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Should you share discovery coordinates?

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Should you share discovery coordinates?

Sharing exact coordinates is neither required nor always appropriate. A point may lie on private land, inside a protected area or in a habitat sensitive to increased footfall. Before publishing, check the rules of the platform, the status of the place and the purpose of sharing. To help others learn, describe the habitat type, observed features, date and documentation method instead. A scientific recording platform may offer a suitable precision level or hide some locations from public display. Remove embedded location data from photographs when it should not be disclosed. Share enough context to be useful without creating avoidable pressure on the site.

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