# JSON latitude/longitude to geo\_point

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/json-latitude-longitude-to-geo-point/1883>\
**Category:** Elasticsearch\
**Created:** [June 3, 2015, 10:44pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/json-latitude-longitude-to-geo-point/1883 "2015-06-03T22:44:21Z")\
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**Post date:** [June 3, 2015, 11:20pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/json-latitude-longitude-to-geo-point/1883/2 "2015-06-03T23:20:26Z")

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You need to set the mapping manually in ES.  
Take a look at this thread for somes hint - [Kibana 4 and geoip](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/kibana-4-and-geoip/1665)

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