# How to modified configure logstash add geo\_point and load data with logstash to elasticsearch

**URL:** https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-modified-configure-logstash-add-geo-point-and-load-data-with-logstash-to-elasticsearch/271984
**Category:** Logstash
**Created:** [May 3, 2021, 1:05pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-modified-configure-logstash-add-geo-point-and-load-data-with-logstash-to-elasticsearch/271984 "2021-05-03T13:05:19Z")
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### Author: ![Badger](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/badger/32/25190_2.png) [@Badger](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Badger)
#### Post date: [May 3, 2021, 3:10pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-modified-configure-logstash-add-geo-point-and-load-data-with-logstash-to-elasticsearch/271984/2 "2021-05-03T15:10:03Z")

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You need a [template](https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/elasticsearch/reference/current/index-templates.html) to tell elasticsearch that a fields is a geo\_point. The [default](https://github.com/logstash-plugins/logstash-output-elasticsearch/blob/master/lib/logstash/outputs/elasticsearch/templates/ecs-disabled/elasticsearch-7x.json) template includes an example of how to do so.

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