# Can convert geo\_shape to geo\_point for existing index?

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/can-convert-geo-shape-to-geo-point-for-existing-index/87563>\
**Category:** Elasticsearch\
**Created:** [May 30, 2017, 12:26pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/can-convert-geo-shape-to-geo-point-for-existing-index/87563 "2017-05-30T12:26:41Z")\
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**Author:** ![Sunil\_M](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9f8e36/32.png) [@Sunil\_M](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Sunil_M)\
**Post date:** [May 30, 2017, 12:26pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/can-convert-geo-shape-to-geo-point-for-existing-index/87563/1 "2017-05-30T12:26:41Z")

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Hi,  
We have already indexed data with location geo\_shape.  
mapping  
"location": {  
"type": "geo\_shape",  
"points\_only" : true  
}  
indexed as  
"location": {  
"coordinates": [  
"72.82568500000001",  
"19.208425"  
],  
"type": "point"  
}

1. Will we be able to \_reindex geo\_shape to new mapping as geo\_point ?

My requirement is to save only a point(lat, lng) and want to check whether this point fall inside a polygon.

1. For this which datatype is the best way of implementation in terms of speed and reliability. ?

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**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/1/a/1ac57faf039f6b580b3f104ef42a2a89e41014de.png) [@system](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/system)\
**Post date:** [June 27, 2017, 12:39pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/can-convert-geo-shape-to-geo-point-for-existing-index/87563/2 "2017-06-27T12:39:28Z")

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