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).
