diff --git a/apps/web/src/app/admin/(console)/page.tsx b/apps/web/src/app/admin/(console)/page.tsx
index 0ae6a6c..2d1eaf6 100644
--- a/apps/web/src/app/admin/(console)/page.tsx
+++ b/apps/web/src/app/admin/(console)/page.tsx
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ import Link from "next/link";
 import { UserWorldMap, type UserMapLocation } from "@/components/user-world-map";
 import { db } from "@/lib/database";
 import { fillDailySeries, mergeRiskActivity, type DailyCount } from "@/lib/admin-metrics";
-import { parseUserLocation, parseUserNetwork } from "@/lib/user-location-map";
+import { MAP_LOCATION_CLASSIFICATIONS, parseUserLocation, parseUserNetwork } from "@/lib/user-location-map";
 
 export const dynamic = "force-dynamic";
 
@@ -58,6 +58,7 @@ export default async function AdminDashboardPage() {
       ))
       .where(and(
         isNotNull(ipObservations.userId),
+        inArray(ipIntelligence.classification, MAP_LOCATION_CLASSIFICATIONS),
         sql`case when jsonb_typeof(${ipIntelligence.rawResponse}->'location'->'latitude') = 'number' then (${ipIntelligence.rawResponse}->'location'->>'latitude')::double precision between -90 and 90 else false end`,
         sql`case when jsonb_typeof(${ipIntelligence.rawResponse}->'location'->'longitude') = 'number' then (${ipIntelligence.rawResponse}->'location'->>'longitude')::double precision between -180 and 180 else false end`,
       ))
diff --git a/apps/web/src/lib/user-location-map.test.ts b/apps/web/src/lib/user-location-map.test.ts
index 1ecf5d8..4256299 100644
--- a/apps/web/src/lib/user-location-map.test.ts
+++ b/apps/web/src/lib/user-location-map.test.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,20 @@
 import { describe, expect, it } from "vitest";
-import { groupMapLocations, parseUserLocation, parseUserNetwork, projectWorldPoint } from "./user-location-map";
+import {
+  MAP_LOCATION_CLASSIFICATIONS,
+  groupMapLocations,
+  parseUserLocation,
+  parseUserNetwork,
+  projectWorldPoint,
+} from "./user-location-map";
 
 describe("user location map", () => {
+  it("allows only clear and hosting observations as map locations", () => {
+    expect(MAP_LOCATION_CLASSIFICATIONS).toEqual(["clear", "hosting"]);
+    expect(MAP_LOCATION_CLASSIFICATIONS).not.toContain("vpn");
+    expect(MAP_LOCATION_CLASSIFICATIONS).not.toContain("proxy");
+    expect(MAP_LOCATION_CLASSIFICATIONS).not.toContain("tor");
+  });
+
   it("extracts a valid approximate location from cached IP intelligence", () => {
     expect(parseUserLocation({
       classification: "clear",
diff --git a/apps/web/src/lib/user-location-map.ts b/apps/web/src/lib/user-location-map.ts
index d1f18a5..49bcf06 100644
--- a/apps/web/src/lib/user-location-map.ts
+++ b/apps/web/src/lib/user-location-map.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 type UnknownMap = Record<string, unknown>;
 
+export const MAP_LOCATION_CLASSIFICATIONS = ["clear", "hosting"] as const;
+
 function objectValue(value: unknown): UnknownMap | null {
   return value && typeof value === "object" && !Array.isArray(value)
     ? value as UnknownMap
diff --git a/design/log.md b/design/log.md
index dca51d6..36fc765 100644
--- a/design/log.md
+++ b/design/log.md
@@ -1,5 +1,9 @@
 # Design Update Log
 
+## 2026-08-07
+
+* **Refine**: Select each admin map marker from the user's latest coordinate-bearing clear or hosting observation while keeping VPN, proxy, and Tor activity in the network-risk view.
+
 ## 2026-08-02
 
 * **Extend**: Add recurring UTC group-access windows, browser-local schedule editing, and validated static denial-message variables.
diff --git a/design/us-018-admin-dashboard.md b/design/us-018-admin-dashboard.md
index 8431768..ae1dd08 100644
--- a/design/us-018-admin-dashboard.md
+++ b/design/us-018-admin-dashboard.md
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ type: User Story
 title: Monitor community account activity
 description: Administrators use a server-rendered dashboard to review daily activity, confirmed connections, locations, denials, and risky networks.
 tags: [admin, dashboard, metrics, security, maps, ssr]
-timestamp: 2026-08-02T12:05:27Z
+timestamp: 2026-08-07T22:31:05Z
 story_id: US-018
 status: verified
 ---
@@ -15,7 +15,9 @@ As an administrator, I want an operational dashboard of account and game activit
 # Acceptance Criteria
 
 - [x] The administrator landing page is a dashboard rather than a settings form.
-- [x] A server-rendered Natural Earth overview plots each user's latest observation with valid approximate coordinates.
+- [x] A server-rendered Natural Earth overview plots each user's latest non-anonymized observation with valid approximate coordinates, allowing clear and hosting classifications while excluding VPN, proxy, and Tor observations.
+- [x] When a user's newest coordinate-bearing observation is VPN, proxy, or Tor, the map uses that user's older clear or hosting observation when one exists.
+- [x] A user without a coordinate-bearing clear or hosting observation is counted as unavailable on the map.
 - [x] Administrators can opt into a zoomable OpenStreetMap view without removing the default overview.
 - [x] OpenStreetMap tiles load only after the administrator selects the interactive view and retain required attribution.
 - [x] Map markers show the managed Discord nickname on hover or keyboard focus, link to user records, and have an accessible text-table equivalent.
@@ -31,7 +33,7 @@ As an administrator, I want an operational dashboard of account and game activit
 - [x] Monthly active users count distinct users observed through portal or game activity in the previous 30 days.
 - [x] Monthly active Minecraft accounts count distinct accounts with a confirmed Velocity post-login connection in the previous 30 days.
 - [x] The dashboard shows login denials from the previous 24 hours.
-- [x] Recent VPN, proxy, and Tor observations use enriched ProxyCheck classifications, collapse repeated rows per user, and show counts, sources, and latest activity.
+- [x] Recent VPN, proxy, and Tor observations remain available in the separate network-risk section when excluded from map-location selection.
 - [x] The graph includes an accessible title, description, point labels, and textual values.
 - [x] Dashboard queries and initial rendering execute server-side; only the opt-in pan-and-zoom map hydrates client-side.
 - [x] Deployment-managed guild settings and denial messaging remain available on a dedicated settings page.
@@ -48,8 +50,9 @@ As an administrator, I want an operational dashboard of account and game activit
 # Validation
 
 - Missing-day chart behavior and per-user VPN collapsing are covered by [`apps/web/src/lib/admin-metrics.test.ts`](../apps/web/src/lib/admin-metrics.test.ts).
-- Coordinate parsing, backward-compatible ProxyCheck network parsing, normalized location grouping, projection, count badges, complete grouped tooltips, linked markers, semantic network columns, text fallback, and attribution are covered by the user-world-map tests.
-- The Next.js production build reports the dashboard and database-backed console pages as dynamic server-rendered routes.
+- Coordinate parsing, the clear/hosting map policy, backward-compatible ProxyCheck network parsing, normalized location grouping, projection, count badges, complete grouped tooltips, linked markers, semantic network columns, text fallback, and attribution are covered by the user-location and user-world-map tests.
+- The full test suite passes with 106 tests across 36 files; web type checking and lint pass.
+- The Next.js production build succeeds and reports the dashboard and database-backed console pages as dynamic server-rendered routes.
 
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