Matching Blood Donors by GPS: The Geospatial Query Design Behind GeoBlood

Matching Blood Donors by GPS: The Geospatial Query Design Behind GeoBlood

Published: September 1, 2026

Duration: 21:31

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How GeoBlood matches blood donors in real time: MongoDB 2dsphere indexes, $geoNear vs $geoWithin, staged radius expansion, and donor location privacy.
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