Sharing obscured locations with MBP

** Option #2 is the better option and a one-time request. This is the short version. A longer version with more info on why and our assurances on careful use is here: https://www.inaturalist.org/projects/maryland-biodiversity-project/journal/37899-sharing-obscured-locations-with-mbp.

Please complete via a web browser on a computer vs. on a mobile device..

Option #1

1) Go to the "MBP Sensitive" project at https://www.inaturalist.org/projects/mbp-sensitive.
2) Select "Your Membership".
3) Under Settings, there's the item "Do you want to make your private/obscured observation coordinates visible to the project curators?" Click "Yes, no matter who adds the observation to the project."
4) Then add any obscured observations to this project

Option #2 (best!) (complete via web browser)
(** This is a one-time action with no need to add observations to a project **)

1) Go to https://www.inaturalist.org/people/billhubick and click "follow billhubick". (The ingester runs as Bill.)
2) Go to Account Settings via the menu in the top-right of any page.
3) On the Settings page, click "Relationships". Search for "billhubick" and click enter. Then by my name select the box for "Trust with hidden coordinates".

These options ensure MBP archives the coordinates and maps the record to the right county and quad (for use in science and conservation).

הועלה ב-אוקטובר 16, 2020 12:40 אחה"צ על ידי billhubick billhubick

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Thanks I did not know this was blocked. I'll follow these directions.

פורסם על-ידי ptbrnchbob לפני יותר מ 3 שנים

Thank you!

פורסם על-ידי billhubick לפני יותר מ 3 שנים

Thanks, Bill. I was wondering why my observations weren't getting into MBP!

פורסם על-ידי emlostanley לפני יותר מ 3 שנים

done!

פורסם על-ידי nana10 לפני בערך 3 שנים

I didn’t realize the location on my posts were obscured! They can be added now!

פורסם על-ידי kmore לפני בערך 3 שנים

Thanks, @nana10 and @kmore!

פורסם על-ידי billhubick לפני בערך 3 שנים

I'm glad you brought this to my attention. My spouse was under the impression that everyone could view the "extremely specific" coordinates I was including with my observations and asked me to make the location a bit more vague when it's close to home.

פורסם על-ידי jmcardle לפני בערך 3 שנים

Done. Thanks for the insight. You reminded me to visit this site more often and post some of my archived photo's. Be safe, Tom

פורסם על-ידי mutfunder55 לפני בערך 3 שנים

Thank you!

פורסם על-ידי billhubick לפני בערך 3 שנים

Please check to see if I did this correctly - you responded to my Easter Box Turtle siting. Thanks!

פורסם על-ידי epfister לפני בערך 3 שנים

Will let you know if anything else is needed, @epfister. Thank you!

פורסם על-ידי billhubick לפני בערך 3 שנים

Done!

פורסם על-ידי uniflora לפני בערך 3 שנים

All done! Thanks for reaching out, glad to help.

פורסם על-ידי littleblkdog לפני בערך 3 שנים

I don’t seem to add that box turtle to the list . My skills lacking .
it is here 39.662 Lat. -77.963 Long

פורסם על-ידי hessmuse לפני בערך 3 שנים

I'm guessing certain species have the coordinates hidden by default. Sounds like a good idea.

פורסם על-ידי mark935 לפני בערך 3 שנים

Yes, that's right. And this system is working pretty well, I think.

פורסם על-ידי billhubick לפני בערך 3 שנים

thanks!

פורסם על-ידי laura_sebastianelli לפני כמעט 3 שנים

Glad to be of help for the project!

פורסם על-ידי brendaconnolly לפני כמעט 3 שנים

Thanks, @brendaconnolly! We appreciate it!

פורסם על-ידי billhubick לפני כמעט 3 שנים

You asked for the gpi coordinates for my observation of an Eastern Box Turtle on May 3. Here's the info. I was on a trail at Lake Needwood in Rockville MD. The coordinates are: 39.1229655, -77.1329874.

פורסם על-ידי slider4 לפני כמעט 3 שנים

Done, thanks for the info - happy to participate!

פורסם על-ידי htvtphoenix לפני כמעט 3 שנים

Thank you!

פורסם על-ידי billhubick לפני כמעט 3 שנים

Thanks! Did option #2

פורסם על-ידי moblin לפני כמעט 3 שנים

Great! Much appreciated.

פורסם על-ידי billhubick לפני כמעט 3 שנים

Location shared option #2; good luck with the project!

פורסם על-ידי hollyjaro לפני כמעט 3 שנים

Thank you, @hollyjaro. Beautiful photos.

פורסם על-ידי billhubick לפני כמעט 3 שנים

Done, thanks. I didn't realize what the default was but I do remember the person with a house full of turtles :-(
Monterey is a nice spot. When I once visited, I didn't know I was so close to overwintering Monarchs. Enjoy!

פורסם על-ידי teamsol לפני כמעט 3 שנים

Bill, Happy to, but I’m not finding the “relationships” tab. Dianne

Update: never mind that. Found it (not available on phone app)

פורסם על-ידי drennack לפני כמעט 3 שנים

Thank you!

פורסם על-ידי billhubick לפני כמעט 3 שנים

Hi Everyone - I sent out a few incorrect requests over the last couple days. That is, I may have requested that some of you provide access who already have. If so, my apologies and please disregard! There was a little blip with an expired authentication token causing some to come in without private coordinates, but it's resolved and working well. :) - Bill

פורסם על-ידי billhubick לפני כמעט 3 שנים

I think I fixed mine per your request but not sure it worked. Akorman60

פורסם על-ידי akorman60 לפני כמעט 3 שנים

Thank you!

פורסם על-ידי billhubick לפני כמעט 3 שנים

I am almost always pleased to provide detailed location information - I appreciate the extra interest in the sighting!

פורסם על-ידי ecobc לפני כמעט 3 שנים

Took me a while but I am On Board! Thanks!

פורסם על-ידי chrisbartolo לפני כמעט 3 שנים

I think I followed the directions correctly and you should now have access to the GPS coordinates for the box turtle and anything else that I might find. If not, let me know and I’ll try again!!

פורסם על-ידי jah956 לפני יותר מ 2 שנים

Much appreciated!

פורסם על-ידי billhubick לפני יותר מ 2 שנים

I am glad to be of help.

פורסם על-ידי scott_anderson לפני יותר מ 2 שנים

Thank you, Scott!

פורסם על-ידי billhubick לפני יותר מ 2 שנים

Followed the second option. Thanks!

פורסם על-ידי crunglo לפני יותר מ 2 שנים

Thanks, @crunglo! We appreciate it.

פורסם על-ידי billhubick לפני יותר מ 2 שנים

I followed the second option.

פורסם על-ידי madronawayman לפני יותר מ 2 שנים

Done and done, Bill! Thanks for bringing this to my attention—and thanks for your efforts. Best, Doug

פורסם על-ידי dpbruns לפני כמעט 2 שנים

Thank you, Doug!

פורסם על-ידי billhubick לפני כמעט 2 שנים

All done, thanks for bringing this to my attention and for all the many identifications!

פורסם על-ידי sehrom לפני כמעט 2 שנים

Thank you, @sehrom!

פורסם על-ידי billhubick לפני כמעט 2 שנים

Done! Not sure why they were obscured, i have no idea how I would do that. I think it's fixed now - please let me know if there's still a problem and thanks so much for your work-- Lisa

פורסם על-ידי lisa_shannon לפני יותר משנה

Thank you! Box Turtle is one of the species automatically obscured in Maryland for sensitivity reasons (turtle poaching is a concern). Each state has a list of species automatically obscured in iNaturalist (e.g., certain orchids, certain turtles). This one-time option works for automatically and manually obscured observations. Thanks again!

פורסם על-ידי billhubick לפני יותר משנה

Bill, I had no idea that people were poaching turtles, that's pretty awful. Are they removed from the wild for the pet trade? Is there a place we can see the list of obscured species for Maryland or beyond? Thanks for curating!

פורסם על-ידי fireweaver לפני יותר משנה

You're welcome! Yes, the pet trade is the main issue with reptiles. iNat obscures based on MD DNR S-ranked species, which you can find on the Maryland rare-threatened-endangered lists. There's also a shorter list we consider truly "vulnerable" that includes certain orchids, bog turtle, ginseng, etc. Box Turtles are fortunately still common. The rarest reptiles face the greatest pressure. Another weird impact in the turtle space is finding released turtles beyond just pet releases (which is striking in its impact). Some Chinese Softshell Turtles found on the Potomac and elsewhere may be related to the food industry, where some cultures strongly embrace turtle soup.

פורסם על-ידי billhubick לפני יותר משנה

done!

פורסם על-ידי gaiaxus לפני יותר משנה

Thanks, @gaiaxus!

פורסם על-ידי billhubick לפני יותר משנה

For my raven observation, I followed option 2, indicated as best option here. Save Settings button did not work, but I also tried the action straight from your comment on my post. Let me know if this did not work and I'll try again.

פורסם על-ידי cgkoonce לפני בערך 1 שנים

@cgkoonce - Looks good. Thank you!

פורסם על-ידי billhubick לפני בערך 1 שנים

Done! Thank you for the information in the article and the comments. I didn't know about turtle and other fauna/flora poaching - that's horrible and very unsettling.

פורסם על-ידי samperegrine לפני 12 חודשים

Thank you Bill! I followed option 2 for the Hermann's Tortoise. If I see the tortoise again, I'll report to see if it's a lost pet

פורסם על-ידי ikumi לפני 10 חודשים

Done. Thank you.

פורסם על-ידי mimsabdu לפני 8 חודשים

Done! Thanks for reaching out!

פורסם על-ידי abays לפני 7 חודשים

Much appreciated!

פורסם על-ידי billhubick לפני 7 חודשים

I've done it with one of my latest hermit thrush sightings. Did this work for this observationhttps://www.inaturalist.org/observations/92772624 of an eastern box turtle?

פורסם על-ידי kaiju_dino10 לפני בערך 2 חודשים

Thanks. Yes, it did! Many thanks, @kaiju_dino10!

פורסם על-ידי billhubick לפני בערך 2 חודשים

Bill,
Did I ever manage to allow you hidden coordinates? I think, despite your directions, I failed. I was certainly willing . I looked again at your directions to do this… but couldn’t seem to sort it out.
Thanks!
Hess

פורסם על-ידי hessmuse לפני בערך 2 חודשים

@hessmuse - Hello! Seems like the steps weren't completed. I think the key is doing it on a computer vs. mobile device. Then these are the steps:

1) Go to https://www.inaturalist.org/people/billhubick and click "follow billhubick". (The ingester runs as me.)
2) Go to Account Settings via the menu in the top-right of any page.
3) On the Settings page, click "Relationships". Search for "billhubick" and click enter. Then by my name select the box for "Trust with hidden coordinates".

Thanks! And sorry for the trouble!

Bill

פורסם על-ידי billhubick לפני בערך 2 חודשים

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