UK map includes some Irish records

17872
Reporter: donald hobern
Assignee: mblissett
Type: Feedback
Summary: UK map includes some Irish records
Resolution: Fixed
Status: Closed
Created: 2015-10-12 14:59:25.687
Updated: 2016-04-21 11:15:53.104
Resolved: 2016-04-21 11:15:53.053
        
        
Description: Any idea why the data about UK map includes a sparse scattering of dots for Ireland?

*Reporter*: Donald Hobern
*E-mail*: [mailto:dhobern]]]>
    

Author: ahahn@gbif.org
Created: 2015-10-12 15:21:48.042
Updated: 2015-10-12 15:21:48.042
        
On a subset of records checked, the combination of issues is
- verbatim record stating "GB" for the country
- coordinate / country cross-checking appears not to catch this - record flagging states "Country derived from coordinates", even though the verbatim version does name a country
This suggests that something is off in our country interpretation in this area (Rep. of Ireland?) overall - see the related issue on Northern Ireland
    

Author: mblissett
Created: 2016-04-21 11:15:36.663
Updated: 2016-04-21 11:15:36.663
        
This should now be solved.

See UAT:

http://www.gbif-uat.org/country/GB/summary  http://www.gbif.org/country/GB/summary

http://www.gbif-uat.org/country/IE/summary  http://www.gbif.org/country/IE/summary

Both are now clean, with not a single point in the wrong place.

([~thirsch@gbif.org] may also be interested.)