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Geographic field types

Geographic fields contain values that represent points or shapes on a map. The following table lists all geographic field types that OpenSearch supports.

Field data typeDescription
geo_pointA geographic point specified by latitude and longitude.
geo_shapeA geographic shape, such as a polygon or a collection of geographic points.