Working with Geo Location Data in MongoDB

Tue, 07 Oct 2025 14:01:53 +0000

MongoDB makes it really easy to work with location data (sometimes called Geo Data) by simplifying how to store this type of data and streamlining how you query for it so you can easily create “find nearby” queries, or plot your location data with ease!

Let’s start with the basics: modeling your data, indexing it properly, running geo queries, and then displaying results on a map.

Model Your Data with GeoJSON

MongoDB Aggregations: Organizing Recipes by Meal Type with $group

Thu, 04 Sep 2025 05:31:22 +0000

In this series, we’re exploring different MongoDB aggregation operators by applying them to a recipe collection. I hope you’ll follow along with each post!

MongoDB Aggregations Series

MongoDB Aggregations: Finding Cooking Times with $min and $max
MongoDB Aggregations: Organizing Recipes by Meal Type with $group

As part of this series, we are imagining you’re building a recipe website. For this post, we are adding some new features to our site, including allowing users to browse recipes by meal type—breakfast, lunch, dinner, etc.

Justin Jenkins on foojay.io - Friends of OpenJDK

Working with Geo Location Data in MongoDB

MongoDB Aggregations: Organizing Recipes by Meal Type with $group