Video Annotation and Reference System (VARS) database
Judith Connor, Monterey Bay Aquarium; Research Institute (MBARI)

Summary of download requests

Number of users / requestsUsersRequests
2344
Types requested AllPartial All or partial?: When all records of this dataset were downloaded, it is flagged as "All".
Otherwise, it is flagged as "Partial".
A partial download happens when a user specifies particular species / areas / dates of interest.
044
Years 20242023
1232
Formats requested Types requested  
csv11
shapefile14
kml11
wms1
wfs0
gdb7
Gridded summary Type 1a (dist_taxa)6
Gridded summary Type 1b (dist_taxa_h3)0
Gridded summary Type 2a (dist_sp)20
Gridded summary Type 2b (dist_sp_h3)1
diversity indexes (diversity)0
Observations based on criteria (points)7
All observations of species (whole_species)10
All observations in dataset (whole_dataset)0
  • Gridded summary Type 1 (dist_taxa): Sightings of all species are aggregated at 1/0.1/0.01 degree resolution. Users gets the number of species and records per grid cell.
    a: Rectangular grids; b: Hexagonal grids
  • Gridded summary Type 2 (dist_sp): Sightings of each species are aggregated at 1/0.1/0.01 degree resolution. Users gets the number of records of the species in question per grid cell.
    a: Rectangular grids; b: Hexagonal grids
  • All or partial?: When all records of this dataset were downloaded, it is flagged as "All". Otherwise, it is flagged as "Partial". A partial download happens when a user specifies particular species / areas / dates of interest.

Download request details

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No.Date requestedTypes requestedFormat#recordsAlong with...Species includedRequest ID
12024-04-03dist_spshapefile29List of datasetsList of species660d4fa21fcfd_20240403_085159
22024-04-03dist_spkml29List of datasetsList of species660d4fa21fcfd_20240403_085202
32024-04-03dist_spwms29List of datasetsList of species660d4fa21fcfd_20240403_085211
42024-03-12dist_taxakml27List of datasetsList of species65f069f854b13_20240312_104516
52024-02-17dist_sp_h3shapefile17List of datasetsList of species65d042de9fdc6_20240217_004346
62024-02-09pointsshapefile26List of datasetsList of species65c60244386de_20240209_060155
72024-02-09pointsshapefile26List of datasetsList of species65c60244386de_20240209_060151
82024-02-08dist_spshapefile4List of datasetsList of species65c45e684654d_20240207_235716
92024-02-03dist_spcsv17List of datasetsList of species65be2b78ed257_20240203_070507
102024-02-01dist_spshapefile4List of datasetsList of species65bb9691694da_20240201_080842
112024-01-25dist_spshapefile19List of datasetsList of species65b2370ec41f5_20240125_053102
122024-01-05pointsshapefile13List of datasetsList of species659814eb115e8_20240105_133454
132023-12-07whole_speciescsv1List of datasetsList of species657184f18a971_20231207_034419
142023-12-07whole_speciesgdb1List of datasetsList of species657184f18a971_20231207_034424
152023-11-09pointscsv26List of datasetsList of species654c0238926c9_20231109_081613
162023-10-15dist_spcsv17List of datasetsList of species652bd2f5ada0c_20231015_075449
172023-10-09dist_taxakml27List of datasetsList of species652401c11ab5c_20231009_093933
182023-10-02dist_taxakml27List of datasetsList of species651b4bd5e8581_20231002_190217
192023-09-18dist_taxakml27List of datasetsList of species6508f34525502_20230918_210342
202023-09-18pointscsv13List of datasetsList of species6507dc772c458_20230918_011543
212023-09-05dist_spcsv1List of datasetsList of species64f73031c1008_20230905_095021
222023-08-29pointskml26List of datasetsList of species64ee62af81f40_20230829_173437
232023-08-15whole_speciescsv5List of datasetsList of species64db01556173a_20230815_004231
242023-08-07dist_taxakml27List of datasetsList of species64d0fae7ae3a9_20230807_100906
252023-07-20whole_speciesgdb5List of datasetsList of species64b971120b37b_20230720_134337
262023-07-18whole_speciesgdb3List of datasetsList of species64b5e5d66f7bc_20230718_125725
272023-07-18whole_speciesgdb5List of datasetsList of species64b6dc3c1ebda_20230718_143951
282023-07-18whole_speciesgdb5List of datasetsList of species64b6dc3c1ebda_20230718_143950
292023-07-18whole_speciesgdb3List of datasetsList of species64b5e5d66f7bc_20230718_143649
302023-07-06dist_spshapefile11List of datasetsList of species64a6b4b22b344_20230706_083452
312023-07-06dist_spshapefile10List of datasetsList of species64a6b4b22b344_20230706_094509
322023-06-30dist_taxakml27List of datasetsList of species649e8cefecd92_20230630_040824
332023-06-19dist_spcsv5List of datasetsList of species6490f3039ea3a_20230619_205403
342023-06-19dist_spcsv5List of datasetsList of species6490f3039ea3a_20230619_203450
352023-05-26dist_spshapefile4List of datasetsList of species6470f6d049eb6_20230526_153412
362023-05-19dist_spkml6List of datasetsList of species64676f3d69eb7_20230519_084502
372023-05-08dist_spcsv3List of datasetsList of species64593f077aac1_20230508_142908
382023-04-24dist_spshapefile4List of datasetsList of species6446faabf31dd_20230424_175815
392023-03-27pointsshapefile18List of datasetsList of species6421e61734cfd_20230327_153717
402023-02-16dist_spkml4List of datasetsList of species63eea5966cf70_20230216_165827
412023-02-16dist_spkml4List of datasetsList of species63eea5966cf70_20230216_165928
422023-02-03dist_spshapefile4List of datasetsList of species63dccb233471d_20230203_042028
432023-01-23whole_speciesgdb1List of datasetsList of species63ce554df36af_20230123_044150
442023-01-23whole_speciescsv1List of datasetsList of species63ce554df36af_20230123_044319
List of datasets

Notes

  • The summary of the download requests may not be accurate as the download functionality of the OBIS-SEAMAP mapping tools have been advancing and it is hard to put together old download requests with newer ones.
  • The number of users may be overcounted or undercounted as we didn't collect the information of user identification in early years of OBIS-SEAMAP and the IP addresses are used as a proxy to user identity for old requests.
  • Other issues that may result in inaccuracy is:
    • a user may try downloading data with slightly different criteria for the same project/purpose.
    • a user may download data a couple of times over time to include the latest observations.
    • a user may download data with more coarse criteria and then filter the downloaded data more for specific needs (e.g. download global sightings of a species and then filter them with a study area).
    • a user may download data just for a test purpose.
    • For KML format, a user may visualize the data using Google Earth but did not use them for his/her scientific work.
  • The data type of "diversity indexes" was added in July 2016.
  • Although we have started collecting details of a request (i.e. user's name, prospectus) since Nov 2013, we do not disclose the details unless the user gives us consent. If you want to know more details on the request, please contact us with the Request ID ready. We will try connecting you with the user in question.