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

Summary of download requests

Number of users / requestsUsersRequests
4451650
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.
641586
Years 2026202520242023
3788529330
Formats requested Types requested  
csv943
shapefile234
kml237
wms10
wfs10
gdb216
Gridded summary Type 1a (dist_taxa)34
Gridded summary Type 1b (dist_taxa_h3)3
Gridded summary Type 2a (dist_sp)482
Gridded summary Type 2b (dist_sp_h3)34
diversity indexes (diversity)0
Observations based on criteria (points)90
All observations of species (whole_species)948
All observations in dataset (whole_dataset)59
  • 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
12012024-04-03dist_spshapefile1666List of datasetsList of species660d4fa21fcfd_20240403_085159
12022024-04-03dist_spkml1666List of datasetsList of species660d4fa21fcfd_20240403_085202
12032024-04-01dist_spcsv45List of datasetsList of species660afc3b67e49_20240401_142634
12042024-04-01whole_speciescsv52List of datasetsList of species660af4717fafe_20240401_135601
12052024-03-30whole_speciescsv9List of datasetsList of species6607886a2f0cb_20240329_233827
12062024-03-23whole_speciescsv268List of datasetsList of species65fef2b46c187_20240323_113524
12072024-03-23whole_speciescsv268List of datasetsList of species65fef2b46c187_20240323_113519
12082024-03-23whole_speciescsv268List of datasetsList of species65fef2b46c187_20240323_113942
12092024-03-23whole_specieskml268List of datasetsList of species65fef2b46c187_20240323_113543
12102024-03-23whole_speciescsv268List of datasetsList of species65fef2b46c187_20240323_113745
12112024-03-23whole_speciescsv268List of datasetsList of species65fef2b46c187_20240323_113639
12122024-03-23whole_speciescsv268List of datasetsList of species65fef2b46c187_20240323_113819
12132024-03-23whole_speciescsv268List of datasetsList of species65fef2b46c187_20240323_113709
12142024-03-20dist_spshapefile181List of datasetsList of species65fb074410851_20240320_121841
12152024-03-20dist_spshapefile181List of datasetsList of species65fb0ceb21914_20240320_122411
12162024-03-20dist_spshapefile181List of datasetsList of species65fb074410851_20240320_121843
12172024-03-20whole_speciesgdb268List of datasetsList of species65fb074410851_20240320_121807
12182024-03-20dist_spshapefile707List of datasetsList of species65fb0e4102a63_20240320_122807
12192024-03-13whole_speciescsv52List of datasetsList of species65f1df942708b_20240313_132307
12202024-03-13whole_speciescsv9List of datasetsList of species65f1df942708b_20240313_132607
12212024-03-13dist_spcsv3List of datasetsList of species65f1dc8b800aa_20240313_131037
12222024-03-13dist_spshapefile3List of datasetsList of species65f1dc8b800aa_20240313_131050
12232024-03-13whole_speciescsv268List of datasetsList of species65f1df942708b_20240313_132415
12242024-03-13whole_speciescsv23List of datasetsList of species65f1df942708b_20240313_133404
12252024-03-13whole_specieskml52List of datasetsList of species65f1df942708b_20240313_132825
12262024-03-13whole_speciescsv65List of datasetsList of species65f1df942708b_20240313_132740
12272024-03-13whole_specieskml9List of datasetsList of species65f1df942708b_20240313_132610
12282024-03-13whole_specieskml268List of datasetsList of species65f1df942708b_20240313_132423
12292024-03-13whole_specieskml23List of datasetsList of species65f1df942708b_20240313_133735
12302024-03-13whole_specieskml65List of datasetsList of species65f1df942708b_20240313_132716
12312024-03-12dist_taxakml1483List of datasetsList of species65f069f854b13_20240312_104516
12322024-03-12whole_speciescsv2List of datasetsList of species65f06cf85831f_20240312_110405
12332024-03-08whole_speciescsv43List of datasetsList of species65eb378227c47_20240308_111545
12342024-03-08dist_spcsv35List of datasetsList of species65eb378227c47_20240308_112237
12352024-03-05dist_spkml10List of datasetsList of species65e75a6948931_20240305_124655
12362024-03-04dist_spkml181List of datasetsList of species65e5a579ae9c9_20240304_054327
12372024-03-04whole_speciescsv52List of datasetsList of species65e58652f06a2_20240304_033102
12382024-03-01whole_speciesgdb1List of datasetsList of species65e1a1a66db70_20240301_044514
12392024-03-01whole_speciescsv1List of datasetsList of species65e1a1a66db70_20240301_044506
12402024-03-01dist_spshapefile1List of datasetsList of species65e0df41f2b4d_20240301_041152
12412024-02-27whole_speciescsv52List of datasetsList of species65de220ba59fc_20240227_131255
12422024-02-22whole_speciesgdb268List of datasetsList of species65d725f719520_20240222_101044
12432024-02-22whole_speciescsv268List of datasetsList of species65d725f719520_20240222_101034
12442024-02-22whole_speciescsv9List of datasetsList of species65d6d079ef4e0_20240221_234934
12452024-02-17dist_spcsv326List of datasetsList of species65d070c39b432_20240217_035615
12462024-02-17dist_spshapefile326List of datasetsList of species65d070c39b432_20240217_034825
12472024-02-17whole_speciescsv43List of datasetsList of species65d1204a20121_20240217_161051
12482024-02-15whole_specieskml43List of datasetsList of species65cdd26d6b0cc_20240215_040119
12492024-02-15dist_spcsv35List of datasetsList of species65cdcb48621d4_20240215_034006
12502024-02-15dist_spcsv35List of datasetsList of species65cdcb48621d4_20240215_034009
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.