MongoDB $geoIntersects cannot find Polygons that contain a given Point - node.js

Question

I have a document in the database that contains a "polygon" property that, as far as I can tell, is a valid GeoJSON object. I want to search the database using a GeoJSON Point object to find documents where the polygon in the polygon property contains the Point. To do so, I am using the $geoIntersects operator, however, whenever I preform the find, MongoDB returns the error: [Error: Can't use $geoIntersects].
The only object in the database:
{
"_id": ObjectId("581540795fd2da1b188eb09c"),
"name":"String",
"polygon":{
"coordinates":[
[ -90, -180 ],
[ 90, -180 ],
[ 90, 180 ],
[ -90, 180 ],
[ -90, -180 ]
],
"_id": ObjectId("581540795fd2da1b188eb09d"),
"name": "String",
"type": "Polygon"
},
"__v":0
}
I am using mongoose to search the database. The query that is used to preform the search:
{
polygon: {
$geoIntersects: {
$geometry: {
type: 'Point',
coordinates: [<long>, <lat>]
}
}
}
}
If I set the latitude and longitude to something simple, say (0, 0) or (1, 1). It returns the error. According to what I read elsewhere, the only reason this error should be returned is because the documents in the database are not valid GeoJSON objects, but I cannot see anything wrong with the only object in the database.

Answer 1

I think you're missing the outer array on your coordinates for a geoJSON polygon. Your document should look like this:
{
"_id": ObjectId("581540795fd2da1b188eb09c"),
"name":"String",
"polygon":{
"coordinates":[[
[ -90, -180 ],
[ 90, -180 ],
[ 90, 180 ],
[ -90, 180 ],
[ -90, -180 ]
]],
"_id": ObjectId("581540795fd2da1b188eb09d"),
"name": "String",
"type": "Polygon"
},
"__v":0
}
From the geoJSON spec, http://geojson.org/geojson-spec.html#id4
Coordinates of a Polygon are an array of LinearRing coordinate arrays. The first element in the array represents the exterior ring. Any subsequent elements represent interior rings (or holes).