# Map dashboard

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/map-dashboard/246573>\
**Category:** Kibana\
**Created:** [August 27, 2020, 7:50am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/map-dashboard/246573 "2020-08-27T07:50:46Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![suresh123](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/cdc98d/32.png) [@suresh123](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/suresh123)\
**Post date:** [August 27, 2020, 7:50am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/map-dashboard/246573/1 "2020-08-27T07:50:46Z")

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Hi Experts,

How to create the map metric dashboard with out having geo ip.

Also after adding below to logstash filter, *geoip.location* is not adding 

geoip {
  source => "clientip"
}

Regards,
Suresh 

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**Author:** ![markov00](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/markov00/32/33316_2.png) [@markov00](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/markov00)\
**Post date:** [August 31, 2020, 11:02am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/map-dashboard/246573/2 "2020-08-31T11:02:08Z")

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Hi @suresh123

> How to create the map metric dashboard with out having geo ip.

It really depends on your usecase, if you have a geopoint field in your index you can use that on your maps, doesn't needs to be a geoip.

For the second topic, please check this other post. This should create an index field called geoip but your index template needs to be aligned with that field type.

> [@Can we create two GeoIP Filters in one logstash config file?](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/can-we-create-two-geoip-filters-in-one-logstash-config-file/42849/11):
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> Hi Cody, This is what you need to do . Assuming you are using ES1.7.X, because things are slight different if you are on ES2.X step 1 --\> In LS you need to update target for src\_geoip and dst\_geoip as geoip , something like (be sure src and dst fields should be IP type) geoip { source =\> "src" target =\> "srcgeoip" } geoip {source =\> "dst" target =\> "dstgeoip" } Step 2) In ES template or using API you need to map fields to Geo\_point "srcgeoip" : {"type" : "object","dynamic": true,"path": "f…

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**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/1/a/1ac57faf039f6b580b3f104ef42a2a89e41014de.png) [@system](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/system)\
**Post date:** [September 28, 2020, 11:02am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/map-dashboard/246573/3 "2020-09-28T11:02:39Z")

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