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
14512024-10-28whole_speciesgdb52List of datasetsList of species671fd406caafb_20241028_142550
14522024-10-28whole_speciesgdb52List of datasetsList of species671fd406caafb_20241028_142534
14532024-10-28whole_speciesgdb52List of datasetsList of species671fd406caafb_20241028_142554
14542024-10-28whole_datasetcsv1948List of datasetsList of species671faafd3c30b_20241028_112039
14552024-10-27dist_spcsv1666List of datasetsList of species671dd4164ee2b_20241027_015901
14562024-10-27dist_spshapefile1666List of datasetsList of species671dd4164ee2b_20241027_015629
14572024-10-21whole_speciescsv52List of datasetsList of species6716bd9605b82_20241021_165227
14582024-10-21whole_speciescsv52List of datasetsList of species6716bd9605b82_20241021_165226
14592024-10-21whole_speciescsv9List of datasetsList of species67166b4e8ef81_20241021_110129
14602024-10-21dist_spcsv9List of datasetsList of species671679deea5da_20241021_123844
14612024-10-21whole_speciescsv43List of datasetsList of species67166b4e8ef81_20241021_112017
14622024-10-21whole_speciescsv52List of datasetsList of species6715b13fef0c9_20241020_214224
14632024-10-20whole_speciescsv2List of datasetsList of species6714e97752ef2_20241020_075001
14642024-10-20whole_specieskml1List of datasetsList of species6714efa31b4aa_20241020_075751
14652024-10-20whole_speciescsv1List of datasetsList of species6714f16cbaa3f_20241020_080331
14662024-10-17dist_spkml34List of datasetsList of species67115d8f5f1a1_20241017_150549
14672024-10-15dist_spcsv807List of datasetsList of species670ee60f7ac88_20241015_180421
14682024-10-15dist_spshapefile807List of datasetsList of species670ee60f7ac88_20241015_180444
14692024-10-14pointsshapefile1948List of datasetsList of species670da76271324_20241014_195437
14702024-10-14whole_speciescsv52List of datasetsList of species670d5f4e7fcf6_20241014_142436
14712024-10-14whole_specieskml52List of datasetsList of species670d5f4e7fcf6_20241014_143417
14722024-10-14whole_speciescsv52List of datasetsList of species670d5f4e7fcf6_20241014_142420
14732024-10-11whole_speciescsv917List of datasetsList of species67089e3c28383_20241010_234306
14742024-10-06whole_speciescsv65List of datasetsList of species6702f2f4e4566_20241006_163701
14752024-10-06whole_speciescsv52List of datasetsList of species6702f2f4e4566_20241006_164552
14762024-10-04dist_spcsv244List of datasetsList of species66ff9e34a36b8_20241004_035613
14772024-10-03whole_speciescsv52List of datasetsList of species66febd3623db1_20241003_121444
14782024-10-02whole_speciescsv52List of datasetsList of species66fd5c42c67f6_20241002_105325
14792024-10-02whole_speciescsv52List of datasetsList of species66fd5c42c67f6_20241002_104752
14802024-10-01whole_speciescsv268List of datasetsList of species66fc58b820cc8_20241001_162301
14812024-09-30whole_speciescsv1List of datasetsList of species66f9ffd55ca86_20240929_220710
14822024-09-27whole_datasetcsv1948List of datasetsList of species66f6c18527be0_20240927_103504
14832024-09-27dist_spcsv707List of datasetsList of species66f6c18527be0_20240927_103703
14842024-09-26dist_spkml45List of datasetsList of species66f5bfaa08912_20240926_161752
14852024-09-26dist_spkml1628List of datasetsList of species66f585e2a9e4d_20240926_122132
14862024-09-26dist_spshapefile1628List of datasetsList of species66f585e2a9e4d_20240926_120642
14872024-09-24whole_speciesgdb268List of datasetsList of species66f2f81e2808f_20240924_134211
14882024-09-24whole_speciesgdb268List of datasetsList of species66f2f81e2808f_20240924_134242
14892024-09-23whole_speciescsv52List of datasetsList of species66f1bdecdfd63_20240923_151938
14902024-09-20whole_speciescsv1List of datasetsList of species66ed382a14523_20240920_061629
14912024-09-20whole_speciescsv14List of datasetsList of species66ed50eb2044c_20240920_064327
14922024-09-20whole_speciescsv2List of datasetsList of species66ed382a14523_20240920_060739
14932024-09-20whole_speciescsv9List of datasetsList of species66ed50eb2044c_20240920_064628
14942024-09-20whole_speciescsv43List of datasetsList of species66ed50eb2044c_20240920_065040
14952024-09-20whole_speciescsv43List of datasetsList of species66ed50eb2044c_20240920_064943
14962024-09-20whole_speciescsv52List of datasetsList of species66ed382a14523_20240920_063330
14972024-09-20whole_speciescsv15List of datasetsList of species66ed382a14523_20240920_053232
14982024-09-20whole_speciescsv4List of datasetsList of species66ed382a14523_20240920_061529
14992024-09-20whole_speciescsv23List of datasetsList of species66ed382a14523_20240920_052724
15002024-09-20whole_speciescsv65List of datasetsList of species66ed382a14523_20240920_051816
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.