Linking of Google locations and iNat places

[jdmore]

I think what @zabdiel may be getting at is the ongoing confusion between Google Locations and iNat Places when both are offered in searches.

Ideally I would love to see Google Locations go away entirely, and be completely covered by iNat Places instead. But imagining that is unlikely to happen, and Google Locations are

@tiwane

there so at least if you search with Location you will get something .

I wonder if it would make sense to have any search on Google Locations first look at iNat Places of the same name, and use them preferentially when found. In other words, design the searches to make Google Locations truly a last resort when no appropriate iNat Place is available?