Project - Map View - Obscured Locations question

[vladimirr99]

I created a new project, https://www.inaturalist.org/projects/atala-potential-range

If I go to the map, almost all of the observations are obscured. Unfortunately, that means everything shows up as square red blobs.

If I zoom way in, I can distinguish between the two projects (green location markers for Coontie, red location markers for Atala), but is there a way in the more general view to switch it to show the location markers?

I know obscured locations can’t show the exact location. The website picks a random location within X distance, and that’s fine… but is there a way to make everything not just look like big red blobs? (Regardless of if the observation is “green” or “red”) Can I make the obscured squares the appropriate color at least?

Thanks in advance,

[cthawley]

I don’t think that there’s a way to do this in iNat - I would suggest downloading the data and mapping them yourself in your geospatial software of choice.

[pisum]

it sounds like you’re really just trying to overlay one taxon on top of another, using a distinct set of markers for each, right?

there’s an “experimental compare tool” that will allow you to do something like that. for example:

you can also use the taxon map, specifying multiple taxa, although i don’t think you can filter for place or project at the same time. for example:

you can also make your own custom maps. to me, this describes the fastest way to do something like that: https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/in-pursuit-of-mappiness-part-1/21864.

[vladimirr99]

@pisum

there’s an “experimental compare tool” that will allow you to do something like that.

This is absolutely amazing, and exactly what I was looking for. Thank you!