iNaturalist Research|grade Observations

For the observation to be research grade, there must be a 2/3 consensus on the identification of the species. To help with this, I ask that ...

iNaturalist Research-grade Observations - GBIF

Sampling Description. Quality Control. iNaturalist observations become candidates for Research Grade when they have a photo, date, and coordinates. They become ...

Does 'Research Grade' actually mean anything? - iNaturalist Forum

So as far as I can tell inaturalist's “research grade” observations may actually be the most accurate dataset there is - and if someone ever ...

Getting to Research Grade or Casual Status - iNaturalist

The original observer might not ID their observation at all (iNat calls these Unknowns) or they might ID it as Plants or Dicots. Then it will ...

Ways to get more research grade ratings? : r/iNaturalist - Reddit

iNaturalist has a guide for teachers which explicitly discourages requiring Research Grade observations precisely for this reason (https ...

What is the Data Quality Assessment and how do observations ...

What is the Data Quality Assessment and how do observations qualify to become "Research Grade"? ... iNaturalist is the verifiable observation ...

What is a 'Verifiable Observation' and how does it reach 'Research ...

Without any one of these vital pieces of information, an observation cannot reach Research Grade and is not shared with the ALA. However, such ...

What is a 'Verifiable Observation' and how does it reach 'Research ...

The intent is that two experts or knowledgeable people must review the observation before it can become 'Research Grade'. When confirming IDs ...

how to get my observations to research grade - General

Hello forum, A lot of my observations are 'firsts' on iNaturalist. I'm researching tortoise beetles and I regularly have to ask our kind and ...

Research grade observations in GBIF - General - iNaturalist Forum

The best way to make a list all of the research grade observations from a project that are also listed in GBIF without having to individually check each ...

Why You Should Add IDs to Research Grade Observations - General

So I would like to take this opportunity to encourage more people to include Research Grade observations in their identification sprees, just to ...

Does 'Research Grade' actually mean anything? - iNaturalist Forum

In addition, I think it is important not to forget that any change in the RG category will affect the iNaturalist Research-grade Observations ...

Report Nature Sightings with iNaturalist - Mass Audubon

If you think your photo of an insect in your yard isn't important enough to post, think again! All research grade observations on iNaturalist get added to the ...

iNaturalist Research Grade Observations (iNat) - MyCoPortal

iNaturalist Research Grade Observations (iNat) · 1,183,644 specimen records · 1,180,637 (100%) georeferenced · 175,971 (15%) with images ( ...

How are iNaturalist data used for research?

iNaturalist observations are used in thousands of scientific publications. Many of them are using data that are shared with the Global Biodiversity Information ...

We estimate the accuracy of Research Grade observations to be 95 ...

From this experiment, we estimate the accuracy of Research Grade observations to be 95%. Keep in mind that these results are drawn from a relatively small ...

Why is this Observation Casual/Needs ID/Research Grade?

A common issue brought up on the forum is an observation which looks like it meets the criteria for a certain data quality grade (ie Casual, Needs ID, or ...

False "research grade" observations - General - iNaturalist Forum

The safest and most polite way is if you know a research grade obs is wrong, just provide the ID as best as you can and if possible provide reasonings.

This is a step-by-step guide to downloading iNaturalist data

I generally recommend using only “research grade” observations. This means 2+ people agreed on the identification. Captive/cultivated observations are.

Who observes the observers? Scientists conduct large-scale study ...

Scientists analyzed more than 31 million iNaturalist records in a new study to find out who most often uses the popular nature app and what ...