iziko South African Museum - Marine Mammal Collection
Hamish Robertson, iziko South African Museum

Summary of download requests

Number of users / requestsUsersRequests
3881448
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.
51443
Years 2026202520242023
40629474305
Formats requested Types requested  
csv838
shapefile208
kml215
wms9
wfs9
gdb169
Gridded summary Type 1a (dist_taxa)30
Gridded summary Type 1b (dist_taxa_h3)5
Gridded summary Type 2a (dist_sp)405
Gridded summary Type 2b (dist_sp_h3)32
diversity indexes (diversity)0
Observations based on criteria (points)70
All observations of species (whole_species)906
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
5512025-04-02dist_spshapefile2List of datasetsList of species67ed8fa1b0821_20250402_153034
5522025-03-27whole_speciescsv12List of datasetsList of species67e567606ec03_20250327_110443
5532025-03-25whole_speciescsv1List of datasetsList of species67e2eda091bed_20250325_145610
5542025-03-25dist_spcsv1List of datasetsList of species67e2eda091bed_20250325_150047
5552025-03-25whole_speciesgdb3List of datasetsList of species67e28dd71214d_20250325_071017
5562025-03-25whole_speciesgdb3List of datasetsList of species67e28dd71214d_20250325_071023
5572025-03-25whole_speciescsv3List of datasetsList of species67e2a2b9312ea_20250325_084018
5582025-03-24dist_taxakml669List of datasetsList of species67e168b1538e4_20250324_101516
5592025-03-24dist_taxakml669List of datasetsList of species67e15ba8c9a38_20250324_092102
5602025-03-24dist_taxakml669List of datasetsList of species67e168b1538e4_20250324_101517
5612025-03-24dist_taxakml669List of datasetsList of species67e14571874f2_20250324_074619
5622025-03-24dist_taxakml669List of datasetsList of species67e156f432e88_20250324_085851
5632025-03-18whole_speciescsv6List of datasetsList of species67d1c6070988f_20250318_121557
5642025-03-14dist_spkml423List of datasetsList of species67d4487abee32_20250314_113244
5652025-03-13whole_speciescsv39List of datasetsList of species67d32bce0b3e6_20250313_150904
5662025-03-10whole_speciescsv11List of datasetsList of species67cf33b2c709b_20250310_150009
5672025-03-10whole_speciescsv1List of datasetsList of species67cf33b2c709b_20250310_151729
5682025-03-10whole_speciescsv1List of datasetsList of species67ced36d573f9_20250310_081013
5692025-03-06dist_spcsv6List of datasetsList of species67c9715533e5b_20250306_045930
5702025-03-06dist_spshapefile17List of datasetsList of species67c9715533e5b_20250306_050231
5712025-03-06dist_spshapefile66List of datasetsList of species67c9a42beaff7_20250306_083618
5722025-03-06dist_spcsv1List of datasetsList of species67c9a42beaff7_20250306_084223
5732025-03-06dist_spcsv66List of datasetsList of species67c9a42beaff7_20250306_083815
5742025-03-06dist_spcsv22List of datasetsList of species67c9715533e5b_20250306_050419
5752025-03-06dist_spshapefile1List of datasetsList of species67c9a42beaff7_20250306_084208
5762025-03-06dist_spshapefile8List of datasetsList of species67c9a42beaff7_20250306_084114
5772025-03-06dist_spcsv11List of datasetsList of species67c9a42beaff7_20250306_084034
5782025-03-06dist_spshapefile11List of datasetsList of species67c9a42beaff7_20250306_084008
5792025-03-06dist_spshapefile29List of datasetsList of species67c9a42beaff7_20250306_083900
5802025-03-06dist_spcsv8List of datasetsList of species67c9a42beaff7_20250306_084131
5812025-03-06dist_spcsv29List of datasetsList of species67c9a42beaff7_20250306_083925
5822025-03-06dist_spshapefile22List of datasetsList of species67c9715533e5b_20250306_050350
5832025-03-06dist_spshapefile6List of datasetsList of species67c9715533e5b_20250306_045901
5842025-03-06dist_spcsv17List of datasetsList of species67c9715533e5b_20250306_050251
5852025-03-06pointsshapefile8List of datasetsList of species67c9e17f72ba2_20250306_125922
5862025-03-05dist_spshapefile3List of datasetsList of species67c85a264eae6_20250305_093501
5872025-03-05dist_spcsv423List of datasetsList of species67c8ae42ba81c_20250305_161036
5882025-03-04whole_speciesgdb3List of datasetsList of species67c65a1b44c5c_20250303_204855
5892025-03-04whole_speciesgdb1List of datasetsList of species67c6ed5007e7c_20250304_072509
5902025-03-02dist_spshapefile423List of datasetsList of species67c4e5631970d_20250302_181929
5912025-03-01dist_spkml80List of datasetsList of species67c37a01f11fa_20250301_165959
5922025-02-27whole_speciesgdb3List of datasetsList of species67c08c6f74351_20250227_111310
5932025-02-27dist_spkml6List of datasetsList of species67c02a49e89eb_20250227_040757
5942025-02-25whole_speciesgdb3List of datasetsList of species67bd380eb6b94_20250224_223004
5952025-02-25whole_speciescsv1List of datasetsList of species67bd5a5bea6a1_20250225_005754
5962025-02-24dist_spshapefile430List of datasetsList of species67bce674eb8c1_20250224_165049
5972025-02-24whole_speciesgdb8List of datasetsList of species67bc843e7fa82_20250224_094732
5982025-02-24whole_speciesgdb8List of datasetsList of species67bc843e7fa82_20250224_094645
5992025-02-22whole_speciescsv6List of datasetsList of species67b9761e4db21_20250222_020907
6002025-02-18dist_spcsv669List of datasetsList of species67b484ee7de91_20250218_080304
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.