I have made a number of observations and most have been ID’d. What happens next? Most of my observations have been agreed with, some have been marked as a different species and a few have not been reviewed at all. Do I need to do anything else? Do my observations remain open to be ID’d multiple …

Just a thought about what could happen next. You could review your options on copyright for your photos. Some of us allow (through our copyright selection) for our photos to be used by other individuals or organizations for purposes that one can control. I got curious last week and found at least 7…

[image] pande: I assumed Identifying was for experts If identifying does not suit you yet? - you can try annotating. You can go thru bird obs - male or female, adult or juvenile, egg or construction (for nests), feather and the project, perhaps dead and bones. Or, you know, whatever slice o…

One way to handle this is to use the search filters to set the “uploaded on” date a few days in the past (I generally go with a week).

[image] pande: I now realise he was probably going to fix them later. I hope he wasn’t too miffed at my amateur effort!!! While uploading something without any identification (and intending to add identifications later) is certainly allowed, other people adding identifications to things is on…

[image] pande: for instance 7 people have agreed that I did in fact see Polar Bears - or is there a a way to remove them from requiring attention? If this was part of your question, or even if not, you can turn off notifications for agreeing IDs in your profile settings. I think that should …

If you would like to identify a taxon in particular, for instance birds, without browsing all the unidentified observations: <a href="https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/identify?quality_grade=casual,needs_id&reviewed=false&not_in_project=154272&project_id=155578,155577,155575,155574,155573,155572,155571,155570,155569,155568,155567,155566,155565,155561,155560,155559,155558,155557,155556,155555,155554,155553,155552,155551,155550,155549,155548,155547,155546,155545,155544,155543,155542,155541,155540,155539,155538,155537,155536,155535,155534,155533,155532,155531,155530,155529,155528,155527,155526,155524,155523,155522,155521,155520,155519,155518,155517&identified=false" rel="noopener nofollow ugc">Identify page for observations without ID that are likely birds. <a href="https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/identify?quality_grade=casual,needs_id&reviewed=false&not_in_project=154272&project_id=155578,155577,155575,155574,155573,155572,155571,155570,155569,155568,155567,155566,155565,155561,155560,155559,155558,155557,155556,155555,155554,155553,155552,155551,155550,155549,155548,155547,155546,155545,155544,155543,155542,155541,155540,155539,155538,155537,155536,155535,155534,155533,155532,155531,155530,155529,155528,155527,155526,155524,155523,155522,155521,155520,155519,155518,155517&lrank=class" rel="noopener nofollow ugc">Identify page for observations with coarse ID “bird”. Links are from the “About” section of the correspondi…

[image] yerbasanta: I think that should probably be the default for most people, but maybe some love getting hundreds or thousands of notifications depending on how many observations they have. I don’t “love getting hundreds or thousands of notifications”, but I find it useful to see who agre…

Something that hasn’t been mentioned yet. Once your observations are research grade (so not captive, with two agreeing ID’s and all the necessary meta data like location and time), they will get part of the data set that is published on GBIF.org and will be beneficial for researchers worldwide tryin…

I doubt many researchers use GBIF, seeing it’s not really an accurate site. (You said it yourself, you only need 2 agreeing ID’s and it’s already on there.) Whilst that might be alot for something like fungi, it certainly isn’t alot for something like a dragonfly or a bird. That being said, it’s st…

I wouldn’t underestimate it. :wink: https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/published-papers-that-use-inaturalist-data-wiki-4-2024/47837 I used GBIF data in a project myself and I think people who use the data of specific species (especially when they are not so easily distinguishable) will usually check …

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yerbasanta December 10, 2024, 11:55pm 25

I was really replying to the original poster, do whatever you want with your settings, it doesn’t affect anyone else! :)

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