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+#!/usr/bin/env jruby
+
+$: << 'lib'
+$: << '../lib'
+
+require 'rubygems'
+require 'neo4j/spatial'
+
+
+Neo4j::Transaction.run do
+  index = org.neo4j.gis.spatial.indexprovider.LayerNodeIndex.new("layer1", Neo4j.db.graph, java.util.HashMap.new)
+  batman = Neo4j::Node.new :lat=>37.88, :lon=>41.14, :name => "batman"
+  index.add(batman, "dummy", "value")
+  params = java.util.HashMap.new
+  params[org.neo4j.gis.spatial.indexprovider.LayerNodeIndex::POINT_PARAMETER] = [37.87, 41.13].to_java :Double
+  params[org.neo4j.gis.spatial.indexprovider.LayerNodeIndex::DISTANCE_IN_KM_PARAMETER] = 2.0
+  hits = index.query(org.neo4j.gis.spatial.indexprovider.LayerNodeIndex::WITHIN_DISTANCE_QUERY, params)
+  spatialRecord = hits.single
+  node = Neo4j.db.graph.getNodeById(spatialRecord["id"])
+  puts "Name: #{node["name"]}, Distance: #{spatialRecord["distanceInKm"]}"
+end
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