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
12012024-12-05whole_speciescsv52List of datasetsList of species674dbe368e8c6_20241205_061737
12022024-12-05whole_speciescsv3List of datasetsList of species674dbe368e8c6_20241205_061853
12032024-12-05whole_speciescsv1List of datasetsList of species674dbe368e8c6_20241205_052120
12042024-12-05whole_speciescsv7List of datasetsList of species674dbe368e8c6_20241205_052230
12052024-12-05whole_speciescsv4List of datasetsList of species674dbe368e8c6_20241205_055234
12062024-12-05whole_speciescsv15List of datasetsList of species674dbe368e8c6_20241205_043823
12072024-12-05whole_speciescsv65List of datasetsList of species674dbe368e8c6_20241205_043407
12082024-12-05whole_speciescsv9List of datasetsList of species674dbe368e8c6_20241205_044232
12092024-12-05whole_speciescsv2List of datasetsList of species674dbe368e8c6_20241205_044121
12102024-12-05whole_speciescsv23List of datasetsList of species674dbe368e8c6_20241205_044558
12112024-12-05whole_speciescsv2List of datasetsList of species674dbe368e8c6_20241205_044719
12122024-12-05whole_speciescsv9List of datasetsList of species674dbe368e8c6_20241205_053412
12132024-12-05dist_spkml181List of datasetsList of species675140258b0b9_20241205_005608
12142024-12-05dist_spshapefile60List of datasetsList of species6751d9f1dac19_20241205_115359
12152024-12-04whole_speciesgdb65List of datasetsList of species674fd0eaf260b_20241203_225246
12162024-12-04whole_speciescsv65List of datasetsList of species674fd0eaf260b_20241203_225222
12172024-12-04whole_speciescsv65List of datasetsList of species674fd0eaf260b_20241203_225225
12182024-12-04dist_spshapefile59List of datasetsList of species674fd0eaf260b_20241203_225319
12192024-12-04dist_spcsv707List of datasetsList of species674fc24fbe761_20241203_215750
12202024-12-04dist_spcsv707List of datasetsList of species674fc24fbe761_20241203_214712
12212024-12-04whole_datasetcsv1948List of datasetsList of species6750885c252fd_20241204_115315
12222024-12-03whole_speciesgdb43List of datasetsList of species674eb599c72b9_20241203_033257
12232024-12-03whole_specieskml43List of datasetsList of species674eb599c72b9_20241203_050704
12242024-12-03whole_datasetcsv1948List of datasetsList of species674e54c47f2d0_20241202_200707
12252024-12-03whole_datasetgdb1948List of datasetsList of species674e54c47f2d0_20241202_200713
12262024-12-03whole_datasetkml1948List of datasetsList of species674e54c47f2d0_20241202_200807
12272024-12-03whole_speciescsv52List of datasetsList of species674f70a2904ba_20241203_160134
12282024-12-02dist_spwfs1486List of datasetsList of species674dad6f27a9a_20241202_084936
12292024-12-02dist_spcsv1486List of datasetsList of species674dad6f27a9a_20241202_084316
12302024-12-02dist_spcsv1313List of datasetsList of species674dad6f27a9a_20241202_080702
12312024-12-02dist_spwfs1313List of datasetsList of species674dad6f27a9a_20241202_081541
12322024-12-01whole_speciescsv917List of datasetsList of species674bb337d8dee_20241130_202053
12332024-12-01whole_speciescsv917List of datasetsList of species674bb337d8dee_20241130_201552
12342024-11-29whole_speciesgdb15List of datasetsList of species674970c397fe7_20241129_025038
12352024-11-29whole_specieskml3List of datasetsList of species674970c397fe7_20241129_033024
12362024-11-29whole_specieskml52List of datasetsList of species674970c397fe7_20241129_032927
12372024-11-29whole_speciescsv52List of datasetsList of species674970c397fe7_20241129_032908
12382024-11-29whole_specieskml6List of datasetsList of species674970c397fe7_20241129_032719
12392024-11-29whole_speciescsv43List of datasetsList of species6749987d5bad9_20241129_054737
12402024-11-29whole_specieskml5List of datasetsList of species674970c397fe7_20241129_034728
12412024-11-29whole_speciesgdb5List of datasetsList of species674970c397fe7_20241129_034721
12422024-11-29whole_speciescsv5List of datasetsList of species674970c397fe7_20241129_034711
12432024-11-29whole_specieskml14List of datasetsList of species674970c397fe7_20241129_033116
12442024-11-29whole_speciescsv7List of datasetsList of species674970c397fe7_20241129_025353
12452024-11-29whole_speciesgdb1List of datasetsList of species674970c397fe7_20241129_025234
12462024-11-29whole_speciescsv1List of datasetsList of species674970c397fe7_20241129_025225
12472024-11-29whole_speciescsv15List of datasetsList of species674970c397fe7_20241129_025025
12482024-11-29whole_speciesgdb4List of datasetsList of species674970c397fe7_20241129_032307
12492024-11-29whole_speciescsv4List of datasetsList of species674970c397fe7_20241129_032301
12502024-11-29whole_speciesgdb52List of datasetsList of species674970c397fe7_20241129_032924
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.