Things are moving very slowly. Thanks to everyone who has helped clear the unknowns, which currently stand at 7,854 out of 130,730 observations, so 6%.
But now we need to change tack. We need to abandon the unknowns and focus on getting our identified observation up to Research Grade. So grab hold of the field guides and check up on what the specialists have been doing, and let us see how close we can move our Research Grade observations to our original target of 66.7%. Currently we are only at 33.9%.
Of our 130,730 observations of 9,873 species (will we make 10,000 species this year?)
Some 819 observations have no media - these cannot be identified or verified.
Some 10,605 (8%) observations are planted or captive - please remember to mark any observations as captive if necessary!
Some 11,586 (9%) are not verifiable (this includes planted and medialess observations)
Needs ID 74,778 (57%) - our goal was to get this below 30% by Sunday night.
of which 32,139 (25%) have been identified to species and need verification for Research Grade.
Research Grade: 44,395 (34%) observations - our goal was to get this to 66% by Sunday night.
These are now top priority. Please whip our your favourite field guides and check that these species are correct.
(remember to mark each page as reviewed when done to optimize your workflow).
27,050 obs
1,620 obs
1,150 obs
500 obs
480 obs
290 obs
280 obs
65 obs
60 obs
(You can filter further by adding your preferred group in the "search species" box.)
If you would like to focus on your city, then add it to the "place" box at the top of the filter.
22,500 obs
5,980 obs
1,900 obs
1,440 obs
660 obs
630 obs
210 obs
180 obs
70 obs
Unknowns: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/identify?quality_grade=any&iconic_taxa=unknown&project_id=city-nature-challenge-2024-southern-africa&place_id=any&verifiable=true&page=7 7,854 obs
If you would like to focus on your city, then add it to the "place" box at the top of the filter.
We dont really have time for this, so it will have to be done over the rest of the year - hopefully most will be done before the Great Southern Bioblitz 2024 in September.
For the next 24 hours, this is lowest priority :: not a priority at all. Please rather review above.
If you want to check, then please click here and add the taxon you wish to review:
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/identify?quality_grade=research&project_id=city-nature-challenge-2024-southern-africa&verifiable=any&taxon_id=64517&place_id=any
To effectively curate this, you will need to be proficient with the ID curation tool. See below:
Good luck: this is it - the last phase.
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Other Options:
Marine
(by EZZ): https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/identify?quality_grade=needs_id&project_id=city-nature-challenge-2024-southern-africa&verifiable=true&place_id=188512,202154,14609
(by habitat): https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/identify?quality_grade=needs_id&project_id=city-nature-challenge-2024-southern-africa&verifiable=true&field:Habitat%20(s%20Afr)=Littoral
(by habitat): https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/identify?quality_grade=needs_id&project_id=city-nature-challenge-2024-southern-africa&verifiable=true&field:Habitat%20(s%20Afr)=Marine%20Benthic
(by habitat): https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/identify?reviewed=any&quality_grade=needs_id&project_id=city-nature-challenge-2024-southern-africa&verifiable=true&field%3AHabitat%20(s%20Afr)=Marine%20Pelagic
Trees
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/identify?verifiable=any&project_id=trees-of-southern-africa-id&d1=2024-04-26&d2=2024-04-29&place_id=any
Planted and Garden (and captive) observations:
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/identify?quality_grade=any&project_id=city-nature-challenge-2024-southern-africa&captive=true
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