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

Summary of download requests

Number of users / requestsUsersRequests
5452151
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.
772074
Years 2026202520242023
504788529330
Formats requested Types requested  
csv1266
shapefile300
kml301
wms16
wfs17
gdb251
Gridded summary Type 1a (dist_taxa)63
Gridded summary Type 1b (dist_taxa_h3)3
Gridded summary Type 2a (dist_sp)703
Gridded summary Type 2b (dist_sp_h3)36
diversity indexes (diversity)0
Observations based on criteria (points)117
All observations of species (whole_species)1160
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
13012024-12-17dist_spcsv45List of datasetsList of species67619e4e6b1a2_20241217_113500
13022024-12-17dist_spcsv45List of datasetsList of species67619e4e6b1a2_20241217_113442
13032024-12-17whole_speciescsv9List of datasetsList of species67610409227b1_20241216_235526
13042024-12-17whole_speciesgdb9List of datasetsList of species67610409227b1_20241216_235510
13052024-12-06whole_speciescsv43List of datasetsList of species6752c7373887c_20241206_045552
13062024-12-06whole_speciescsv5List of datasetsList of species6752c7373887c_20241206_044714
13072024-12-06whole_speciescsv14List of datasetsList of species674dbe368e8c6_20241206_043700
13082024-12-06whole_speciescsv9List of datasetsList of species6752c7373887c_20241206_045007
13092024-12-06whole_speciescsv1List of datasetsList of species6752c7373887c_20241206_045844
13102024-12-05whole_speciescsv2List of datasetsList of species674dbe368e8c6_20241205_053528
13112024-12-05whole_speciescsv4List of datasetsList of species674dbe368e8c6_20241205_055234
13122024-12-05whole_speciescsv9List of datasetsList of species674dbe368e8c6_20241205_053412
13132024-12-05whole_speciescsv26List of datasetsList of species674dbe368e8c6_20241205_053908
13142024-12-05whole_speciescsv15List of datasetsList of species674dbe368e8c6_20241205_051843
13152024-12-05whole_speciescsv917List of datasetsList of species674dbe368e8c6_20241205_050314
13162024-12-05whole_speciescsv256List of datasetsList of species674dbe368e8c6_20241205_045626
13172024-12-05whole_speciescsv268List of datasetsList of species674dbe368e8c6_20241205_062959
13182024-12-05whole_speciescsv1List of datasetsList of species674dbe368e8c6_20241205_052120
13192024-12-05whole_speciescsv9List of datasetsList of species674dbe368e8c6_20241205_044232
13202024-12-05whole_speciescsv2List of datasetsList of species674dbe368e8c6_20241205_044121
13212024-12-05whole_speciescsv23List of datasetsList of species674dbe368e8c6_20241205_044558
13222024-12-05whole_speciescsv2List of datasetsList of species674dbe368e8c6_20241205_044719
13232024-12-05whole_speciescsv6List of datasetsList of species674dbe368e8c6_20241205_060108
13242024-12-05whole_speciescsv1List of datasetsList of species674dbe368e8c6_20241205_055419
13252024-12-05whole_speciescsv2List of datasetsList of species674dbe368e8c6_20241205_054115
13262024-12-05whole_speciescsv15List of datasetsList of species674dbe368e8c6_20241205_043823
13272024-12-05whole_speciescsv3List of datasetsList of species674dbe368e8c6_20241205_061853
13282024-12-05whole_speciescsv52List of datasetsList of species674dbe368e8c6_20241205_061737
13292024-12-05whole_speciescsv7List of datasetsList of species674dbe368e8c6_20241205_052230
13302024-12-05whole_speciescsv65List of datasetsList of species674dbe368e8c6_20241205_043407
13312024-12-05dist_spkml181List of datasetsList of species675140258b0b9_20241205_005608
13322024-12-05dist_spshapefile60List of datasetsList of species6751d9f1dac19_20241205_115359
13332024-12-04whole_speciesgdb65List of datasetsList of species674fd0eaf260b_20241203_225246
13342024-12-04whole_speciescsv65List of datasetsList of species674fd0eaf260b_20241203_225225
13352024-12-04whole_speciescsv65List of datasetsList of species674fd0eaf260b_20241203_225222
13362024-12-04dist_spshapefile59List of datasetsList of species674fd0eaf260b_20241203_225319
13372024-12-04dist_spcsv707List of datasetsList of species674fc24fbe761_20241203_214712
13382024-12-04dist_spcsv707List of datasetsList of species674fc24fbe761_20241203_215750
13392024-12-04whole_datasetcsv1948List of datasetsList of species6750885c252fd_20241204_115315
13402024-12-03whole_speciesgdb43List of datasetsList of species674eb599c72b9_20241203_033257
13412024-12-03whole_specieskml43List of datasetsList of species674eb599c72b9_20241203_050704
13422024-12-03whole_datasetcsv1948List of datasetsList of species674e54c47f2d0_20241202_200707
13432024-12-03whole_datasetgdb1948List of datasetsList of species674e54c47f2d0_20241202_200713
13442024-12-03whole_datasetkml1948List of datasetsList of species674e54c47f2d0_20241202_200807
13452024-12-03whole_speciescsv52List of datasetsList of species674f70a2904ba_20241203_160134
13462024-12-02dist_spwfs1486List of datasetsList of species674dad6f27a9a_20241202_084936
13472024-12-02dist_spcsv1486List of datasetsList of species674dad6f27a9a_20241202_084316
13482024-12-02dist_spcsv1313List of datasetsList of species674dad6f27a9a_20241202_080702
13492024-12-02dist_spwfs1313List of datasetsList of species674dad6f27a9a_20241202_081541
13502024-12-01whole_speciescsv917List of datasetsList of species674bb337d8dee_20241130_201552
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.