arangosh> db.geo.ensureGeoIndex("loc"); { "id" : "geo/31185351", "type" : "geo1", "fields" : [ "loc" ], "geoJson" : false, "constraint" : false, "unique" : false, "ignoreNull" : true, "sparse" : true, "isNewlyCreated" : true, "code" : 201 } arangosh> for (var i = -90; i <= 90; i += 10) { ........> for (var j = -180; j <= 180; j += 10) { ........> db.geo.save({ ........> name : "Name/" + i + "/" + j, ........> loc: [ i, j ] }); ........> } } arangosh> db.geo.near(0, 0).limit(2).toArray(); [ { "_id" : "geo/100587975", "_key" : "100587975", "_rev" : "100587975", "name" : "Name/0/0", "loc" : [ 0, 0 ] }, { "_id" : "geo/93313479", "_key" : "93313479", "_rev" : "93313479", "name" : "Name/-10/0", "loc" : [ -10, 0 ] } ]