not all observations on map

[Russell P]

I'm hoping someone knows why only two of these three research grade observations are showing up as dots on the map:

https://www.inaturalist.org/observations?place_id=any&taxon_id=857042

Am I doing something wrong?

[Scott Loarie]

The maps currently only show points with accuracy circles ~30km in
radius. The obs thats not showing up as a point has an accuracy circle
radius ~53km https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/19677938
we call this property of displaying as a point as 'mappable' and
currently the mappable criteria are:
1) having coordinates
2) coordinates not flagged as inaccurate
3) accuracy circle ~< 30km (threshold in degrees which vary over the
globe so the exact km vary slightly)
4) not flagged as evidence of organism = no
5) not flagged as inappropriate
6) if the user opts out of the community ID, their ID isn't maverick
to (ie not a descendant or ancestor of the community ID)

the idea behind the mappable property is to avoid displaying points
that have location issues on the maps

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[Charlie Hohn]

I didn't realize this was back/still on! I was so disappointed when it was turned off. But yeah, maybe that user can re-map with better precision

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Charlie Hohn
Montpelier, Vermont

[robert archer]

The issue is that the observation is research grade. Unless I click on the detail the user have no idea the accuracy is insufficient. Perhaps the locality can be flagged automatically. Or display a warning that the point will not be displayed.

[Mark Tutty]

A better option would be a toggle to include/exclude such observations on the map, defaulting to exclusion. Otherwise you will get a lot of observations that have fudged locations just to get them included in maps.

 

cheers
Mark Tutty
kiwif...@gmail.com

[Richard Jacob]

Note that I have manually edited the accuracy of the observation by "Lostculture" so it should now be on the map and I have filed a bug report related to the issue in a separate message.