I think that we need to talk about this. I am a really active identifier (of true hoppers except cicadas) and I really would like to know (and share some tricks I use for sorting observations. To start I generally prefer to use the Explore page one the Identify page when making is because of the l…

[image] lappelbaum: remove “/identify” I have to do that to explore an iNat defined place. For whatever reason the search box in Identify pulls them up but the search box in Explore doesn’t

Thank you – this is amazing. My abilities are so limited since the great majority of what I know is experiential, but playing with this makes me think I really could do more. I feel hopeful, thank you!

[image] arboretum_amy: For whatever reason the search box in Identify pulls them up but the search box in Explore doesn’t You should be able to get these in Explore by using the search box under “filters” and “more filters” instead of the one at the top of the page.

I am not sure if this is exactly what is being discussed, but the search URL wikis are: https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/how-to-use-inaturalists-search-urls-wiki-part-1-of-2/63 https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/how-to-use-inaturalists-search-urls-wiki-part-2-of-2/18792

that’s really nice to hear :smiling_face: and the community here is ready to help if you ever get stuck of course

[image] aaravmishra: To start I generally prefer to use the Explore page one the Identify page when making is because of the larger thumbnails. The Identify page has an option next to the Mark as Reviewed tab to select larger boxes (images).

While not fully complete I wrote this Journal entry for this exact sort of thing https://inaturalist.ala.org.au/journal/noah_vale/113110-a-collection-of-tools-and-resources

[image] aaravmishra: I think that we need to talk about this. A quick search of the forum and elsewhere will find that this is already well discussed. Glad everyone else has helped out despite the repetition.

2: I’ve learnt today that if you want to avoid a taxon (for me it’s cicadas which I do not know well) then find a species of the group (or even a species) and then press exclude for species or prey the “x” on any of the higher taxa. They will automatically be excluded from the results! What do yo…

I’ve collected a bunch and put them on my profile so I can find them easily again. Here’s a copy. Replace usernames and such as needed. Some iNat resources: iNat’s extended search urls <a href="https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/compare?s=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%3D" rel="noopener nofollow ugc">Multiple specific taxa on a single map Check to see if you’re a maverick Heatmap of observations H…

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I use the explorer mentioned here to do all the filtering. https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/website-to-explore-inaturalist-data-feedback-wanted/70438/72

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