Querying: Spatial

To perform a spatial search, you can use the spatial method which contains a full spectrum of spatial capabilities. You can check the detailed Client API reference for this method here.

The most basic usage and probably most common one is to search for all points or shapes within provided distance from the given center point. To perform this search use the withinRadius method.

List<Event> results = session
    .query(Event.class)
    .spatial(new PointField("latitude", "longitude"),
        criteria -> criteria.withinRadius(500, 30, 30))
    .toList();
from Events
where spatial.within(spatial.point(latitude, longitude), spatial.circle(500, 30, 30))

The most advanced (and low-level) method available is relatesToShape

List<Event> results = session
    .query(Event.class)
    .spatial(new PointField("latitude", "longitude"),
        criteria -> criteria.relatesToShape(
            "Circle(30 30 d=500.0000)",
            SpatialRelation.WITHIN
        ))
    .toList();
from Events
where spatial.within(spatial.point(latitude, longitude), spatial.wkt('Circle(30 30 d=500.0000)'))

Where the shape is in WKT format and the relation is one of within, contains, disjoint, intersects. The above example will yield the same results as the example from the Radius Search section.

Polygons

When using spatial.wkt() to define a polygon, the vertices (points that form the corners of the polygon) must be listed in a counter-clockwise order:

NoSQL ACID DB - Query a Spatial Index

Static Indexes

All of the above examples are using the dynamic querying capabilities of RavenDB and will create automatic indexes to retrieve their results. However, spatial queries can also be performed against static indexes, and this is done in a very similar way.

List<Event> results = session
    .query(Event.class, Events_ByCoordinates.class)
    .spatial("coordinates",
        criteria -> criteria.withinRadius(500, 30, 30))
    .toList();
public static class Events_ByCoordinates extends AbstractIndexCreationTask {
    public Events_ByCoordinates() {
        map = "docs.Events.Select(e => new {" +
            "    Coordinates = this.CreateSpatialField(((double ? ) e.latitude), ((double ? ) e.longitude))" +
            "})";
    }
}
from index 'Events/ByCoordinates'
where spatial.within(coordinates, spatial.circle(500, 30, 30))

Information

If you want to know how to setup and customize a spatial field in static index please refer to this article.

Ordering

In order to sort the results by distance, please use the orderByDistance or orderByDistanceDescending methods. You can read more about them here.

Remarks

Information

Distance in RavenDB by default is measured in kilometers.