# Kibana "bettermap" widget **URL:** \ **Category:** Elasticsearch\ **Created:** [May 29, 2014, 4:22pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/kibana-bettermap-widget/17812 "2014-05-29T16:22:07Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Steven\_Pisarski](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/eada6e/32.png) [@Steven\_Pisarski](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Steven_Pisarski)\ **Post date:** [May 29, 2014, 4:22pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/kibana-bettermap-widget/17812/1 "2014-05-29T16:22:07Z")
Hello, I have been trying to configure a bettermap widget in Kibana using some custom (non Logstash) data but the widget never renders the map and only shows a graphic making one believe it is working. I have tested the curl command issued by bettermap which appears to be working properly. The "Coordinate Field" value is "pin.location" which should be setup properly as an array ([lon,lat]) as this field contains data like, "pin.location" : ["[-73.630000,42.680000]" ]. I understand that this widget is experimental; however, is it only designed to work with Logstash? If not, are there any other bettermap reference documents than on the ES site because that page is extremely lean and I have exhausted all of my other options. Best, Steve -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "elasticsearch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [elasticsearch+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com](mailto:elasticsearch+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com). To view this discussion on the web visit [https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/elasticsearch/25e021eb-ea15-4441-905f-c98d7fd794c7%40googlegroups.com](https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/elasticsearch/25e021eb-ea15-4441-905f-c98d7fd794c7%40googlegroups.com). For more options, visit [https://groups.google.com/d/optout](https://groups.google.com/d/optout). ---
**Author:** ![shikha](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bcef8e/32.png) [@shikha](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/shikha)\ **Post date:** [May 30, 2014, 6:26am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/kibana-bettermap-widget/17812/2 "2014-05-30T06:26:33Z")
Hello, i think pin.location must like this: location: [-0.125532746315002,51.5084152563931], then must work.. I am also want some help from Kibana usersteam, i am showing location in bettermap, but i want to connect them by some line, Is it possible in bettermap? Please tell me asap ---
**Author:** ![ElasticSearch\_Users\_](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/b4bc9f/32.png) [@ElasticSearch\_Users\_](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/ElasticSearch_Users_)\ **Post date:** [May 30, 2014, 9:34pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/kibana-bettermap-widget/17812/3 "2014-05-30T21:34:30Z")
The field has to be a numeric type (for example, double) containing 2 values in lon, lat sequence. Try double checking your mapping to make sure it is not a string or something else. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "elasticsearch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [elasticsearch+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com](mailto:elasticsearch+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com). To view this discussion on the web visit [https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/elasticsearch/2b373d70-1311-429d-9f79-aa26a9548a95%40googlegroups.com](https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/elasticsearch/2b373d70-1311-429d-9f79-aa26a9548a95%40googlegroups.com). For more options, visit [https://groups.google.com/d/optout](https://groups.google.com/d/optout). ---
**Author:** ![Steven\_Pisarski](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/eada6e/32.png) [@Steven\_Pisarski](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Steven_Pisarski)\ **Post date:** [June 2, 2014, 4:37pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/kibana-bettermap-widget/17812/4 "2014-06-02T16:37:10Z")
Thanks Binh for the reply, I cannot see any way ES would view the long/lat values as strings and had also tried other geoip standards to no avail. My biggest issue is the terrible or non-existent messages from ES or Kibana that could help shed light on the issue. I guess bettermap is truly experimenal and not really worth my time banging my head against my desk at this time. I will continue to try and find better options (maybe not cheaper) during my discover/prototyping stage. Best, Steve On Friday, May 30, 2014 3:34:30 PM UTC-6, Binh Ly wrote: > The field has to be a numeric type (for example, double) containing 2 > values in lon, lat sequence. Try double checking your mapping to make sure > it is not a string or something else. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "elasticsearch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [elasticsearch+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com](mailto:elasticsearch+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com). To view this discussion on the web visit [https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/elasticsearch/50a0a4f0-5801-4bdb-8305-237ff7d248fa%40googlegroups.com](https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/elasticsearch/50a0a4f0-5801-4bdb-8305-237ff7d248fa%40googlegroups.com). For more options, visit [https://groups.google.com/d/optout](https://groups.google.com/d/optout). ---
**Author:** ![ElasticSearch\_Users\_](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/b4bc9f/32.png) [@ElasticSearch\_Users\_](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/ElasticSearch_Users_)\ **Post date:** [June 2, 2014, 6:51pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/kibana-bettermap-widget/17812/5 "2014-06-02T18:51:28Z")
Steve, if you can show a copy of your mapping here, I can take a quick look. curl localhost:9200/your\_index/\_mapping?pretty It should work fine, the only time it doesn't work for me is when I messed up in the mapping. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "elasticsearch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [elasticsearch+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com](mailto:elasticsearch+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com). To view this discussion on the web visit [https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/elasticsearch/8236faac-4858-425a-88fe-14532873e119%40googlegroups.com](https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/elasticsearch/8236faac-4858-425a-88fe-14532873e119%40googlegroups.com). For more options, visit [https://groups.google.com/d/optout](https://groups.google.com/d/optout). ---
**Author:** ![Steven\_Pisarski](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/eada6e/32.png) [@Steven\_Pisarski](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Steven_Pisarski)\ **Post date:** [June 3, 2014, 6:25pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/kibana-bettermap-widget/17812/6 "2014-06-03T18:25:00Z")
Thanks so much for the tip! You were correct as did format my location incorrectly. On Monday, June 2, 2014 12:51:28 PM UTC-6, Binh Ly wrote: > Steve, if you can show a copy of your mapping here, I can take a quick > look. > > curl localhost:9200/your\_index/\_mapping?pretty > > It should work fine, the only time it doesn't work for me is when I messed > up in the mapping. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "elasticsearch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [elasticsearch+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com](mailto:elasticsearch+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com). To view this discussion on the web visit [https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/elasticsearch/54b77c66-8d61-4c60-8970-caed98d767c2%40googlegroups.com](https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/elasticsearch/54b77c66-8d61-4c60-8970-caed98d767c2%40googlegroups.com). For more options, visit [https://groups.google.com/d/optout](https://groups.google.com/d/optout). ---
**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/1/a/1ac57faf039f6b580b3f104ef42a2a89e41014de.png) [@system](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/system)\ **Post date:** [July 6, 2017, 1:24am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/kibana-bettermap-widget/17812/7 "2017-07-06T01:24:52Z")