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

Summary of download requests

Number of users / requestsUsersRequests
4531679
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.
641615
Years 2026202520242023
32788529330
Formats requested Types requested  
csv965
shapefile238
kml239
wms10
wfs10
gdb217
Gridded summary Type 1a (dist_taxa)34
Gridded summary Type 1b (dist_taxa_h3)3
Gridded summary Type 2a (dist_sp)489
Gridded summary Type 2b (dist_sp_h3)34
diversity indexes (diversity)0
Observations based on criteria (points)90
All observations of species (whole_species)970
All observations in dataset (whole_dataset)59
  • 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
15012023-07-22dist_spcsv60List of datasetsList of species64bc84da45091_20230722_214706
15022023-07-18whole_datasetcsv1948List of datasetsList of species64b738db4d740_20230718_211957
15032023-07-14dist_spcsv1304List of datasetsList of species64b152ba5f584_20230714_095426
15042023-07-12whole_speciescsv2List of datasetsList of species64ae6ac61a7dc_20230712_051012
15052023-07-12whole_speciescsv2List of datasetsList of species64ae6ac61a7dc_20230712_050228
15062023-07-10whole_speciesgdb52List of datasetsList of species64ac0405c67a8_20230710_091410
15072023-07-10whole_speciesgdb15List of datasetsList of species64abd9781c228_20230710_062554
15082023-07-10whole_speciesgdb15List of datasetsList of species64abd9781c228_20230710_061331
15092023-07-06dist_spshapefile1708List of datasetsList of species64a6b4b22b344_20230706_083452
15102023-07-06dist_spshapefile1666List of datasetsList of species64a6b4b22b344_20230706_094509
15112023-06-30whole_speciescsv2List of datasetsList of species649edad6ad1aa_20230630_095247
15122023-06-30whole_speciescsv65List of datasetsList of species649edad6ad1aa_20230630_095523
15132023-06-30whole_speciescsv9List of datasetsList of species649e86e1beedd_20230630_035613
15142023-06-30whole_speciescsv2List of datasetsList of species649e86e1beedd_20230630_034646
15152023-06-30dist_taxakml1483List of datasetsList of species649e8cefecd92_20230630_040824
15162023-06-29dist_spcsv31List of datasetsList of species649d9a394d39c_20230629_110842
15172023-06-23dist_spcsv148List of datasetsList of species64964777b6e76_20230623_213927
15182023-06-23dist_spcsv148List of datasetsList of species64964777b6e76_20230623_214003
15192023-06-19whole_speciescsv1List of datasetsList of species648ff963d4f1e_20230619_024802
15202023-06-19whole_speciescsv9List of datasetsList of species648ff963d4f1e_20230619_024716
15212023-06-19whole_speciescsv256List of datasetsList of species648ff963d4f1e_20230619_024632
15222023-06-19dist_spcsv1473List of datasetsList of species6490f3039ea3a_20230619_205403
15232023-06-19dist_spcsv1297List of datasetsList of species6490f3039ea3a_20230619_203450
15242023-06-16whole_specieskml52List of datasetsList of species648c72811edef_20230616_115224
15252023-06-16pointswfs268List of datasetsList of species648ca06de8550_20230616_145307
15262023-06-16whole_speciescsv5List of datasetsList of species648ca06de8550_20230616_230240
15272023-06-16pointscsv268List of datasetsList of species648ca06de8550_20230616_151733
15282023-06-15whole_speciescsv1List of datasetsList of species648b395624b9a_20230615_122054
15292023-06-13whole_speciescsv15List of datasetsList of species64885ca1287b9_20230613_083153
15302023-06-13whole_speciescsv52List of datasetsList of species64885ca1287b9_20230613_091645
15312023-06-13whole_speciescsv43List of datasetsList of species64885ca1287b9_20230613_083936
15322023-06-13whole_speciescsv5List of datasetsList of species64885ca1287b9_20230613_083833
15332023-06-13whole_speciescsv14List of datasetsList of species64885ca1287b9_20230613_083758
15342023-06-13whole_speciescsv268List of datasetsList of species64885ca1287b9_20230613_083740
15352023-06-13whole_speciescsv52List of datasetsList of species64885ca1287b9_20230613_083713
15362023-06-13whole_speciescsv7List of datasetsList of species64885ca1287b9_20230613_083348
15372023-06-13whole_speciescsv26List of datasetsList of species64885ca1287b9_20230613_090222
15382023-06-13whole_speciescsv23List of datasetsList of species64885ca1287b9_20230613_083003
15392023-06-13whole_speciescsv2List of datasetsList of species64885ca1287b9_20230613_083443
15402023-06-13whole_speciescsv15List of datasetsList of species64885ca1287b9_20230613_082923
15412023-06-13whole_speciescsv917List of datasetsList of species64885ca1287b9_20230613_083635
15422023-06-13whole_speciescsv65List of datasetsList of species64885ca1287b9_20230613_081148
15432023-06-13dist_spcsv1506List of datasetsList of species64885747e24b9_20230613_080149
15442023-06-13whole_speciesgdb7List of datasetsList of species64882c8e734dd_20230613_045019
15452023-06-13whole_speciescsv7List of datasetsList of species64882c8e734dd_20230613_045015
15462023-06-12whole_specieskml52List of datasetsList of species6487c05d5e1ef_20230612_210905
15472023-06-12whole_speciescsv52List of datasetsList of species6487c05d5e1ef_20230612_210848
15482023-06-05whole_speciesgdb23List of datasetsList of species647de93e74e0a_20230605_100559
15492023-06-05whole_speciescsv23List of datasetsList of species647de93e74e0a_20230605_095942
15502023-06-05whole_speciesgdb23List of datasetsList of species647de93e74e0a_20230605_100027
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.