Observed arrival · 2026-09-20

Platydach: One Map, Two Populations

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Editorial interest 88/100 Selection signal · not a rating of the site

An interactive project maps platypus occurrence records beside dachshunds waiting for adoption.

Landing page captured for the 2026-09-20 issue.

For: Wildlife-data and dachshund-adoption browsers
Worth noticing: It logs rejected records, including wrong-country museum coordinates, centroid geocoding, and placeholder dates.

Field notes

Platydach combines two feeds with very different meanings: GBIF occurrence records document where platypuses were observed, while RescueGroups.org supplies current adoption listings. The site exposes its cleaning rules, including removal of museum records placed in the wrong country, continent-centroid geocoding, and implausible placeholder dates. Its trend explanation also cautions that increased records after 2020 reflect the arrival of citizen-science apps rather than a demonstrated population boom.

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✦PrettyNotable craft visible

●ProPolished or operationally mature

◎NicheUnusually specific use

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