PR 1470

Author: Michael Paik

source/reference/operator/query/centerSphere.txt

@@ -49,10 +49,10 @@ Example
 The following example queries grid coordinates and returns all
 documents within a 10 mile radius of longitude ``88 W`` and latitude
 ``30 N``. The query converts the distance to radians by dividing by the
-approximate radius of the earth, 3959 miles:
+approximate equatorial radius of the earth, 3963.2 miles:
 
 .. code-block:: javascript
 
    db.places.find( {
-     loc: { $geoWithin: { $centerSphere: [ [ -88, 30 ], 10/3959 ] } }
+     loc: { $geoWithin: { $centerSphere: [ [ -88, 30 ], 10/3963.2 ] } }
    } )

source/tutorial/calculate-distances-using-spherical-geometry-with-2d-geospatial-indexes.txt

@@ -38,8 +38,8 @@ geometry:
      of the sphere (e.g. the Earth) in the units system that you want to
      convert the distance to.
 
-   The radius of the Earth is approximately ``3,959`` miles or
-   ``6,371`` kilometers.
+   The equatorial radius of the Earth is approximately ``3,963.2``
+   miles or ``6,378.1`` kilometers.
 
 The following query would return documents from the ``places``
 collection within the circle described by the center ``[ -74, 40.74 ]``
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ with a radius of ``100`` miles:
 .. code-block:: javascript
 
    db.places.find( { loc: { $geoWithin: { $centerSphere: [ [ -74, 40.74 ] ,
-                                                        100 / 3959 ] } } } )
+                                                        100 / 3963.2 ] } } } )
 
 You may also use the ``distanceMultiplier`` option to the
 :dbcommand:`geoNear` to convert radians in the :program:`mongod`
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ conversion. The following example uses ``distanceMultiplier`` in the
    db.runCommand( { geoNear: "places",
                     near: [ -74, 40.74 ],
                     spherical: true,
-                    distanceMultiplier: 3959
+                    distanceMultiplier: 3963.2
                   }  )
 
 The output of the above operation would resemble the following:

source/tutorial/query-a-2d-index.txt

@@ -77,15 +77,15 @@ Use the following syntax:
                          } } )
 
 The following example query returns all documents within a 10-mile
-radius of longitude ``88 W`` and latitude ``30 N``. The example converts
-distance to radians by dividing distance by the approximate radius of
-the earth, 3959 miles:
+radius of longitude ``88 W`` and latitude ``30 N``. The example
+converts distance to radians by dividing distance by the approximate
+equatorial radius of the earth, 3963.2 miles:
 
 .. code-block:: javascript
 
    db.<collection>.find( { loc : { $geoWithin :
                                     { $centerSphere :
-                                       [ [ 88 , 30 ] , 10 / 3959 ]
+                                       [ [ 88 , 30 ] , 10 / 3963.2 ]
                          } } } )
 
 Proximity to a Point on a Flat Surface

source/tutorial/query-a-2dsphere-index.txt

@@ -145,12 +145,12 @@ Use the following syntax:
 The following example queries grid coordinates and returns all
 documents within a 10 mile radius of longitude ``88 W`` and latitude
 ``30 N``. The example converts the distance, 10 miles, to radians by
-dividing by the approximate radius of the earth, 3959 miles:
+dividing by the approximate equatorial radius of the earth, 3963.2 miles:
 
 .. code-block:: javascript
 
    db.places.find( { loc :
                      { $geoWithin :
                        { $centerSphere :
-                          [ [ -88 , 30 ] , 10 / 3959 ]
+                          [ [ -88 , 30 ] , 10 / 3963.2 ]
                    } } } )