HELP URGENTLY NEEDED WITH IDS

With identifications going at a snails pace - it seems that the smaller cities have given up!! it is time to change our strategy.
Please rope in everyone to help: we have a HUGE backlog.

In these final stages, we need to turn our emphasis to

  1. - finding species not yet identified.
  2. - getting observations to research grade.

Finding New Species

For this you will need to know a particular group reasonably well.
First see what has been recorded:
click here and put your group (genus or Family) in the species filter box.
Then try and find unrecorded species here:
click here and put your group in the species box.
Note:

  • click fave if the observation is good
  • click captive/planted if they are
  • agree to any correct identifications.
  • cherry pick identifications and move on. If you are skipping lots, then click the "Mark all as reviewed" option so that you wont see them again [dont do this if you mean to ID them after the CNC].
  • Add your city in the place box if you want to do your area first.

Getting Observations to Research Grade

For this you will need some knowledge of particular group.
Open the identified observations:
click here and put your group in the species filter box.

  • Agree to those that you can recognize
  • If uncertain, use the "Suggestions" tab to check before agreeing or posting an alternative ID.
  • click fave if the observation is good
  • click captive/planted if they are
  • skip over unclear observations. If you are skipping lots, then click the "Mark all as reviewed" option so that you wont see them again
  • Add your city in the place box if you want to do your area first.

Helping with Unidentified Observations

Please help get unidentified observations to our specialist groups by making an ID to family level or lower in plants, and any level for animals. For Fungi, simply use Fungi or Lichens as options.
click here and get going.

  • click captive/planted if they are planted, in pots, or captive - unless they are unusual (in which case name them), skip the IDs.
  • make your ID to family or group.
  • click fave if the observation is good
  • skip over observations that you do not know. If you are skipping lots, then click the "Mark all as reviewed" option so that you wont see them again

Garden Plants

If your speciality is garden plants, and you cannot really help with wild ones, then please help us here:
Unknown - help here
Further ID needed: help here and put your special group in the species filter box

PROGRESS SUMMARY

Summary for southern Africa is here: - https://www.inaturalist.org/projects/city-nature-challenge-southern-africa-2023/journal/79380-identification-time
Please see your own city project for special instructions from your coordinators.

Let us see what we can do to reducing this backlog of identifications. What should our target be 50%? 66%? 80% - how is your city doing?

Posted on May 7, 2023 10:15 AM by tonyrebelo tonyrebelo

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