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

Summary of download requests

Number of users / requestsUsersRequests
4531679
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.
641615
Years 2026202520242023
32788529330
Formats requested Types requested  
csv965
shapefile238
kml239
wms10
wfs10
gdb217
Gridded summary Type 1a (dist_taxa)34
Gridded summary Type 1b (dist_taxa_h3)3
Gridded summary Type 2a (dist_sp)489
Gridded summary Type 2b (dist_sp_h3)34
diversity indexes (diversity)0
Observations based on criteria (points)90
All observations of species (whole_species)970
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
12012024-04-25whole_speciescsv268List of datasetsList of species662a23bb28d6d_20240425_053833
12022024-04-25whole_speciescsv256List of datasetsList of species662a206d87f72_20240425_052115
12032024-04-25whole_speciescsv268List of datasetsList of species662a23bb28d6d_20240425_054424
12042024-04-25dist_spcsv1List of datasetsList of species662a2cebc86c4_20240425_061745
12052024-04-25whole_speciesgdb15List of datasetsList of species662a936354ae0_20240425_134041
12062024-04-25whole_speciesgdb917List of datasetsList of species662a936354ae0_20240425_141350
12072024-04-25whole_speciesgdb23List of datasetsList of species662a936354ae0_20240425_133255
12082024-04-25whole_speciesgdb65List of datasetsList of species662a936354ae0_20240425_134519
12092024-04-23whole_speciescsv2List of datasetsList of species66276d2251041_20240423_042451
12102024-04-23whole_speciescsv917List of datasetsList of species6627ea9ce7034_20240423_131124
12112024-04-23whole_speciescsv268List of datasetsList of species6627f6a06a824_20240423_140011
12122024-04-22whole_speciesgdb256List of datasetsList of species662651533e9e9_20240422_080440
12132024-04-22whole_speciesgdb256List of datasetsList of species662651533e9e9_20240422_080438
12142024-04-22whole_speciesgdb256List of datasetsList of species662651533e9e9_20240422_081306
12152024-04-22whole_speciesgdb256List of datasetsList of species662651533e9e9_20240422_081333
12162024-04-22whole_speciesgdb256List of datasetsList of species662651533e9e9_20240422_081721
12172024-04-22whole_speciescsv9List of datasetsList of species662687d097a87_20240422_115327
12182024-04-17pointsshapefile2List of datasetsList of species661fcde899fbc_20240417_104533
12192024-04-17whole_speciescsv2List of datasetsList of species661f3e447be0c_20240416_232326
12202024-04-17whole_specieskml2List of datasetsList of species661f3e447be0c_20240416_232350
12212024-04-11dist_spcsv45List of datasetsList of species6618590ebd997_20240411_180006
12222024-04-09whole_speciescsv52List of datasetsList of species661563fa5e090_20240409_115637
12232024-04-08dist_spshapefile148List of datasetsList of species6613447e6a16a_20240407_211839
12242024-04-08dist_spcsv13List of datasetsList of species661344987bbdc_20240407_233039
12252024-04-08dist_spcsv4List of datasetsList of species661344987bbdc_20240407_232602
12262024-04-08dist_spshapefile13List of datasetsList of species661344987bbdc_20240407_233022
12272024-04-08dist_spshapefile4List of datasetsList of species661344987bbdc_20240407_232542
12282024-04-04whole_speciescsv7List of datasetsList of species660bba6e17261_20240404_012507
12292024-04-04whole_speciescsv7List of datasetsList of species660bba6e17261_20240404_012512
12302024-04-03dist_spshapefile1666List of datasetsList of species660d4fa21fcfd_20240403_085159
12312024-04-03dist_spkml1666List of datasetsList of species660d4fa21fcfd_20240403_085202
12322024-04-01whole_speciescsv52List of datasetsList of species660af4717fafe_20240401_135601
12332024-04-01dist_spcsv45List of datasetsList of species660afc3b67e49_20240401_142634
12342024-03-30whole_speciescsv9List of datasetsList of species6607886a2f0cb_20240329_233827
12352024-03-23whole_speciescsv268List of datasetsList of species65fef2b46c187_20240323_113524
12362024-03-23whole_specieskml268List of datasetsList of species65fef2b46c187_20240323_113543
12372024-03-23whole_speciescsv268List of datasetsList of species65fef2b46c187_20240323_113519
12382024-03-23whole_speciescsv268List of datasetsList of species65fef2b46c187_20240323_113639
12392024-03-23whole_speciescsv268List of datasetsList of species65fef2b46c187_20240323_113819
12402024-03-23whole_speciescsv268List of datasetsList of species65fef2b46c187_20240323_113709
12412024-03-23whole_speciescsv268List of datasetsList of species65fef2b46c187_20240323_113745
12422024-03-23whole_speciescsv268List of datasetsList of species65fef2b46c187_20240323_113942
12432024-03-20dist_spshapefile181List of datasetsList of species65fb074410851_20240320_121843
12442024-03-20whole_speciesgdb268List of datasetsList of species65fb074410851_20240320_121807
12452024-03-20dist_spshapefile181List of datasetsList of species65fb074410851_20240320_121841
12462024-03-20dist_spshapefile707List of datasetsList of species65fb0e4102a63_20240320_122807
12472024-03-20dist_spshapefile181List of datasetsList of species65fb0ceb21914_20240320_122411
12482024-03-13whole_speciescsv65List of datasetsList of species65f1df942708b_20240313_132740
12492024-03-13whole_specieskml9List of datasetsList of species65f1df942708b_20240313_132610
12502024-03-13whole_specieskml268List of datasetsList of species65f1df942708b_20240313_132423
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.