Mapping a geo point field
ElasticSearch natively supports the use of geolocation types: special types that allow you to localize your document in geographic coordinates (latitude and longitude) around the world.
There are two main document types used in the geographic world: point and shape. In this recipe, we'll see geo point, the base element of geolocation.
Getting ready
You need a working ElasticSearch cluster.
How to do it...
The type of the field must be set to geo_point in order to define a geo point.
You can extend the earlier order example by adding a new field that stores the location of a customer. The following will be the result:
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