# GBIF Issues & Flags - GBIF Data Blog
**URL:** https://discourse.gbif.org/t/gbif-issues-flags-gbif-data-blog/2365
**Category:** Data blog
**Created:** [October 28, 2020, 2:47pm UTC](https://discourse.gbif.org/t/gbif-issues-flags-gbif-data-blog/2365 "2020-10-28T14:47:54Z")
**Posts on this page:** 15
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### Author:  [@dodobot](https://discourse.gbif.org/u/dodobot)
#### Post date: [October 28, 2020, 2:47pm UTC](https://discourse.gbif.org/t/gbif-issues-flags-gbif-data-blog/2365/1 "2020-10-28T14:47:54Z")
**Publishers** share datasets, but also manage data quality. **GBIF** provides **access** to the use of biodiversity data, but also **flags** suspicious or missing content. **Users** use data, but also clean and remove records. Each play an important role in managing and improving data quality..
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This is a companion discussion topic for the original entry at [https://data-blog.gbif.org/post/issues-and-flags/](https://data-blog.gbif.org/post/issues-and-flags/)
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### Author:  [@jwaller](https://discourse.gbif.org/u/jwaller)
#### Post date: [November 19, 2020, 8:55am UTC](https://discourse.gbif.org/t/gbif-issues-flags-gbif-data-blog/2365/2 "2020-11-19T08:55:28Z")
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### Author:  [@andre](https://discourse.gbif.org/u/andre)
#### Post date: [March 11, 2021, 1:55pm UTC](https://discourse.gbif.org/t/gbif-issues-flags-gbif-data-blog/2365/3 "2021-03-11T13:55:46Z")
Thanks for this very useful post on GBIF issues and flags. This is really a cool feature of [GBIF.org](http://GBIF.org) portal and hardly used by the Data Publishers. Would it be possible to include GRisCol issues (Collection/institution match none)?
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### Author:  [@mgrosjean](https://discourse.gbif.org/u/mgrosjean)
#### Post date: [March 23, 2021, 12:05pm UTC](https://discourse.gbif.org/t/gbif-issues-flags-gbif-data-blog/2365/4 "2021-03-23T12:05:44Z")
Thanks @andre, we added the GRSciColl-related flags to the post. I hope it helps!
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### Author:  [@marcelo\_duchamp](https://discourse.gbif.org/u/marcelo_duchamp)
#### Post date: [May 11, 2021, 3:42pm UTC](https://discourse.gbif.org/t/gbif-issues-flags-gbif-data-blog/2365/5 "2021-05-11T15:42:07Z")
Hi, first of all thanks for the post.
I’ve got a question, is there a way to download metrics from GBIF specially the ones related to the Issues and Flags topic ?
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### Author:  [@jwaller](https://discourse.gbif.org/u/jwaller)
#### Post date: [May 12, 2021, 8:22am UTC](https://discourse.gbif.org/t/gbif-issues-flags-gbif-data-blog/2365/6 "2021-05-12T08:22:20Z")
There is no way to download aggregated views (metrics) of issues and flags metrics. You would have to create a regular download and compute the counts yourself. You can also look at the web portal for simple counts.
> **[Search](https://www.gbif.org/occurrence/search)**
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> Search for occurrences in Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Free and Open Access to Biodiversity Data.
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### Author:  [@will](https://discourse.gbif.org/u/will)
#### Post date: [June 10, 2021, 5:28am UTC](https://discourse.gbif.org/t/gbif-issues-flags-gbif-data-blog/2365/8 "2021-06-10T05:28:36Z")
Thanks for this! Super useful. I would be keen to figure out how an easy way to exclude collections from zoos and botanic gardens, since that seems to be a common origin of geographic outliers. There is another post on that here: [Understanding basis of record - a living specimen becomes a preserved specimen - GBIF Data Blog](https://data-blog.gbif.org/post/living-specimen-to-preserved-specimen-understanding-basis-of-record/) but it’s a reasonably common source of error that’s hard to avoid at the moment.
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### Author:  [@jwaller](https://discourse.gbif.org/u/jwaller)
#### Post date: [June 10, 2021, 7:24am UTC](https://discourse.gbif.org/t/gbif-issues-flags-gbif-data-blog/2365/9 "2021-06-10T07:24:47Z")
> [@will](#):
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> exclude collections from zoos and botanic gardens
There is not easy way to exclude zoos and botanical gardens entirely. You can get close with a few filters.
I would have a look at the R function `CoordinateCleaner::cc_inst()`.
You can also filter by the **establishmentMeans** column removing records with “MANAGED”. Keep in mind that this can often be left empty, so probably good to keep empty values as well.
This will not remove all of the zoo and botanical garden records, but it will get you very close. You could also try to do some outlier analysis.
There is also **basisOfRecord** = LIVING\_SPECIMEN, which you know about from reading the previous article probably.
This blog post might give you more filtering idea:
> **[Common things to look out for when post-processing GBIF downloads](https://data-blog.gbif.org/post/gbif-filtering-guide/)**
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> Post was updated on April 20 2022 to accommodate changes to dwc:establishmentMeans vocabulary handling.
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> Here I present a checklist for filtering GBIF downloads.
> In this guide, I will assume you are familar with R. This guide is also somewhat...
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### Author:  [@marcelo\_duchamp](https://discourse.gbif.org/u/marcelo_duchamp)
#### Post date: [June 12, 2021, 2:54am UTC](https://discourse.gbif.org/t/gbif-issues-flags-gbif-data-blog/2365/10 "2021-06-12T02:54:13Z")
Hi, hope you´re well.
I think there is a Issue missing on the Others issues section corresponding to Occurrence status inferred from basis of record.
Thank you for yours previous answer
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### Author:  [@jwaller](https://discourse.gbif.org/u/jwaller)
#### Post date: [June 14, 2021, 8:25am UTC](https://discourse.gbif.org/t/gbif-issues-flags-gbif-data-blog/2365/11 "2021-06-14T08:25:27Z")
Thanks! I added a definition for **Occurrence status inferred from Basis Of Record** , which is a newer flag.
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### Author:  [@marcelo\_duchamp](https://discourse.gbif.org/u/marcelo_duchamp)
#### Post date: [June 14, 2021, 11:22pm UTC](https://discourse.gbif.org/t/gbif-issues-flags-gbif-data-blog/2365/12 "2021-06-14T23:22:09Z")
Hi again!.
I’m using this info on my thesis, is there a way to cite this content in a more precise way ?, or a suggestion to cite this?
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### Author:  [@kcopas](https://discourse.gbif.org/u/kcopas)
#### Post date: [June 15, 2021, 1:36am UTC](https://discourse.gbif.org/t/gbif-issues-flags-gbif-data-blog/2365/13 "2021-06-15T01:36:22Z")
Our [citation guidelines](https://www.gbif.org/citation-guidelines) provide details for most any circumstance—in your case, check [this one](https://www.gbif.org/citation-guidelines#nondata).
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### Author:  [@cromanion](https://discourse.gbif.org/u/cromanion)
#### Post date: [May 21, 2024, 2:03pm UTC](https://discourse.gbif.org/t/gbif-issues-flags-gbif-data-blog/2365/15 "2024-05-21T14:03:49Z")
Hello,
I didn’t find an explanation for the following issue : FOOTPRINT\_WKT\_MISMATCH. Do you know what it stands for?
Thank you in advance
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### Author:  [@mgrosjean](https://discourse.gbif.org/u/mgrosjean)
#### Post date: [May 22, 2024, 6:13am UTC](https://discourse.gbif.org/t/gbif-issues-flags-gbif-data-blog/2365/16 "2024-05-22T06:13:17Z")
Hi @cromanion all the GBIF Issues and flags are now documented in the GBIF Technical documentation website: [Occurrence issues and flags :: Technical Documentation](https://techdocs.gbif.org/en/data-use/occurrence-issues-and-flags). This includes all the new flags like `Footprint WKT mismatch`
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### Author:  [@cromanion](https://discourse.gbif.org/u/cromanion)
#### Post date: [May 22, 2024, 7:03am UTC](https://discourse.gbif.org/t/gbif-issues-flags-gbif-data-blog/2365/17 "2024-05-22T07:03:33Z")
Thank you for your fast answer !