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# geoLayerTypeFromVisualizationType()

- Package: [@gooddata/sdk-model](https://www.gooddata.ai/docs/gooddata-ui/latest/api-reference/sdk-model/index.md)
- Kind: function
- Source: https://github.com/gooddata/gooddata-ui-sdk/blob/rel/11.64/libs/sdk-model/src/insight/index.ts

Resolves geo layer type from root insight visualization type.

**Signature:**

```typescript
export declare function geoLayerTypeFromVisualizationType(visualizationType: string): GeoLayerType | undefined;
```

## Parameters

| Parameter | Type | Description |
| --- | --- | --- |
| visualizationType | string |  |

**Returns:**

[GeoLayerType](https://www.gooddata.ai/docs/gooddata-ui/latest/api-reference/sdk-model/sdk-model.geolayertype/index.md) | undefined

## Remarks

For root insights, geo area is represented as visualization type `"choropleth"`, while layer type uses `"area"`.