National Whale and Dolphin Sightings and Strandings Database
OBIS Secretariat, Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission of UNESCO

Summary of download requests

Number of users / requestsUsersRequests
5102005
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.
681937
Years 2026202520242023
358788529330
Formats requested Types requested  
csv1184
shapefile290
kml271
wms16
wfs15
gdb229
Gridded summary Type 1a (dist_taxa)49
Gridded summary Type 1b (dist_taxa_h3)3
Gridded summary Type 2a (dist_sp)670
Gridded summary Type 2b (dist_sp_h3)36
diversity indexes (diversity)0
Observations based on criteria (points)113
All observations of species (whole_species)1073
All observations in dataset (whole_dataset)61
  • 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
10012025-03-24dist_taxakml1483List of datasetsList of species67e168b1538e4_20250324_101516
10022025-03-24dist_taxakml1483List of datasetsList of species67e14571874f2_20250324_074619
10032025-03-24dist_taxakml1483List of datasetsList of species67e168b1538e4_20250324_101517
10042025-03-24dist_taxakml1483List of datasetsList of species67e156f432e88_20250324_085851
10052025-03-24dist_taxakml1483List of datasetsList of species67e15ba8c9a38_20250324_092102
10062025-03-23whole_datasetcsv1948List of datasetsList of species67e056d750cb7_20250323_144758
10072025-03-22dist_spcsv1483List of datasetsList of species67de151f60f98_20250321_215335
10082025-03-22whole_datasetcsv1948List of datasetsList of species67de151f60f98_20250321_215817
10092025-03-22dist_spcsv1483List of datasetsList of species67de151f60f98_20250321_215340
10102025-03-20whole_specieskml39List of datasetsList of species67db6026ee3de_20250319_203612
10112025-03-20whole_speciescsv39List of datasetsList of species67db6026ee3de_20250319_203623
10122025-03-18whole_speciescsv268List of datasetsList of species67d1c6070988f_20250318_121557
10132025-03-18whole_datasetcsv1948List of datasetsList of species67d95774209e7_20250318_072451
10142025-03-17whole_speciescsv7List of datasetsList of species67d8508f78d15_20250317_124628
10152025-03-17whole_speciescsv7List of datasetsList of species67d8508f78d15_20250317_124637
10162025-03-17whole_speciesgdb7List of datasetsList of species67d8508f78d15_20250317_124623
10172025-03-17whole_specieskml7List of datasetsList of species67d8508f78d15_20250317_124625
10182025-03-14dist_spkml1449List of datasetsList of species67d4487abee32_20250314_113244
10192025-03-13whole_speciescsv2List of datasetsList of species67d32bce0b3e6_20250313_150904
10202025-03-10whole_speciescsv9List of datasetsList of species67cf33b2c709b_20250310_150009
10212025-03-10whole_speciescsv7List of datasetsList of species67cf33b2c709b_20250310_145231
10222025-03-10whole_speciesgdb23List of datasetsList of species67ced36d573f9_20250310_090027
10232025-03-10whole_speciescsv23List of datasetsList of species67ced36d573f9_20250310_081943
10242025-03-10whole_speciesgdb23List of datasetsList of species67ced36d573f9_20250310_085458
10252025-03-10whole_speciesgdb23List of datasetsList of species67cf0168d9926_20250310_111557
10262025-03-10whole_speciesgdb23List of datasetsList of species67cf0168d9926_20250310_111802
10272025-03-09whole_datasetcsv1948List of datasetsList of species67cdcb3e79b34_20250309_131459
10282025-03-07whole_speciesgdb23List of datasetsList of species67cb44c95f176_20250307_142236
10292025-03-07whole_speciescsv23List of datasetsList of species67cb44c95f176_20250307_142211
10302025-03-07whole_specieskml23List of datasetsList of species67cb44c95f176_20250307_142652
10312025-03-06whole_datasetcsv1948List of datasetsList of species67c993eea9d4e_20250306_072936
10322025-03-06dist_spcsv244List of datasetsList of species67c9715533e5b_20250306_045930
10332025-03-06dist_spshapefile3List of datasetsList of species67c9715533e5b_20250306_050231
10342025-03-06dist_spcsv3List of datasetsList of species67c9715533e5b_20250306_050251
10352025-03-06dist_spcsv22List of datasetsList of species67c9715533e5b_20250306_045808
10362025-03-06dist_spcsv1List of datasetsList of species67c9a42beaff7_20250306_084131
10372025-03-06dist_spshapefile1List of datasetsList of species67c9a42beaff7_20250306_084114
10382025-03-06dist_spcsv9List of datasetsList of species67c9a42beaff7_20250306_084034
10392025-03-06dist_spshapefile9List of datasetsList of species67c9a42beaff7_20250306_084008
10402025-03-06dist_spshapefile2List of datasetsList of species67c9a42beaff7_20250306_083900
10412025-03-06dist_spcsv35List of datasetsList of species67c9715533e5b_20250306_050419
10422025-03-06dist_spcsv2List of datasetsList of species67c9a42beaff7_20250306_083925
10432025-03-06dist_spshapefile35List of datasetsList of species67c9715533e5b_20250306_050350
10442025-03-06dist_spshapefile244List of datasetsList of species67c9715533e5b_20250306_045901
10452025-03-06dist_spshapefile22List of datasetsList of species67c96a1a1ae6d_20250306_043000
10462025-03-06dist_spcsv10List of datasetsList of species67c9a42beaff7_20250306_083815
10472025-03-06dist_spshapefile10List of datasetsList of species67c9a42beaff7_20250306_083618
10482025-03-06dist_spshapefile22List of datasetsList of species67c9715533e5b_20250306_045739
10492025-03-06dist_spcsv22List of datasetsList of species67c96a1a1ae6d_20250306_042902
10502025-03-06pointsshapefile65List of datasetsList of species67c9e17f72ba2_20250306_125922
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.