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

Summary of download requests

Number of users / requestsUsersRequests
5102004
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.
681936
Years 2026202520242023
357788529330
Formats requested Types requested  
csv1184
shapefile290
kml270
wms16
wfs15
gdb229
Gridded summary Type 1a (dist_taxa)49
Gridded summary Type 1b (dist_taxa_h3)3
Gridded summary Type 2a (dist_sp)669
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
11512024-12-18dist_sp_h3wfs175List of datasetsList of species6762c33f18f24_20241218_075154
11522024-12-18dist_sp_h3csv175List of datasetsList of species6762c33f18f24_20241218_075153
11532024-12-18dist_sp_h3wms175List of datasetsList of species6762c33f18f24_20241218_075155
11542024-12-17dist_spcsv45List of datasetsList of species67619e4e6b1a2_20241217_113442
11552024-12-17dist_spcsv45List of datasetsList of species67619e4e6b1a2_20241217_113500
11562024-12-17whole_speciescsv9List of datasetsList of species67610409227b1_20241216_235526
11572024-12-17whole_speciesgdb9List of datasetsList of species67610409227b1_20241216_235510
11582024-12-06whole_speciescsv5List of datasetsList of species6752c7373887c_20241206_044714
11592024-12-06whole_speciescsv43List of datasetsList of species6752c7373887c_20241206_045552
11602024-12-06whole_speciescsv9List of datasetsList of species6752c7373887c_20241206_045007
11612024-12-06whole_speciescsv14List of datasetsList of species674dbe368e8c6_20241206_043700
11622024-12-06whole_speciescsv1List of datasetsList of species6752c7373887c_20241206_045844
11632024-12-05whole_speciescsv3List of datasetsList of species674dbe368e8c6_20241205_061853
11642024-12-05whole_speciescsv4List of datasetsList of species674dbe368e8c6_20241205_055234
11652024-12-05whole_speciescsv26List of datasetsList of species674dbe368e8c6_20241205_053908
11662024-12-05whole_speciescsv2List of datasetsList of species674dbe368e8c6_20241205_053528
11672024-12-05whole_speciescsv7List of datasetsList of species674dbe368e8c6_20241205_052230
11682024-12-05whole_speciescsv1List of datasetsList of species674dbe368e8c6_20241205_052120
11692024-12-05whole_speciescsv9List of datasetsList of species674dbe368e8c6_20241205_044232
11702024-12-05whole_speciescsv2List of datasetsList of species674dbe368e8c6_20241205_044121
11712024-12-05whole_speciescsv23List of datasetsList of species674dbe368e8c6_20241205_044558
11722024-12-05whole_speciescsv2List of datasetsList of species674dbe368e8c6_20241205_044719
11732024-12-05whole_speciescsv256List of datasetsList of species674dbe368e8c6_20241205_045626
11742024-12-05whole_speciescsv917List of datasetsList of species674dbe368e8c6_20241205_050314
11752024-12-05whole_speciescsv15List of datasetsList of species674dbe368e8c6_20241205_051843
11762024-12-05whole_speciescsv52List of datasetsList of species674dbe368e8c6_20241205_061737
11772024-12-05whole_speciescsv9List of datasetsList of species674dbe368e8c6_20241205_053412
11782024-12-05whole_speciescsv1List of datasetsList of species674dbe368e8c6_20241205_055419
11792024-12-05whole_speciescsv6List of datasetsList of species674dbe368e8c6_20241205_060108
11802024-12-05whole_speciescsv65List of datasetsList of species674dbe368e8c6_20241205_043407
11812024-12-05whole_speciescsv268List of datasetsList of species674dbe368e8c6_20241205_062959
11822024-12-05whole_speciescsv15List of datasetsList of species674dbe368e8c6_20241205_043823
11832024-12-05whole_speciescsv2List of datasetsList of species674dbe368e8c6_20241205_054115
11842024-12-05dist_spkml181List of datasetsList of species675140258b0b9_20241205_005608
11852024-12-05dist_spshapefile60List of datasetsList of species6751d9f1dac19_20241205_115359
11862024-12-04whole_speciescsv65List of datasetsList of species674fd0eaf260b_20241203_225222
11872024-12-04whole_speciescsv65List of datasetsList of species674fd0eaf260b_20241203_225225
11882024-12-04dist_spshapefile59List of datasetsList of species674fd0eaf260b_20241203_225319
11892024-12-04whole_speciesgdb65List of datasetsList of species674fd0eaf260b_20241203_225246
11902024-12-04dist_spcsv707List of datasetsList of species674fc24fbe761_20241203_214712
11912024-12-04dist_spcsv707List of datasetsList of species674fc24fbe761_20241203_215750
11922024-12-04whole_datasetcsv1948List of datasetsList of species6750885c252fd_20241204_115315
11932024-12-03whole_specieskml43List of datasetsList of species674eb599c72b9_20241203_050704
11942024-12-03whole_speciesgdb43List of datasetsList of species674eb599c72b9_20241203_033257
11952024-12-03whole_datasetkml1948List of datasetsList of species674e54c47f2d0_20241202_200807
11962024-12-03whole_datasetgdb1948List of datasetsList of species674e54c47f2d0_20241202_200713
11972024-12-03whole_datasetcsv1948List of datasetsList of species674e54c47f2d0_20241202_200707
11982024-12-03whole_speciescsv52List of datasetsList of species674f70a2904ba_20241203_160134
11992024-12-02dist_spwfs1313List of datasetsList of species674dad6f27a9a_20241202_081541
12002024-12-02dist_spcsv1313List of datasetsList of species674dad6f27a9a_20241202_080702
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.