diff --git a/controller/fence.go b/controller/fence.go
index a13a4d3b..d12ba5ec 100644
--- a/controller/fence.go
+++ b/controller/fence.go
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 package controller
 
 import (
+	"strconv"
 	"strings"
 
 	"github.com/tidwall/tile38/controller/server"
@@ -33,46 +34,63 @@ func FenceMatch(hookName string, sw *scanWriter, fence *liveFenceSwitches, detai
 		return nil
 	}
 	match = false
+
+	var roamkeys, roamids []string
+	var roammeters []float64
 	detect := "outside"
 	if fence != nil {
-		match1 := fenceMatchObject(fence, details.oldObj)
-		match2 := fenceMatchObject(fence, details.obj)
-		if match1 && match2 {
-			match = true
-			detect = "inside"
-		} else if match1 && !match2 {
-			match = true
-			detect = "exit"
-		} else if !match1 && match2 {
-			match = true
-			detect = "enter"
-			if details.command == "fset" {
-				detect = "inside"
+		if fence.roam.on {
+			if details.command == "set" {
+				// println("roam", fence.roam.key, fence.roam.id, strconv.FormatFloat(fence.roam.meters, 'f', -1, 64))
+				roamkeys, roamids, roammeters = fenceMatchRoam(sw.c, fence, details.key, details.id, details.obj)
 			}
+			if len(roamids) == 0 || len(roamids) != len(roamkeys) {
+				return nil
+			}
+			match = true
+			detect = "roam"
 		} else {
-			if details.command != "fset" {
-				// Maybe the old object and new object create a line that crosses the fence.
-				// Must detect for that possibility.
-				if details.oldObj != nil {
-					ls := geojson.LineString{
-						Coordinates: []geojson.Position{
-							details.oldObj.CalculatedPoint(),
-							details.obj.CalculatedPoint(),
-						},
-					}
-					temp := false
-					if fence.cmd == "within" {
-						// because we are testing if the line croses the area we need to use
-						// "intersects" instead of "within".
-						fence.cmd = "intersects"
-						temp = true
-					}
-					if fenceMatchObject(fence, ls) {
-						//match = true
-						detect = "cross"
-					}
-					if temp {
-						fence.cmd = "within"
+
+			// not using roaming
+			match1 := fenceMatchObject(fence, details.oldObj)
+			match2 := fenceMatchObject(fence, details.obj)
+			if match1 && match2 {
+				match = true
+				detect = "inside"
+			} else if match1 && !match2 {
+				match = true
+				detect = "exit"
+			} else if !match1 && match2 {
+				match = true
+				detect = "enter"
+				if details.command == "fset" {
+					detect = "inside"
+				}
+			} else {
+				if details.command != "fset" {
+					// Maybe the old object and new object create a line that crosses the fence.
+					// Must detect for that possibility.
+					if details.oldObj != nil {
+						ls := geojson.LineString{
+							Coordinates: []geojson.Position{
+								details.oldObj.CalculatedPoint(),
+								details.obj.CalculatedPoint(),
+							},
+						}
+						temp := false
+						if fence.cmd == "within" {
+							// because we are testing if the line croses the area we need to use
+							// "intersects" instead of "within".
+							fence.cmd = "intersects"
+							temp = true
+						}
+						if fenceMatchObject(fence, ls) {
+							//match = true
+							detect = "cross"
+						}
+						if temp {
+							fence.cmd = "within"
+						}
 					}
 				}
 			}
@@ -93,21 +111,22 @@ func FenceMatch(hookName string, sw *scanWriter, fence *liveFenceSwitches, detai
 		sw.mu.Unlock()
 		return nil
 	}
+
 	res := sw.wr.String()
 	resb := make([]byte, len(res))
 	copy(resb, res)
-	res = string(resb)
 	sw.wr.Reset()
+	res = string(resb)
 	if sw.output == outputIDs {
 		res = `{"id":` + res + `}`
 	}
 	sw.mu.Unlock()
-
 	if strings.HasPrefix(res, ",") {
 		res = res[1:]
 	}
 
 	jskey := jsonString(details.key)
+
 	ores := res
 	msgs := make([]string, 0, 2)
 	if fence.detect == nil || fence.detect[detect] {
@@ -125,6 +144,15 @@ func FenceMatch(hookName string, sw *scanWriter, fence *liveFenceSwitches, detai
 		if fence.detect == nil || fence.detect["outside"] {
 			msgs = append(msgs, `{"command":"`+details.command+`","detect":"outside","hook":`+jshookName+`,"key":`+jskey+`,"time":`+jstime+`,`+ores[1:])
 		}
+	case "roam":
+		if len(msgs) > 0 {
+			var nmsgs []string
+			msg := msgs[0][:len(msgs[0])-1]
+			for i, id := range roamids {
+				nmsgs = append(nmsgs, msg+`,"nearby":{"key":`+jsonString(roamkeys[i])+`,"id":`+jsonString(id)+`,"meters":`+strconv.FormatFloat(roammeters[i], 'f', -1, 64)+`}}`)
+			}
+			msgs = nmsgs
+		}
 	}
 	return msgs
 }
@@ -133,6 +161,10 @@ func fenceMatchObject(fence *liveFenceSwitches, obj geojson.Object) bool {
 	if obj == nil {
 		return false
 	}
+	if fence.roam.on {
+		// we need to check this object against
+		return false
+	}
 	if fence.cmd == "nearby" {
 		return obj.Nearby(geojson.Position{X: fence.lon, Y: fence.lat, Z: 0}, fence.meters)
 	} else if fence.cmd == "within" {
@@ -154,3 +186,33 @@ func fenceMatchObject(fence *liveFenceSwitches, obj geojson.Object) bool {
 	}
 	return false
 }
+
+func fenceMatchRoam(c *Controller, fence *liveFenceSwitches, tkey, tid string, obj geojson.Object) (keys, ids []string, meterss []float64) {
+	c.mu.RLock()
+	defer c.mu.RUnlock()
+	col := c.getCol(fence.roam.key)
+	if col == nil {
+		return
+	}
+	p := obj.CalculatedPoint()
+	col.Nearby(0, 0, p.Y, p.X, fence.roam.meters,
+		func(id string, obj geojson.Object, fields []float64) bool {
+			var match bool
+			if id == tid {
+				return true // skip self
+			}
+			if fence.roam.pattern {
+				match, _ = globMatch(fence.roam.id, id)
+			} else {
+				match = fence.roam.id == id
+			}
+			if match {
+				keys = append(keys, fence.roam.key)
+				ids = append(ids, id)
+				meterss = append(meterss, obj.CalculatedPoint().DistanceTo(p))
+			}
+			return true
+		},
+	)
+	return
+}
diff --git a/controller/scanner.go b/controller/scanner.go
index db57c119..54686478 100644
--- a/controller/scanner.go
+++ b/controller/scanner.go
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ const (
 
 type scanWriter struct {
 	mu             sync.Mutex
+	c              *Controller
 	wr             *bytes.Buffer
 	msg            *server.Message
 	col            *collection.Collection
@@ -67,6 +68,7 @@ func (c *Controller) newScanWriter(
 	case outputIDs, outputObjects, outputCount, outputBounds, outputPoints, outputHashes:
 	}
 	sw := &scanWriter{
+		c:         c,
 		wr:        wr,
 		msg:       msg,
 		output:    output,
diff --git a/controller/search.go b/controller/search.go
index 9917e21b..2690e982 100644
--- a/controller/search.go
+++ b/controller/search.go
@@ -20,6 +20,15 @@ type liveFenceSwitches struct {
 	minLat, minLon   float64
 	maxLat, maxLon   float64
 	cmd              string
+	roam             roamSwitches
+}
+
+type roamSwitches struct {
+	on      bool
+	key     string
+	id      string
+	pattern bool
+	meters  float64
 }
 
 func (s liveFenceSwitches) Error() string {
@@ -46,18 +55,23 @@ func (c *Controller) cmdSearchArgs(cmd string, vs []resp.Value, types []string)
 			}
 		}
 	}
+	ltyp := strings.ToLower(typ)
 	var found bool
 	for _, t := range types {
-		if strings.ToLower(typ) == t {
+		if ltyp == t {
 			found = true
 			break
 		}
 	}
+	if !found && s.searchScanBaseTokens.fence && ltyp == "roam" && cmd == "nearby" {
+		// allow roaming for nearby fence searches.
+		found = true
+	}
 	if !found {
 		err = errInvalidArgument(typ)
 		return
 	}
-	switch strings.ToLower(typ) {
+	switch ltyp {
 	case "point":
 		var slat, slon, smeters string
 		if vs, slat, ok = tokenval(vs); !ok || slat == "" {
@@ -206,6 +220,26 @@ func (c *Controller) cmdSearchArgs(cmd string, vs []resp.Value, types []string)
 		} else {
 			s.o = o
 		}
+	case "roam":
+		s.roam.on = true
+		if vs, s.roam.key, ok = tokenval(vs); !ok || s.roam.key == "" {
+			err = errInvalidNumberOfArguments
+			return
+		}
+		if vs, s.roam.id, ok = tokenval(vs); !ok || s.roam.id == "" {
+			err = errInvalidNumberOfArguments
+			return
+		}
+		s.roam.pattern = globIsGlob(s.roam.id)
+		var smeters string
+		if vs, smeters, ok = tokenval(vs); !ok || smeters == "" {
+			err = errInvalidNumberOfArguments
+			return
+		}
+		if s.roam.meters, err = strconv.ParseFloat(smeters, 64); err != nil {
+			err = errInvalidArgument(smeters)
+			return
+		}
 	}
 	if len(vs) != 0 {
 		err = errInvalidNumberOfArguments