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

Summary of download requests

Number of users / requestsUsersRequests
5102004
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.
681936
Years 2026202520242023
357788529330
Formats requested Types requested  
csv1184
shapefile290
kml270
wms16
wfs15
gdb229
Gridded summary Type 1a (dist_taxa)49
Gridded summary Type 1b (dist_taxa_h3)3
Gridded summary Type 2a (dist_sp)669
Gridded summary Type 2b (dist_sp_h3)36
diversity indexes (diversity)0
Observations based on criteria (points)113
All observations of species (whole_species)1073
All observations in dataset (whole_dataset)61
  • 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
14012024-09-20whole_speciescsv23List of datasetsList of species66ed382a14523_20240920_052724
14022024-09-20whole_speciescsv65List of datasetsList of species66ed382a14523_20240920_051816
14032024-09-20whole_speciescsv256List of datasetsList of species66ed382a14523_20240920_053416
14042024-09-20whole_speciescsv2List of datasetsList of species66ed382a14523_20240920_052535
14052024-09-20whole_speciescsv39List of datasetsList of species66ed382a14523_20240920_053250
14062024-09-20whole_speciescsv2List of datasetsList of species66ed382a14523_20240920_060739
14072024-09-20whole_speciescsv15List of datasetsList of species66ed382a14523_20240920_052331
14082024-09-20whole_speciescsv9List of datasetsList of species66ed382a14523_20240920_052601
14092024-09-20whole_speciescsv65List of datasetsList of species66ed382a14523_20240920_051723
14102024-09-20whole_speciescsv14List of datasetsList of species66ed50eb2044c_20240920_064327
14112024-09-20whole_speciescsv9List of datasetsList of species66ed50eb2044c_20240920_064628
14122024-09-20whole_speciescsv15List of datasetsList of species66ed382a14523_20240920_053232
14132024-09-19whole_speciescsv43List of datasetsList of species66eca8138fbf3_20240919_184434
14142024-09-19whole_speciescsv43List of datasetsList of species66eca8138fbf3_20240919_184303
14152024-09-19whole_speciescsv43List of datasetsList of species66eca8138fbf3_20240919_184334
14162024-09-17whole_speciescsv52List of datasetsList of species66e9ba4d6793d_20240917_132057
14172024-09-12whole_speciescsv9List of datasetsList of species66e2cb2caf344_20240912_090320
14182024-09-12whole_speciescsv9List of datasetsList of species66e2cb2caf344_20240912_090322
14192024-09-05whole_speciescsv23List of datasetsList of species66d90bef6bf2b_20240904_215510
14202024-09-03dist_spkml244List of datasetsList of species66d762c51ec57_20240903_153605
14212024-08-30dist_spkml3List of datasetsList of species66d129817e93c_20240829_221032
14222024-08-28whole_speciescsv15List of datasetsList of species66cee05b8be55_20240828_043953
14232024-08-28whole_speciescsv15List of datasetsList of species66cee05b8be55_20240828_043944
14242024-08-25whole_datasetcsv1948List of datasetsList of species66cad3ae210e0_20240825_025702
14252024-08-15whole_datasetcsv1948List of datasetsList of species66bde74db3af5_20240815_073502
14262024-08-15whole_speciescsv68List of datasetsList of species66be7291e246d_20240815_172733
14272024-08-15dist_spcsv7List of datasetsList of species66be7542ab248_20240815_173825
14282024-08-15dist_spcsv9List of datasetsList of species66be7481e2527_20240815_173625
14292024-08-12dist_taxakml1483List of datasetsList of species66b99e9d7e0e0_20240812_013449
14302024-08-12whole_speciesshapefile65List of datasetsList of species66ba7c014b683_20240812_172149
14312024-08-12whole_speciescsv2List of datasetsList of species66ba7b4191574_20240812_171532
14322024-08-12whole_speciesshapefile65List of datasetsList of species66ba7c014b683_20240812_172148
14332024-08-12whole_speciesshapefile65List of datasetsList of species66ba7c014b683_20240812_172151
14342024-08-12whole_speciescsv65List of datasetsList of species66ba7c014b683_20240812_172147
14352024-08-12whole_speciesshapefile15List of datasetsList of species66ba8288e0c70_20240812_174641
14362024-08-12whole_speciescsv9List of datasetsList of species66ba85680eb17_20240812_175849
14372024-08-12whole_speciescsv2List of datasetsList of species66ba84d53a660_20240812_175554
14382024-08-12whole_speciescsv23List of datasetsList of species66ba89753270a_20240812_181650
14392024-08-09whole_specieskml23List of datasetsList of species66b69499e8d4a_20240809_182248
14402024-08-09whole_speciesgdb23List of datasetsList of species66b69499e8d4a_20240809_182208
14412024-08-09whole_speciescsv23List of datasetsList of species66b69499e8d4a_20240809_182202
14422024-08-09whole_speciesgdb23List of datasetsList of species66b69499e8d4a_20240809_182945
14432024-08-09whole_speciescsv23List of datasetsList of species66b69499e8d4a_20240809_183124
14442024-08-05whole_speciescsv43List of datasetsList of species66b062177e74d_20240805_013741
14452024-08-05whole_speciescsv43List of datasetsList of species66b075382f6b3_20240805_031107
14462024-08-05whole_speciescsv43List of datasetsList of species66b062177e74d_20240805_013808
14472024-08-05whole_speciescsv43List of datasetsList of species66b075382f6b3_20240805_031203
14482024-08-05whole_speciescsv43List of datasetsList of species66b075382f6b3_20240805_031139
14492024-08-04whole_datasetcsv1948List of datasetsList of species66afc426a5344_20240804_141519
14502024-07-30whole_specieskml256List of datasetsList of species66a95a6b211bb_20240730_172924
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.