Incorrect results are returned in the web Explore page when you use a custom box where one of the sides runs along the prime meridian. When the western side of the box runs along the prime meridian, it seems like the Explore page issues an incorrect API request. When the eastern side of the box runs…

Thanks for reporting this! The Explore page has been using APIv2 for the last several months. There was a bug in APIv2 causing it to incorrectly handling bounds with zero values, causing more results to be included than should be for these requests. The map tiles were not affected, leading to some o…

Web Explore page returns incorrect results for boxes where one side runs along prime meridian

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pisum February 3, 2026, 2:40am 3

thanks. it seems to be returning the expected results now.

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Web Explore page returns incorrect results for boxes where one side runs along prime meridian

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