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

Summary of download requests

Number of users / requestsUsersRequests
4671733
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.
651668
Years 2026202520242023
86788529330
Formats requested Types requested  
csv991
shapefile252
kml247
wms10
wfs14
gdb219
Gridded summary Type 1a (dist_taxa)36
Gridded summary Type 1b (dist_taxa_h3)3
Gridded summary Type 2a (dist_sp)512
Gridded summary Type 2b (dist_sp_h3)35
diversity indexes (diversity)0
Observations based on criteria (points)90
All observations of species (whole_species)997
All observations in dataset (whole_dataset)60
  • 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
13512024-02-09dist_spshapefile45List of datasetsList of species65c58a38b7a90_20240208_211525
13522024-02-08dist_spshapefile1628List of datasetsList of species65c45e684654d_20240207_235716
13532024-02-08dist_spshapefile1628List of datasetsList of species65c44e73cbe46_20240207_224908
13542024-02-08dist_spcsv807List of datasetsList of species65c436ff82333_20240207_211729
13552024-02-01dist_spkml45List of datasetsList of species65bbb07f2cc11_20240201_100153
13562024-02-01dist_spshapefile1628List of datasetsList of species65bb9691694da_20240201_080842
13572024-01-29whole_speciesgdb15List of datasetsList of species65b7f6306f815_20240129_140818
13582024-01-27whole_speciescsv2List of datasetsList of species65b4c942f0c9f_20240127_075713
13592024-01-27whole_speciescsv23List of datasetsList of species65b4c942f0c9f_20240127_075052
13602024-01-26whole_speciesgdb1List of datasetsList of species65b375bccd67c_20240126_040624
13612024-01-26whole_datasetcsv1948List of datasetsList of species65b3c147d482c_20240126_093018
13622024-01-24dist_spwfs1666List of datasetsList of species65b16bafdbe66_20240124_155805
13632024-01-23whole_datasetgdb1948List of datasetsList of species65af278b0eec2_20240122_214510
13642024-01-23whole_speciescsv7List of datasetsList of species65af7e4eb052e_20240123_082428
13652024-01-23whole_speciescsv268List of datasetsList of species65af7e4eb052e_20240123_074159
13662024-01-23whole_speciescsv1List of datasetsList of species65af7e4eb052e_20240123_082346
13672024-01-23whole_speciescsv23List of datasetsList of species65af7e4eb052e_20240123_073205
13682024-01-23whole_speciescsv65List of datasetsList of species65af7e4eb052e_20240123_082238
13692024-01-23whole_speciescsv15List of datasetsList of species65af7e4eb052e_20240123_073921
13702024-01-23whole_speciescsv23List of datasetsList of species65af7e4eb052e_20240123_040421
13712024-01-23whole_speciescsv9List of datasetsList of species65af7e4eb052e_20240123_073706
13722024-01-23whole_speciescsv52List of datasetsList of species65af7e4eb052e_20240123_082008
13732024-01-23whole_speciescsv917List of datasetsList of species65af7e4eb052e_20240123_060114
13742024-01-23whole_speciescsv917List of datasetsList of species65af7e4eb052e_20240123_054723
13752024-01-23whole_speciescsv917List of datasetsList of species65af7e4eb052e_20240123_061813
13762024-01-23whole_speciesgdb23List of datasetsList of species65af7e4eb052e_20240123_040439
13772024-01-23whole_speciescsv1List of datasetsList of species65af7e4eb052e_20240123_081808
13782024-01-23whole_speciescsv3List of datasetsList of species65af7e4eb052e_20240123_082155
13792024-01-22whole_speciesgdb2List of datasetsList of species65aeef6278b20_20240122_175648
13802024-01-22whole_speciesgdb2List of datasetsList of species65aeef6278b20_20240122_174707
13812024-01-22whole_speciesgdb23List of datasetsList of species65ae872747f18_20240122_102218
13822024-01-22whole_speciescsv23List of datasetsList of species65ae872747f18_20240122_102206
13832024-01-22whole_specieskml23List of datasetsList of species65ae872747f18_20240122_102213
13842024-01-21dist_spkml22List of datasetsList of species65ac66db8cb6f_20240120_194316
13852024-01-21dist_spkml22List of datasetsList of species65ac66db8cb6f_20240120_194320
13862024-01-15whole_datasetcsv1948List of datasetsList of species65a5808f03085_20240115_140213
13872024-01-14dist_spkml807List of datasetsList of species65a3386062471_20240113_203939
13882024-01-14dist_spkml807List of datasetsList of species65a3386062471_20240113_203843
13892024-01-14dist_spcsv807List of datasetsList of species65a3386062471_20240113_203834
13902024-01-11whole_datasetcsv1948List of datasetsList of species65a06ed65ed76_20240111_174449
13912024-01-05pointsshapefile487List of datasetsList of species659814eb115e8_20240105_133454
13922024-01-05whole_speciesgdb9List of datasetsList of species65981cacbd51f_20240105_101424
13932024-01-05pointsshapefile1029List of datasetsList of species65981ddbecec0_20240105_102514
13942024-01-05pointsshapefile917List of datasetsList of species659814eb115e8_20240105_095425
13952024-01-05whole_speciesgdb23List of datasetsList of species659814eb115e8_20240105_095103
13962024-01-04whole_speciesgdb2List of datasetsList of species6596f71e96f8d_20240104_132622
13972024-01-04whole_speciesgdb2List of datasetsList of species6596f2fd9fa13_20240104_130839
13982024-01-04whole_speciesgdb2List of datasetsList of species6596f2fd9fa13_20240104_131446
13992024-01-04whole_speciescsv52List of datasetsList of species65966cd70f862_20240104_035713
14002024-01-03whole_speciescsv15List of datasetsList of species6595d0a01fa31_20240103_163429
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.