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

Summary of download requests

Number of users / requestsUsersRequests
5362108
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.
762032
Years 2026202520242023
461788529330
Formats requested Types requested  
csv1235
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)1130
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
14012024-11-08whole_speciescsv917List of datasetsList of species672e81fef0fc7_20241108_163231
14022024-11-07pointscsv1List of datasetsList of species6728f40974edb_20241107_132254
14032024-11-07whole_datasetcsv1948List of datasetsList of species672cf01615b9a_20241107_115538
14042024-11-07whole_speciescsv52List of datasetsList of species672d31ad6d0a5_20241107_163503
14052024-11-07dist_spcsv9List of datasetsList of species672d1478f1913_20241107_143051
14062024-11-07whole_speciescsv9List of datasetsList of species672d1478f1913_20241107_142826
14072024-11-07whole_datasetcsv1948List of datasetsList of species672d0a4e31b34_20241107_142352
14082024-11-06whole_speciesgdb9List of datasetsList of species672b72632240c_20241106_095306
14092024-11-06whole_specieskml52List of datasetsList of species672b72632240c_20241106_100125
14102024-11-06whole_speciesgdb7List of datasetsList of species672b72632240c_20241106_095050
14112024-11-06whole_speciescsv7List of datasetsList of species672b72632240c_20241106_095034
14122024-11-06whole_speciescsv2List of datasetsList of species672b72632240c_20241106_084542
14132024-11-06whole_speciesgdb2List of datasetsList of species672b72632240c_20241106_084558
14142024-11-06whole_specieskml7List of datasetsList of species672b72632240c_20241106_095115
14152024-11-06whole_speciesgdb52List of datasetsList of species672b72632240c_20241106_100103
14162024-11-06whole_specieskml2List of datasetsList of species672b72632240c_20241106_084644
14172024-11-06whole_speciescsv9List of datasetsList of species672b72632240c_20241106_095257
14182024-11-06whole_specieskml9List of datasetsList of species672b72632240c_20241106_095325
14192024-11-06whole_speciescsv52List of datasetsList of species672b72632240c_20241106_100041
14202024-11-05whole_speciescsv43List of datasetsList of species672a85e527fe0_20241105_162339
14212024-11-05whole_speciescsv43List of datasetsList of species672a85e527fe0_20241105_162159
14222024-11-05whole_speciescsv5List of datasetsList of species672a85e527fe0_20241105_161417
14232024-11-05whole_speciescsv9List of datasetsList of species672a85e527fe0_20241105_160721
14242024-11-05whole_speciescsv9List of datasetsList of species672a85e527fe0_20241105_160410
14252024-11-05whole_speciesgdb43List of datasetsList of species672a85e527fe0_20241105_162524
14262024-11-05whole_speciesgdb43List of datasetsList of species672a85e527fe0_20241105_162817
14272024-11-05whole_speciesgdb9List of datasetsList of species672a85e527fe0_20241105_160725
14282024-11-05whole_specieskml43List of datasetsList of species672a85e527fe0_20241105_162947
14292024-11-05whole_speciescsv15List of datasetsList of species672a85e527fe0_20241105_161015
14302024-11-05whole_speciesgdb5List of datasetsList of species672a85e527fe0_20241105_161520
14312024-11-05whole_specieskml9List of datasetsList of species672a85e527fe0_20241105_160757
14322024-11-05whole_speciesgdb15List of datasetsList of species672a85e527fe0_20241105_161055
14332024-11-05whole_specieskml15List of datasetsList of species672a85e527fe0_20241105_161128
14342024-11-05whole_speciescsv5List of datasetsList of species672a85e527fe0_20241105_161427
14352024-11-05whole_specieskml5List of datasetsList of species672a85e527fe0_20241105_161713
14362024-11-05whole_speciescsv917List of datasetsList of species67296a2154235_20241104_194640
14372024-11-05whole_datasetcsv1948List of datasetsList of species67296637f0955_20241104_193150
14382024-11-04pointscsv4List of datasetsList of species67295cbc38594_20241104_185305
14392024-11-04whole_speciescsv43List of datasetsList of species672933ae7c7ea_20241104_155353
14402024-11-03dist_spshapefile707List of datasetsList of species67280cbbdede0_20241103_185633
14412024-11-01whole_speciescsv917List of datasetsList of species67251349d3cba_20241101_142210
14422024-10-31whole_speciescsv14List of datasetsList of species6723fdc9163d0_20241031_180221
14432024-10-31whole_speciescsv1List of datasetsList of species6723fdc9163d0_20241031_181647
14442024-10-31whole_speciesgdb9List of datasetsList of species6723abd4942af_20241031_122120
14452024-10-30pointscsv4List of datasetsList of species6722b6778d7bf_20241030_192506
14462024-10-30pointscsv4List of datasetsList of species6722b6778d7bf_20241030_192503
14472024-10-29dist_spcsv181List of datasetsList of species6720cc0754bb5_20241029_075615
14482024-10-28whole_speciescsv9List of datasetsList of species671f5e9f4850b_20241028_061047
14492024-10-28whole_speciescsv9List of datasetsList of species671f5e9f4850b_20241028_061056
14502024-10-28dist_spshapefile181List of datasetsList of species671fd7482fcc9_20241028_143050
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.