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

Summary of download requests

Number of users / requestsUsersRequests
5372110
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.
762034
Years 2026202520242023
463788529330
Formats requested Types requested  
csv1237
shapefile296
kml296
wms16
wfs17
gdb248
Gridded summary Type 1a (dist_taxa)61
Gridded summary Type 1b (dist_taxa_h3)3
Gridded summary Type 2a (dist_sp)693
Gridded summary Type 2b (dist_sp_h3)36
diversity indexes (diversity)0
Observations based on criteria (points)116
All observations of species (whole_species)1132
All observations in dataset (whole_dataset)69
  • 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
12512025-01-09whole_specieskml268List of datasetsList of species67801a97be6b1_20250109_140909
12522024-12-23dist_spkml35List of datasetsList of species6769a5459e872_20241223_130301
12532024-12-21dist_taxakml359List of datasetsList of species67662bda17774_20241220_214634
12542024-12-19whole_speciesgdb9List of datasetsList of species67648999c3639_20241219_160626
12552024-12-18dist_sp_h3wms175List of datasetsList of species6762c33f18f24_20241218_075155
12562024-12-18dist_sp_h3csv175List of datasetsList of species6762c33f18f24_20241218_075045
12572024-12-18dist_sp_h3csv175List of datasetsList of species6762c33f18f24_20241218_075153
12582024-12-18dist_sp_h3shapefile175List of datasetsList of species6762c33f18f24_20241218_075048
12592024-12-18dist_sp_h3wfs175List of datasetsList of species6762c33f18f24_20241218_075154
12602024-12-17dist_spcsv45List of datasetsList of species67619e4e6b1a2_20241217_113442
12612024-12-17dist_spcsv45List of datasetsList of species67619e4e6b1a2_20241217_113500
12622024-12-17whole_speciesgdb9List of datasetsList of species67610409227b1_20241216_235510
12632024-12-17whole_speciescsv9List of datasetsList of species67610409227b1_20241216_235526
12642024-12-06whole_speciescsv5List of datasetsList of species6752c7373887c_20241206_044714
12652024-12-06whole_speciescsv43List of datasetsList of species6752c7373887c_20241206_045552
12662024-12-06whole_speciescsv1List of datasetsList of species6752c7373887c_20241206_045844
12672024-12-06whole_speciescsv14List of datasetsList of species674dbe368e8c6_20241206_043700
12682024-12-06whole_speciescsv9List of datasetsList of species6752c7373887c_20241206_045007
12692024-12-05whole_speciescsv15List of datasetsList of species674dbe368e8c6_20241205_043823
12702024-12-05whole_speciescsv65List of datasetsList of species674dbe368e8c6_20241205_043407
12712024-12-05whole_speciescsv1List of datasetsList of species674dbe368e8c6_20241205_052120
12722024-12-05whole_speciescsv3List of datasetsList of species674dbe368e8c6_20241205_061853
12732024-12-05whole_speciescsv7List of datasetsList of species674dbe368e8c6_20241205_052230
12742024-12-05whole_speciescsv52List of datasetsList of species674dbe368e8c6_20241205_061737
12752024-12-05whole_speciescsv268List of datasetsList of species674dbe368e8c6_20241205_062959
12762024-12-05whole_speciescsv23List of datasetsList of species674dbe368e8c6_20241205_044558
12772024-12-05whole_speciescsv2List of datasetsList of species674dbe368e8c6_20241205_044121
12782024-12-05whole_speciescsv9List of datasetsList of species674dbe368e8c6_20241205_044232
12792024-12-05whole_speciescsv2List of datasetsList of species674dbe368e8c6_20241205_053528
12802024-12-05whole_speciescsv9List of datasetsList of species674dbe368e8c6_20241205_053412
12812024-12-05whole_speciescsv4List of datasetsList of species674dbe368e8c6_20241205_055234
12822024-12-05whole_speciescsv26List of datasetsList of species674dbe368e8c6_20241205_053908
12832024-12-05whole_speciescsv2List of datasetsList of species674dbe368e8c6_20241205_054115
12842024-12-05whole_speciescsv2List of datasetsList of species674dbe368e8c6_20241205_044719
12852024-12-05whole_speciescsv917List of datasetsList of species674dbe368e8c6_20241205_050314
12862024-12-05whole_speciescsv15List of datasetsList of species674dbe368e8c6_20241205_051843
12872024-12-05whole_speciescsv1List of datasetsList of species674dbe368e8c6_20241205_055419
12882024-12-05whole_speciescsv6List of datasetsList of species674dbe368e8c6_20241205_060108
12892024-12-05whole_speciescsv256List of datasetsList of species674dbe368e8c6_20241205_045626
12902024-12-05dist_spkml181List of datasetsList of species675140258b0b9_20241205_005608
12912024-12-05dist_spshapefile60List of datasetsList of species6751d9f1dac19_20241205_115359
12922024-12-04dist_spshapefile59List of datasetsList of species674fd0eaf260b_20241203_225319
12932024-12-04whole_speciesgdb65List of datasetsList of species674fd0eaf260b_20241203_225246
12942024-12-04whole_speciescsv65List of datasetsList of species674fd0eaf260b_20241203_225225
12952024-12-04whole_speciescsv65List of datasetsList of species674fd0eaf260b_20241203_225222
12962024-12-04dist_spcsv707List of datasetsList of species674fc24fbe761_20241203_214712
12972024-12-04dist_spcsv707List of datasetsList of species674fc24fbe761_20241203_215750
12982024-12-04whole_datasetcsv1948List of datasetsList of species6750885c252fd_20241204_115315
12992024-12-03whole_speciesgdb43List of datasetsList of species674eb599c72b9_20241203_033257
13002024-12-03whole_specieskml43List of datasetsList of species674eb599c72b9_20241203_050704
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.