Argos PTT Tracking Database
Dave Watts, Australian Antarctic Division; Australian Antarctic Data Centre

Summary of download requests

Number of users / requestsUsersRequests
2470
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.
367
Years 202520242023
342016
Formats requested Types requested  
csv32
shapefile13
kml25
wms0
wfs0
Gridded summary Type 1a (dist_taxa)20
Gridded summary Type 1b (dist_taxa_h3)2
Gridded summary Type 2a (dist_sp)17
Gridded summary Type 2b (dist_sp_h3)0
diversity indexes (diversity)0
Observations based on criteria (points)6
All observations of species (whole_species)22
All observations in dataset (whole_dataset)3
  • 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
512024-03-12dist_taxakml24751List of datasetsList of species65f069f854b13_20240312_104516
522024-02-27whole_datasetcsv206974List of datasetsList of species65de1fd48df53_20240227_124747
532024-02-09pointsshapefile11838List of datasetsList of species65c60244386de_20240209_060151
542024-02-09pointsshapefile11838List of datasetsList of species65c60244386de_20240209_060155
552023-12-25whole_speciescsv18787List of datasetsList of species6588d9f7e5981_20231224_203542
562023-12-25whole_speciescsv81470List of datasetsList of species6588d9f7e5981_20231224_202546
572023-12-05dist_spshapefile256List of datasetsList of species656f46168d572_20231205_104951
582023-10-09dist_taxakml24751List of datasetsList of species652401c11ab5c_20231009_093933
592023-10-02dist_taxakml24751List of datasetsList of species651b4bd5e8581_20231002_190217
602023-09-18dist_taxakml24751List of datasetsList of species6508f34525502_20230918_210342
612023-09-05dist_spcsv256List of datasetsList of species64f73031c1008_20230905_095021
622023-08-29pointskml11838List of datasetsList of species64ee62af81f40_20230829_173437
632023-08-07dist_taxakml24751List of datasetsList of species64d0fae7ae3a9_20230807_100906
642023-07-06dist_spshapefile9987List of datasetsList of species64a6b4b22b344_20230706_083452
652023-07-06dist_spshapefile7235List of datasetsList of species64a6b4b22b344_20230706_094509
662023-07-01whole_datasetcsv206974List of datasetsList of species649fe9579efff_20230701_045343
672023-06-30dist_taxakml24751List of datasetsList of species649e8cefecd92_20230630_040824
682023-06-18whole_datasetcsv206974List of datasetsList of species648f971b93f3b_20230618_194916
692023-05-19dist_spkml4623List of datasetsList of species64676f3d69eb7_20230519_084502
702023-02-06whole_speciescsv1791List of datasetsList of species63e12ec018e2a_20230206_115015
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.