I have several photos of birds from my mothers recent trip to Las Vegas. She does not have an account but i would still like for the pictures and information to be out there. I have an exact date, time, and location for each photo, i just did not take them.

Welcome to the forum! Technically this is discouraged, but I think some people still do it. https://www.inaturalist.org/pages/help#observations8

thanks for the reply! I agree i dont really want my map to say i visited nevada when i didnt, but i also want the pictures to go somewhere. I might try and get her to create an account.

I would strongly discourage against this unless you were in Nevada. I sometimes will upload a photo my mom took of an insect or spider in my house that I saw but will never upload her photos she sends from Florida when I am not there. If you want to upload those observations I suggest making another…

As others have said, having separate accounts might be a better idea. Though, when it comes down to it, I know in some situations it can be a bit tricky, i.e. family member not having technological knowledge to operate a smartphone, etc or i.e. supervising young children who may not have their own d…

If your mother doesn’t want to go to the hassle to make herself an iNaturalist account, you might consider making one for her (using her e-mail address and with her permission) and teaching her how to upload photos. Or even manage the account for her. She may get into it once she starts. Occasion…

In my opinion, for the case above I think it is ok. The issue may be on the copyright of the pictures. Since there is consent to use the photos, so they both hold the copyright of the picture. It will be ok. There are cases of people taking a convenient picture downloaded from the internet. That m…

She has an account, but does not use it. Ill have to ask her to put them on there- i dont want to mess up my account or post info that is not mine.

As long as you have their permission, that’s the most important thing. I personally only submit photos that were taken when I was there, but that’s just what I like to do, haha.

If she has an account but is not using it, perhaps she will give you the data you need to get into her account and manage it for her – upload photos for her.

[image] chugbug111: There are cases of people taking a convenient picture downloaded from the internet. That may be copyright infringement On iNat that IS Copyright infringement. Not an acceptable obs.

Can I post photos taken by others?

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thomaseverest March 10, 2024, 10:46pm 5

iNat is more about connecting people to nature than making all possible data publicly available. I’ve actually convinced five of my family members to make their own accounts because they keep sending me photos haha.

Is it fine to submit observations by family members?

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Can I post photos taken by others?

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