arangosh> db.geo.ensureIndex({ type: "geo", fields: [ "loc" ] }); { "id" : "geo/166861522", "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).distance().limit(2).toArray(); [ { "_id" : "geo/236264146", "_key" : "236264146", "_rev" : "236264146", "name" : "Name/0/0", "loc" : [ 0, 0 ], "distance" : 0 }, { "_id" : "geo/228989650", "_key" : "228989650", "_rev" : "228989650", "name" : "Name/-10/0", "loc" : [ -10, 0 ], "distance" : 1111949.2664455874 } ]