Having read the 2019 roadmap put out by Tony and seeing Geographic intelligence in the computer vision, I wanted to throw out for discussion this question. It is not stated (and may not be decided) how the geographic intelligence will determine if a species is found somewhere (other iNat sightings,…

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Charlie, I don’t think the risk is in having to use it to identify the rare species, it is in having the rare species shown as an option to choose from. I will use the example of the species I listed as really rare, but not a mega rarity, the Black-throated Grey Warbler. This is a species seen mayb…

I’m not sure my grasp of the question is 100% accurate, but I’ve pondered this or a related topic a fair amount. My thoughts are in relation to how the “computer vision” (AI, auto identifier, not sure what the official name is) takes geographic location into consideration for its suggested ID and ho…

That’s effectively what it does now, right down to the scoring. The geo match handled by the seen nearby indicator. Right now the rank display is solely visual match driven though, the geo match is solely for info, so things with a 0 score on geography still get suggested even as the first option. …

Chris, I’m thinking to be most effective for use in informing Computer Vision rankings, it should be proximity to a combination of your #1 and #4 – where it is regular and expected including invaded areas. The question then becomes, how do we define that range for the vast number of taxa in iNatura…

It may be unlikely that an inexperienced user will find rare animals, but it will happen. I saw an Ocola Skipper in rare my second year of doing butterfly checklists. Rick Cavasin says on his web site that he has never seen one in Ontario. I saw a Black Dash my third year and Max Larrivee emailed m…

I’ve had similar experiences with a couple insects, though I had ID’d them just to genus or order and more knowledgeable users later revealed them to be exciting finds. But with the question here mainly being in regard to refining the computer vision suggestions, I’m not sure the changes proposed he…

Actually, they were identified on e-Butterfly. If I wasn’t using that platform and trying to ID them only on iNaturalist, it would have been difficult for me if they were shown as out of range, especially when I was just starting to use iNaturalist. I made range mistakes a lot at the beginning so wo…

The range shouldn’t include IDs that are not community-based. I just spent quite a bit of time correcting the reports of Scotophaeus blackwalli (aka “Mouse Spider”) reported on the map given for the species. A few frustrated me by remaining on the map despite my having corrected them. A friend exp…

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