googlegroups.com)[https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/elasticsearch/c4f2b73e-d4e6-40d8-b958-c3b827cbbf39%40googlegroups.com?utm\_medium=email&utm\_source=footer](https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/elasticsearch/c4f2b73e-d4e6-40d8-b958-c3b827cbbf39%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer) > > . > > For more options, visit [https://groups.google.com/d/optout](https://groups.google.com/d/optout). -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "elasticsearch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [elasticsearch+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com](mailto:elasticsearch+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com). To view this discussion on the web visit [https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/elasticsearch/CAGCwEM\_O%3DFEbsAU6\_rC2zAvESc%2Bbcieuz1-JfNfQF4otL4Lpyw%40mail.gmail.com](https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/elasticsearch/CAGCwEM_O%3DFEbsAU6_rC2zAvESc%2Bbcieuz1-JfNfQF4otL4Lpyw%40mail.gmail.com). For more options, visit [https://groups.google.com/d/optout](https://groups.google.com/d/optout). ---
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