This is a traditional project. That map used to show all the obs IN the project. Does not matter whether I turn ‘featured obs’ on or off – it only shows a few obs.
The only active option is to show – all obs across iNat.
What has changed ? Or what can I change ?
https://www.inaturalist.org/projects/fynbos-rambles-on-the-cape-peninsula
I only use the website and Chrome – if that matters. Change happened sometime in the last few weeks, thought it might be a temporary glitch.
The green dots are yesterday.
The red ones are last week.
But where are all the previous hikes hidden ? One reason why I made the project was to have a record of our usual routes – where we go in a given season to see that. Yesterday for Pauridia capensis – found a first one. And hoping for a range extension Moraea mutila !
I just noticed this on my traditional projects, too. The map on the front page used to show all the observations in the project, and now it only shows a few (perhaps the 24 in the grid of Recent Observations?)
I don’t know when this change occurred, but I don’t like it.
I would at least like a toggle on the map – on the front page – to display all obs in this project.
I presume it is easier on the servers to display less. But then I would be happy if the default map was blank, and we were prompted to choose what we want to display, this time.
Is this an intentional change, or a bug, @tiwane ?
If intentional, can you explain the rationale, please?
If a bug, can you please move it to Bug Reports?
Thanks!
Asking again as I just noticed a post from you elsewhere so you must be around!
Created a Bug Report:
https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/traditional-project-map-issue/85132
Platform: Website
App version number, if a mobile app issue:
Browser, if a website issue: Firefox
URLs (aka web addresses) of any relevant observations or pages:
An example:
https://www.inaturalist.org/projects/my-mothlight-finds
Screenshots of what you are seeing:
Description of problem:
Step 1: This project has observations in 5 states of Australia. The map on the front page used to show all the points. But now it only shows the last few - I can’t tell the exact number as they are all in the same place.
Step 2: I’m not the only person with this issue, as Diana Studer raised it first as a forum post, which has received little attention. See here: https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/featured-obs-on-map-overlay-for-traditional-projects/84222
Step 3: I wondered if this was something to do with being on the Mobile-friendly test mode, so I turned that off and it didn’t make a difference.
Not all Traditional Projects seem to have the same problem - compare the map on the home page of this one: https://www.inaturalist.org/projects/australian-inaturalist-discoveries . It looks like it includes every observation in the project on the map.
The second project only has 126 obs. Maybe there is a cutoff number ? Or date ?
I just checked one of my Traditional Projects with 17k+ observations and it has the same “recent observations only” issue
I am also having this problem with all of my traditional projects. I cannot turn on the “all observations” overlay and selecting it does nothing. Instead it only shows the “Featured observations” overlay. I’ve tried in different browsers (chrome, firefox, internet explorer) and all have the same issue.
Example project: https://www.inaturalist.org/projects/nesting-bees
Made an issue.
Platform:iNaturalist.org
App version number, if a mobile app issue:
Browser, if a website issue:Chrome Version 153.0.8010.53 (Official Build) (64-bit)
URLs (aka web addresses) of any relevant observations or pages: https://www.inaturalist.org/projects/pollinia-and-pollinaria
Screenshots of what you are seeing:
Description of problem:
Step 1: Open project Pollinia and Pollinaria, see only North American observations on map (first screenshot) - this is a change, prior to today the map on the main project page showed the world, which is what I want. I do not want this to look restricted as it now does.
Step 2: Click View All and select map view, all observations are shown on world map (second screenshot) - world observations are still in the project, but the main page does not reflect this and looks only north american.
Step 3: I checked the project settings and none seem to explain this new restricted view showing on the cover page. I’d like the cover page to revert to showing the full world map with world observations populated…thank you in advance for your help
A variation on this ?
https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/not-all-observations-in-a-traditional-project-map-are-shown/84222/11
Is yours a traditional project ?
Thank you Diana, yes, it is a Traditional Project, and this does seem to be the same issue. Sorry to have missed the existing report, and thanks for catching that for me.
I think it is good to have more reports of the issue! This will probably be moved and added to that one, but I think it is worth iNat knowing that it isn’t just Diana and me who are affected by it.
Moved the above four messages to this bug report.
Complained that this project has no African obs
https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/new-paper-on-accidental-epiphytes-in-frontiers-of-biogeography/87059/2
But it DOES. The iNat map has hidden most of the obs, unless and until you hunt them down. But wait, there’s more – if you know where to look, and then remember to.
I’ve set up a traditional project for Malva arborea x assurgentiflora. The project page only shows observations in Andean Ecuador. But the project contains 3 observations from New Zealand, 4 from Andean Colombia, and one from Amazonian Ecuador (though in that case the 1000km circle round the observation seems to result in it not showing up on Explore either.)
