# Newbie Query : Can ES be used for searching spatial data **URL:** \ **Category:** Elasticsearch\ **Created:** [August 14, 2014, 12:05pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/newbie-query-can-es-be-used-for-searching-spatial-data/19283 "2014-08-14T12:05:55Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Anuj\_Mehta](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/57b2e6/32.png) [@Anuj\_Mehta](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Anuj_Mehta)\ **Post date:** [August 14, 2014, 12:05pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/newbie-query-can-es-be-used-for-searching-spatial-data/19283/1 "2014-08-14T12:05:55Z")
Hi I am trying to implement a basic Geocoder where-in for any given address I try to search for street, city, etc information from my database. I had following queries 1. Can I use Elastic Search as a DB to store and quickly retrieve street, city, state, latitude, longitude etc info? 2. As a requirement I want to dynamically change the data of this DB - maybe add new data, delete existing, modify existing...Does ES supports dynamic search? I mean if data changes at runtime then will ES searches on this new data? 3. Search performance will be highest priority. Will ES be a good in this case? Regards, Anuj -- 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/472f1876-92c8-481b-94b0-b109fb461788%40googlegroups.com](https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/elasticsearch/472f1876-92c8-481b-94b0-b109fb461788%40googlegroups.com). For more options, visit [https://groups.google.com/d/optout](https://groups.google.com/d/optout). ---
**Author:** ![warkolm](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/warkolm/32/39224_2.png) [@warkolm](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/warkolm)\ **Post date:** [August 14, 2014, 10:46pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/newbie-query-can-es-be-used-for-searching-spatial-data/19283/2 "2014-08-14T22:46:21Z")
1 - It sure does, have a search through the docs for geo > **[Elasticsearch Platform — Find real-time answers at scale](https://www.elastic.co)** > > Power insights and outcomes with the Elasticsearch Platform and AI. See into your data and find answers that matter with enterprise solutions designed to help you build, observe, and protect. Try Elasticsearch free today. 2 - When you send data to ES it indexes it and is then available for search in near-realtime. 3 - That's what it's built for 🙂 Regards, Mark Walkom Infrastructure Engineer Campaign Monitor email: [markw@campaignmonitor.com](mailto:markw@campaignmonitor.com) web: [www.campaignmonitor.com](http://www.campaignmonitor.com) On 14 August 2014 22:05, Anuj Mehta [mehta.rulz@gmail.com](mailto:mehta.rulz@gmail.com) wrote: > Hi > > I am trying to implement a basic Geocoder where-in for any given address I > try to search for street, city, etc information from my database. > > I had following queries > > 1. Can I use Elastic Search as a DB to store and quickly retrieve > street, city, state, latitude, longitude etc info? > 2. As a requirement I want to dynamically change the data of this DB - > maybe add new data, delete existing, modify existing...Does ES supports > dynamic search? I mean if data changes at runtime then will ES searches on > this new data? > 3. Search performance will be highest priority. Will ES be a good in > this case? > > Regards, > Anuj > > -- > 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/472f1876-92c8-481b-94b0-b109fb461788%40googlegroups.com](https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/elasticsearch/472f1876-92c8-481b-94b0-b109fb461788%40googlegroups.com) > [https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/elasticsearch/472f1876-92c8-481b-94b0-b109fb461788%40googlegroups.com?utm\_medium=email&utm\_source=footer](https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/elasticsearch/472f1876-92c8-481b-94b0-b109fb461788%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer) > . > For more options, visit [https://groups.google.com/d/optout](https://groups.google.com/d/optout). -- 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/CAEM624YbKrdqe3TzCPHdV1R1yAPQQS-vh1bvTYTf6BTs\_NnXjg%40mail.gmail.com](https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/elasticsearch/CAEM624YbKrdqe3TzCPHdV1R1yAPQQS-vh1bvTYTf6BTs_NnXjg%40mail.gmail.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, 1:08am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/newbie-query-can-es-be-used-for-searching-spatial-data/19283/3 "2017-07-06T01:08:22Z")