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
15012024-03-13dist_spcsv3List of datasetsList of species65f1dc8b800aa_20240313_131037
15022024-03-13whole_specieskml268List of datasetsList of species65f1df942708b_20240313_132423
15032024-03-13whole_speciescsv52List of datasetsList of species65f1df942708b_20240313_132307
15042024-03-13whole_speciescsv9List of datasetsList of species65f1df942708b_20240313_132607
15052024-03-13dist_spshapefile3List of datasetsList of species65f1dc8b800aa_20240313_131050
15062024-03-13whole_speciescsv268List of datasetsList of species65f1df942708b_20240313_132415
15072024-03-13whole_speciescsv65List of datasetsList of species65f1df942708b_20240313_132740
15082024-03-13whole_specieskml9List of datasetsList of species65f1df942708b_20240313_132610
15092024-03-12dist_taxakml1483List of datasetsList of species65f069f854b13_20240312_104516
15102024-03-12whole_speciescsv2List of datasetsList of species65f06cf85831f_20240312_110405
15112024-03-08dist_spcsv35List of datasetsList of species65eb378227c47_20240308_112237
15122024-03-08whole_speciescsv43List of datasetsList of species65eb378227c47_20240308_111545
15132024-03-05dist_spkml10List of datasetsList of species65e75a6948931_20240305_124655
15142024-03-04dist_spkml181List of datasetsList of species65e5a579ae9c9_20240304_054327
15152024-03-04whole_speciescsv52List of datasetsList of species65e58652f06a2_20240304_033102
15162024-03-01whole_speciescsv1List of datasetsList of species65e1a1a66db70_20240301_044506
15172024-03-01whole_speciesgdb1List of datasetsList of species65e1a1a66db70_20240301_044514
15182024-03-01dist_spshapefile1List of datasetsList of species65e0df41f2b4d_20240301_041152
15192024-02-27whole_speciescsv52List of datasetsList of species65de220ba59fc_20240227_131255
15202024-02-22whole_speciesgdb268List of datasetsList of species65d725f719520_20240222_101044
15212024-02-22whole_speciescsv268List of datasetsList of species65d725f719520_20240222_101034
15222024-02-22whole_speciescsv9List of datasetsList of species65d6d079ef4e0_20240221_234934
15232024-02-17dist_spcsv326List of datasetsList of species65d070c39b432_20240217_035615
15242024-02-17dist_spshapefile326List of datasetsList of species65d070c39b432_20240217_034825
15252024-02-17whole_speciescsv43List of datasetsList of species65d1204a20121_20240217_161051
15262024-02-15dist_spcsv35List of datasetsList of species65cdcb48621d4_20240215_034009
15272024-02-15dist_spcsv35List of datasetsList of species65cdcb48621d4_20240215_034006
15282024-02-15whole_specieskml43List of datasetsList of species65cdd26d6b0cc_20240215_040119
15292024-02-09pointsshapefile1948List of datasetsList of species65c60244386de_20240209_060155
15302024-02-09pointsshapefile1948List of datasetsList of species65c60244386de_20240209_060151
15312024-02-09dist_spshapefile282List of datasetsList of species65c61be12ff00_20240209_074042
15322024-02-09dist_spshapefile282List of datasetsList of species65c61be12ff00_20240209_073841
15332024-02-09dist_spshapefile22List of datasetsList of species65c61be12ff00_20240209_073551
15342024-02-09whole_speciescsv23List of datasetsList of species65c63e1913a4d_20240209_100437
15352024-02-09whole_speciescsv23List of datasetsList of species65c63e1913a4d_20240209_100130
15362024-02-09dist_spshapefile35List of datasetsList of species65c622da44682_20240209_080458
15372024-02-09dist_spshapefile9List of datasetsList of species65c6200a754bf_20240209_075252
15382024-02-09dist_spshapefile2List of datasetsList of species65c61ea83c61f_20240209_074702
15392024-02-09dist_spshapefile2List of datasetsList of species65c61ea83c61f_20240209_074656
15402024-02-09whole_speciescsv43List of datasetsList of species65c6426b3748a_20240209_102007
15412024-02-09whole_speciescsv2List of datasetsList of species65c6411559174_20240209_101354
15422024-02-09whole_speciescsv23List of datasetsList of species65c63e1913a4d_20240209_100927
15432024-02-09whole_speciescsv9List of datasetsList of species65c6409b0e990_20240209_101154
15442024-02-09whole_speciescsv23List of datasetsList of species65c63e1913a4d_20240209_100640
15452024-02-09whole_speciescsv268List of datasetsList of species65c641893d54c_20240209_101555
15462024-02-09dist_spshapefile45List of datasetsList of species65c58a38b7a90_20240208_211525
15472024-02-08dist_spshapefile1628List of datasetsList of species65c45e684654d_20240207_235716
15482024-02-08dist_spshapefile1628List of datasetsList of species65c44e73cbe46_20240207_224908
15492024-02-08dist_spcsv807List of datasetsList of species65c436ff82333_20240207_211729
15502024-02-01dist_spkml45List of datasetsList of species65bbb07f2cc11_20240201_100153
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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.