Filter API results to get only georeferenced records?

[sckott]

Is this possible now? That is, to get only records with lat/long data. Didn't see anything in the API docs

[laurarussell]

I just did some testing with our samples from the wiki by adding mappable:1 to the string and it does produce less records. Doesn't necessarily mean that it was georeferenced, only that it has coordinates. If this meets your needs we can update the wiki with an example.

http://api.vertnet-portal.appspot.com/api/search?q={%22q%22:%22genus:mustela%20specificepithet:nigripes%22} (275 records)

http://api.vertnet-portal.appspot.com/api/search?q={%22q%22:%22genus:mustela%20specificepithet:nigripes%20mappable:1%22} (61 records)

[laurarussell]

Looks like our other filters work as well.

So all would be options: mappable:1 media:1 tissue:1 fossil:1 hastypestatus:1

[sckott]

yeah, records only with lat/long is what I had in mind. what is your definition of georeferenced?

[laurarussell]

By "georeferenced" we mean that there is evidence in the record that the coordinates were determined by best practices and accompanied by uncertainty and the information about protocol and sources.

[sckott]

Thanks for your help!

[tucotuco]

The wiki has this example already. Closing.

Thus, to find records for the black-footed ferret that are mappable, you could use this query:

http://api.vertnet-portal.appspot.com/api/search?q={"q":"genus:mustela specificepithet:nigripes mappable:1"}