# ELK and mysql geopoint

**URL:** https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elk-and-mysql-geopoint/192888
**Category:** Logstash
**Created:** [July 30, 2019, 12:10pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elk-and-mysql-geopoint/192888 "2019-07-30T12:10:13Z")
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#### Post date: [July 30, 2019, 1:48pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elk-and-mysql-geopoint/192888/2 "2019-07-30T13:48:51Z")

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Unless your field is called geoip you will need a template that defines your field to be a geo\_point. [This](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/location-dosent-convert-to-geo-point/131199/4) thread might help you. (The details of mappings have changed a little since I wrote that.)

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