New occurrence maps should encourage filtering for coordinate issues

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Reporter: thirsch
Type: Feedback
Summary: New occurrence maps should encourage filtering for coordinate issues
Resolution: Fixed
Status: Closed
Created: 2016-07-20 10:55:04.181
Updated: 2017-10-06 12:03:30.069
Resolved: 2017-10-06 12:03:30.039
        
        
Description: In the (brilliant) new feature to provide map views of occurrence search result, the default maps include occurrences with known coordinate issues, with the result that most maps include untidy outliers that are currently excluded from species maps. I realise this is an interim feature as we prepare for the new site, but it would be better to deliver clean maps to users and thus avoid reviving old moans about gorillas in oceans etc. If it is overcomplicated to introduce a different default setting from the list view (which should continue to include all occurrences), a simple fix could be to add some text saying 'To exclude occurrences with known coordinate issues, click 'Add a filter', select Location and check the box 'SHOW ONLY RECORDS
WITH NO KNOWN COORDINATE ISSUES'

*Reporter*: Tim Hirsch
*E-mail*: [mailto:thirsch]]]>
    

Author: mdoering@gbif.org
Comment: As a user I would be surprised to see some records filtered out on maps which I saw before in the list view. I think we should use the exact same filters for both views. But maybe we should active the no coordinate issues filter by default in all searches, also in the list, and instead let users actively turn it off if they want to?
Created: 2016-07-20 11:03:19.372
Updated: 2016-07-20 11:03:19.372

Author: thirsch@gbif.org
Comment: Point taken [~mdoering@gbif.org]. I would have no objection to including the no-issues filter in the default occurrence search - the list view  would still include non-georeferenced records and the maps would then look much tidier. But I'll leave it to the web team. 
Created: 2016-07-20 12:10:13.449
Updated: 2016-07-20 12:10:13.449

Author: hoefft
Comment: the approach has instead been to highlight coordinates issues on download reports and map views
Created: 2017-10-06 12:03:30.066
Updated: 2017-10-06 12:03:30.066