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

Summary of download requests

Number of users / requestsUsersRequests
5262076
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.
762000
Years 2026202520242023
429788529330
Formats requested Types requested  
csv1214
shapefile292
kml291
wms16
wfs17
gdb246
Gridded summary Type 1a (dist_taxa)61
Gridded summary Type 1b (dist_taxa_h3)3
Gridded summary Type 2a (dist_sp)679
Gridded summary Type 2b (dist_sp_h3)36
diversity indexes (diversity)0
Observations based on criteria (points)113
All observations of species (whole_species)1115
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
15012024-08-12dist_taxakml1483List of datasetsList of species66b99e9d7e0e0_20240812_013449
15022024-08-12whole_speciescsv2List of datasetsList of species66ba84d53a660_20240812_175554
15032024-08-12whole_speciesshapefile15List of datasetsList of species66ba8288e0c70_20240812_174641
15042024-08-12whole_speciescsv65List of datasetsList of species66ba7c014b683_20240812_172147
15052024-08-12whole_speciesshapefile65List of datasetsList of species66ba7c014b683_20240812_172151
15062024-08-12whole_speciesshapefile65List of datasetsList of species66ba7c014b683_20240812_172149
15072024-08-12whole_speciescsv2List of datasetsList of species66ba7b4191574_20240812_171532
15082024-08-12whole_speciesshapefile65List of datasetsList of species66ba7c014b683_20240812_172148
15092024-08-12whole_speciescsv23List of datasetsList of species66ba89753270a_20240812_181650
15102024-08-12whole_speciescsv9List of datasetsList of species66ba85680eb17_20240812_175849
15112024-08-09whole_specieskml23List of datasetsList of species66b69499e8d4a_20240809_182248
15122024-08-09whole_speciescsv23List of datasetsList of species66b69499e8d4a_20240809_183124
15132024-08-09whole_speciesgdb23List of datasetsList of species66b69499e8d4a_20240809_182945
15142024-08-09whole_speciesgdb23List of datasetsList of species66b69499e8d4a_20240809_182208
15152024-08-09whole_speciescsv23List of datasetsList of species66b69499e8d4a_20240809_182202
15162024-08-05whole_speciescsv43List of datasetsList of species66b075382f6b3_20240805_031139
15172024-08-05whole_speciescsv43List of datasetsList of species66b062177e74d_20240805_013741
15182024-08-05whole_speciescsv43List of datasetsList of species66b062177e74d_20240805_013808
15192024-08-05whole_speciescsv43List of datasetsList of species66b075382f6b3_20240805_031203
15202024-08-05whole_speciescsv43List of datasetsList of species66b075382f6b3_20240805_031107
15212024-08-04whole_datasetcsv1948List of datasetsList of species66afc426a5344_20240804_141519
15222024-07-30whole_specieskml256List of datasetsList of species66a95a6b211bb_20240730_172924
15232024-07-26dist_spcsv707List of datasetsList of species66a3afea3df4e_20240726_102441
15242024-07-26dist_spcsv707List of datasetsList of species66a39caef3247_20240726_085948
15252024-07-24whole_specieskml256List of datasetsList of species66a139c378e4e_20240724_133442
15262024-07-24whole_specieskml256List of datasetsList of species66a139c378e4e_20240724_133354
15272024-07-24whole_specieskml917List of datasetsList of species66a0fd1c41d31_20240724_094100
15282024-07-23dist_spcsv707List of datasetsList of species669fadd866cb0_20240723_092444
15292024-07-23dist_spcsv707List of datasetsList of species669ff2cb37f27_20240723_142003
15302024-07-18whole_datasetgdb1948List of datasetsList of species6698bd3b2c811_20240718_031229
15312024-07-15whole_speciescsv2List of datasetsList of species6694dac6ca4b3_20240715_042432
15322024-07-15whole_speciescsv917List of datasetsList of species6694ab77035f5_20240715_010414
15332024-07-14whole_speciescsv65List of datasetsList of species66935578c168c_20240714_005047
15342024-07-12whole_speciescsv256List of datasetsList of species6690e39be60ef_20240712_040513
15352024-07-12dist_spcsv707List of datasetsList of species6691994f63150_20240712_170226
15362024-07-11whole_datasetcsv1948List of datasetsList of species6690587b6c9f0_20240711_181505
15372024-07-11whole_speciescsv15List of datasetsList of species668ec95ce235b_20240711_074113
15382024-07-11whole_speciescsv15List of datasetsList of species668ec95ce235b_20240711_074041
15392024-07-08whole_speciescsv9List of datasetsList of species668bbdaa8432c_20240708_123210
15402024-07-05whole_speciescsv43List of datasetsList of species66877116d83a9_20240705_001242
15412024-07-05dist_spkml148List of datasetsList of species66876f08dbdb6_20240704_235808
15422024-07-04whole_speciescsv43List of datasetsList of species6686ea303ed8b_20240704_143301
15432024-07-04whole_speciescsv268List of datasetsList of species6686056217e51_20240703_221649
15442024-07-04dist_spcsv707List of datasetsList of species6685fbae6c2c5_20240703_213531
15452024-06-28whole_speciescsv9List of datasetsList of species667e78292b81b_20240628_044611
15462024-06-28whole_speciescsv52List of datasetsList of species667e74ca1566d_20240628_044448
15472024-06-28whole_speciescsv917List of datasetsList of species667ec4d8d4c0b_20240628_101800
15482024-06-24whole_speciescsv9List of datasetsList of species66799daa9dd4f_20240624_122825
15492024-06-21dist_spkml47List of datasetsList of species66754eab461f7_20240621_060044
15502024-06-20dist_spcsv828List of datasetsList of species667470cf7759a_20240620_143014
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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.