# Does anyone else think it is confusing and useless to display other people's INDOOR sensors on the map?
**URL:** https://community.purpleair.com/t/does-anyone-else-think-it-is-confusing-and-useless-to-display-other-peoples-indoor-sensors-on-the-map/22504
**Category:** Real-Time Map
**Created:** [January 17, 2026, 10:22pm UTC](https://community.purpleair.com/t/does-anyone-else-think-it-is-confusing-and-useless-to-display-other-peoples-indoor-sensors-on-the-map/22504 "2026-01-17T22:22:44Z")
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### Author:  [@agentkirkwood](https://community.purpleair.com/u/agentkirkwood)
#### Post date: [January 17, 2026, 10:22pm UTC](https://community.purpleair.com/t/does-anyone-else-think-it-is-confusing-and-useless-to-display-other-peoples-indoor-sensors-on-the-map/22504/1 "2026-01-17T22:22:44Z")
I personally have zero interest in what _other_ people’s indoor air quality is, and am consistently confused by the lower measures on the map until I remember to filter them out – why is this information not filtered out by default?
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### Author:  [@Louise\_E](https://community.purpleair.com/u/Louise_E)
#### Post date: [January 25, 2026, 5:25am UTC](https://community.purpleair.com/t/does-anyone-else-think-it-is-confusing-and-useless-to-display-other-peoples-indoor-sensors-on-the-map/22504/2 "2026-01-25T05:25:29Z")
I have indoor sensor - and really like to be able to see it easily with my outdoor sensors. Not having to login - not having to go for settings.
I agree tho that other peoples indoor sensors are of less interest - tho it can also be really interesting to see how bad indoor air are for some people.
Also indoor sensors are marked on the map by being a bit opaque/black ring compared to outside sensors. So I think it works out when you are used to looking at map?
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### Author:  [@Adrian](https://community.purpleair.com/u/Adrian)
#### Post date: [January 26, 2026, 5:15pm UTC](https://community.purpleair.com/t/does-anyone-else-think-it-is-confusing-and-useless-to-display-other-peoples-indoor-sensors-on-the-map/22504/3 "2026-01-26T17:15:32Z")
If you would like them filtered out by default, turn off that option and update your bookmark or link. That way, you will start off with the settings you like.
The reason we make others indoor air accessible, is so if you are in bad air like wildfire events, you can see what others are able to achieve, and maybe help you to work towards that.