# Region Map

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/region-map/314271>\
**Category:** Kibana\
**Tags:** maps\
**Created:** [September 13, 2022, 8:54am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/region-map/314271 "2022-09-13T08:54:03Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![aa09](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e5b9ba/32.png) [@aa09](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/aa09)\
**Post date:** [September 13, 2022, 8:54am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/region-map/314271/1 "2022-09-13T08:54:03Z")

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Hi,  
I want to know if it possible to create a region map by using geo points? I have geo points in my index but its unclear whether I also need to have a region code or if the map can be constructed with just the geo points.

Thanks

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**Author:** ![jsanz](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/jsanz/32/53734_2.png) [@jsanz](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/jsanz)\
**Post date:** [September 13, 2022, 9:32am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/region-map/314271/2 "2022-09-13T09:32:45Z")

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Yes, you can create a region map from points but the procedure is as follows:

- Upload a region dataset (likely countries but it can be anything that suits your case). You can download boundaries datasets from [https://maps.elastic.co](https://maps.elastic.co) and upload them to Elasticsearch using Elastic Maps [GeoJSON uploader](https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/kibana/current/indexing-geojson-data-tutorial.html)
- Create an enrich policy that allows adding fields from your regions to ingested data
- Reindex your dataset to include these fields
- [Map your data](https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/kibana/current/maps-getting-started.html) using your region dataset and the metrics (counts, averages, etc) with Elastic Maps.

You have this workflow described in detail on this guide:

> **[Map custom regions with reverse geocoding | Kibana Guide \[8.4\] | Elastic](https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/kibana/current/reverse-geocoding-tutorial.html)**
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> Add interactive capabilities to your dashboard, such as controls that allow you to apply dashboard-level filters, and drilldowns that allow you to navigate to other dashboards and external websites.

The cool thing is that you can render **both** the region map for high zoom levels (say 0 to 12) and when the user zooms enough render the individual points, if that makes sense for your use case.

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**Author:** ![aa09](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e5b9ba/32.png) [@aa09](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/aa09)\
**Post date:** [September 13, 2022, 9:44am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/region-map/314271/3 "2022-09-13T09:44:28Z")

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thank you Jorge for your help!

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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:** [October 11, 2022, 9:45am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/region-map/314271/4 "2022-10-11T09:45:20Z")

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