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

Summary of download requests

Number of users / requestsUsersRequests
5182033
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.
681965
Years 2026202520242023
386788529330
Formats requested Types requested  
csv1198
shapefile290
kml277
wms16
wfs15
gdb237
Gridded summary Type 1a (dist_taxa)50
Gridded summary Type 1b (dist_taxa_h3)3
Gridded summary Type 2a (dist_sp)672
Gridded summary Type 2b (dist_sp_h3)36
diversity indexes (diversity)0
Observations based on criteria (points)113
All observations of species (whole_species)1098
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
1012026-04-17dist_spshapefile1List of datasetsList of species69e20d21a5e89_20260417_064000
1022026-04-17dist_spwms1List of datasetsList of species69e20d21a5e89_20260417_064418
1032026-04-17dist_spshapefile22List of datasetsList of species69e210a700eaf_20260417_065245
1042026-04-17dist_spwms1List of datasetsList of species69e20d21a5e89_20260417_064027
1052026-04-17whole_speciescsv917List of datasetsList of species69e22a4638348_20260417_084654
1062026-04-15whole_speciescsv5List of datasetsList of species69df6064f3088_20260415_055502
1072026-04-15whole_speciescsv2List of datasetsList of species69df6085d05d5_20260415_055550
1082026-04-15whole_speciescsv43List of datasetsList of species69df5dbf88000_20260415_054743
1092026-04-15pointskml917List of datasetsList of species69dfd4e08af25_20260415_154217
1102026-04-15pointscsv1948List of datasetsList of species69df898d39269_20260415_085526
1112026-04-14dist_spcsv244List of datasetsList of species69ddf45ea39d3_20260414_041327
1122026-04-14dist_spwms244List of datasetsList of species69ddf45ea39d3_20260414_041006
1132026-04-14dist_spwms244List of datasetsList of species69ddf45ea39d3_20260414_040924
1142026-04-14dist_spwms244List of datasetsList of species69ddf45ea39d3_20260414_040936
1152026-04-14dist_spwms244List of datasetsList of species69ddf45ea39d3_20260414_041052
1162026-04-13dist_spcsv35List of datasetsList of species69dd6f0007f1b_20260413_185444
1172026-04-13dist_spcsv35List of datasetsList of species69dd6f0007f1b_20260413_185002
1182026-04-13dist_spcsv35List of datasetsList of species69dd6f0007f1b_20260413_184336
1192026-04-12whole_speciescsv917List of datasetsList of species69dc2c527c3d9_20260412_193717
1202026-04-12whole_speciesgdb917List of datasetsList of species69db0e615d3c3_20260411_232645
1212026-04-12whole_speciescsv917List of datasetsList of species69db0e615d3c3_20260411_233453
1222026-04-12whole_speciescsv917List of datasetsList of species69db0e615d3c3_20260411_233558
1232026-04-12dist_spcsv79List of datasetsList of species69dbc1b4c43e6_20260412_120226
1242026-04-12dist_spcsv34List of datasetsList of species69dbc24052b40_20260412_120414
1252026-04-12dist_spcsv34List of datasetsList of species69dbc24052b40_20260412_121618
1262026-04-12dist_spcsv34List of datasetsList of species69dbc24052b40_20260412_121751
1272026-04-12dist_spcsv79List of datasetsList of species69dbc1b4c43e6_20260412_120233
1282026-04-12dist_spcsv34List of datasetsList of species69dbc24052b40_20260412_121621
1292026-04-12dist_spcsv34List of datasetsList of species69dbc24052b40_20260412_121633
1302026-04-12dist_spcsv34List of datasetsList of species69dbc24052b40_20260412_120422
1312026-04-12dist_spcsv34List of datasetsList of species69dbc24052b40_20260412_121244
1322026-04-12dist_spcsv34List of datasetsList of species69dbc24052b40_20260412_121248
1332026-04-12dist_spcsv34List of datasetsList of species69dbc24052b40_20260412_121256
1342026-04-12dist_spcsv34List of datasetsList of species69dbc5ece2e08_20260412_121920
1352026-04-12dist_spcsv34List of datasetsList of species69dbc5ece2e08_20260412_121922
1362026-04-12dist_spcsv34List of datasetsList of species69dbc5ece2e08_20260412_122008
1372026-04-12dist_spcsv34List of datasetsList of species69dbc5ece2e08_20260412_122019
1382026-04-12dist_spcsv34List of datasetsList of species69dbc24052b40_20260412_120416
1392026-04-12dist_spcsv34List of datasetsList of species69dbc5ece2e08_20260412_122020
1402026-04-12dist_spcsv34List of datasetsList of species69dbc24052b40_20260412_120421
1412026-04-12dist_spcsv34List of datasetsList of species69dbc5ece2e08_20260412_122016
1422026-04-12dist_spcsv34List of datasetsList of species69dbc5ece2e08_20260412_122034
1432026-04-12dist_spcsv34List of datasetsList of species69dbc5ece2e08_20260412_122122
1442026-04-12dist_spcsv34List of datasetsList of species69dbc5ece2e08_20260412_122031
1452026-04-12dist_spcsv34List of datasetsList of species69dbc5ece2e08_20260412_122026
1462026-04-12dist_spcsv34List of datasetsList of species69dbc24052b40_20260412_121342
1472026-04-12dist_spcsv34List of datasetsList of species69dbc24052b40_20260412_121321
1482026-04-12dist_spcsv34List of datasetsList of species69dbc24052b40_20260412_121318
1492026-04-12dist_spcsv34List of datasetsList of species69dbc24052b40_20260412_121317
1502026-04-12dist_spcsv34List of datasetsList of species69dbc24052b40_20260412_121316
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.