# Expected geo\_point type on field \[geoip.location\], but got \[double\]
**URL:** https://discuss.elastic.co/t/expected-geo-point-type-on-field-geoip-location-but-got-double/60004
**Category:** Kibana
**Created:** [September 7, 2016, 3:21pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/expected-geo-point-type-on-field-geoip-location-but-got-double/60004 "2016-09-07T15:21:33Z")
**Posts on this page:** 4
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### Author:  [@dantze](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/dantze)
#### Post date: [September 7, 2016, 3:21pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/expected-geo-point-type-on-field-geoip-location-but-got-double/60004/1 "2016-09-07T15:21:33Z")
I've a Tile Map visualisation that is throwing a "Expected geo\_point type on field [geoip.location], but got [double]" error.
I'm a newbie with the ELK stack.
My geoip json object is like the following:
geoip": {
"ip": "[182.2XX.XX.XXX](http://182.2XX.XX.XXX)",
"country\_code2": "TH",
"country\_code3": "THA",
"country\_name": "Thailand",
"continent\_code": "AS",
"region\_name": "40",
"city\_name": "Bangkok",
"latitude": 1X.XXXXXXXXXXX999,
"longitude": 1XX.XXXXXXXXXXX999,
"timezone": "Asia/Bangkok",
"real\_region\_name": "Krung Thep",
"location": [
1XX.XXXXXXXXXXX999,
1X.XXXXXXXXXXX999
]
}
As far as I understand, the geoip.location is an array of two coordinates which I presume it is a geopoint type.
Can someone point me in the right direction? I'm completely lost here.
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### Author:  [@cjcenizal](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/cjcenizal)
#### Post date: [September 7, 2016, 6:20pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/expected-geo-point-type-on-field-geoip-location-but-got-double/60004/2 "2016-09-07T18:20:36Z")
Hi there,
It looks like your index mappings may not be set up correctly ([https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/elasticsearch/reference/current/mapping.html](https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/elasticsearch/reference/current/mapping.html)).
I think you'll need to update your mapping to specify that the "location" property of your document is a "geo\_point" ([https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/elasticsearch/reference/current/geo-point.html](https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/elasticsearch/reference/current/geo-point.html)).
Hope this helps,
CJ
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### Author:  [@dantze](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/dantze)
#### Post date: [September 8, 2016, 3:49pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/expected-geo-point-type-on-field-geoip-location-but-got-double/60004/3 "2016-09-08T15:49:16Z")
You are correct!
I forgot to set them, I set them and it works like a charm, thanks.
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### Author:  [@system](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/system)
#### Post date: [July 6, 2017, 1:39pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/expected-geo-point-type-on-field-geoip-location-but-got-double/60004/4 "2017-07-06T13:39:21Z")