diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 0b1a253..481b0f6 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -295,3 +295,7 @@ The rules:
 ## License
 
 MIT
+
+### Geographic filtering and scanner context
+
+Use `?lat=41.88&long=-87.62&radius=10` across located collections, searches and feeds. [Geographic queries](docs/geographic-queries.md) documents the API, CLI/MCP flags, permissioned scanner catalogs, coverage semantics and migration.
diff --git a/apps/cli/src/index.js b/apps/cli/src/index.js
index fe3c150..655353f 100644
--- a/apps/cli/src/index.js
+++ b/apps/cli/src/index.js
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ import { join } from 'node:path';
 import { createInterface } from 'node:readline';
 
 export const VERSION = '0.26.0';
+const GEO_FLAGS = ['lat', 'long', 'radius', 'unit', 'bbox', 'sort', 'offset'];
 const DEFAULT_API = process.env.NICHEDB_API ?? 'https://nichedb.dev';
 const CONFIG_DIR = join(process.env.XDG_CONFIG_HOME ?? join(homedir(), '.config'), 'nichedb');
 const CONFIG_FILE = join(CONFIG_DIR, 'config.json');
@@ -94,7 +95,7 @@ export const COMMANDS = [
   {
     name: 'recent',
     usage:
-      'recent [--collection …] [--source …] [--kind …] [--tags a,b] [--from …] [--to …] [--since …] [--sort id|published|updated]',
+      'recent [--collection …] [--source …] [--kind …] [--tags a,b] [--from …] [--to …] [--since …] [--sort id|published|updated|distance]',
     summary:
       'Newest items across a collection or source, or a window of them, or what changed since.',
     options: [
@@ -104,8 +105,11 @@ export const COMMANDS = [
       '--tags a,b (every one must be on the item)',
       '--from / --to (ISO, on published_at)',
       '--since (ISO, on updated_at)',
-      '--sort id|published|updated',
+      '--sort id|published|updated|distance',
       '--order asc|desc',
+      '--lat / --long / --radius / --unit km|mi',
+      '--bbox west,south,east,north',
+      '--offset (distance pagination)',
       '--limit',
       '--json',
       '--urls',
@@ -597,6 +601,9 @@ export async function run(
           tags: csv(flags.tags),
           q: flags.q,
           upcoming: Boolean(flags.upcoming),
+          ...Object.fromEntries(
+            GEO_FLAGS.filter((k) => flags[k] !== undefined).map((k) => [k, flags[k]]),
+          ),
           public: !flags.private,
         });
         out(
@@ -618,6 +625,7 @@ export async function run(
       const [slug] = rest;
       if (!slug) throw new Error('items <feed>');
       const qs = new URLSearchParams();
+      for (const k of GEO_FLAGS) if (flags[k] !== undefined) qs.set(k, flags[k]);
       if (flags.limit) qs.set('limit', flags.limit);
       if (flags.before) qs.set('before', flags.before);
       const { items } = await client.get(`/api/v1/feeds/${slug}/items?${qs}`);
@@ -626,6 +634,7 @@ export async function run(
     }
     case 'recent': {
       const qs = new URLSearchParams();
+      for (const k of GEO_FLAGS) if (flags[k] !== undefined) qs.set(k, flags[k]);
       for (const k of [
         'collection',
         'source',
@@ -649,6 +658,7 @@ export async function run(
       const name = rest.join(' ');
       if (!name) throw new Error('match <name>');
       const qs = new URLSearchParams({ q: name });
+      for (const k of GEO_FLAGS) if (flags[k] !== undefined) qs.set(k, flags[k]);
       for (const k of ['collection', 'kind', 'year', 'date', 'tags', 'limit'])
         if (flags[k]) qs.set(k, flags[k]);
       const answer = await client.get(`/api/v1/match?${qs}`);
@@ -668,6 +678,7 @@ export async function run(
     }
     case 'upcoming': {
       const qs = new URLSearchParams();
+      for (const k of GEO_FLAGS) if (flags[k] !== undefined) qs.set(k, flags[k]);
       for (const k of ['collection', 'days', 'limit']) if (flags[k]) qs.set(k, flags[k]);
       const { items } = await client.get(`/api/v1/items/upcoming?${qs}`);
       printItems(items, { json, urls: flags.urls });
@@ -677,6 +688,7 @@ export async function run(
       const term = rest.join(' ');
       if (!term) throw new Error('search <query>');
       const qs = new URLSearchParams({ q: term });
+      for (const k of GEO_FLAGS) if (flags[k] !== undefined) qs.set(k, flags[k]);
       for (const k of ['collection', 'kind', 'limit']) if (flags[k]) qs.set(k, flags[k]);
       const { items } = await client.get(`/api/v1/search?${qs}`);
       printItems(items, { json, urls: flags.urls });
diff --git a/apps/web/src/app.js b/apps/web/src/app.js
index 7e822a6..86554fd 100644
--- a/apps/web/src/app.js
+++ b/apps/web/src/app.js
@@ -104,6 +104,10 @@ app.use('*', async (c, next) => {
 
 app.onError((err, c) => {
   if (err.redirect) return c.redirect(err.redirect, 303);
+  if (err.status === 400) {
+    if (wantsJson(c)) return c.json({ error: err.message }, 400);
+    return c.text(err.message, 400);
+  }
   if (err instanceof Denied) {
     if (wantsJson(c)) return c.json({ error: err.message }, err.status);
     const back = new URL(c.req.header('referer') ?? '/', config.siteUrl);
diff --git a/apps/web/src/lib/mcp/tools.js b/apps/web/src/lib/mcp/tools.js
index 114db31..b33cb44 100644
--- a/apps/web/src/lib/mcp/tools.js
+++ b/apps/web/src/lib/mcp/tools.js
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import { config } from '@nichedb/config';
 import { describeAdapters, describeEnrichers } from '@nichedb/core';
+import { geoQueryFields, geoSchema } from '@nichedb/core/geo';
 import { cleanChannelName, parseName } from '@nichedb/core/names';
 import * as profiles from '@nichedb/db/profiles';
 import * as q from '@nichedb/db/queries';
@@ -86,16 +87,20 @@ export const TOOLS = [
     inputSchema: {
       type: 'object',
       properties: {
+        ...geoSchema,
         feed: str('Feed slug'),
         limit: int('Default 30, max 200'),
-        before_id: int('Keyset cursor'),
+        before_id: int('Keyset cursor; cannot combine with distance sorting'),
+        offset: int('Distance pagination offset'),
       },
       required: ['feed'],
     },
-    run: async ({ feed, limit, before_id }) => {
+    run: async ({ feed, limit, before_id, offset, ...location }) => {
       const f = await q.getFeed(String(feed));
       if (!f) throw toolError(`No feed named ${feed}`);
       const items = await q.feedItems(f, {
+        ...geoQueryFields(location),
+        offset,
         limit: Math.min(Number(limit) || 30, 200),
         beforeId: before_id ?? null,
       });
@@ -111,19 +116,23 @@ export const TOOLS = [
     inputSchema: {
       type: 'object',
       properties: {
+        ...geoSchema,
         collection: str('Collection slug'),
         source: str('Source slug'),
         kind: str('Item kind'),
         limit: int('Default 30, max 200'),
-        before_id: int('Keyset cursor'),
+        before_id: int('Keyset cursor; cannot combine with distance sorting'),
+        offset: int('Distance pagination offset'),
       },
     },
-    run: async ({ collection, source, kind, limit, before_id }) => {
+    run: async ({ collection, source, kind, limit, before_id, offset, ...location }) => {
       const col = collection ? await q.getCollection(collection) : null;
       if (collection && !col) throw toolError(`No collection named ${collection}`);
       const src = source ? await q.getSource(source) : null;
       if (source && !src) throw toolError(`No source named ${source}`);
       const items = await q.recentItems({
+        offset,
+        ...geoQueryFields(location),
         collectionId: col?.id ?? null,
         sourceId: src?.id ?? null,
         kind: kind ?? null,
@@ -139,15 +148,17 @@ export const TOOLS = [
     inputSchema: {
       type: 'object',
       properties: {
+        ...geoSchema,
         collection: str('Collection slug'),
         days: int('Horizon, default 30'),
         limit: int('Default 50'),
       },
     },
-    run: async ({ collection, days, limit }) => {
+    run: async ({ collection, days, limit, ...location }) => {
       const col = collection ? await q.getCollection(collection) : null;
       if (collection && !col) throw toolError(`No collection named ${collection}`);
       const items = await q.upcomingItems({
+        ...geoQueryFields(location),
         collectionId: col?.id ?? null,
         days: Number(days) || 30,
         limit: Math.min(Number(limit) || 50, 200),
@@ -162,6 +173,7 @@ export const TOOLS = [
     inputSchema: {
       type: 'object',
       properties: {
+        ...geoSchema,
         q: str('Query'),
         collection: str('Collection slug'),
         kind: str('Item kind'),
@@ -169,10 +181,11 @@ export const TOOLS = [
       },
       required: ['q'],
     },
-    run: async ({ q: term, collection, kind, limit }) => {
+    run: async ({ q: term, collection, kind, limit, ...location }) => {
       const col = collection ? await q.getCollection(collection) : null;
       if (collection && !col) throw toolError(`No collection named ${collection}`);
       const items = await q.searchItems(String(term), {
+        ...geoQueryFields(location),
         collectionId: col?.id ?? null,
         kind: kind ?? null,
         limit: Math.min(Number(limit) || 20, 100),
@@ -187,6 +200,7 @@ export const TOOLS = [
     inputSchema: {
       type: 'object',
       properties: {
+        ...geoSchema,
         q: str('The name as written'),
         collection: str('Collection slug: screen, channels or sports'),
         kind: str('Item kind: title, channel, fixture'),
@@ -196,12 +210,13 @@ export const TOOLS = [
       },
       required: ['q'],
     },
-    run: async ({ q: term, collection, kind, year, date, limit }) => {
+    run: async ({ q: term, collection, kind, year, date, limit, ...location }) => {
       const col = collection ? await q.getCollection(collection) : null;
       if (collection && !col) throw toolError(`No collection named ${collection}`);
       const parsed = parseName(String(term));
       const sports = !col || col.slug === 'sports' || kind === 'fixture';
       const items = await q.matchItems(parsed.name, {
+        ...geoQueryFields(location),
         collectionId: col?.id ?? null,
         kind: kind ?? null,
         year: Number(year) || parsed.year || null,
@@ -234,6 +249,7 @@ export const TOOLS = [
     inputSchema: {
       type: 'object',
       properties: {
+        ...geoSchema,
         collection: str('Collection slug'),
         name: str('Feed name'),
         description: str('Optional'),
@@ -254,6 +270,7 @@ export const TOOLS = [
         name: args.name,
         description: args.description,
         query: {
+          ...geoQueryFields(args),
           sources: args.sources,
           kinds: args.kinds,
           tags: args.tags,
diff --git a/apps/web/src/lib/scanner-context.js b/apps/web/src/lib/scanner-context.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2b73820
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/web/src/lib/scanner-context.js
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+import { GeoQueryError, geoQueryFields } from '@nichedb/core/geo';
+
+export function scannerContextOptions(raw = {}) {
+  const date = (key) => {
+    const value = raw[key];
+    if (value === undefined || value === null || value === '') return null;
+    const d = new Date(value);
+    if (Number.isNaN(d.getTime())) throw new GeoQueryError(`${key} must be an ISO date`);
+    return d.toISOString();
+  };
+  const from = date('from');
+  const to = date('to');
+  if (from && to && from >= to) throw new GeoQueryError('from must precede to');
+  return { ...geoQueryFields(raw), from, to };
+}
+export const SCANNER_CONTEXT_NOTE =
+  'Reported incidents in the coverage area; not verified links to scanner transmissions. An empty result does not imply no crime.';
diff --git a/apps/web/src/lib/serialize.js b/apps/web/src/lib/serialize.js
index b49d5cb..f3c87b5 100644
--- a/apps/web/src/lib/serialize.js
+++ b/apps/web/src/lib/serialize.js
@@ -44,6 +44,9 @@ export function itemOut(i, siteUrl, { enrichers = null } = {}) {
     precision: i.precision,
     tags: i.tags,
     data: i.data,
+    ...(i.distance_m !== null && i.distance_m !== undefined
+      ? { distance_m: Number(i.distance_m) }
+      : {}),
     first_seen_at: i.first_seen_at,
     enrichment: enrichmentOut(
       i,
diff --git a/apps/web/src/lib/service.js b/apps/web/src/lib/service.js
index 6e87c95..abd86d5 100644
--- a/apps/web/src/lib/service.js
+++ b/apps/web/src/lib/service.js
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import { config } from '@nichedb/config';
 import { adapterByName, slugify } from '@nichedb/core';
+import { geoQueryFields } from '@nichedb/core/geo';
 import * as knowledge from '@nichedb/db/knowledge';
 import * as premiumDb from '@nichedb/db/premium';
 import * as q from '@nichedb/db/queries';
@@ -169,7 +170,7 @@ export function normaliseQuery(raw = {}) {
       .map((s) => String(s).trim())
       .filter(Boolean)
       .slice(0, 20);
-  const out = {};
+  const out = { ...geoQueryFields(raw) };
   const sources = arr(raw.sources);
   const kinds = arr(raw.kinds);
   const tags = arr(raw.tags).map((t) => t.toLowerCase());
diff --git a/apps/web/src/routes/api.js b/apps/web/src/routes/api.js
index 4fa79e9..7889e54 100644
--- a/apps/web/src/routes/api.js
+++ b/apps/web/src/routes/api.js
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import { config } from '@nichedb/config';
 import { describeAdapters, describeEnrichers } from '@nichedb/core';
+import { geoQueryFields } from '@nichedb/core/geo';
 import { cleanChannelName, parseName } from '@nichedb/core/names';
 import * as q from '@nichedb/db/queries';
 import { enqueueRun } from '@nichedb/queue';
@@ -8,6 +9,7 @@ import { mintPass } from '@profullstack/x402-gateway';
 import { callerAddress } from '../lib/auth-throttle.js';
 import { isProUser, render, requireUser } from '../lib/http.js';
 import { apiLimitFor, planOf } from '../lib/premium.js';
+import { SCANNER_CONTEXT_NOTE, scannerContextOptions } from '../lib/scanner-context.js';
 import { allowedEnrichers, collectionOut, feedOut, itemOut, sourceOut } from '../lib/serialize.js';
 import {
   addSource,
@@ -232,8 +234,10 @@ export function registerApi(app) {
     if (!f || (!f.public && f.owner_id !== c.get('user')?.id))
       return c.json({ error: 'not found' }, 404);
     const items = await q.feedItems(f, {
+      ...geoQueryFields(c.req.query()),
       limit: lim(c.req.query('limit'), 50, 200),
       beforeId: Number(c.req.query('before')) || null,
+      offset: Math.max(0, Math.floor(Number(c.req.query('offset')) || 0)),
     });
     c.header('cache-control', 'public, max-age=60');
     return c.json({
@@ -249,7 +253,7 @@ export function registerApi(app) {
       collection: body.collection,
       name: body.name,
       description: body.description,
-      query: body,
+      query: body.query ?? body,
       isPublic: body.public,
     });
     return c.json({ feed: feedOut(await q.getFeed(feed.slug), site()) }, 201);
@@ -268,7 +272,8 @@ export function registerApi(app) {
         body.kinds ||
         body.tags ||
         body.q !== undefined ||
-        body.upcoming !== undefined
+        body.upcoming !== undefined ||
+        ['lat', 'long', 'radius', 'unit', 'bbox', 'sort'].some((key) => body[key] !== undefined)
           ? body
           : undefined),
       isPublic: body.public,
@@ -323,10 +328,11 @@ export function registerApi(app) {
       const d = new Date(v);
       return Number.isNaN(d.getTime()) ? null : d.toISOString();
     };
-    const sort = ['id', 'published', 'updated'].includes(c.req.query('sort'))
+    const sort = ['id', 'published', 'updated', 'distance'].includes(c.req.query('sort'))
       ? c.req.query('sort')
       : 'id';
     const items = await q.recentItems({
+      ...geoQueryFields(c.req.query()),
       collectionId: col?.id ?? null,
       sourceId: src?.id ?? null,
       kind: c.req.query('kind') ?? null,
@@ -340,6 +346,7 @@ export function registerApi(app) {
       order: c.req.query('order') === 'asc' ? 'asc' : 'desc',
       limit: lim(c.req.query('limit'), 50, 200),
       beforeId: Number(c.req.query('before')) || null,
+      offset: Math.max(0, Math.floor(Number(c.req.query('offset')) || 0)),
       afterId: Number(c.req.query('after')) || null,
     });
     // A mirror asking "what changed since" must not be handed a stale page.
@@ -361,6 +368,7 @@ export function registerApi(app) {
     const date = /^\d{4}-\d{2}-\d{2}$/.test(c.req.query('date') ?? '') ? c.req.query('date') : null;
     const sports = col === null || col.slug === 'sports' || kind === 'fixture';
     const items = await q.matchItems(parsed.name, {
+      ...geoQueryFields(c.req.query()),
       collectionId: col?.id ?? null,
       kind,
       tags: (c.req.query('tags') ?? '').split(',').filter(Boolean),
@@ -384,6 +392,7 @@ export function registerApi(app) {
   app.get('/api/v1/items/upcoming', async (c) => {
     const col = await collectionOrNull(c.req.query('collection'));
     const items = await q.upcomingItems({
+      ...geoQueryFields(c.req.query()),
       collectionId: col?.id ?? null,
       days: lim(c.req.query('days'), 30, 365),
       limit: lim(c.req.query('limit'), 100, 200),
@@ -391,6 +400,25 @@ export function registerApi(app) {
     c.header('cache-control', 'public, max-age=300');
     return c.json({ count: items.length, items: items.map((i) => itemOut(i, site())) });
   });
+  app.get('/api/v1/items/:id/nearby-crime', async (c) => {
+    const scanner = await q.getItem(Number(c.req.param('id')));
+    if (scanner?.kind !== 'scanner-stream') return c.json({ error: 'scanner not found' }, 404);
+    const options = scannerContextOptions(c.req.query());
+    const items = await q.nearbyCrime(scanner, {
+      ...options,
+      limit: lim(c.req.query('limit'), 20, 100),
+    });
+    return c.json({
+      scanner_id: Number(scanner.id),
+      relationship: 'within-coverage',
+      note: SCANNER_CONTEXT_NOTE,
+      coverage_basis: scanner.data?.coverage_basis ?? 'unknown',
+      from: options.from,
+      to: options.to,
+      count: items.length,
+      items: items.map((i) => itemOut(i, site())),
+    });
+  });
   app.get('/api/v1/items/:id', async (c) => {
     const item = await q.getItem(Number(c.req.param('id')));
     if (!item) return c.json({ error: 'not found' }, 404);
@@ -402,6 +430,7 @@ export function registerApi(app) {
     if (!term) return c.json({ error: 'q is required' }, 400);
     const col = await collectionOrNull(c.req.query('collection'));
     const items = await q.searchItems(term, {
+      ...geoQueryFields(c.req.query()),
       collectionId: col?.id ?? null,
       kind: c.req.query('kind') ?? null,
       limit: lim(c.req.query('limit'), 30, 100),
diff --git a/apps/web/src/routes/pages.js b/apps/web/src/routes/pages.js
index 00d00e3..1f34d81 100644
--- a/apps/web/src/routes/pages.js
+++ b/apps/web/src/routes/pages.js
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import { config } from '@nichedb/config';
+import { geoQueryFields } from '@nichedb/core/geo';
 import { profilePath } from '@nichedb/core/profiles';
 import * as premiumDb from '@nichedb/db/premium';
 import * as profiles from '@nichedb/db/profiles';
@@ -9,6 +10,7 @@ import { cached, isProUser, render, requireUser, wantsJson } from '../lib/http.j
 import { currentModules } from '../lib/modules.js';
 import { entitlementsOf, planOf } from '../lib/premium.js';
 import { buildJsonFeed, buildRss } from '../lib/rss.js';
+import { scannerContextOptions } from '../lib/scanner-context.js';
 import { allowedEnrichers } from '../lib/serialize.js';
 import { canEditFeed } from '../lib/service.js';
 import {
@@ -69,6 +71,12 @@ export function registerPages(app) {
 
   // The address people say out loud for the webrings directory. The collection
   // itself lives under /c like every other one, so this only ever forwards.
+  app.get('/crimes', (c) => c.redirect(`/c/crime${new URL(c.req.url).search}`, 302));
+  app.get('/scanners', (c) => {
+    const params = new URL(c.req.url).searchParams;
+    params.set('kind', 'scanner-stream');
+    return c.redirect(`/c/crime?${params}`, 302);
+  });
   app.get('/rings', (c) => c.redirect('/c/webrings', 301));
 
   app.get('/c/:slug', async (c) => {
@@ -78,21 +86,23 @@ export function registerPages(app) {
     // readable by members and by nobody else until it is opened.
     if (collection.early_access && entitlementsOf(c).plan === 'free')
       return earlyAccessWall(c, collection);
+    const geo = geoQueryFields(c.req.query());
+    const offset = Math.min(10000, Math.max(0, Math.floor(Number(c.req.query('offset')) || 0)));
     const tag = c.req.query('tag') ?? null;
     const kind = c.req.query('kind') ?? null;
     const before = Number(c.req.query('before')) || null;
-    const key = `c:${collection.slug}:${tag ?? ''}:${kind ?? ''}:${before ?? ''}`;
+    const key = `c:${collection.slug}:${tag ?? ''}:${kind ?? ''}:${before ?? ''}:${JSON.stringify(geo)}:${offset}`;
     return cached(c, key, async () => {
       const pseudo = {
         collection_id: collection.id,
-        query: { tags: tag ? [tag] : [], kinds: kind ? [kind] : [] },
+        query: { ...geo, tags: tag ? [tag] : [], kinds: kind ? [kind] : [] },
       };
       const [stats, sources, feeds, latest, upcoming, kinds, tags] = await Promise.all([
         q.collectionStats(collection.id),
         q.listSources({ collectionId: collection.id }),
         q.listFeeds({ collectionId: collection.id }),
-        q.feedItems(pseudo, { limit: 50, beforeId: before }),
-        before || tag || kind
+        q.feedItems(pseudo, { limit: 50, beforeId: before, offset }),
+        before || tag || kind || Object.keys(geo).length
           ? []
           : q.upcomingItems({ collectionId: collection.id, days: 14, limit: 8 }),
         q.kindsForCollection(collection.id),
@@ -109,6 +119,8 @@ export function registerPages(app) {
           upcoming={upcoming}
           kinds={kinds}
           tags={tags}
+          geo={geo}
+          offset={offset}
           tag={tag}
           kind={kind}
         />,
@@ -136,11 +148,13 @@ export function registerPages(app) {
     if (!feed) return c.notFound();
     const user = c.get('user');
     if (!feed.public && !canEditFeed(user, feed)) return c.notFound();
+    const geo = geoQueryFields(c.req.query());
+    const offset = Math.min(10000, Math.max(0, Math.floor(Number(c.req.query('offset')) || 0)));
     const before = Number(c.req.query('before')) || null;
     const items =
       feed.id === 0
-        ? await q.recentItems({ limit: 100, beforeId: before })
-        : await q.feedItems(feed, { limit: m ? 100 : 50, beforeId: before });
+        ? await q.recentItems({ ...geo, limit: 100, beforeId: before, offset })
+        : await q.feedItems(feed, { ...geo, limit: m ? 100 : 50, beforeId: before, offset });
 
     if (m) {
       // A free feed carries one sponsored item at the top; Pro and paid
@@ -150,7 +164,7 @@ export function registerPages(app) {
         title: feed.name,
         link: `${config.siteUrl}/f/${feed.slug}`,
         description: feed.description,
-        selfUrl: `${config.siteUrl}/f/${feed.slug}.${m[2]}`,
+        selfUrl: `${config.siteUrl}/f/${feed.slug}.${m[2]}${new URL(c.req.url).search}`,
         items: ad ? [ad, ...items] : items,
         siteUrl: config.siteUrl,
       };
@@ -164,7 +178,7 @@ export function registerPages(app) {
     }
     if (feed.id === 0) return c.redirect('/', 303);
 
-    const key = `f:${feed.slug}:${before ?? ''}`;
+    const key = `f:${feed.slug}:${before ?? ''}:${JSON.stringify(geo)}:${offset}`;
     return cached(c, key, async () => {
       const following = user ? await q.isFollowing({ userId: user.id, feedId: feed.id }) : false;
       const follow = following ? await q.getFollow({ userId: user.id, feedId: feed.id }) : null;
@@ -172,6 +186,8 @@ export function registerPages(app) {
         <FeedPage
           user={user}
           feed={feed}
+          geo={geo}
+          offset={offset}
           items={items}
           following={following}
           follow={follow}
@@ -198,18 +214,26 @@ export function registerPages(app) {
     }
     if (item.early_access && entitlementsOf(c).plan === 'free') return earlyAccessWall(c, item);
     const user = c.get('user');
+    const contextOptions =
+      item.kind === 'scanner-stream' ? scannerContextOptions(c.req.query()) : {};
+    const nearby =
+      item.kind === 'scanner-stream'
+        ? await q.nearbyCrime(item, { ...contextOptions, limit: 10 })
+        : null;
     const [counts, balance] = await Promise.all([
       premiumDb.awardCounts({ targetType: 'item', targetId: id }).catch(() => []),
       user ? premiumDb.creditBalance(user.id).catch(() => 0) : Promise.resolve(0),
     ]);
     return cached(
       c,
-      `i:${id}`,
+      `i:${id}:${JSON.stringify(contextOptions)}`,
       () =>
         render(
           <ItemPage
             user={user}
             item={item}
+            nearby={nearby}
+            contextOptions={contextOptions}
             plan={planOf(c)}
             awardCounts={counts}
             awards={awardKinds()}
@@ -227,7 +251,11 @@ export function registerPages(app) {
     const collections = await q.listCollections();
     const col = collectionSlug ? collections.find((x) => x.slug === collectionSlug) : null;
     const results = term
-      ? await q.searchItems(term, { collectionId: col?.id ?? null, limit: 50 })
+      ? await q.searchItems(term, {
+          ...geoQueryFields(c.req.query()),
+          collectionId: col?.id ?? null,
+          limit: 50,
+        })
       : [];
     return c.html(
       await render(
diff --git a/apps/web/src/views/admin.jsx b/apps/web/src/views/admin.jsx
index 21b485c..87d4a89 100644
--- a/apps/web/src/views/admin.jsx
+++ b/apps/web/src/views/admin.jsx
@@ -499,6 +499,16 @@ export const FeedForm = ({
             </select>
           </label>
         ) : null}
+        {['lat', 'long', 'radius', 'unit', 'bbox', 'sort']
+          .filter((key) => values[key] !== undefined && values[key] !== null)
+          .map((key) => (
+            <input
+              key={key}
+              type="hidden"
+              name={key}
+              value={Array.isArray(values[key]) ? values[key].join(',') : String(values[key])}
+            />
+          ))}
         <label>
           Name
           <input
@@ -647,7 +657,7 @@ export const ApiDocs = ({ user, stats }) => (
           ],
           [
             'GET /api/v1/items?collection=&source=&kind=&tags=&from=&to=&since=&sort=&order=&limit=&before=&after=',
-            'Newest items, keyset paged. tags= is every tag the item must carry (state:in,league:nba); from=/to= bound published_at; since= is what changed on updated_at, for a site keeping its own copy; sort=id|published|updated.',
+            'Newest items, keyset paged. tags= is every tag the item must carry (state:in,league:nba); from=/to= bound published_at; since= is what changed on updated_at, for a site keeping its own copy; sort=id|published|updated|distance. Geographic filters: lat/long with radius (default 10) and unit=km|mi, or bbox=west,south,east,north. Distance is nearest first and uses offset instead of before/after. Coordinates are optional across all collections.',
           ],
           [
             'GET /api/v1/match?q=&collection=&kind=&year=&date=&tags=',
@@ -657,6 +667,10 @@ export const ApiDocs = ({ user, stats }) => (
             'GET /api/v1/items/upcoming?collection=games&days=30',
             'Items dated in the future, soonest first.',
           ],
+          [
+            'GET /api/v1/items/:id/nearby-crime?from=&to=&lat=&long=&radius=',
+            'Reported incidents in scanner coverage, optionally narrowed by date and GPS. Geographic context, not verified links to radio transmissions.',
+          ],
           ['GET /api/v1/items/:id', 'One item with its full data payload.'],
           ['GET /api/v1/search?q=mcp&collection=packages', 'Full-text search.'],
           ['GET /f/:slug.rss · GET /f/:slug.json', 'A feed as RSS 2.0 or JSON Feed.'],
@@ -675,7 +689,7 @@ export const ApiDocs = ({ user, stats }) => (
           ['GET /api/v1/me', 'Who the key belongs to, tier, limits.'],
           [
             'POST /api/v1/feeds',
-            '{ collection, name, description?, sources?, kinds?, tags?, q?, upcoming?, public? }',
+            '{ collection, name, description?, sources?, kinds?, tags?, q?, upcoming?, lat?, long?, radius?, unit?, bbox?, sort?, public? }',
           ],
           ['PATCH /api/v1/feeds/:slug · DELETE /api/v1/feeds/:slug', 'Edit or remove your feed.'],
           [
diff --git a/apps/web/src/views/components.jsx b/apps/web/src/views/components.jsx
index 88e8522..ec72cc1 100644
--- a/apps/web/src/views/components.jsx
+++ b/apps/web/src/views/components.jsx
@@ -126,6 +126,9 @@ export const ItemRow = ({ item, showSource = true, enrichers = null, reserveThum
         ) : null}
         {' · '}
         <span class="kind">{item.kind}</span>
+        {item.distance_m != null ? (
+          <span> · {(Number(item.distance_m) / 1000).toFixed(2)} km from point or coverage</span>
+        ) : null}
         {item.url ? (
           <>
             {' · '}
@@ -168,14 +171,21 @@ export const ItemList = ({
   );
 };
 
-export const Pager = ({ items, base }) => {
-  if (items.length === 0) return null;
+export const Pager = ({ items, base, offset = null }) => {
+  if (items.length === 0 || (offset !== null && offset >= 10000)) return null;
   const last = items[items.length - 1];
   const sep = base.includes('?') ? '&' : '?';
   return (
     <p class="pager">
-      <a class="ghost button" href={`${base}${sep}before=${last.id}`}>
-        Older →
+      <a
+        class="ghost button"
+        href={
+          offset === null
+            ? `${base}${sep}before=${last.id}`
+            : `${base}${sep}offset=${offset + items.length}`
+        }
+      >
+        {offset === null ? 'Older →' : 'Next →'}
       </a>
     </p>
   );
diff --git a/apps/web/src/views/pages.jsx b/apps/web/src/views/pages.jsx
index 3bde9bc..674d7a0 100644
--- a/apps/web/src/views/pages.jsx
+++ b/apps/web/src/views/pages.jsx
@@ -1,3 +1,10 @@
+const geoParams = (geo = {}) =>
+  Object.fromEntries(
+    Object.entries(geo).map(([k, v]) => [k, Array.isArray(v) ? v.join(',') : String(v)]),
+  );
+const locationLink = (base, geo, extra = {}) =>
+  `${base}?${new URLSearchParams({ ...geoParams(geo), ...extra })}`;
+
 import { config } from '@nichedb/config';
 import { currentModules } from '../lib/modules.js';
 import {
@@ -79,6 +86,8 @@ export const CollectionPage = ({
   tags,
   tag,
   kind,
+  geo = {},
+  offset = 0,
 }) => (
   <Layout
     user={user}
@@ -92,7 +101,15 @@ export const CollectionPage = ({
       <Num n={stats.items} /> items · <Num n={stats.items_today} /> today · {stats.sources} sources
       · {stats.feeds} feeds
       {' · '}
-      <a href={`/feeds/new?collection=${collection.slug}`}>make a feed</a>
+      <a
+        href={locationLink('/feeds/new', geo, {
+          collection: collection.slug,
+          ...(tag ? { tags: tag } : {}),
+          ...(kind ? { kinds: kind } : {}),
+        })}
+      >
+        make a feed
+      </a>
       {' · '}
       <a href={`/submit?collection=${collection.slug}`}>suggest a feed</a>
     </p>
@@ -114,9 +131,9 @@ export const CollectionPage = ({
         <ul class="plain">
           {feeds.map((f) => (
             <li key={f.slug}>
-              <a href={`/f/${f.slug}`}>{f.name}</a>{' '}
+              <a href={locationLink(`/f/${f.slug}`, geo)}>{f.name}</a>{' '}
               <span class="muted small">
-                <a href={`/f/${f.slug}.rss`}>rss</a>
+                <a href={locationLink(`/f/${f.slug}.rss`, geo)}>rss</a>
               </span>
             </li>
           ))}
@@ -129,7 +146,10 @@ export const CollectionPage = ({
                 <a
                   key={k.kind}
                   class={`tag ${kind === k.kind ? 'on' : ''}`}
-                  href={`/c/${collection.slug}?kind=${k.kind}`}
+                  href={locationLink(`/c/${collection.slug}`, geo, {
+                    kind: k.kind,
+                    ...(tag ? { tag } : {}),
+                  })}
                 >
                   {k.kind} <span class="muted">{k.n}</span>
                 </a>
@@ -143,7 +163,10 @@ export const CollectionPage = ({
             <a
               key={t.tag}
               class={`tag ${tag === t.tag ? 'on' : ''}`}
-              href={`/c/${collection.slug}?tag=${encodeURIComponent(t.tag)}`}
+              href={locationLink(`/c/${collection.slug}`, geo, {
+                tag: t.tag,
+                ...(kind ? { kind } : {}),
+              })}
             >
               {t.tag}
             </a>
@@ -161,7 +184,11 @@ export const CollectionPage = ({
         <ItemList items={latest} />
         <Pager
           items={latest}
-          base={`/c/${collection.slug}${tag ? `?tag=${encodeURIComponent(tag)}` : kind ? `?kind=${kind}` : ''}`}
+          base={locationLink(`/c/${collection.slug}`, geo, {
+            ...(tag ? { tag } : {}),
+            ...(kind ? { kind } : {}),
+          })}
+          offset={geo.sort === 'distance' ? offset : null}
         />
       </section>
     </div>
@@ -169,6 +196,8 @@ export const CollectionPage = ({
 );
 
 export const FeedPage = ({
+  geo = {},
+  offset = 0,
   user,
   feed,
   items,
@@ -187,7 +216,7 @@ export const FeedPage = ({
       feed.description ?? `${feed.name} — a ${feed.collection_name} feed on ${config.siteName}`
     }
     canonical={`/f/${feed.slug}`}
-    feedUrl={`/f/${feed.slug}.rss`}
+    feedUrl={locationLink(`/f/${feed.slug}.rss`, geo)}
     feedTitle={feed.name}
   >
     <div class="page-head">
@@ -199,7 +228,8 @@ export const FeedPage = ({
         {feed.description ? <p class="lede">{feed.description}</p> : null}
         <p class="small muted">
           {describeQuery(query)} · {feed.follower_count} following ·{' '}
-          <a href={`/f/${feed.slug}.rss`}>RSS</a> · <a href={`/f/${feed.slug}.json`}>JSON</a> ·{' '}
+          <a href={locationLink(`/f/${feed.slug}.rss`, geo)}>RSS</a> ·{' '}
+          <a href={locationLink(`/f/${feed.slug}.json`, geo)}>JSON</a> ·{' '}
           <a href={`/api/v1/feeds/${feed.slug}/items`}>API</a>
           {canEdit ? (
             <>
@@ -288,12 +318,20 @@ export const FeedPage = ({
       </details>
     ) : null}
     <ItemList items={items} enrichers={enrichers} />
-    <Pager items={items} base={`/f/${feed.slug}`} />
+    <Pager
+      items={items}
+      base={locationLink(`/f/${feed.slug}`, geo)}
+      offset={(geo.sort ?? query.sort) === 'distance' ? offset : null}
+    />
   </Layout>
 );
 
 export function describeQuery(q) {
   const parts = [];
+  if (q.lat !== undefined && q.long !== undefined)
+    parts.push(`within ${q.radius ?? 10} ${q.unit ?? 'km'} of ${q.lat}, ${q.long}`);
+  if (q.bbox) parts.push(`map bounds: ${q.bbox}`);
+  if (q.sort === 'distance') parts.push('nearest first');
   if (q.sources?.length) parts.push(`sources: ${q.sources.join(', ')}`);
   if (q.kinds?.length) parts.push(`kinds: ${q.kinds.join(', ')}`);
   if (q.tags?.length) parts.push(`tags: ${q.tags.join(', ')}`);
@@ -305,6 +343,8 @@ export function describeQuery(q) {
 }
 
 export const ItemPage = ({
+  nearby = null,
+  contextOptions = {},
   user,
   item,
   enrichers,
@@ -353,6 +393,48 @@ export const ItemPage = ({
         )}
       />
       {item.data?.exit ? <WayInOut data={item.data} /> : null}
+      {nearby !== null ? (
+        <section>
+          <h2>Reported incidents in scanner coverage</h2>
+          <p>
+            Geographic context, not verified links to these radio transmissions. Source locations
+            may be approximate or anonymised.
+          </p>
+          <p class="small muted">
+            Coverage: {item.data?.coverage_basis ?? 'unknown'}. Most recent available reports; an
+            empty list does not mean no crime.
+          </p>
+          {item.data?.stream_reuse_allowed && item.data?.stream_url ? (
+            <audio controls preload="none" src={item.data.stream_url}>
+              <track kind="captions" />
+              Your browser does not support audio playback.
+            </audio>
+          ) : null}
+          <form method="get" action={`/i/${item.id}`} class="filters">
+            {Object.entries(geoParams(contextOptions))
+              .filter(([key]) => !['from', 'to'].includes(key))
+              .map(([key, value]) => (
+                <input key={key} type="hidden" name={key} value={value} />
+              ))}
+            <label>
+              From <input type="date" name="from" value={contextOptions.from?.slice(0, 10) ?? ''} />
+            </label>
+            <label>
+              Before <input type="date" name="to" value={contextOptions.to?.slice(0, 10) ?? ''} />
+            </label>
+            <button type="submit">Filter reports</button>
+          </form>
+          <ItemList items={nearby} />
+          <a
+            href={locationLink(
+              `/api/v1/items/${item.id}/nearby-crime`,
+              Object.fromEntries(Object.entries(contextOptions).filter(([, v]) => v !== null)),
+            )}
+          >
+            Crime context JSON (supports from/to date filters)
+          </a>
+        </section>
+      ) : null}
       <h2>Data</h2>
       <pre class="data">{JSON.stringify(item.data, null, 2)}</pre>
       <p class="small muted">
diff --git a/docs/geographic-queries.md b/docs/geographic-queries.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0f722c1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docs/geographic-queries.md
@@ -0,0 +1,173 @@
+# Geographic queries and scanner context
+
+Location filtering is shared by collections, item search, matches, upcoming
+items and saved feeds. It is opt-in: requests without geographic parameters
+retain their existing results and ordering.
+
+```http
+GET /api/v1/items?collection=crime&lat=41.88&long=-87.62&radius=10&unit=km
+GET /api/v1/items?lat=41.88&long=-87.62&sort=distance&limit=50&offset=50
+GET /api/v1/search?q=flood&lat=41.88&long=-87.62&radius=100
+GET /api/v1/items?bbox=-88,41,-87,42
+GET /api/v1/feeds/my-local-feed/items?lat=41.88&long=-87.62&radius=2
+GET /crimes?lat=41.88&long=-87.62
+GET /scanners?lat=41.88&long=-87.62
+```
+
+`/crimes` redirects to the existing `/c/crime` collection. `/scanners`
+redirects there with `kind=scanner-stream`. Both preserve GPS parameters.
+All `/c/:slug` pages and `/f/:slug` pages, RSS and JSON feeds support the same
+filters. Page caches and pagination links include the location parameters.
+
+| Parameter | Contract |
+| --- | --- |
+| `lat`, `long` | Both required together. Finite decimal numbers, latitude −90…90 and longitude −180…180. Zero is valid. |
+| `radius` | Default 10 in the selected unit; positive, at least 0.001 units, at most 1000 km equivalent. |
+| `unit` | `km` (default) or `mi`. One mile is 1609.344 metres. |
+| `bbox` | `west,south,east,north`. Alternative to a center/radius; west greater than east crosses the antimeridian. |
+| `sort=distance` | Requires a center. Nearest first regardless of `order`, with existing tie-breakers. |
+| `offset` | For distance-sorted item and feed pages, default 0, capped at 10000. Do not combine distance sorting with `before`/`after`. |
+
+Invalid combinations return HTTP 400 (MCP reports a tool error). Records with
+unknown or invalid locations are excluded from geographic reads. Text-only
+city/state metadata is preserved, but is not guessed into coordinates. The API
+includes `distance_m` for radius queries; it is absent for unfiltered/bbox reads.
+Distances are to a point or to the nearest coverage boundary (zero inside).
+
+Filtering happens in PostgreSQL **before** result limits. A GiST expression
+index on a geographic bounding box narrows radius candidates; a spherical
+point/circle distance then applies the radius. Polygon containment honours
+holes and supports local polygons crossing the antimeridian. Polygon edge
+distances are approximate: longitude/latitude segments are subdivided at
+0.1-degree intervals and projected locally before measuring spherical distance.
+These are geographic discovery distances, not surveyed distances. Use local
+jurisdiction polygons rather than polygons enclosing a pole or most of Earth.
+
+For coverage shapes, `bbox` means **bounding-envelope overlap**, not exact
+polygon intersection. This deliberately includes candidates whose polygon has
+a hole or concavity within the viewport. Antimeridian-crossing coverage envelopes
+are widened to all longitudes; radius queries refine them with distance.
+
+## Supported stored metadata
+
+No re-ingestion is needed. The database recognizes coordinate pairs in
+`data.location`, `data.place`, `data.position`, or `data` itself:
+
+- `lat` or `latitude` paired with `long`, `lon`, `lng` or `longitude`.
+- GeoJSON `Point`, `Polygon`, or `MultiPolygon` in those objects or `data.geometry`.
+- Explicit `data.coverage`, which takes precedence over every point, including
+  receiver coordinates. Malformed explicit coverage never falls back to a point.
+
+GeoJSON coordinates use **[longitude, latitude]**. Approximate circular coverage
+uses this extension:
+
+```json
+{"type":"Circle","coordinates":[-87.62,41.88],"radius_m":15000}
+```
+
+The original payload remains intact, including upstream source, timestamps,
+anonymisation notes and precision. Coordinates published as strings are accepted;
+empty strings, nulls, nonnumeric values and out-of-range coordinates are unknown.
+Adapter-specific sentinels (for example Seattle's −1/−1) remain the adapter's
+responsibility because those can be legitimate coordinates elsewhere.
+
+## Saved feeds, CLI and MCP
+
+Create a geographic feed by supplying `lat`, `long`, `radius`, `unit`, `bbox`
+and optional `sort` alongside existing filters in a feed's `query` (or the
+existing flat API body). URL geographic filters **intersect** the saved scope;
+they do not replace it. Delivery scanning always walks ascending item IDs,
+even when the displayed feed is distance-sorted, so notifications cannot skip
+rows by advancing a cursor in distance order. Web editing preserves the saved
+geographic fields.
+
+```sh
+nichedb recent --collection crime --lat 41.88 --long -87.62 --radius 10 --sort distance --json
+nichedb search theft --lat 41.88 --long -87.62 --radius 5 --json
+nichedb feed create --collection crime --name 'Local reports' --lat 41.88 --long -87.62 --radius 5
+```
+
+The `items`, `recent`, `search`, `match`, and `upcoming` CLI commands forward
+geographic flags. The corresponding MCP tools expose the same fields;
+`create_feed` also saves them. Offset pagination is for a live view and is not
+a snapshot: concurrent arrivals or location changes can shift pages. Use the
+existing ID/update cursors for synchronization with the default ordering.
+
+## Permissioned scanner catalogs
+
+Add a `scanner-directory` source in the `crime` collection with `config.url`
+pointing to a JSON catalog you have permission to index. There is no automatic
+Broadcastify/OpenMHz scrape, API subscription or background audio download.
+The catalog can be an array or `{ "feeds": [...] }`, at most 10000 entries.
+Each row needs `id`, `name`, `provider`, `access_terms`, and `player_url`.
+
+```json
+{
+  "feeds": [{
+    "id": "community-dispatch",
+    "name": "Community dispatch",
+    "provider": "Example volunteer operator",
+    "agency": "Example public safety dispatch",
+    "jurisdiction": "Example county",
+    "service_type": "public-safety",
+    "player_url": "https://scanner.example.org/listen",
+    "access_terms": "Operator permission to index player and coverage metadata",
+    "stream_reuse_allowed": false,
+    "coverage": {
+      "type": "Circle",
+      "coordinates": [-87.62, 41.88],
+      "radius_m": 15000
+    },
+    "coverage_basis": "approximate-radius",
+    "location_precision": "approximate service area",
+    "location_source": "operator",
+    "updated_at": "2026-09-13T00:00:00Z",
+    "last_checked": "2026-09-13T00:00:00Z"
+  }]
+}
+```
+
+`stream_url` is retained only if the operator explicitly declares
+`stream_reuse_allowed: true`; this declaration must reflect actual permission.
+Otherwise only the player link is published. An authorized stream has a
+user-operated HTML audio player with `preload="none"`. `last_checked` is the
+catalog's observation, not a fabricated claim that NicheDB tested the audio.
+Invalid/absent coverage stays unknown. Polygon rings must close, and an entry
+may contain at most 2000 polygon vertices. Coverage/metadata source fields
+remain separate from the scanner's audio provider.
+
+## Crime context
+
+```http
+GET /api/v1/items/123/nearby-crime?from=2026-08-01&to=2026-09-01
+GET /api/v1/items/123/nearby-crime?lat=41.88&long=-87.62&radius=2
+```
+
+The item must be a `scanner-stream`. This returns recent `crime-report` items
+whose points fall inside its coverage, optionally intersected with a GPS search
+and a half-open `published_at` window (`from` inclusive, `to` exclusive).
+State-level `crime-estimate` rows are not individual incidents and are excluded.
+Unknown coverage returns an empty list. A polygon's holes are excluded.
+Restricted early-access crime collections are excluded from this context.
+The response carries `relationship: "within-coverage"`, coverage basis,
+source-linked items, timestamps and original location-precision metadata.
+Scanner item pages show this context with date filters.
+
+This is a spatial association, not a link between an incident and a radio call.
+Historical/month-precision reports retain their original dates; the enrichment
+does not label them live. Empty results can mean unknown coverage, absent source
+data or a date window with no indexed reports, not absence of crime.
+
+## Deployment and verification
+
+Migration `0023_geographic_queries.sql` uses standard PostgreSQL functions and
+GiST, with no PostGIS extension or container change. The expression index is
+built over existing items in the migration transaction. On a large production
+table, schedule its initial build for a maintenance window: normal `CREATE INDEX`
+blocks writes while building. Measure its duration on a production-sized copy.
+Malformed coordinate fields cannot abort the migration or later ingestion.
+
+Tests execute the actual query functions against PGlite/PostgreSQL, including
+migration application, index eligibility, mixed collections, radius boundaries,
+unit conversion, antimeridian/polar points, polygon holes, saved-feed intersection,
+notification cursor order, pagination and scanner context.
diff --git a/packages/adapters/src/index.js b/packages/adapters/src/index.js
index 42f2c32..308d0cc 100644
--- a/packages/adapters/src/index.js
+++ b/packages/adapters/src/index.js
@@ -97,6 +97,7 @@ import { rogueIncidents, rogueResearch } from './rogueaitracker.js';
 import { rssamplifier } from './rssamplifier.js';
 import { saasrow } from './saasrow.js';
 import { scalewayInstances } from './scaleway.js';
+import { scannerDirectory } from './scanners.js';
 import { scryfallCards, scryfallSets } from './scryfall.js';
 import { slickdeals } from './slickdeals.js';
 import { socrataCrime } from './socratacrime.js';
@@ -161,6 +162,7 @@ export const ADAPTERS = [
   nasdaqHalts,
   ecbFxRates,
   socrataCrime,
+  scannerDirectory,
   ukPoliceCrime,
   fbiCrimeEstimates,
   usaspendingAwards,
diff --git a/packages/adapters/src/scanners.js b/packages/adapters/src/scanners.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e48c677
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/adapters/src/scanners.js
@@ -0,0 +1,112 @@
+import { defineAdapter } from '@nichedb/core/adapter';
+
+function publicUrl(value) {
+  try {
+    const u = new URL(value);
+    return ['http:', 'https:'].includes(u.protocol) && !u.username && !u.password ? u.href : null;
+  } catch {
+    return null;
+  }
+}
+const point = (p) =>
+  Array.isArray(p) &&
+  p.length >= 2 &&
+  typeof p[0] === 'number' &&
+  typeof p[1] === 'number' &&
+  Number.isFinite(p[0]) &&
+  Number.isFinite(p[1]) &&
+  Math.abs(p[0]) <= 180 &&
+  Math.abs(p[1]) <= 90;
+export function validCoverage(g) {
+  if (!g || typeof g !== 'object') return false;
+  if (g.type === 'Circle')
+    return (
+      point(g.coordinates) && Number.isFinite(g.radius_m) && g.radius_m > 0 && g.radius_m <= 1000000
+    );
+  const polys =
+    g.type === 'Polygon' ? [g.coordinates] : g.type === 'MultiPolygon' ? g.coordinates : null;
+  let vertices = 0;
+  return (
+    Array.isArray(polys) &&
+    polys.length > 0 &&
+    polys.length <= 100 &&
+    polys.every(
+      (poly) =>
+        Array.isArray(poly) &&
+        poly.length > 0 &&
+        poly.every((ring) => {
+          if (!Array.isArray(ring) || ring.length < 4 || !ring.every(point)) return false;
+          vertices += ring.length;
+          return vertices <= 2000 && ring[0][0] === ring.at(-1)[0] && ring[0][1] === ring.at(-1)[1];
+        }),
+    )
+  );
+}
+export function toItem(row) {
+  const playerUrl = publicUrl(row?.player_url);
+  if (!row?.id || !row.name || !playerUrl || !row.provider || !row.access_terms) return null;
+  // No ownership/permission inference from a publicly reachable audio URL.
+  const streamUrl = row.stream_reuse_allowed === true ? publicUrl(row.stream_url) : null;
+  const coverage = validCoverage(row.coverage) ? row.coverage : null;
+  return {
+    externalId: String(row.id),
+    kind: 'scanner-stream',
+    title: String(row.name),
+    url: playerUrl,
+    summary: row.description ?? 'Scanner traffic. Radio reports are not confirmed crimes.',
+    publishedAt: row.updated_at ?? null,
+    timeKnown: Boolean(row.updated_at),
+    tags: ['scanner', row.service_type ?? 'public-safety', row.country, row.state, row.city].filter(
+      Boolean,
+    ),
+    data: {
+      provider: row.provider,
+      source_id: String(row.id),
+      agency: row.agency ?? null,
+      jurisdiction: row.jurisdiction ?? null,
+      service_type: row.service_type ?? 'public-safety',
+      player_url: playerUrl,
+      stream_url: streamUrl,
+      access_terms: row.access_terms,
+      stream_reuse_allowed: Boolean(streamUrl),
+      // Null coverage means unknown, never a receiver's location masquerading as coverage.
+      coverage,
+      coverage_basis: coverage
+        ? (row.coverage_basis ??
+          (coverage.type === 'Circle' ? 'approximate-radius' : 'provider-boundary'))
+        : 'unknown',
+      location_precision: row.location_precision ?? null,
+      location_source: row.location_source ?? row.provider,
+      location_updated_at: row.updated_at ?? null,
+      country: row.country ?? null,
+      state: row.state ?? null,
+      city: row.city ?? null,
+      last_checked: row.last_checked ?? null,
+    },
+  };
+}
+export const scannerDirectory = defineAdapter({
+  name: 'scanner-directory',
+  title: 'Permissioned scanner directory',
+  collection: 'crime',
+  description:
+    'An operator-supplied JSON catalog of scanner player links, permitted streams and coverage areas. Configure a catalog you may index; no third-party directory is enabled automatically.',
+  kinds: ['scanner-stream'],
+  cadenceMinutes: 60,
+  configFields: [
+    { key: 'url', label: 'Permissioned JSON catalog URL', type: 'text', required: true },
+  ],
+  async pull({ config, http }) {
+    const url = publicUrl(config.url);
+    if (!url) throw new Error('A valid HTTP(S) catalog URL is required');
+    const body = await http.json(url);
+    const rows = Array.isArray(body) ? body : body?.feeds;
+    if (!Array.isArray(rows) || rows.length > 10000)
+      throw new Error('Catalog must contain at most 10000 feeds');
+    const items = rows.map(toItem).filter(Boolean);
+    return {
+      items,
+      note: `${items.length} scanner entries; ${rows.length - items.length} invalid entries skipped`,
+    };
+  },
+});
diff --git a/packages/core/package.json b/packages/core/package.json
index e43ed82..9d6beff 100644
--- a/packages/core/package.json
+++ b/packages/core/package.json
@@ -11,7 +11,8 @@
     "./opensite": "./src/opensite.js",
     "./profiles": "./src/profiles.js",
     "./dump": "./src/dump.js",
-    "./data-dumps": "./src/data-dumps.js"
+    "./data-dumps": "./src/data-dumps.js",
+    "./geo": "./src/geo.js"
   },
   "dependencies": {
     "@nichedb/adapters": "workspace:*",
diff --git a/packages/core/src/geo.js b/packages/core/src/geo.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9d13a6a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/core/src/geo.js
@@ -0,0 +1,69 @@
+/** Shared public contract. Does not depend on a web framework or a database. */
+export class GeoQueryError extends Error {
+  status = 400;
+  toolError = true;
+}
+const fail = (message) => {
+  throw new GeoQueryError(message);
+};
+const present = (v) => v !== undefined && v !== null;
+function number(v, name, min, max) {
+  if (!['number', 'string'].includes(typeof v) || String(v).trim() === '')
+    fail(`${name} must be a number`);
+  const n = Number(v);
+  if (!Number.isFinite(n) || n < min || n > max) fail(`${name} must be between ${min} and ${max}`);
+  return n;
+}
+export const GEO_KEYS = ['lat', 'long', 'radius', 'unit', 'bbox'];
+export function parseGeoQuery(raw = {}) {
+  const center = present(raw.lat) || present(raw.long);
+  const box = present(raw.bbox);
+  if (!center && !box) {
+    if (present(raw.radius) || present(raw.unit) || raw.sort === 'distance')
+      fail('lat and long are required for radius, unit or sort=distance');
+    return null;
+  }
+  if (box) {
+    if (center || present(raw.radius) || present(raw.unit) || raw.sort === 'distance')
+      fail('bbox cannot be combined with lat, long, radius, unit or sort=distance');
+    const b = Array.isArray(raw.bbox) ? raw.bbox : String(raw.bbox).split(',');
+    if (b.length !== 4) fail('bbox must be west,south,east,north');
+    const bbox = b.map((v, i) =>
+      number(v, 'bbox coordinate', i % 2 ? -90 : -180, i % 2 ? 90 : 180),
+    );
+    if (bbox[1] > bbox[3]) fail('bbox south must not exceed north');
+    return { bbox };
+  }
+  if (!present(raw.lat) || !present(raw.long)) fail('lat and long must be supplied together');
+  const lat = number(raw.lat, 'lat', -90, 90);
+  const long = number(raw.long, 'long', -180, 180);
+  const unit = raw.unit ?? 'km';
+  if (!['km', 'mi'].includes(unit)) fail('unit must be km or mi');
+  const radius = number(raw.radius ?? 10, 'radius', 0.001, unit === 'km' ? 1000 : 1000 / 1.609344);
+  return { lat, long, radius, unit };
+}
+export function geoQueryFields(raw = {}) {
+  const geo = parseGeoQuery(raw);
+  return { ...geo, ...(raw.sort === 'distance' ? { sort: 'distance' } : {}) };
+}
+export const geoSchema = {
+  lat: {
+    type: 'number',
+    minimum: -90,
+    maximum: 90,
+    description: 'Query center latitude; requires long',
+  },
+  long: {
+    type: 'number',
+    minimum: -180,
+    maximum: 180,
+    description: 'Query center longitude; requires lat',
+  },
+  radius: { type: 'number', exclusiveMinimum: 0, description: 'Default 10; maximum 1000 km' },
+  unit: { type: 'string', enum: ['km', 'mi'], description: 'Default km' },
+  bbox: {
+    type: 'string',
+    description: 'west,south,east,north; west > east crosses the antimeridian',
+  },
+  sort: { type: 'string', enum: ['id', 'published', 'updated', 'distance'] },
+};
diff --git a/packages/db/migrations/0023_geographic_queries.sql b/packages/db/migrations/0023_geographic_queries.sql
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3055d0d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/db/migrations/0023_geographic_queries.sql
@@ -0,0 +1,145 @@
+-- Geographic reads without a PostGIS dependency. Expression index also covers
+-- existing rows; no re-ingestion or stored-column table rewrite is required.
+create function ndb_coord(v text, lim double precision) returns double precision
+language plpgsql immutable parallel safe as $$
+declare n double precision;
+begin
+  if v is null or btrim(v) = '' then return null; end if;
+  n := v::double precision;
+  if n between -lim and lim then return n; end if;
+  return null;
+exception when invalid_text_representation or numeric_value_out_of_range then return null;
+end $$;
+
+-- Coverage takes precedence over a receiver/site point. Unknown or malformed
+-- coverage must not silently fall back to a receiver's physical location.
+create function ndb_geo_shape(d jsonb) returns jsonb
+language plpgsql immutable parallel safe as $$
+declare p jsonb; x double precision; y double precision;
+begin
+  if d ? 'coverage' and d->'coverage' <> 'null'::jsonb then return d->'coverage'; end if;
+  foreach p in array array[d->'location', d->'place', d->'position', d->'geometry', d] loop
+    if p->>'type' in ('Point', 'Polygon', 'MultiPolygon', 'Circle') then return p; end if;
+    y := ndb_coord(coalesce(p->>'lat', p->>'latitude'), 90);
+    x := ndb_coord(coalesce(p->>'long', p->>'lon', p->>'lng', p->>'longitude'), 180);
+    if x is not null and y is not null then
+      return jsonb_build_object('type', 'Point', 'coordinates', jsonb_build_array(x, y));
+    end if;
+  end loop;
+  return null;
+end $$;
+
+create function ndb_distance(x1 double precision, y1 double precision, x2 double precision, y2 double precision)
+returns double precision language sql immutable strict parallel safe as $$
+  select 12742017.6 * asin(sqrt(least(1.0, greatest(0.0,
+    power(sin(radians(y2-y1)/2),2) + cos(radians(y1))*cos(radians(y2))*power(sin(radians(x2-x1)/2),2)))));
+$$;
+
+-- A conservative longitude/latitude envelope. A crossing or polar envelope is
+-- widened to the full longitude range so the index never loses a match.
+create function ndb_radius_box(x double precision, y double precision, radius_m double precision)
+returns box language plpgsql immutable strict parallel safe as $$
+declare dy double precision := degrees(radius_m / 6371008.8); dx double precision;
+begin
+  if abs(y) + dy >= 90 then dx := 180;
+  else dx := degrees(asin(least(1.0, sin(radius_m / 6371008.8) / cos(radians(y))))); end if;
+  if x-dx < -180 or x+dx > 180 then return box(point(-180, greatest(-90,y-dy)), point(180,least(90,y+dy))); end if;
+  return box(point(x-dx, greatest(-90,y-dy)), point(x+dx,least(90,y+dy)));
+end $$;
+
+create function ndb_geo_box(d jsonb) returns box
+language plpgsql immutable parallel safe as $$
+declare g jsonb := ndb_geo_shape(d); p jsonb; ring jsonb; poly jsonb; polys jsonb;
+  x double precision; y double precision; r double precision;
+  west double precision := 180; east double precision := -180;
+  south double precision := 90; north double precision := -90;
+begin
+  if g->>'type' in ('Point','Circle') then
+    x := ndb_coord(g#>>'{coordinates,0}',180); y := ndb_coord(g#>>'{coordinates,1}',90);
+    if x is null or y is null then return null; end if;
+    if g->>'type' = 'Point' then return box(point(x,y),point(x,y)); end if;
+    r := ndb_coord(g->>'radius_m',1000000);
+    if r is null or r < 0 then return null; end if;
+    return ndb_radius_box(x,y,r);
+  end if;
+  if g->>'type' not in ('Polygon','MultiPolygon') then return null; end if;
+  polys := case when g->>'type' = 'Polygon' then jsonb_build_array(g->'coordinates') else g->'coordinates' end;
+  for poly in select value from jsonb_array_elements(polys) loop
+    for ring in select value from jsonb_array_elements(poly) loop
+      if jsonb_array_length(ring) < 4 or ring->0 <> ring->(jsonb_array_length(ring)-1) then return null; end if;
+      for p in select value from jsonb_array_elements(ring) loop
+        x := ndb_coord(p->>0,180); y := ndb_coord(p->>1,90);
+        if x is null or y is null then return null; end if;
+        west := least(west,x); east := greatest(east,x); south := least(south,y); north := greatest(north,y);
+      end loop;
+    end loop;
+  end loop;
+  if east < west then return null; end if;
+  if east-west > 180 then west := -180; east := 180; end if;
+  -- Polygon edges follow GeoJSON's straight longitude/latitude segments.
+  return box(point(west,south),point(east,north));
+exception when data_exception then return null;
+end $$;
+
+-- Local GeoJSON polygon distance: containment honours holes; edges are
+-- subdivided before spherical distance so longitude/latitude segments follow
+-- the same path as map renderers (rather than a single great-circle arc).
+create function ndb_polygon_distance(poly jsonb, x double precision, y double precision)
+returns double precision language plpgsql immutable parallel safe as $$
+declare ring jsonb; p jsonb; pts text; px double precision; py double precision;
+  firstx double precision; prevx double precision; prevy double precision;
+  qx double precision; inside boolean := false; hole boolean := false; idx integer := 0;
+  best double precision := 'Infinity'; dx double precision; dy double precision;
+  t double precision; n integer; j integer; ax double precision; ay double precision;
+  bx double precision; byy double precision; scale double precision;
+begin
+  for ring in select value from jsonb_array_elements(poly) loop
+    pts := ''; prevx := null; firstx := null;
+    for p in select value from jsonb_array_elements(ring) loop
+      px := (p->>0)::double precision; py := (p->>1)::double precision;
+      if firstx is null then firstx := px; end if;
+      if prevx is not null then
+        while px-prevx > 180 loop px := px-360; end loop;
+        while px-prevx < -180 loop px := px+360; end loop;
+        n := greatest(1,ceil(greatest(abs(px-prevx),abs(py-prevy))*10)::integer);
+        for j in 0..n-1 loop
+          ax := prevx+(px-prevx)*j/n; ay := prevy+(py-prevy)*j/n;
+          bx := prevx+(px-prevx)*(j+1)/n; byy := prevy+(py-prevy)*(j+1)/n;
+          qx := x + 360*round((ax-x)/360);
+          scale := cos(radians(y)); dx := (bx-ax)*scale; dy := byy-ay;
+          t := case when dx*dx+dy*dy=0 then 0 else greatest(0,least(1,((qx-ax)*scale*dx+(y-ay)*dy)/(dx*dx+dy*dy))) end;
+          best := least(best,ndb_distance(x,y,ax+(bx-ax)*t,ay+(byy-ay)*t));
+        end loop;
+      end if;
+      pts := pts || case when pts = '' then '' else ',' end || '(' || px || ',' || py || ')';
+      prevx := px; prevy := py;
+    end loop;
+    qx := x + 360*round((firstx-x)/360);
+    if idx=0 then inside := ('('||pts||')')::polygon @> point(qx,y);
+    elsif ('('||pts||')')::polygon @> point(qx,y) then hole := true; end if;
+    idx := idx+1;
+  end loop;
+  if inside and not hole then return 0; end if;
+  return best;
+end $$;
+
+create function ndb_geo_distance(d jsonb, x double precision, y double precision)
+returns double precision language plpgsql immutable strict parallel safe as $$
+declare g jsonb := ndb_geo_shape(d); poly jsonb; best double precision := 'Infinity';
+begin
+  if ndb_geo_box(d) is null then return null; end if;
+  case g->>'type'
+    when 'Point' then return ndb_distance(x,y,(g#>>'{coordinates,0}')::double precision,(g#>>'{coordinates,1}')::double precision);
+    when 'Circle' then return greatest(0,ndb_distance(x,y,(g#>>'{coordinates,0}')::double precision,(g#>>'{coordinates,1}')::double precision)-(g->>'radius_m')::double precision);
+    when 'Polygon' then return ndb_polygon_distance(g->'coordinates',x,y);
+    when 'MultiPolygon' then
+      for poly in select value from jsonb_array_elements(g->'coordinates') loop
+        best := least(best,ndb_polygon_distance(poly,x,y));
+      end loop;
+      return best;
+    else return null;
+  end case;
+exception when data_exception then return null;
+end $$;
+
+create index items_geo_box_idx on items using gist (ndb_geo_box(data)) where ndb_geo_box(data) is not null;
diff --git a/packages/db/src/geo.js b/packages/db/src/geo.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2ae20d0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/db/src/geo.js
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+import { parseGeoQuery } from '@nichedb/core/geo';
+
+/** SQL fragments share validation and an indexed envelope prefilter. */
+export function geoSql(sql, raw = {}) {
+  const geo = parseGeoQuery(raw);
+  if (!geo) return { where: sql`true`, distance: sql`null::double precision`, geo: null };
+  if (geo.bbox) {
+    const [w, s, e, n] = geo.bbox;
+    const where =
+      w <= e
+        ? sql`ndb_geo_box(i.data) && box(point(${w},${s}),point(${e},${n}))`
+        : sql`(ndb_geo_box(i.data) && box(point(${w},${s}),point(180,${n})) or ndb_geo_box(i.data) && box(point(-180,${s}),point(${e},${n})))`;
+    return { where, distance: sql`null::double precision`, geo };
+  }
+  const radiusM = geo.radius * (geo.unit === 'mi' ? 1609.344 : 1000);
+  const distance = sql`ndb_geo_distance(i.data,${geo.long}::double precision,${geo.lat}::double precision)`;
+  return {
+    geo,
+    distance,
+    where: sql`(ndb_geo_box(i.data) is not null
+      and ndb_geo_box(i.data) && ndb_radius_box(${geo.long}::double precision,${geo.lat}::double precision,${radiusM}::double precision)
+      and ${distance} <= ${radiusM})`,
+  };
+}
diff --git a/packages/db/src/matchups.js b/packages/db/src/matchups.js
index a394338..6ced40d 100644
--- a/packages/db/src/matchups.js
+++ b/packages/db/src/matchups.js
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+import { geoSql } from './geo.js';
 import { sql as defaultSql } from './index.js';
 
 /**
@@ -227,9 +228,17 @@ export function fixtureWindow({ date = null, now = new Date() } = {}) {
  */
 export async function matchFixtures(
   teams,
-  { league = null, collectionId = null, date = null, now = new Date(), limit = 5 } = {},
+  {
+    league = null,
+    collectionId = null,
+    date = null,
+    now = new Date(),
+    limit = 5,
+    ...location
+  } = {},
   { sql = defaultSql } = {},
 ) {
+  const geo = geoSql(sql, location);
   const sides = (teams ?? []).map((t) => String(t ?? '').trim()).filter(Boolean);
   if (sides.length !== 2) return [];
   const { from, to, reference } = fixtureWindow({ date, now });
@@ -239,7 +248,7 @@ export async function matchFixtures(
   const [a2, b2] = sides.map(expandSide);
   const rows = await sql`
     select i.*, s.slug as source_slug, s.name as source_name, s.adapter,
-      c.slug as collection_slug, c.name as collection_name
+      c.slug as collection_slug, c.name as collection_name, ${geo.distance} as distance_m
     from items i join sources s on s.id = i.source_id join collections c on c.id = i.collection_id
     where i.kind = 'fixture'
       and (${collectionId === null} or i.collection_id = ${collectionId})
@@ -255,7 +264,8 @@ export async function matchFixtures(
         or lower(coalesce(i.data->'home'->>'name', '')) in (${a1}, ${b1}, ${a2}, ${b2})
         or lower(coalesce(i.data->'away'->>'name', '')) in (${a1}, ${b1}, ${a2}, ${b2})
       )
-    order by i.published_at asc
+      and ${geo.where}
+    order by case when ${location.sort === 'distance'} then ${geo.distance} end asc, i.published_at asc
     limit 200
   `;
   const scored = [];
@@ -265,7 +275,10 @@ export async function matchFixtures(
   }
   scored.sort(
     (x, y) =>
-      y.score - x.score || x.distance_hours - y.distance_hours || Number(y.id) - Number(x.id),
+      (location.sort === 'distance' ? x.distance_m - y.distance_m : 0) ||
+      y.score - x.score ||
+      x.distance_hours - y.distance_hours ||
+      Number(y.id) - Number(x.id),
   );
   return scored.slice(0, Math.min(Math.max(1, limit), 50));
 }
diff --git a/packages/db/src/queries.js b/packages/db/src/queries.js
index 557000b..235b2d0 100644
--- a/packages/db/src/queries.js
+++ b/packages/db/src/queries.js
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+import { GeoQueryError, geoQueryFields } from '@nichedb/core/geo';
+import { geoSql } from './geo.js';
 import { sql } from './index.js';
 import { matchFixtures } from './matchups.js';
 
@@ -676,11 +678,13 @@ export async function previousItemData({ sourceId, externalIds }) {
   return out;
 }
 
-const itemColumns = sql`
+const itemSelection = (db) => db`
   i.*, s.slug as source_slug, s.name as source_name, s.adapter,
   c.slug as collection_slug, c.name as collection_name, c.early_access
 `;
 
+const itemColumns = itemSelection(sql);
+
 export async function getItem(id) {
   const [row] = await sql`
     select ${itemColumns}
@@ -713,13 +717,20 @@ export async function recentItems({
   beforeId = null,
   afterId = null,
   limit = 50,
+  offset = 0,
+  db = sql,
+  ...location
 } = {}) {
+  const geo = geoSql(db, { ...location, sort });
+  const byDistance = sort === 'distance';
+  if (byDistance && (beforeId !== null || afterId !== null))
+    throw new GeoQueryError('sort=distance uses offset, not before/after');
   const wantedTags = (tags ?? []).map((t) => String(t).trim().toLowerCase()).filter(Boolean);
   const byPublished = sort === 'published';
   const byUpdated = sort === 'updated';
   const asc = order === 'asc';
-  return sql`
-    select ${itemColumns}
+  return db`
+    select ${itemSelection(db)}, ${geo.distance} as distance_m
     from items i join sources s on s.id = i.source_id join collections c on c.id = i.collection_id
     where (${collectionId === null} or i.collection_id = ${collectionId})
       and (${sourceId === null} or i.source_id = ${sourceId})
@@ -730,14 +741,17 @@ export async function recentItems({
       and (${since === null} or i.updated_at >= ${since})
       and (${beforeId === null} or i.id < ${beforeId ?? 0})
       and (${afterId === null} or i.id > ${afterId ?? 0})
+      and ${geo.where}
     order by
+      case when ${byDistance} then ${geo.distance} end asc,
       case when ${byPublished && asc} then i.published_at end asc nulls last,
       case when ${byPublished && !asc} then i.published_at end desc nulls last,
       case when ${byUpdated && asc} then i.updated_at end asc,
       case when ${byUpdated && !asc} then i.updated_at end desc,
-      case when ${!byPublished && !byUpdated && asc} then i.id end asc,
+      case when ${!byDistance && !byPublished && !byUpdated && asc} then i.id end asc,
       i.id desc
     limit ${Math.min(Math.max(1, limit), 500)}
+    offset ${byDistance ? Math.min(Math.max(0, Math.floor(Number(offset) || 0)), 10000) : 0}
   `;
 }
 
@@ -771,18 +785,25 @@ export async function matchItems(
     date = null,
     fallback = null,
     now = new Date(),
+    db = sql,
+    ...location
   } = {},
 ) {
+  const geo = geoSql(db, location);
   let t = String(term ?? '').trim();
   if (!t) return [];
   if (teams?.length === 2 && (kind === null || kind === 'fixture')) {
-    const fixtures = await matchFixtures(teams, { league, collectionId, date, now, limit });
+    const fixtures = await matchFixtures(
+      teams,
+      { league, collectionId, date, now, limit, ...location },
+      { sql: db },
+    );
     if (fixtures.length || kind === 'fixture') return fixtures;
     t = String(fallback ?? '').trim() || t;
   }
   const wantedTags = (tags ?? []).map((x) => String(x).trim().toLowerCase()).filter(Boolean);
-  return sql`
-    select ${itemColumns},
+  return db`
+    select ${itemSelection(db)}, ${geo.distance} as distance_m,
       similarity(i.title, ${t}) as score
     from items i join sources s on s.id = i.source_id join collections c on c.id = i.collection_id
     where (${collectionId === null} or i.collection_id = ${collectionId})
@@ -790,7 +811,9 @@ export async function matchItems(
       and (${wantedTags.length === 0} or i.tags @> ${pgArray(wantedTags)}::text[])
       and (${year === null} or (i.data->>'year')::int between ${(year ?? 0) - 1} and ${(year ?? 0) + 1})
       and (i.title % ${t} or i.title ilike ${`%${t}%`})
+      and ${geo.where}
     order by
+      case when ${location.sort === 'distance'} then ${geo.distance} end asc,
       (case when lower(i.title) = lower(${t}) then 1 else 0 end) desc,
       (case when ${year !== null} and (i.data->>'year')::int = ${year ?? 0} then 1 else 0 end) desc,
       score desc,
@@ -804,14 +827,22 @@ export async function matchItems(
 }
 
 /** What is coming: items dated in the future, soonest first. */
-export async function upcomingItems({ collectionId = null, days = 30, limit = 100 } = {}) {
-  return sql`
-    select ${itemColumns}
+export async function upcomingItems({
+  collectionId = null,
+  days = 30,
+  limit = 100,
+  db = sql,
+  ...location
+} = {}) {
+  const geo = geoSql(db, location);
+  return db`
+    select ${itemSelection(db)}, ${geo.distance} as distance_m
     from items i join sources s on s.id = i.source_id join collections c on c.id = i.collection_id
     where (${collectionId === null} or i.collection_id = ${collectionId})
       and i.published_at > now()
       and i.published_at < now() + (${`${days} days`})::interval
-    order by i.published_at asc
+      and ${geo.where}
+    order by case when ${location.sort === 'distance'} then ${geo.distance} end asc, i.published_at asc
     limit ${Math.min(Math.max(1, limit), 500)}
   `;
 }
@@ -820,17 +851,22 @@ export async function upcomingItems({ collectionId = null, days = 30, limit = 10
  * Full-text over title, summary and tags, with a trigram fallback so a query for
  * a fragment of a package name still lands.
  */
-export async function searchItems(term, { collectionId = null, kind = null, limit = 30 } = {}) {
+export async function searchItems(
+  term,
+  { collectionId = null, kind = null, limit = 30, db = sql, ...location } = {},
+) {
+  const geo = geoSql(db, location);
   const t = String(term ?? '').trim();
   if (!t) return [];
-  return sql`
-    select ${itemColumns},
+  return db`
+    select ${itemSelection(db)}, ${geo.distance} as distance_m,
       ts_rank(i.search, websearch_to_tsquery('simple', ${t})) as rank
     from items i join sources s on s.id = i.source_id join collections c on c.id = i.collection_id
     where (${collectionId === null} or i.collection_id = ${collectionId})
       and (${kind === null} or i.kind = ${kind})
       and (i.search @@ websearch_to_tsquery('simple', ${t}) or i.title ilike ${`%${t}%`})
-    order by rank desc, i.id desc
+      and ${geo.where}
+    order by case when ${location.sort === 'distance'} then ${geo.distance} end asc, rank desc, i.id desc
     limit ${Math.min(Math.max(1, limit), 200)}
   `;
 }
@@ -940,6 +976,7 @@ export function feedQuery(feed) {
       .map((s) => String(s).trim())
       .filter(Boolean);
   return {
+    ...geoQueryFields(q),
     sources: arr(q.sources),
     kinds: arr(q.kinds),
     tags: arr(q.tags),
@@ -956,10 +993,21 @@ export function feedQuery(feed) {
  * `afterId` is the delivery scanner's cursor (ascending); `beforeId` is the
  * page's (descending). Upcoming feeds order by date rather than arrival.
  */
-export async function feedItems(feed, { afterId = null, beforeId = null, limit = 50 } = {}) {
+export async function feedItems(
+  feed,
+  { afterId = null, beforeId = null, limit = 50, offset = 0, db = sql, ...location } = {},
+) {
   const fq = feedQuery(feed);
-  return sql`
-    select ${itemColumns}
+  const savedGeo = geoSql(db, fq);
+  const requestGeo = geoSql(db, location);
+  // URL filters narrow a saved feed; they cannot replace its geographic scope.
+  const geo = requestGeo.geo && !requestGeo.geo.bbox ? requestGeo : savedGeo;
+  // The delivery scanner always walks id order, even for a distance-sorted feed.
+  const byDistance = afterId === null && (location.sort ?? fq.sort) === 'distance';
+  if (byDistance && beforeId !== null)
+    throw new GeoQueryError('sort=distance uses offset, not before');
+  return db`
+    select ${itemSelection(db)}, ${geo.distance} as distance_m
     from items i join sources s on s.id = i.source_id join collections c on c.id = i.collection_id
     where i.collection_id = ${feed.collection_id}
       and (${fq.sources.length === 0} or s.slug = any(${pgArray(fq.sources)}::text[]))
@@ -970,11 +1018,14 @@ export async function feedItems(feed, { afterId = null, beforeId = null, limit =
       and (${!fq.upcoming} or i.published_at > now())
       and (${afterId === null} or i.id > ${afterId ?? 0})
       and (${beforeId === null} or i.id < ${beforeId ?? 0})
+      and ${savedGeo.where} and ${requestGeo.where}
     order by
-      case when ${fq.upcoming} then i.published_at end asc,
+      case when ${byDistance} then ${geo.distance} end asc,
+      case when ${fq.upcoming && afterId === null} then i.published_at end asc,
       case when ${afterId !== null} then i.id end asc,
       i.id desc
     limit ${Math.min(Math.max(1, limit), 500)}
+    offset ${byDistance ? Math.min(Math.max(0, Math.floor(Number(offset) || 0)), 10000) : 0}
   `;
 }
 
@@ -1297,3 +1348,28 @@ export async function itemsForHost({ collectionId, host, limit = 50 }) {
     limit ${Math.max(1, Math.min(Number(limit) || 50, 200))}
   `;
 }
+
+/** Reported incidents within scanner coverage (or an explicit GPS search). */
+export async function nearbyCrime(
+  scanner,
+  { from = null, to = null, limit = 20, db = sql, ...location } = {},
+) {
+  const geo = geoSql(db, location);
+  const coverage = JSON.stringify(scanner.data ?? {});
+  return db`
+    select ${itemSelection(db)}, ${geo.distance} as distance_m
+    from items i join sources s on s.id = i.source_id join collections c on c.id = i.collection_id
+    where c.slug = 'crime' and not c.early_access and i.kind = 'crime-report'
+      and (${from === null} or i.published_at >= ${from})
+      and (${to === null} or i.published_at < ${to})
+      and ndb_geo_shape(i.data)->>'type' = 'Point'
+      and ndb_geo_box(i.data) && ndb_geo_box(${coverage}::jsonb)
+      and ndb_geo_distance(${coverage}::jsonb,
+        (ndb_geo_shape(i.data)#>>'{coordinates,0}')::double precision,
+        (ndb_geo_shape(i.data)#>>'{coordinates,1}')::double precision) = 0
+      and ${geo.where}
+    order by case when ${location.sort === 'distance'} then ${geo.distance} end asc,
+      i.published_at desc nulls last, i.id desc
+    limit ${Math.min(Math.max(1, limit), 100)}
+  `;
+}
diff --git a/test/geo-surfaces.test.js b/test/geo-surfaces.test.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..552d951
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/geo-surfaces.test.js
@@ -0,0 +1,116 @@
+import { describe, expect, test } from 'bun:test';
+import { run } from '../apps/cli/src/index.js';
+import { scannerContextOptions } from '../apps/web/src/lib/scanner-context.js';
+
+process.env.DATABASE_URL ??= 'postgres://localhost/unused';
+const { TOOLS } = await import('../apps/web/src/lib/mcp/tools.js');
+const { CollectionPage } = await import('../apps/web/src/views/pages.jsx');
+const { FeedForm } = await import('../apps/web/src/views/admin.jsx');
+const { Pager } = await import('../apps/web/src/views/components.jsx');
+const geo = { lat: 0, long: 0, radius: 10, unit: 'km', sort: 'distance' };
+
+describe('geographic public surfaces', () => {
+  test('CLI forwards zero coordinates, signed longitude, bbox and offset', async () => {
+    const calls = [];
+    const fetchImpl = async (url) => {
+      calls.push(new URL(url));
+      return new Response(JSON.stringify({ items: [] }));
+    };
+    for (const args of [['recent'], ['search', 'theft'], ['upcoming'], ['items', 'local']]) {
+      await run(
+        [
+          ...args,
+          '--api',
+          'https://example.test',
+          '--lat',
+          '0',
+          '--long',
+          '-87.62',
+          '--radius',
+          '5',
+          '--sort',
+          'distance',
+          '--offset',
+          '2',
+        ],
+        { fetchImpl },
+      );
+      const qs = calls.at(-1).searchParams;
+      expect(qs.get('lat')).toBe('0');
+      expect(qs.get('long')).toBe('-87.62');
+      expect(qs.get('offset')).toBe('2');
+    }
+    await run(['recent', '--api', 'https://example.test', '--bbox', '170,-10,-170,10'], {
+      fetchImpl,
+    });
+    expect(calls.at(-1).searchParams.get('bbox')).toBe('170,-10,-170,10');
+  });
+  test('MCP advertises GPS fields and returns actionable validation errors', async () => {
+    for (const name of [
+      'recent_items',
+      'feed_items',
+      'search_items',
+      'match_items',
+      'upcoming',
+      'create_feed',
+    ]) {
+      const tool = TOOLS.find((t) => t.name === name);
+      for (const key of ['lat', 'long', 'radius', 'unit', 'bbox', 'sort'])
+        expect(tool.inputSchema.properties[key]).toBeTruthy();
+    }
+    await expect(
+      TOOLS.find((t) => t.name === 'recent_items').run({ lat: 0 }),
+    ).rejects.toMatchObject({ status: 400, toolError: true });
+  });
+  test('collection facets and distance pagination preserve GPS', async () => {
+    const html = await CollectionPage({
+      collection: { slug: 'crime', name: 'Crime' },
+      stats: { items: 1, sources: 1, feeds: 0 },
+      sources: [],
+      feeds: [],
+      latest: [{ id: 3, title: 'Report', kind: 'crime-report', tags: [], data: {} }],
+      upcoming: [],
+      kinds: [
+        { kind: 'crime-report', n: 1 },
+        { kind: 'scanner-stream', n: 1 },
+      ],
+      tags: [{ tag: 'theft' }],
+      geo,
+      offset: 50,
+    }).toString();
+    expect(html).toContain('lat=0&amp;long=0');
+    expect(html).toContain('kind=scanner-stream');
+    expect(html).toContain('offset=51');
+    expect(html).not.toContain('before=');
+  });
+  test('ordinary pagination still uses item IDs', async () => {
+    const html = await Pager({ items: [{ id: 8 }], base: '/c/crime?lat=0&long=0' }).toString();
+    expect(html).toContain('before=8');
+  });
+  test('feed edit form does not erase a saved geographic query', async () => {
+    const html = await FeedForm({
+      collections: [],
+      sources: [],
+      kinds: [],
+      enrichers: [],
+      collection: { slug: 'crime' },
+      values: { ...geo, name: 'Local' },
+      editing: { slug: 'local' },
+      preview: [],
+    }).toString();
+    expect(html).toContain('name="lat" value="0"');
+    expect(html).toContain('name="long" value="0"');
+    expect(html).toContain('name="sort" value="distance"');
+  });
+  test('date context validates order and half-open window; blank form fields are optional', () => {
+    expect(scannerContextOptions({ from: '2026-08-01', to: '2026-09-01' })).toEqual({
+      from: '2026-08-01T00:00:00.000Z',
+      to: '2026-09-01T00:00:00.000Z',
+    });
+    expect(scannerContextOptions({ from: '', to: '' })).toEqual({ from: null, to: null });
+    expect(() => scannerContextOptions({ from: 'bad' })).toThrow('ISO date');
+    expect(() => scannerContextOptions({ from: '2026-09-01', to: '2026-08-01' })).toThrow(
+      'precede',
+    );
+  });
+});
diff --git a/test/geo.test.js b/test/geo.test.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2c21707
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/geo.test.js
@@ -0,0 +1,359 @@
+import { afterAll, beforeAll, describe, expect, test } from 'bun:test';
+import { readdir, readFile } from 'node:fs/promises';
+import { PGlite } from '@electric-sql/pglite';
+import { citext } from '@electric-sql/pglite/contrib/citext';
+import { pg_trgm } from '@electric-sql/pglite/contrib/pg_trgm';
+import { toItem, validCoverage } from '../packages/adapters/src/scanners.js';
+import { geoQueryFields, parseGeoQuery } from '../packages/core/src/geo.js';
+
+process.env.DATABASE_URL ??= 'postgres://localhost/unused';
+const q = await import('../packages/db/src/queries.js');
+const { normaliseQuery } = await import('../apps/web/src/lib/service.js');
+const { itemOut } = await import('../apps/web/src/lib/serialize.js');
+function pgliteSql(db) {
+  class Fragment {
+    constructor(strings, values) {
+      this.strings = strings;
+      this.values = values;
+    }
+    compile(params) {
+      let text = '';
+      this.strings.forEach((s, i) => {
+        text += s;
+        if (i >= this.values.length) return;
+        const v = this.values[i];
+        if (v instanceof Fragment) text += v.compile(params);
+        else {
+          params.push(v);
+          text += `$${params.length}`;
+        }
+      });
+      return text;
+    }
+    // biome-ignore lint/suspicious/noThenProperty: a query is awaited, as Bun's is
+    then(resolve, reject) {
+      const params = [];
+      const text = this.compile(params);
+      return db
+        .query(text, params)
+        .then((r) => r.rows)
+        .then(resolve, reject);
+    }
+  }
+  return (strings, ...values) => new Fragment(strings, values);
+}
+
+let db, sql, crime, weather, source;
+const center = { lat: 41.88, long: -87.62 };
+const circle = { type: 'Circle', coordinates: [-87.62, 41.88], radius_m: 3000 };
+const polygon = {
+  type: 'Polygon',
+  coordinates: [
+    [
+      [-87.64, 41.86],
+      [-87.6, 41.86],
+      [-87.6, 41.9],
+      [-87.64, 41.9],
+      [-87.64, 41.86],
+    ],
+  ],
+};
+const near = { place: { lat: 41.881, lon: -87.62 } };
+const far = { place: { lat: 42.88, lon: -87.62 } };
+const one = async (text, values = []) => (await db.query(text, values)).rows[0];
+let seq = 0;
+async function item(
+  data,
+  { collection = crime, kind = 'crime-report', at = '2026-08-01', title = 'Test report' } = {},
+) {
+  return Number(
+    (
+      await one(
+        `insert into items (collection_id,source_id,external_id,kind,title,data,published_at) values ($1,$2,$3,$4,$5,$6,$7) returning id`,
+        [collection, source, String(++seq), kind, title, JSON.stringify(data), at],
+      )
+    ).id,
+  );
+}
+beforeAll(async () => {
+  db = await new PGlite({ extensions: { citext, pg_trgm } });
+  const dir = new URL('../packages/db/migrations/', import.meta.url);
+  for (const f of (await readdir(dir)).filter((f) => f.endsWith('.sql')).sort())
+    await db.exec(await readFile(new URL(f, dir), 'utf8'));
+  sql = pgliteSql(db);
+  crime = Number(
+    (await one("insert into collections(slug,name) values ('crime','Crime') returning id")).id,
+  );
+  weather = Number((await one("select id from collections where slug='weather'")).id);
+  source = Number(
+    (
+      await one(
+        "insert into sources(collection_id,adapter,slug,name) values ($1,'scanner-directory','test-geo','Test') returning id",
+        [crime],
+      )
+    ).id,
+  );
+}, 60000);
+afterAll(async () => {
+  await db?.close();
+});
+
+describe('geographic contract', () => {
+  test('zero coordinates, defaults and saved feed roundtrip', () => {
+    expect(parseGeoQuery({ lat: '0', long: '0' })).toEqual({
+      lat: 0,
+      long: 0,
+      radius: 10,
+      unit: 'km',
+    });
+    expect(parseGeoQuery({})).toBeNull();
+    const raw = { ...center, radius: 2, unit: 'mi', sort: 'distance', tags: ['theft'] };
+    const saved = normaliseQuery(raw);
+    expect(q.feedQuery({ query: JSON.stringify(saved) })).toMatchObject(raw);
+    expect(itemOut({ distance_m: 0 }, 'https://test').distance_m).toBe(0);
+  });
+  test('invalid or ambiguous requests fail instead of returning unfiltered data', () => {
+    for (const raw of [
+      { lat: 1 },
+      { long: 1 },
+      { lat: '', long: 0 },
+      { lat: true, long: 0 },
+      { lat: 91, long: 0 },
+      { lat: 0, long: 181 },
+      { lat: 'NaN', long: 0 },
+      { lat: 0, long: 0, radius: 0 },
+      { lat: 0, long: 0, radius: 1001 },
+      { lat: 0, long: 0, unit: 'm' },
+      { radius: 10 },
+      { unit: 'km' },
+      { sort: 'distance' },
+      { bbox: '1,2,3' },
+      { bbox: '1,4,3,2' },
+      { bbox: '1,2,3,4', lat: 0, long: 0 },
+    ]) {
+      expect(() => parseGeoQuery(raw)).toThrow();
+    }
+    expect(geoQueryFields({ bbox: '170,-10,-170,10' })).toEqual({ bbox: [170, -10, -170, 10] });
+  });
+});
+
+describe('database geo filtering', () => {
+  test('existing coordinate shapes, malformed values and unknown locations', async () => {
+    for (const d of [
+      near,
+      { lat: '41.881', longitude: '-87.62' },
+      { location: { latitude: 41.881, lng: -87.62 } },
+      { geometry: { type: 'Point', coordinates: [-87.62, 41.881] } },
+    ]) {
+      const row = await one('select ndb_geo_distance($1::jsonb,-87.62,41.88) as d', [
+        JSON.stringify(d),
+      ]);
+      expect(row.d).toBeCloseTo(111.195, 2);
+    }
+    for (const d of [
+      {},
+      { place: { lat: null, lon: null } },
+      { lat: '', lon: ' ' },
+      { lat: 'REDACTED', lon: 2 },
+      { lat: 100, lon: 0 },
+      { lat: 'Infinity', lon: 0 },
+      { geometry: { type: 'Point', coordinates: ['bad', 0] } },
+      { coverage: { type: 'Unknown' }, ...near },
+    ]) {
+      expect((await one('select ndb_geo_box($1::jsonb) as b', [JSON.stringify(d)])).b).toBeNull();
+    }
+  });
+  test('radius filters run before limits across collections; distances sort and paginate', async () => {
+    const nearId = await item(near);
+    const closeId = await item({ lat: 41.88, lon: -87.62 }, { collection: weather });
+    for (let i = 0; i < 4; i++) await item(far);
+    await item({});
+    const options = { ...center, radius: 1, sort: 'distance', db: sql, limit: 1 };
+    expect((await q.recentItems(options)).map((r) => Number(r.id))).toEqual([closeId]);
+    expect((await q.recentItems({ ...options, offset: 1 })).map((r) => Number(r.id))).toEqual([
+      nearId,
+    ]);
+    expect(
+      (await q.recentItems({ ...options, collectionId: crime })).map((r) => Number(r.id)),
+    ).toEqual([nearId]);
+    expect((await q.recentItems({ db: sql, limit: 1 }))[0].data).toEqual({});
+    await expect(q.recentItems({ ...options, beforeId: 100 })).rejects.toThrow('offset');
+  });
+  test('miles conversion and exact radius excludes bbox corner', async () => {
+    const edge = await item({ lat: 41.9, lon: -87.62 });
+    expect(
+      (await q.recentItems({ ...center, radius: 2, unit: 'km', db: sql })).some(
+        (r) => Number(r.id) === edge,
+      ),
+    ).toBe(false);
+    expect(
+      (await q.recentItems({ ...center, radius: 2, unit: 'mi', db: sql })).some(
+        (r) => Number(r.id) === edge,
+      ),
+    ).toBe(true);
+    const corner = await item({ lat: 41.888, lon: -87.61 });
+    expect(
+      (await q.recentItems({ ...center, radius: 1, db: sql })).some((r) => Number(r.id) === corner),
+    ).toBe(false);
+  });
+  test('antimeridian and polar radius searches', async () => {
+    const dateline = await item({ lat: 0, lon: -179.99 });
+    expect(
+      (await q.recentItems({ lat: 0, long: 179.99, radius: 5, db: sql })).map((r) => Number(r.id)),
+    ).toContain(dateline);
+    expect(
+      (await q.recentItems({ bbox: '179,-1,-179,1', db: sql })).map((r) => Number(r.id)),
+    ).toContain(dateline);
+    const pole = await item({ lat: 89.99, lon: 170 });
+    expect(
+      (await q.recentItems({ lat: 89.99, long: -10, radius: 5, db: sql })).map((r) => Number(r.id)),
+    ).toContain(pole);
+  });
+  test('coverage supersedes a distant receiver, holes and multiple polygons work', async () => {
+    const scanner = await item(
+      { coverage: circle, place: { lat: 0, lon: 0 } },
+      { kind: 'scanner-stream' },
+    );
+    expect(
+      (await q.recentItems({ ...center, radius: 1, kind: 'scanner-stream', db: sql })).map((r) =>
+        Number(r.id),
+      ),
+    ).toContain(scanner);
+    expect(
+      (
+        await one('select ndb_geo_distance($1::jsonb,-87.62,41.88) as d', [
+          JSON.stringify({ coverage: polygon }),
+        ])
+      ).d,
+    ).toBe(0);
+    const hole = [
+      [-87.625, 41.875],
+      [-87.615, 41.875],
+      [-87.615, 41.885],
+      [-87.625, 41.885],
+      [-87.625, 41.875],
+    ];
+    const hollow = { type: 'Polygon', coordinates: [...polygon.coordinates, hole] };
+    expect(
+      (
+        await one('select ndb_geo_distance($1::jsonb,-87.62,41.88) as d', [
+          JSON.stringify({ coverage: hollow }),
+        ])
+      ).d,
+    ).toBeGreaterThan(400);
+    const multi = { type: 'MultiPolygon', coordinates: [polygon.coordinates] };
+    expect(
+      (
+        await one('select ndb_geo_distance($1::jsonb,-87.62,41.88) as d', [
+          JSON.stringify({ coverage: multi }),
+        ])
+      ).d,
+    ).toBe(0);
+  });
+  test('crossing polygon containment does not match the opposite hemisphere', async () => {
+    const coverage = {
+      type: 'Polygon',
+      coordinates: [
+        [
+          [179, -1],
+          [-179, -1],
+          [-179, 1],
+          [179, 1],
+          [179, -1],
+        ],
+      ],
+    };
+    expect(
+      (await one('select ndb_geo_distance($1::jsonb,180,0) as d', [JSON.stringify({ coverage })]))
+        .d,
+    ).toBe(0);
+    expect(
+      (await one('select ndb_geo_distance($1::jsonb,0,0) as d', [JSON.stringify({ coverage })])).d,
+    ).toBeGreaterThan(19000000);
+  });
+  test('saved feed geography is intersected; notifications preserve id cursor order', async () => {
+    const a = await item({ lat: 41.881, lon: -87.62 }, { at: '2099-01-03' });
+    const b = await item({ lat: 41.88, lon: -87.62 }, { at: '2099-01-01' });
+    const feed = {
+      collection_id: crime,
+      query: { ...center, radius: 1, sort: 'distance', upcoming: true },
+    };
+    const delivered = await q.feedItems(feed, { db: sql, afterId: a - 1 });
+    expect(delivered.map((r) => Number(r.id))).toEqual([a, b]);
+    expect((await q.feedItems(feed, { db: sql }))[0].id).toBe(b);
+    expect(await q.feedItems(feed, { db: sql, lat: 0, long: 0, radius: 10 })).toEqual([]);
+    await expect(q.feedItems(feed, { db: sql, beforeId: b })).rejects.toThrow('offset');
+  });
+  test('search/upcoming/match use the same geographic filter', async () => {
+    const id = await item(near, { at: '2099-01-01', title: 'Unique geographic marker' });
+    await item(far, { at: '2099-01-01', title: 'Unique geographic marker' });
+    for (const rows of [
+      await q.searchItems('Unique geographic', { ...center, radius: 1, db: sql }),
+      await q.upcomingItems({ ...center, radius: 1, days: 40000, db: sql }),
+      await q.matchItems('Unique geographic marker', { ...center, radius: 1, db: sql }),
+    ]) {
+      expect(rows.map((r) => Number(r.id))).toContain(id);
+      expect(rows.every((r) => r.distance_m <= 1000)).toBe(true);
+    }
+  });
+  test('crime context uses coverage, date window, incident kinds and location precision', async () => {
+    const id = await item({ ...near, locationBasis: 'anonymised-map-point' }, { at: '2026-09-01' });
+    await item(near, { kind: 'crime-estimate', at: '2026-09-01' });
+    await item(far, { at: '2026-09-01' });
+    const rows = await q.nearbyCrime(
+      { data: { coverage: circle } },
+      { db: sql, from: '2026-09-01', to: '2026-09-02' },
+    );
+    expect(rows.map((r) => Number(r.id))).toEqual([id]);
+    expect(rows[0].data.locationBasis).toBe('anonymised-map-point');
+    expect(await q.nearbyCrime({ data: {} }, { db: sql })).toEqual([]);
+  });
+  test('expression index is available to geographic queries', async () => {
+    await db.exec('set enable_seqscan=off');
+    const rows = (
+      await db.query(
+        'explain select id from items where ndb_geo_box(data) is not null and ndb_geo_box(data) && ndb_radius_box(-87.62,41.88,1000)',
+      )
+    ).rows;
+    expect(JSON.stringify(rows)).toContain('items_geo_box_idx');
+    await db.exec('reset enable_seqscan');
+  });
+});
+
+describe('permissioned scanner adapter', () => {
+  const row = {
+    id: 'scanner-1',
+    name: 'Community dispatch',
+    provider: 'Operator',
+    access_terms: 'Permission to index',
+    player_url: 'https://example.com/listen',
+    coverage: circle,
+  };
+  test('streams require explicit permission; player links and source attribution remain', () => {
+    const i = toItem({ ...row, stream_url: 'https://example.com/audio.mp3' });
+    expect(i.data.stream_url).toBeNull();
+    expect(i.data.coverage_basis).toBe('approximate-radius');
+    expect(
+      toItem({ ...row, stream_url: 'https://example.com/audio.mp3', stream_reuse_allowed: true })
+        .data.stream_url,
+    ).toBe('https://example.com/audio.mp3');
+    expect(toItem({ ...row, player_url: 'javascript:alert(1)' })).toBeNull();
+    expect(toItem({ ...row, access_terms: '' })).toBeNull();
+  });
+  test('invalid coverage stays unknown and receiver coordinates do not substitute', () => {
+    expect(validCoverage(polygon)).toBe(true);
+    expect(
+      validCoverage({
+        type: 'Polygon',
+        coordinates: [
+          [
+            [0, 0],
+            [1, 0],
+            [1, 1],
+          ],
+        ],
+      }),
+    ).toBe(false);
+    expect(toItem({ ...row, coverage: null, lat: 1, long: 2 }).data.coverage).toBeNull();
+  });
+});