I have been identifying lichen species lately, and a huge factor for identifying some species of lichen (for example, Letharia spp.) is the elevation level at which the lichen was found. I am wondering if there is an existing way to view the elevation level for an observation on the map. I have foun…

On any given observation, click ‘Details’ at the bottom right corner of the map, and then on the pop-up, click ‘Macrostrat’, and it will give you elevation [image]

You can see elevation by changing the map using the dropdown menu in the upper left corner of it from Satellite to “Map” and then selecting Terrain. This causes it to show a topographic map.

Others have already explained how this can be done. Some time ago, there was a new feature request asking for elevation information to be obtained automatically from the coordinates on uploading, but it was turned down. I ID mostly plants and there too elevation is critical, so having it displayed w…

Is there a way to enter the elevation? On my latest observation of a millipede , Macrostrat says the elevation is 650 m. The actual elevation is 647.672 plus or minus less than a decimeter (it was on the concrete entrance of the church, which is pretty close to horizontal).

You could use an observation field.

[image] phma: Is there a way to enter the elevation? When critical, I sometimes add the elevation manually in the notes field. It seems more immediately visible there than in an observation field.

Is there an existing way to see the elevation level for where the observation was observed?

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eric-schmitty February 28, 2026, 12:36am 2

You should be able to look up the gps locals on Google Earth.

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Is there an existing way to see the elevation level for where the observation was observed?

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