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

Summary of download requests

Number of users / requestsUsersRequests
4541695
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.
641631
Years 2026202520242023
48788529330
Formats requested Types requested  
csv977
shapefile239
kml242
wms10
wfs10
gdb217
Gridded summary Type 1a (dist_taxa)34
Gridded summary Type 1b (dist_taxa_h3)3
Gridded summary Type 2a (dist_sp)492
Gridded summary Type 2b (dist_sp_h3)34
diversity indexes (diversity)0
Observations based on criteria (points)90
All observations of species (whole_species)983
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
13012024-02-09dist_spshapefile9List of datasetsList of species65c6200a754bf_20240209_075252
13022024-02-09dist_spshapefile2List of datasetsList of species65c61ea83c61f_20240209_074702
13032024-02-09dist_spshapefile2List of datasetsList of species65c61ea83c61f_20240209_074656
13042024-02-09dist_spshapefile282List of datasetsList of species65c61be12ff00_20240209_074042
13052024-02-09dist_spshapefile282List of datasetsList of species65c61be12ff00_20240209_073841
13062024-02-09dist_spshapefile22List of datasetsList of species65c61be12ff00_20240209_073551
13072024-02-09whole_speciescsv43List of datasetsList of species65c6426b3748a_20240209_102007
13082024-02-09whole_speciescsv268List of datasetsList of species65c641893d54c_20240209_101555
13092024-02-09whole_speciescsv2List of datasetsList of species65c6411559174_20240209_101354
13102024-02-09whole_speciescsv23List of datasetsList of species65c63e1913a4d_20240209_100927
13112024-02-09whole_speciescsv9List of datasetsList of species65c6409b0e990_20240209_101154
13122024-02-09whole_speciescsv23List of datasetsList of species65c63e1913a4d_20240209_100640
13132024-02-09dist_spshapefile45List of datasetsList of species65c58a38b7a90_20240208_211525
13142024-02-08dist_spshapefile1628List of datasetsList of species65c45e684654d_20240207_235716
13152024-02-08dist_spshapefile1628List of datasetsList of species65c44e73cbe46_20240207_224908
13162024-02-08dist_spcsv807List of datasetsList of species65c436ff82333_20240207_211729
13172024-02-01dist_spkml45List of datasetsList of species65bbb07f2cc11_20240201_100153
13182024-02-01dist_spshapefile1628List of datasetsList of species65bb9691694da_20240201_080842
13192024-01-29whole_speciesgdb15List of datasetsList of species65b7f6306f815_20240129_140818
13202024-01-27whole_speciescsv23List of datasetsList of species65b4c942f0c9f_20240127_075052
13212024-01-27whole_speciescsv2List of datasetsList of species65b4c942f0c9f_20240127_075713
13222024-01-26whole_speciesgdb1List of datasetsList of species65b375bccd67c_20240126_040624
13232024-01-26whole_datasetcsv1948List of datasetsList of species65b3c147d482c_20240126_093018
13242024-01-24dist_spwfs1666List of datasetsList of species65b16bafdbe66_20240124_155805
13252024-01-23whole_datasetgdb1948List of datasetsList of species65af278b0eec2_20240122_214510
13262024-01-23whole_speciescsv65List of datasetsList of species65af7e4eb052e_20240123_082238
13272024-01-23whole_speciescsv1List of datasetsList of species65af7e4eb052e_20240123_082346
13282024-01-23whole_speciescsv268List of datasetsList of species65af7e4eb052e_20240123_074159
13292024-01-23whole_speciescsv3List of datasetsList of species65af7e4eb052e_20240123_082155
13302024-01-23whole_speciescsv23List of datasetsList of species65af7e4eb052e_20240123_073205
13312024-01-23whole_speciescsv7List of datasetsList of species65af7e4eb052e_20240123_082428
13322024-01-23whole_speciescsv15List of datasetsList of species65af7e4eb052e_20240123_073921
13332024-01-23whole_speciescsv23List of datasetsList of species65af7e4eb052e_20240123_040421
13342024-01-23whole_speciesgdb23List of datasetsList of species65af7e4eb052e_20240123_040439
13352024-01-23whole_speciescsv917List of datasetsList of species65af7e4eb052e_20240123_061813
13362024-01-23whole_speciescsv1List of datasetsList of species65af7e4eb052e_20240123_081808
13372024-01-23whole_speciescsv9List of datasetsList of species65af7e4eb052e_20240123_073706
13382024-01-23whole_speciescsv52List of datasetsList of species65af7e4eb052e_20240123_082008
13392024-01-23whole_speciescsv917List of datasetsList of species65af7e4eb052e_20240123_060114
13402024-01-23whole_speciescsv917List of datasetsList of species65af7e4eb052e_20240123_054723
13412024-01-22whole_speciesgdb2List of datasetsList of species65aeef6278b20_20240122_175648
13422024-01-22whole_speciesgdb2List of datasetsList of species65aeef6278b20_20240122_174707
13432024-01-22whole_speciesgdb23List of datasetsList of species65ae872747f18_20240122_102218
13442024-01-22whole_speciescsv23List of datasetsList of species65ae872747f18_20240122_102206
13452024-01-22whole_specieskml23List of datasetsList of species65ae872747f18_20240122_102213
13462024-01-21dist_spkml22List of datasetsList of species65ac66db8cb6f_20240120_194316
13472024-01-21dist_spkml22List of datasetsList of species65ac66db8cb6f_20240120_194320
13482024-01-15whole_datasetcsv1948List of datasetsList of species65a5808f03085_20240115_140213
13492024-01-14dist_spkml807List of datasetsList of species65a3386062471_20240113_203939
13502024-01-14dist_spcsv807List of datasetsList of species65a3386062471_20240113_203834
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.