32 days - Lyncrest 14PA42 and observation locations

Lyncrest 14PA42 is shared by the City of Winnipeg and the neighbouring RM of Springfield. The Floodway runs north and south in the eastern portion, while the western margin includes the rail yards and related industrial areas to the north and the residential development of Sage Gardens to the south. Parks in this area include Buhler Recreation Park, and Rotary Prairie.

At the time of posting, 1,598 observations had been uploaded by 72 observers led by @seraphinpoudrier and @richardjbuist . 414 species have been identified so far--plants (218 species) in the lead, with insects (105) next in line. The most frequently observed organism is the Canada Thistle (35) followed by Canada Goldenrod (34) and Red Osier Dogwood (26).

Each observation in iNaturalist is made up of three parts - the 'evidence' (usually one or more digital images), the date (and possibly the time) that the observation occurred, and the place. Today I want to talk about the place part. The place data has four components - the lat/long coordinates, the accuracy circle, the description and the geoprivacy setting.

In Manitoba, the lat long coordinates specify the point on the surface of the planet by measuring how far west of the prime meridian and how far north of the equator. As you upload your observations, it can be useful to keep an eye on the coordinates assigned automatically by your device - sometimes it can be a little off. Easy enough to correct either during the upload process or by editing the observation later.

The accuracy circle gives an idea of how sure the observer is that the coordinates are accurate. Sometimes an observation will be assigned a very large accuracy circle - I have seen them large enough to cover the entire continent of North America. Usually it is best to use something more realistic.

The description is usually automatically assigned based on the coordinates provided using data from the mapping software. If the description seems off to you - like if you were in Assiniboine Forest and the auto entry describes it as Assiniboine Park, you can just edit that part of the place data.

The geoprivacy setting is used to control how the place data is accessed by others using the iNaturalist data. It has three settings - Open (everyone can see), Obscured (everyone can see an obscured version of the location) and Private (only trusted can see the location). The locations of some organisms are always obscured to help protect them from disturbance and cannot be cannot changed to another setting. Otherwise observations are set to open by default. Observers can change the geoprivacy settings on their own observations and will always be able to see the locations of their own observations no matter what the geoprivacy setting. Here's the official explanation of these settings.

Publicado el marzo 29, 2021 12:01 MAÑANA por marykrieger marykrieger

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