diff --git a/toardb/stationmeta/models_core.py b/toardb/stationmeta/models_core.py
index 4383d7a26b47749d1670dea58531dc9843c21fa9..c4d5420999aa618b64c7a19b04635ab08270dc7d 100644
--- a/toardb/stationmeta/models_core.py
+++ b/toardb/stationmeta/models_core.py
@@ -13,7 +13,11 @@ from toardb.auth_user.models import AuthUser
 from toardb.base import Base
 
 STATIONMETA_CORE_ID_SEQ = Sequence('stationmeta_core_id_seq')  # define sequence explicitly
-class StationmetaCore(Base):
+# coordinates are giving problems in nested views (from timeseries -- now try this approach)
+# ==> unfortunately, there will be no coordinates shown in timeseries nested views
+# still to be investigated!
+#   ValueError: [ValueError('dictionary update sequence element #0 has length 1; 2 is required',), TypeError('vars() argument must have __dict__ attribute',)]
+class StationmetaCore_WithoutCoords(Base):
     """ Table "public.stationmeta_core"
 
     +------------------------------+--------------------------+-----------+----------+----------------------------------------------+
@@ -84,14 +88,12 @@ class StationmetaCore(Base):
     id = Column(Integer, STATIONMETA_CORE_ID_SEQ, primary_key=True, server_default=STATIONMETA_CORE_ID_SEQ.next_value())
     codes = Column(ARRAY(String(16)))
     name = Column(String(128), nullable=False)
-    coordinates = Column(Geometry('POINTZ', 4326))
     country = Column(String(128), nullable=False, index=True)
     state = Column(String(128), nullable=False, index=True)
     coordinate_validation_status = Column(ForeignKey('cv_vocabulary.enum_val'), nullable=False)
     coordinate_validation_date = Column(DateTime(True), nullable=False)
     type_of_environment = Column(ForeignKey('st_vocabulary.enum_val'), nullable=False)
     type_of_area = Column(ForeignKey('ta_vocabulary.enum_val'), nullable=False)
-    category = Column(String(128), nullable=False)
     timezone = Column(String(64), nullable=False)
     additional_metadata = Column(JSONB(astext_type=Text()), nullable=True)
     coordinate_validator_id = Column(ForeignKey(AuthUser.id, deferrable=True, initially='DEFERRED'), nullable=False, index=True)
@@ -110,3 +112,6 @@ class StationmetaCore(Base):
 #   cv_vocabulary = relationship('CvVocabulary')
 #   ta_vocabulary = relationship('TaVocabulary')
 #   st_vocabulary = relationship('StVocabulary')
+
+class StationmetaCore(StationmetaCore_WithoutCoords):
+    coordinates = Column(Geometry('POINTZ', 4326))
diff --git a/toardb/stationmeta/schemas.py b/toardb/stationmeta/schemas.py
index f43df11becaffd526c448eaeda2276a3080734f7..db229819b14074108a1e79e2f75d2d2fbe30532c 100644
--- a/toardb/stationmeta/schemas.py
+++ b/toardb/stationmeta/schemas.py
@@ -23,6 +23,11 @@ class Coordinates(BaseModel):
 
 # ======== StationmetaCore =========
 
+class StationmetaCoreStub(BaseModel):
+    id: int = None
+    name: str
+
+
 class StationmetaCoreBase(BaseModel):
     id: int = None
     codes: List[str] = []
@@ -34,7 +39,6 @@ class StationmetaCoreBase(BaseModel):
     coordinate_validation_date: dt.datetime
     type_of_environment: str
     type_of_area: str
-    category: str
     timezone: str
     additional_metadata: Json
     coordinate_validator_id: int
diff --git a/toardb/timeseries/models_core.py b/toardb/timeseries/models_core.py
index ab54806e75d1abbd0fe2e369cbe6308240859c4b..b9ab1c96ad0032c3d51c75e902d7269b300cab44 100644
--- a/toardb/timeseries/models_core.py
+++ b/toardb/timeseries/models_core.py
@@ -112,7 +112,8 @@ class Timeseries(Base):
     programme_id = Column(ForeignKey(TimeseriesProgramme.id))
 
     # for the nested view
-    station = relationship('StationmetaCore')
+    # problems with station and coordinates in nested views!!!
+    station = relationship('StationmetaCore_WithoutCoords')
     variable = relationship('Variable')
     programme = relationship('TimeseriesProgramme')
 
diff --git a/toardb/timeseries/schemas.py b/toardb/timeseries/schemas.py
index 85cb310208e5a1b22a7cd3f87d94cf938cebf914..46d2498512173abb17b3db016c461d1b55b01e7a 100644
--- a/toardb/timeseries/schemas.py
+++ b/toardb/timeseries/schemas.py
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ Pydantic schemas for TOAR database
 
 """
 
-from typing import List
+from typing import List, Any
 
 from pydantic import BaseModel, Json, validator
 import datetime as dt
@@ -12,10 +12,16 @@ from toardb.generic.models import RS_enum, RC_enum
 from .models import DA_enum, SF_enum, AT_enum, DS_enum, MM_enum
 from toardb.variables.schemas import Variable 
 #from toardb.stationmeta.schemas import StationmetaCoreCreate
+#from toardb.stationmeta.schemas import StationmetaCoreBase
+#from toardb.stationmeta.schemas import StationmetaCore
+#from toardb.stationmeta.schemas import StationmetaCreate
+#from toardb.stationmeta.schemas import StationmetaBase
+#from toardb.stationmeta.schemas import Stationmeta
+from toardb.stationmeta.schemas import StationmetaCoreStub
 
 # ======== Timeseries =========
 
-class TimeseriesCoreBase(BaseModel):
+class TimeseriesCoreBaseStub(BaseModel):
     id: int = None
     label: str
     order: int
@@ -29,9 +35,6 @@ class TimeseriesCoreBase(BaseModel):
     sampling_height: float
     date_added: dt.datetime
     date_modified: dt.datetime
-    station_id: int
-    variable_id: int
-    programme_id: int
     additional_metadata: Json
 
     @validator('access_rights')
@@ -55,6 +58,12 @@ class TimeseriesCoreBase(BaseModel):
         return tuple(filter(lambda x: x.value == int(v), MM_enum))[0].string
 
 
+class TimeseriesCoreBase(TimeseriesCoreBaseStub):
+    station_id: int
+    variable_id: int
+    programme_id: int
+    
+
 class TimeseriesCoreCreate(TimeseriesCoreBase):
     pass
 
@@ -185,11 +194,22 @@ class TimeseriesProgramme(TimeseriesProgrammeBase):
 
 # ======== for nested view/upload =========
 
-class TimeseriesBase(TimeseriesCoreBase):
+class TimeseriesBase(TimeseriesCoreBaseStub):
     roles: List[TimeseriesRole] = None
     annotations: List[TimeseriesAnnotation] = None
     variable: Variable
 #   station: StationmetaCoreCreate
+#   station: StationmetaCoreBase
+#   station: StationmetaCore
+#   station: StationmetaCreate
+#   station: StationmetaBase
+#   station: Stationmeta
+#   station: StationmetaCoreStub
+# None of the above is working for station
+# ==> therefore now go with Any!
+# (which means not showing human readable controlled vocabulary!)
+# ==> still to be investigated!
+    station: Any
     programme: TimeseriesProgramme
 
     class Config: