# Implement more filtering tools for Casual grade observations

**URL:** <https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/implement-more-filtering-tools-for-casual-grade-observations/8838>\
**Category:** Feature Requests\
**Created:** [December 23, 2019, 9:01pm UTC](https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/implement-more-filtering-tools-for-casual-grade-observations/8838 "2019-12-23T21:01:46Z")\
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**Author:** ![bouteloua](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.inaturalist.org/bouteloua/32/1180_2.png) [@bouteloua](https://forum.inaturalist.org/u/bouteloua)\
**Post date:** [January 23, 2020, 3:47pm UTC](https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/implement-more-filtering-tools-for-casual-grade-observations/8838/5 "2020-01-23T15:47:19Z")

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> [@lotteryd](#):
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> Most of “Unknown location” subset can be removed?

Just crossposting some answers to these for easier findability in the future:

> [@Find/Exclude observations without a location?](https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/find-exclude-observations-without-a-location/3571/7):
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> i _think_ you are supposed to be able to mappable=false to achieve what you’re trying to do, but it seems to behave inconsistently for me. there’s also geo=false, which seems to also pick up observations with private locations, but it seems to behave more consistently – so that may be the best filter unless someone can find something better.
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> maybe the addition of geoprivacy=open might help exclude observations with private locations.
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> UPDATE: sorry, i think i read your original request backward… so geo=true should probably do what you’re looking for (to find observations that do have a location).

> [@Missing localities](https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/missing-localities/9675/3):
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> You can use the parameter `geo=false` . However, by default this includes observations with `geoprivacy=private` and/or `taxon_geoprivacy=private` . So you also need to append `verifiable=false` and I think that will get you all the observations truly missing locations.

Casual Unknowns, excluding some broken elements, that are not captive  
[https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/identify?&quality\_grade=casual&geo=true&iconic\_taxa=unknown&captive=false&photos=true&d1=1900-01-01&without\_taxon\_id=67333%2C131236%2C151817](https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/identify?&quality_grade=casual&geo=true&iconic_taxa=unknown&captive=false&photos=true&d1=1900-01-01&without_taxon_id=67333%2C131236%2C151817)

That are captive:  
[https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/identify?&quality\_grade=casual&geo=true&iconic\_taxa=unknown&captive=true&photos=true&d1=1900-01-01&without\_taxon\_id=67333%2C131236%2C151817](https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/identify?&quality_grade=casual&geo=true&iconic_taxa=unknown&captive=true&photos=true&d1=1900-01-01&without_taxon_id=67333%2C131236%2C151817)

(looks like it’s just a couple hundred difference from the bounding box links above)

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