Tool: https://tolype.github.io/inat-upcoming-projects/
Goal of the tool: Making it easier to find upcoming projects in a location
Niche it fills in the iNaturalist ecosystem: Current project discoverability / upcoming local “events”
Is there a commercial component, or do you plan into include one in the future? Are donations requested? (yes/no, explain): No
What sort of data (if any) does your app collect from its users?: None
Link to your iNaturalist profile: https://www.inaturalist.org/people/9281239
Description:
It’s often hard to find projects that are both local and current. While the mobile app does have a “nearby projects” tool, it often turns up years-old or limited projects.
So I made a lightweight tool to make it easier to find upcoming local projects!
Limitations:
- It does work best if you search by a broader location like county/district; searching by a smaller location like city or park may not return expected results (due to the APIs I ended up relying on to get it working).
- It may still turn up current but “limited” events (like a project for a local university course). I am not aware of an API param that is consistently-enough set to filter these out automatically, but there didn’t seem to be a super-high volume of these.
You can find additional implementation notes here: README
Discussion questions or areas seeking feedback:
Open to any feedback or feature requests!