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

Summary of download requests

Number of users / requestsUsersRequests
4931928
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.
661862
Years 2026202520242023
281788529330
Formats requested Types requested  
csv1149
shapefile266
kml256
wms14
wfs15
gdb228
Gridded summary Type 1a (dist_taxa)42
Gridded summary Type 1b (dist_taxa_h3)3
Gridded summary Type 2a (dist_sp)637
Gridded summary Type 2b (dist_sp_h3)35
diversity indexes (diversity)0
Observations based on criteria (points)93
All observations of species (whole_species)1058
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
14512024-04-25dist_spcsv1List of datasetsList of species662a2cebc86c4_20240425_061745
14522024-04-25whole_speciescsv256List of datasetsList of species662a206d87f72_20240425_052115
14532024-04-25whole_speciescsv268List of datasetsList of species662a23bb28d6d_20240425_053833
14542024-04-25whole_speciesgdb15List of datasetsList of species662a936354ae0_20240425_134041
14552024-04-25whole_speciesgdb23List of datasetsList of species662a936354ae0_20240425_133255
14562024-04-25whole_speciesgdb65List of datasetsList of species662a936354ae0_20240425_134519
14572024-04-25whole_speciesgdb917List of datasetsList of species662a936354ae0_20240425_141350
14582024-04-23whole_speciescsv2List of datasetsList of species66276d2251041_20240423_042451
14592024-04-23whole_speciescsv917List of datasetsList of species6627ea9ce7034_20240423_131124
14602024-04-23whole_speciescsv268List of datasetsList of species6627f6a06a824_20240423_140011
14612024-04-22whole_speciesgdb256List of datasetsList of species662651533e9e9_20240422_081333
14622024-04-22whole_speciesgdb256List of datasetsList of species662651533e9e9_20240422_081721
14632024-04-22whole_speciesgdb256List of datasetsList of species662651533e9e9_20240422_080438
14642024-04-22whole_speciesgdb256List of datasetsList of species662651533e9e9_20240422_081306
14652024-04-22whole_speciesgdb256List of datasetsList of species662651533e9e9_20240422_080440
14662024-04-22whole_speciescsv9List of datasetsList of species662687d097a87_20240422_115327
14672024-04-17pointsshapefile2List of datasetsList of species661fcde899fbc_20240417_104533
14682024-04-17whole_speciescsv2List of datasetsList of species661f3e447be0c_20240416_232326
14692024-04-17whole_specieskml2List of datasetsList of species661f3e447be0c_20240416_232350
14702024-04-11dist_spcsv45List of datasetsList of species6618590ebd997_20240411_180006
14712024-04-09whole_speciescsv52List of datasetsList of species661563fa5e090_20240409_115637
14722024-04-08dist_spshapefile148List of datasetsList of species6613447e6a16a_20240407_211839
14732024-04-08dist_spcsv4List of datasetsList of species661344987bbdc_20240407_232602
14742024-04-08dist_spshapefile4List of datasetsList of species661344987bbdc_20240407_232542
14752024-04-08dist_spcsv13List of datasetsList of species661344987bbdc_20240407_233039
14762024-04-08dist_spshapefile13List of datasetsList of species661344987bbdc_20240407_233022
14772024-04-04whole_speciescsv7List of datasetsList of species660bba6e17261_20240404_012512
14782024-04-04whole_speciescsv7List of datasetsList of species660bba6e17261_20240404_012507
14792024-04-03dist_spshapefile1666List of datasetsList of species660d4fa21fcfd_20240403_085159
14802024-04-03dist_spkml1666List of datasetsList of species660d4fa21fcfd_20240403_085202
14812024-04-01dist_spcsv45List of datasetsList of species660afc3b67e49_20240401_142634
14822024-04-01whole_speciescsv52List of datasetsList of species660af4717fafe_20240401_135601
14832024-03-30whole_speciescsv9List of datasetsList of species6607886a2f0cb_20240329_233827
14842024-03-23whole_speciescsv268List of datasetsList of species65fef2b46c187_20240323_113524
14852024-03-23whole_speciescsv268List of datasetsList of species65fef2b46c187_20240323_113819
14862024-03-23whole_speciescsv268List of datasetsList of species65fef2b46c187_20240323_113639
14872024-03-23whole_specieskml268List of datasetsList of species65fef2b46c187_20240323_113543
14882024-03-23whole_speciescsv268List of datasetsList of species65fef2b46c187_20240323_113942
14892024-03-23whole_speciescsv268List of datasetsList of species65fef2b46c187_20240323_113709
14902024-03-23whole_speciescsv268List of datasetsList of species65fef2b46c187_20240323_113519
14912024-03-23whole_speciescsv268List of datasetsList of species65fef2b46c187_20240323_113745
14922024-03-20dist_spshapefile181List of datasetsList of species65fb074410851_20240320_121841
14932024-03-20dist_spshapefile707List of datasetsList of species65fb0e4102a63_20240320_122807
14942024-03-20dist_spshapefile181List of datasetsList of species65fb074410851_20240320_121843
14952024-03-20dist_spshapefile181List of datasetsList of species65fb0ceb21914_20240320_122411
14962024-03-20whole_speciesgdb268List of datasetsList of species65fb074410851_20240320_121807
14972024-03-13whole_speciescsv52List of datasetsList of species65f1df942708b_20240313_132307
14982024-03-13dist_spcsv3List of datasetsList of species65f1dc8b800aa_20240313_131037
14992024-03-13whole_speciescsv9List of datasetsList of species65f1df942708b_20240313_132607
15002024-03-13whole_speciescsv268List of datasetsList of species65f1df942708b_20240313_132415
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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.