Hello fellow iNatters,
As an enthusiastic user/observer/identifier on inaturalist.org, the more time I spend exploring this vast community resource, the more rewarding it becomes.
I recently built this lite, mobile-aimed (but desktop-capable) map-based explorer that quickly shows location/radius-based highlights via the amazing Inat API, using Angular and OpenLayers:
https://natmap.justinthedeeps.com/
This is an alternative UI/UX from the current official app(s), which I find more enjoyable for quickly discovering new cool things on iNaturalist.
I have already noticed dozens of amazing new things via this interface, resulting in scores of ‘faves’ to a bunch of things I haven’t noticed before.
As a scientist, ‘citizen naturalist’ and part-time software/web developer myself, the iNat experience and implementation has been incredibly interesting and enjoyable. This is one small way I can ‘give back’ (and see more cool stuff 
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Note there will be lots of bugs in this webapp, and it currently initializes over Hawaii because I designed it in part to emphasize marine species and locations popular to divers. It collects no data from users
The API has limits so you need to be patient about loading times and 429 errors (Too many requests)
Feedback is welcome
