It is possible to query observations by a specific date or with a date range, either open-ended or close-ended. But how can we select observations with no observation date? I have some observations like that, so entered because they were from scans of slides, some of which were taken when I was some…

[image] Large number of app users with Date Observed missing There’s currently no way to search for observations that are missing a date. However [image] Large number of app users with Date Observed missing Since verifiable observations have a date, a location, media, and aren’t captive, w…

Thanks. That mostly worked. However, it somehow also selected this one. https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/40009395

Yeah, it won’t work for Homo sapiens observations, sound observations, and observations with down votes in the DQA.

OK. Better than nothing, though. Thanks for the kludge idea. What is DQA?

The data quality assessment – it’s a section at the bottom of the website page for the observation.

Selecting observations with no date

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jwidness November 23, 2020, 12:11am 2

However

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Searching obs with no date General	7	918	August 20, 2019
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Selecting observations with no date

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