# Duplicate observations across datasets

**URL:** <https://discourse.gbif.org/t/duplicate-observations-across-datasets/3069>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous\
**Created:** [October 26, 2021, 9:04pm UTC](https://discourse.gbif.org/t/duplicate-observations-across-datasets/3069 "2021-10-26T21:04:13Z")\
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**Author:** ![mgrosjean](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/97f17d/32.png) [@mgrosjean](https://discourse.gbif.org/u/mgrosjean)\
**Post date:** [October 28, 2021, 11:01am UTC](https://discourse.gbif.org/t/duplicate-observations-across-datasets/3069/2 "2021-10-28T11:01:40Z")

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Hi @gmontgomery,

GBIF doesn’t deduplicate the occurrences between the datasets.

In fact, it seems like this observation is indeed twice in GBIF:

- from iNaturalist: [Occurrence Detail 1802603122](https://www.gbif.org/occurrence/1802603122)
- from BugGuide: [Occurrence Detail 1847194152](https://www.gbif.org/occurrence/1847194152)

As far as I can see, the observation from BugGuide isn’t associated with any coordinate. This is why it didn’t come up with the query you tried (the administrative area is inferred from coordinates).

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