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@@ -140,6 +140,12 @@ See _Advanced Geocoding_ below for more information about `Geocoder::Result` obj
Location-Aware Database Queries
Location-Aware Database Queries
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### For Mongo-backed models:
Please use MongoDB's [geospatial query language](https://docs.mongodb.org/manual/reference/command/geoNear/). Mongoid also provides [a DSL](http://mongoid.github.io/en/mongoid/docs/querying.html#geo_near) for doing near queries.
### For ActiveRecord models:
To find objects by location, use the following scopes:
To find objects by location, use the following scopes:
Venue.near('Omaha, NE, US', 20) # venues within 20 miles of Omaha
Venue.near('Omaha, NE, US', 20) # venues within 20 miles of Omaha
