diff --git a/asterix-app/data/spatial/spatialData.json b/asterix-app/data/spatial/spatialData.json
index 6f094ee..e2dd151 100644
--- a/asterix-app/data/spatial/spatialData.json
+++ b/asterix-app/data/spatial/spatialData.json
@@ -1,19 +1,19 @@
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-{"id": 2, "point": point("40.2152,-75.0449"), "kwds": "factory hosedan", "line1": line("-4.0,2.0 2.0,2.0"), "line2": line("4.0,7.0 2.0,17.0"), "poly1": polygon("1.0,1.0 1.0,4.0 3.0,4.0 3.0,1.0"), "poly2": polygon("5.0,1.0 5.0,4.0 7.0,4.0 7.0,1.0"), "rec": rectangle("0.0,0.0 4.0,4.0")}
-{"id": 3, "point": point("43.5083,-79.3007"), "kwds": "enterprisecamp torcamp", "line1": line("3.0,0.0 0.0,4.0"), "line2": line("4.0,7.0 2.0,17.0"), "poly1": polygon("1.0,1.0 1.0,4.0 3.0,4.0 3.0,1.0"), "poly2": polygon("1.0,1.0 1.0,4.0 3.0,4.0 3.0,1.0"), "rec": rectangle("0.0,0.0 4.0,4.0")}
-{"id": 4, "point": point("43.5083,-79.3007"), "kwds": "enterprisecamp torcamp", "line1": line("4.0,7.0 2.0,17.0"), "line2": line("4.0,7.0 2.0,17.0"), "poly1": polygon("1.0,1.0 1.0,4.0 3.0,4.0 3.0,1.0 2.0,1.0 1.0,0.0"), "poly2": polygon("2.0,1.0 2.0,2.0 3.0,2.0 3.0,1.0"), "rec": rectangle("0.0,0.0 4.0,4.0")}
-{"id": 5, "point": point("43.5083,-79.3007"), "kwds": "enterprisecamp torcamp", "line1": line("4.0,7.0 2.0,17.0"), "line2": line("4.0,7.0 2.0,17.0"), "poly1": polygon("100.0,100.0 100.0,400.0 300.0,400.0 300.0,100.0"), "poly2": polygon("5.0,1.0 5.0,4.0 7.0,4.0 7.0,1.0"), "rec": rectangle("0.0,0.0 4.0,4.0")}
-{"id": 6, "point": point("43.5083,-79.3007"), "kwds": "enterprisecamp torcamp", "line1": line("0.0,5.0 1.0,7.0"), "line2": line("4.0,7.0 2.0,-17.0"), "poly1": polygon("1.0,1.0 1.0,4.0 3.0,4.0 3.0,1.0"), "poly2": polygon("3.1,1.0 2.9,4.0 7.0,4.0 7.0,1.0"), "rec": rectangle("0.0,0.0 4.0,4.0")}
-{"id": 7, "point": point("43.5083,-79.3007"), "kwds": "enterprisecamp torcamp", "line1": line("0.0,5.0 4.0,7.1"), "line2": line("4.0,7.0 2.0,-17.0"), "poly1": polygon("-5.0,-2.0 -4.0,-1.0 -3.0,-1.0 -2.0,-2.0 -4.0,-4.0 -5.0,-3.0"), "poly2": polygon("3.0,1.0 3.0,4.0 7.0,4.0 7.0,1.0"), "rec": rectangle("3.0,6.0 5.0,7.0")}
-{"id": 8, "point": point("43.5083,-79.3007"), "kwds": "enterprisecamp torcamp", "line1": line("4.0,7.0 2.0,17.0"), "line2": line("4.0,7.0 2.0,17.0"), "poly1": polygon("-5.0,-2.0 -4.0,-1.0 -3.0,-1.0 -2.0,-2.0 -4.0,-4.0 -5.0,-3.0"), "poly2": polygon("-3.0,-3.0 -1.0,-3.0 -3.0,-5.0"), "rec": rectangle("0.0,0.0 4.0,4.0")}
-{"id": 9, "point": point("5.0,1.0"), "kwds": "sign ahead", "line1": line("5.0,1.0 5.0,4.0"), "line2": line("5.0,8.0 5.0,1.0"), "poly1": polygon("1.0,1.0 1.0,4.0 3.0,4.0 3.0,1.0"), "poly2": polygon("5.0,1.0 5.0,4.0 7.0,4.0 7.0,1.0"), "rec": rectangle("0.0,0.0 4.0,4.0")}
-{"id": 10, "point": point("2.0,3.0"), "kwds": "sign ahead", "line1": line("1.0,2.0 3.0,4.0"), "line2": line("5.0,8.0 5.0,1.0"), "poly1": polygon("6.01,1.0 6.0,4.0 12.0,4.0 12.0,1.0"), "poly2": polygon("5.0,1.0 5.0,4.0 7.0,4.0 7.0,1.0"), "rec": rectangle("0.0,0.0 4.0,4.0")}
-{"id": 11, "point": point("4.9,0.0"), "kwds": "sign ahead", "line1": line("1.0,2.0 3.0,4.0"), "line2": line("5.0,8.0 5.0,1.0"), "poly1": polygon("4.9,0.1 4.9,4.0 12.0,4.0 12.0,1.0"), "poly2": polygon("5.0,1.0 5.0,4.0 7.0,4.0 7.0,1.0"), "rec": rectangle("0.0,0.0 4.0,4.0")}
-{"id": 12, "point": point("6.0,3.0"), "kwds": "sign ahead", "line1": line("1.0,2.0 3.0,4.0"), "line2": line("5.0,8.0 5.0,1.0"), "poly1": polygon("4.0,1.0 4.0,4.0 12.0,4.0 12.0,1.0"), "poly2": polygon("5.0,1.0 5.0,4.0 7.0,4.0 7.0,1.0"), "rec": rectangle("0.0,0.0 4.0,4.0")}
-{"id": 13, "point": point("5.0,5.0"), "kwds": "sign ahead", "line1": line("1.0,2.0 3.0,4.0"), "line2": line("5.0,8.0 5.0,1.0"), "poly1": polygon("6.0,1.0 6.0,4.0 12.0,4.0 12.0,1.0"), "poly2": polygon("5.0,1.0 5.0,4.0 7.0,4.0 7.0,1.0"), "rec": rectangle("0.0,0.0 4.0,4.0")}
-{"id": 14, "point": point("5.1,5.1"), "kwds": "sign ahead", "line1": line("1.0,2.0 3.0,4.0"), "line2": line("5.0,8.0 5.0,1.0"), "poly1": polygon("5.0,1.0 5.0,4.0 12.0,4.0 12.0,1.0"), "poly2": polygon("5.0,1.0 5.0,4.0 7.0,4.0 7.0,1.0"), "rec": rectangle("0.0,0.0 4.0,4.0")}
-{"id": 15, "point": point("-2.0,3.0"), "kwds": "sign ahead", "line1": line("1.0,2.0 3.0,4.0"), "line2": line("5.0,8.0 5.0,1.0"), "poly1": polygon("5.1,1.0 5.1,4.0 12.0,4.0 12.0,1.0"), "poly2": polygon("5.0,1.0 5.0,4.0 7.0,4.0 7.0,1.0"), "rec": rectangle("0.0,0.0 4.0,4.0")}
-{"id": 16, "point": point("-2.0,3.0"), "kwds": "sign ahead", "line1": line("1.0,2.0 3.0,4.0"), "line2": line("5.0,8.0 5.0,1.0"), "poly1": polygon("5.0,1.0 5.0,4.0 7.0,4.0 7.0,1.0"), "poly2": polygon("5.0,1.0 5.0,4.0 7.0,4.0 7.0,1.0"), "rec": rectangle("0.0,0.0 4.0,4.0")}
-{"id": 17, "point": point("4.1,7.0"), "kwds": "sign ahead", "line1": line("4.0,7.0 9.0,7.0"), "line2": line("5.0,8.0 5.0,1.0"), "poly1": polygon("0.0,6.0 0.0,0.0 3.0,0.0 4.0,1.0 6.0,1.0 8.0,0.0 12.0,0.0 13.0,2.0 8.0,2.0 8.0,4.0 11.0,4.0 11.0,6.0 6.0,6.0 4.0,3.0 2.0,6.0"), "poly2": polygon("5.0,1.0 5.0,4.0 7.0,4.0 7.0,1.0"), "rec": rectangle("0.0,0.0 4.0,4.0")}
-{"id": 18, "point": point("-2.0,3.0"), "kwds": "sign ahead", "line1": line("1.0,2.0 3.0,4.0"), "line2": line("5.0,8.0 5.0,1.0"), "poly1": polygon("5.0,1.0 7.0,1.0 7.0,4.0 6.0,2.0 5.0,4.0"), "poly2": polygon("6.0,3.0 7.0,5.0 6.0,7.0 5.0,5.0"), "rec": rectangle("0.0,0.0 4.0,4.0")}
-{"id": 19, "point": point("-2.0,3.0"), "kwds": "sign ahead", "line1": line("1.0,2.0 3.0,4.0"), "line2": line("5.0,8.0 5.0,1.0"), "poly1": polygon("5.0,1.0 7.0,1.0 7.0,4.0 6.0,2.0 5.0,4.0"), "poly2": polygon("6.0,1.0 7.0,5.0 6.0,7.0 5.0,5.0"), "rec": rectangle("0.0,0.0 4.0,4.0")}
\ No newline at end of file
+{"id": 1, "point": point("4.1,7.0"), "kwds": "sign ahead", "line1": line("4.0,7.0 9.0,7.0"), "line2": line("5.0,8.0 5.0,1.0"), "poly1": polygon("1.0,1.0 1.0,4.0 3.0,4.0 3.0,1.0"), "poly2": polygon("5.0,1.0 5.0,4.0 7.0,4.0 7.0,1.0"), "rec": rectangle("0.0,0.0 4.2,7.0"), "circle" : circle("1.0,1.0 10.0")}
+{"id": 2, "point": point("40.2152,-75.0449"), "kwds": "factory hosedan", "line1": line("-4.0,2.0 2.0,2.0"), "line2": line("4.0,7.0 2.0,17.0"), "poly1": polygon("1.0,1.0 1.0,4.0 3.0,4.0 3.0,1.0"), "poly2": polygon("5.0,1.0 5.0,4.0 7.0,4.0 7.0,1.0"), "rec": rectangle("0.0,0.0 4.0,4.0"), "circle" : circle("2.0,3.0 2.0")}
+{"id": 3, "point": point("43.5083,-79.3007"), "kwds": "enterprisecamp torcamp", "line1": line("3.0,0.0 0.0,4.0"), "line2": line("4.0,7.0 2.0,17.0"), "poly1": polygon("1.0,1.0 1.0,4.0 3.0,4.0 3.0,1.0"), "poly2": polygon("1.0,1.0 1.0,4.0 3.0,4.0 3.0,1.0"), "rec": rectangle("0.0,0.0 4.0,4.0"), "circle" : circle("5.5,1.0 10.0")}
+{"id": 4, "point": point("43.5083,-79.3007"), "kwds": "enterprisecamp torcamp", "line1": line("4.0,7.0 2.0,17.0"), "line2": line("4.0,7.0 2.0,17.0"), "poly1": polygon("1.0,1.0 1.0,4.0 3.0,4.0 3.0,1.0 2.0,1.0 1.0,0.0"), "poly2": polygon("2.0,1.0 2.0,2.0 3.0,2.0 3.0,1.0"), "rec": rectangle("0.0,0.0 4.0,4.0"), "circle" : circle("77.0,4.0 30.0")}
+{"id": 5, "point": point("43.5083,-79.3007"), "kwds": "enterprisecamp torcamp", "line1": line("4.0,7.0 2.0,17.0"), "line2": line("4.0,7.0 2.0,17.0"), "poly1": polygon("100.0,100.0 100.0,400.0 300.0,400.0 300.0,100.0"), "poly2": polygon("5.0,1.0 5.0,4.0 7.0,4.0 7.0,1.0"), "rec": rectangle("0.0,0.0 4.0,4.0"), "circle" : circle("88.0,1.0 10.0")}
+{"id": 6, "point": point("43.5083,-79.3007"), "kwds": "enterprisecamp torcamp", "line1": line("0.0,5.0 1.0,7.0"), "line2": line("4.0,7.0 2.0,-17.0"), "poly1": polygon("1.0,1.0 1.0,4.0 3.0,4.0 3.0,1.0"), "poly2": polygon("3.1,1.0 2.9,4.0 7.0,4.0 7.0,1.0"), "rec": rectangle("0.0,0.0 4.0,4.0"), "circle" : circle("1.0,1.0 10.0")}
+{"id": 7, "point": point("43.5083,-79.3007"), "kwds": "enterprisecamp torcamp", "line1": line("0.0,5.0 4.0,7.1"), "line2": line("4.0,7.0 2.0,-17.0"), "poly1": polygon("-5.0,-2.0 -4.0,-1.0 -3.0,-1.0 -2.0,-2.0 -4.0,-4.0 -5.0,-3.0"), "poly2": polygon("3.0,1.0 3.0,4.0 7.0,4.0 7.0,1.0"), "rec": rectangle("3.0,6.0 5.0,7.0"), "circle" : circle("13.0,75.0 1.0")}
+{"id": 8, "point": point("43.5083,-79.3007"), "kwds": "enterprisecamp torcamp", "line1": line("4.0,7.0 2.0,17.0"), "line2": line("4.0,7.0 2.0,17.0"), "poly1": polygon("-5.0,-2.0 -4.0,-1.0 -3.0,-1.0 -2.0,-2.0 -4.0,-4.0 -5.0,-3.0"), "poly2": polygon("-3.0,-3.0 -1.0,-3.0 -3.0,-5.0"), "rec": rectangle("0.0,0.0 4.0,4.0"), "circle" : circle("76.0,87.0 50.0")}
+{"id": 9, "point": point("5.0,1.0"), "kwds": "sign ahead", "line1": line("5.0,1.0 5.0,4.0"), "line2": line("5.0,8.0 5.0,1.0"), "poly1": polygon("1.0,1.0 1.0,4.0 3.0,4.0 3.0,1.0"), "poly2": polygon("5.0,1.0 5.0,4.0 7.0,4.0 7.0,1.0"), "rec": rectangle("0.0,0.0 4.0,4.0"), "circle" : circle("11.0,14.0 15.0")}
+{"id": 10, "point": point("2.0,3.0"), "kwds": "sign ahead", "line1": line("1.0,2.0 3.0,4.0"), "line2": line("5.0,8.0 5.0,1.0"), "poly1": polygon("6.01,1.0 6.0,4.0 12.0,4.0 12.0,1.0"), "poly2": polygon("5.0,1.0 5.0,4.0 7.0,4.0 7.0,1.0"), "rec": rectangle("0.0,0.0 4.0,4.0"), "circle" : circle("1.0,76.0 17.0")}
+{"id": 11, "point": point("4.9,0.0"), "kwds": "sign ahead", "line1": line("1.0,2.0 3.0,4.0"), "line2": line("5.0,8.0 5.0,1.0"), "poly1": polygon("4.9,0.1 4.9,4.0 12.0,4.0 12.0,1.0"), "poly2": polygon("5.0,1.0 5.0,4.0 7.0,4.0 7.0,1.0"), "rec": rectangle("0.0,0.0 4.0,4.0"), "circle" : circle("22.0,35.0 144.0")}
+{"id": 12, "point": point("6.0,3.0"), "kwds": "sign ahead", "line1": line("1.0,2.0 3.0,4.0"), "line2": line("5.0,8.0 5.0,1.0"), "poly1": polygon("4.0,1.0 4.0,4.0 12.0,4.0 12.0,1.0"), "poly2": polygon("5.0,1.0 5.0,4.0 7.0,4.0 7.0,1.0"), "rec": rectangle("0.0,0.0 4.0,4.0"), "circle" : circle("1.0,23.0 12.0")}
+{"id": 13, "point": point("5.0,5.0"), "kwds": "sign ahead", "line1": line("1.0,2.0 3.0,4.0"), "line2": line("5.0,8.0 5.0,1.0"), "poly1": polygon("6.0,1.0 6.0,4.0 12.0,4.0 12.0,1.0"), "poly2": polygon("5.0,1.0 5.0,4.0 7.0,4.0 7.0,1.0"), "rec": rectangle("0.0,0.0 4.0,4.0"), "circle" : circle("30.0,11.0 11.0")}
+{"id": 14, "point": point("5.1,5.1"), "kwds": "sign ahead", "line1": line("1.0,2.0 3.0,4.0"), "line2": line("5.0,8.0 5.0,1.0"), "poly1": polygon("5.0,1.0 5.0,4.0 12.0,4.0 12.0,1.0"), "poly2": polygon("5.0,1.0 5.0,4.0 7.0,4.0 7.0,1.0"), "rec": rectangle("0.0,0.0 4.0,4.0"), "circle" : circle("1.0,66.0 17.0")}
+{"id": 15, "point": point("-2.0,3.0"), "kwds": "sign ahead", "line1": line("1.0,2.0 3.0,4.0"), "line2": line("5.0,8.0 5.0,1.0"), "poly1": polygon("5.1,1.0 5.1,4.0 12.0,4.0 12.0,1.0"), "poly2": polygon("5.0,1.0 5.0,4.0 7.0,4.0 7.0,1.0"), "rec": rectangle("0.0,0.0 4.0,4.0"), "circle" : circle("12.0,87.0 10.0")}
+{"id": 16, "point": point("-2.0,3.0"), "kwds": "sign ahead", "line1": line("1.0,2.0 3.0,4.0"), "line2": line("5.0,8.0 5.0,1.0"), "poly1": polygon("5.0,1.0 5.0,4.0 7.0,4.0 7.0,1.0"), "poly2": polygon("5.0,1.0 5.0,4.0 7.0,4.0 7.0,1.0"), "rec": rectangle("0.0,0.0 4.0,4.0"), "circle" : circle("1.0,35.0 10.0")}
+{"id": 17, "point": point("4.1,7.0"), "kwds": "sign ahead", "line1": line("4.0,7.0 9.0,7.0"), "line2": line("5.0,8.0 5.0,1.0"), "poly1": polygon("0.0,6.0 0.0,0.0 3.0,0.0 4.0,1.0 6.0,1.0 8.0,0.0 12.0,0.0 13.0,2.0 8.0,2.0 8.0,4.0 11.0,4.0 11.0,6.0 6.0,6.0 4.0,3.0 2.0,6.0"), "poly2": polygon("5.0,1.0 5.0,4.0 7.0,4.0 7.0,1.0"), "rec": rectangle("0.0,0.0 4.0,4.0"), "circle" : circle("1.0,51.0 10.0")}
+{"id": 18, "point": point("-2.0,3.0"), "kwds": "sign ahead", "line1": line("1.0,2.0 3.0,4.0"), "line2": line("5.0,8.0 5.0,1.0"), "poly1": polygon("5.0,1.0 7.0,1.0 7.0,4.0 6.0,2.0 5.0,4.0"), "poly2": polygon("6.0,3.0 7.0,5.0 6.0,7.0 5.0,5.0"), "rec": rectangle("0.0,0.0 4.0,4.0"), "circle" : circle("43.0,45.0 12.0")}
+{"id": 19, "point": point("-2.0,3.0"), "kwds": "sign ahead", "line1": line("1.0,2.0 3.0,4.0"), "line2": line("5.0,8.0 5.0,1.0"), "poly1": polygon("5.0,1.0 7.0,1.0 7.0,4.0 6.0,2.0 5.0,4.0"), "poly2": polygon("6.0,1.0 7.0,5.0 6.0,7.0 5.0,5.0"), "rec": rectangle("0.0,0.0 4.0,4.0"), "circle" : circle("65.0,2.0 13.0")}
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diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/dml/scan-delete-rtree-secondary-index.aql b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/dml/scan-delete-rtree-secondary-index.aql
index 6201ca2..4e2ca6c 100644
--- a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/dml/scan-delete-rtree-secondary-index.aql
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/dml/scan-delete-rtree-secondary-index.aql
@@ -10,7 +10,8 @@
   line2: line,
   poly1: polygon,
   poly2: polygon,
-  rec: rectangle
+  rec: rectangle,
+  circle: circle
 }
 
 create dataset MyData(MyRecord)
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/dml/scan-insert-rtree-secondary-index.aql b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/dml/scan-insert-rtree-secondary-index.aql
index 236b4a9..f1bc29d 100644
--- a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/dml/scan-insert-rtree-secondary-index.aql
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/dml/scan-insert-rtree-secondary-index.aql
@@ -10,7 +10,8 @@
   line2: line,
   poly1: polygon,
   poly2: polygon,
-  rec: rectangle
+  rec: rectangle,
+  circle: circle
 }
 
 create type MyMiniRecord as closed {
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/index-join/rtree-spatial-intersect-point.aql b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/index-join/rtree-spatial-intersect-point.aql
index efee6cf..ab79189 100644
--- a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/index-join/rtree-spatial-intersect-point.aql
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/index-join/rtree-spatial-intersect-point.aql
@@ -17,7 +17,8 @@
   line2: line,
   poly1: polygon,
   poly2: polygon,
-  rec: rectangle
+  rec: rectangle,
+  circle: circle
 }
 
 create dataset MyData1(MyRecord) partitioned by key id;
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/index-selection/rtree-secondary-index.aql b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/index-selection/rtree-secondary-index.aql
index 7ff775c..c1e1890 100644
--- a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/index-selection/rtree-secondary-index.aql
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/index-selection/rtree-secondary-index.aql
@@ -10,7 +10,8 @@
   line2: line,
   poly1: polygon,
   poly2: polygon,
-  rec: rectangle
+  rec: rectangle,
+  circle: circle
 }
 
 create dataset MyData(MyRecord)
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/spatial/create-rtree-index.aql b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/spatial/create-rtree-index.aql
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e755aa9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/spatial/create-rtree-index.aql
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+/*
+ * Description    : Create r-tree indexes for all spatial data types.
+ * Success        : Yes
+ */
+
+
+drop dataverse test if exists;
+create dataverse test;
+use dataverse test;
+
+create type SpatialType as open {
+  id: int32,
+  point: point,
+  line1: line,
+  poly1: polygon,
+  rec: rectangle,
+  circle: circle
+}
+
+create dataset MyData(SpatialType) partitioned by key id;
+create index rtree_index1 on MyData(point) type rtree;
+create index rtree_index2 on MyData(line1) type rtree;
+create index rtree_index3 on MyData(poly1) type rtree;
+create index rtree_index5 on MyData(rec) type rtree;
+create index rtree_index4 on MyData(circle) type rtree;
+
+write output to nc1:"rttest/spatial_create-rtree-index.adm";
+
+load dataset MyData 
+using "edu.uci.ics.asterix.external.dataset.adapter.NCFileSystemAdapter"
+(("path"="nc1://data/spatial/spatialData.json"),("format"="adm"));
+
+for $a in dataset('MyData')
+return $a.id
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diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/results/spatial/create-rtree-index.adm b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/results/spatial/create-rtree-index.adm
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1778736
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/results/spatial/create-rtree-index.adm
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+1
+2
+3
+4
+5
+6
+7
+8
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diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/testsuite.xml b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/testsuite.xml
index 6bed5b3..b665a76 100644
--- a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/testsuite.xml
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/testsuite.xml
@@ -2714,6 +2714,11 @@
       </compilation-unit>
     </test-case>
     <test-case FilePath="spatial">
+      <compilation-unit name="create-rtree-index">
+        <output-file compare="Text">create-rtree-index.adm</output-file>
+      </compilation-unit>
+    </test-case>
+    <test-case FilePath="spatial">
       <compilation-unit name="distance-between-points">
         <output-file compare="Text">distance-between-points.adm</output-file>
       </compilation-unit>
diff --git a/asterix-om/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/om/util/NonTaggedFormatUtil.java b/asterix-om/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/om/util/NonTaggedFormatUtil.java
index 712843a..8832164 100644
--- a/asterix-om/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/om/util/NonTaggedFormatUtil.java
+++ b/asterix-om/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/om/util/NonTaggedFormatUtil.java
@@ -137,6 +137,7 @@
             case LINE:
             case POLYGON:
             case CIRCLE:
+            case RECTANGLE:
                 return 2;
             case POINT3D:
                 return 3;
@@ -151,6 +152,7 @@
             case LINE:
             case POLYGON:
             case CIRCLE:
+            case RECTANGLE:
                 return BuiltinType.ADOUBLE;
             default:
                 throw new NotImplementedException(typeTag + " is not a supported spatial data type.");