arangosh> db.geo.ensureGeoIndex("loc"); { "id" : "geo/33082611", "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/102485235", "_key" : "102485235", "_rev" : "102485235", "name" : "Name/0/0", "loc" : [ 0, 0 ] }, { "_id" : "geo/95210739", "_key" : "95210739", "_rev" : "95210739", "name" : "Name/-10/0", "loc" : [ -10, 0 ] } ]