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

Summary of download requests

Number of users / requestsUsersRequests
4441649
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.
641585
Years 2026202520242023
2788529330
Formats requested Types requested  
csv942
shapefile234
kml237
wms10
wfs10
gdb216
Gridded summary Type 1a (dist_taxa)34
Gridded summary Type 1b (dist_taxa_h3)3
Gridded summary Type 2a (dist_sp)482
Gridded summary Type 2b (dist_sp_h3)34
diversity indexes (diversity)0
Observations based on criteria (points)90
All observations of species (whole_species)947
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
15012023-06-13whole_speciescsv5List of datasetsList of species64885ca1287b9_20230613_083833
15022023-06-13whole_speciescsv14List of datasetsList of species64885ca1287b9_20230613_083758
15032023-06-13whole_speciescsv268List of datasetsList of species64885ca1287b9_20230613_083740
15042023-06-13whole_speciescsv52List of datasetsList of species64885ca1287b9_20230613_083713
15052023-06-13whole_speciescsv7List of datasetsList of species64885ca1287b9_20230613_083348
15062023-06-13whole_speciescsv26List of datasetsList of species64885ca1287b9_20230613_090222
15072023-06-13whole_speciescsv15List of datasetsList of species64885ca1287b9_20230613_083153
15082023-06-13whole_speciescsv23List of datasetsList of species64885ca1287b9_20230613_083003
15092023-06-13whole_speciescsv917List of datasetsList of species64885ca1287b9_20230613_083635
15102023-06-13whole_speciescsv65List of datasetsList of species64885ca1287b9_20230613_081148
15112023-06-13dist_spcsv1506List of datasetsList of species64885747e24b9_20230613_080149
15122023-06-13whole_speciescsv2List of datasetsList of species64885ca1287b9_20230613_083443
15132023-06-13whole_speciescsv15List of datasetsList of species64885ca1287b9_20230613_082923
15142023-06-13whole_speciesgdb7List of datasetsList of species64882c8e734dd_20230613_045019
15152023-06-13whole_speciescsv7List of datasetsList of species64882c8e734dd_20230613_045015
15162023-06-12whole_specieskml52List of datasetsList of species6487c05d5e1ef_20230612_210905
15172023-06-12whole_speciescsv52List of datasetsList of species6487c05d5e1ef_20230612_210848
15182023-06-05whole_speciescsv23List of datasetsList of species647de93e74e0a_20230605_095942
15192023-06-05whole_speciesgdb23List of datasetsList of species647de93e74e0a_20230605_100559
15202023-06-05whole_speciesgdb23List of datasetsList of species647de93e74e0a_20230605_100027
15212023-06-02pointscsv4List of datasetsList of species6479b6030a4d5_20230602_054448
15222023-06-02dist_spshapefile181List of datasetsList of species647a87c010b75_20230602_202959
15232023-06-01pointscsv4List of datasetsList of species6477175758a15_20230601_062250
15242023-06-01pointskml4List of datasetsList of species6477175758a15_20230601_062320
15252023-06-01pointsshapefile4List of datasetsList of species6477175758a15_20230601_062311
15262023-06-01whole_speciescsv43List of datasetsList of species64788b8f7fae6_20230601_083710
15272023-06-01whole_speciesgdb43List of datasetsList of species64788b8f7fae6_20230601_083706
15282023-05-28pointskml43List of datasetsList of species6472d668d6b1d_20230528_002718
15292023-05-28pointskml43List of datasetsList of species6472d668d6b1d_20230528_002741
15302023-05-26whole_speciesgdb14List of datasetsList of species6470f6d049eb6_20230526_144316
15312023-05-26dist_spshapefile1449List of datasetsList of species6470f6d049eb6_20230526_153412
15322023-05-26dist_spshapefile11List of datasetsList of species6470f6d049eb6_20230526_150323
15332023-05-26dist_spshapefile56List of datasetsList of species6470f6d049eb6_20230526_150655
15342023-05-26whole_speciescsv14List of datasetsList of species6470f6d049eb6_20230526_150139
15352023-05-23dist_spcsv148List of datasetsList of species646cde1ab0bcd_20230523_114616
15362023-05-23dist_spshapefile148List of datasetsList of species646cde1ab0bcd_20230523_114617
15372023-05-23dist_spshapefile148List of datasetsList of species646cde1ab0bcd_20230523_114507
15382023-05-23dist_spcsv148List of datasetsList of species646cde1ab0bcd_20230523_114504
15392023-05-20whole_datasetcsv1948List of datasetsList of species64686e27257e9_20230520_025505
15402023-05-20whole_speciescsv23List of datasetsList of species6468c364d4a35_20230520_085948
15412023-05-19dist_spkml1List of datasetsList of species64676f3d69eb7_20230519_084502
15422023-05-19whole_speciescsv14List of datasetsList of species64674e740bef4_20230519_062850
15432023-05-15dist_spshapefile1400List of datasetsList of species6462910aba9c5_20230515_195021
15442023-05-15dist_spshapefile1400List of datasetsList of species6462910aba9c5_20230515_194522
15452023-05-15dist_spshapefile1400List of datasetsList of species6462910aba9c5_20230515_193334
15462023-05-15dist_spshapefile246List of datasetsList of species6462910aba9c5_20230515_164439
15472023-05-15dist_spkml246List of datasetsList of species6462910aba9c5_20230515_164122
15482023-05-15dist_spkml237List of datasetsList of species6462910aba9c5_20230515_163648
15492023-05-15dist_spshapefile1401List of datasetsList of species6462910aba9c5_20230515_195317
15502023-05-15dist_spshapefile1345List of datasetsList of species6462910aba9c5_20230515_190253
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.