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

Summary of download requests

Number of users / requestsUsersRequests
5091999
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.
681931
Years 2026202520242023
352788529330
Formats requested Types requested  
csv1183
shapefile289
kml267
wms16
wfs15
gdb229
Gridded summary Type 1a (dist_taxa)49
Gridded summary Type 1b (dist_taxa_h3)3
Gridded summary Type 2a (dist_sp)665
Gridded summary Type 2b (dist_sp_h3)35
diversity indexes (diversity)0
Observations based on criteria (points)113
All observations of species (whole_species)1073
All observations in dataset (whole_dataset)61
  • 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
1512026-04-07dist_spcsv2List of datasetsList of species69d4d3d453afa_20260407_055304
1522026-04-07dist_spcsv555List of datasetsList of species69d4df767d3df_20260407_064218
1532026-04-07dist_spcsv807List of datasetsList of species69d4b5f10f81c_20260407_034504
1542026-04-07dist_spcsv807List of datasetsList of species69d4d5d00e96b_20260407_060107
1552026-04-06dist_taxakml1483List of datasetsList of species69d35df24a929_20260406_031726
1562026-04-02dist_spcsv45List of datasetsList of species69cdb69fab255_20260401_202821
1572026-04-02dist_spcsv45List of datasetsList of species69cdb69fab255_20260401_202823
1582026-04-01whole_speciescsv2List of datasetsList of species69cc3d784596b_20260331_230559
1592026-03-31dist_spshapefile828List of datasetsList of species69cb981f1c3d1_20260331_060117
1602026-03-31dist_spshapefile828List of datasetsList of species69cb9bde7a87c_20260331_061239
1612026-03-31dist_spshapefile828List of datasetsList of species69cb981f1c3d1_20260331_055230
1622026-03-31dist_spshapefile707List of datasetsList of species69cb9bde7a87c_20260331_060730
1632026-03-31dist_taxakml1483List of datasetsList of species69cbcc67cf3a7_20260331_093407
1642026-03-31dist_spkml9List of datasetsList of species69cc5d00b154b_20260331_194820
1652026-03-30whole_speciescsv268List of datasetsList of species69caaf7fe7b03_20260330_134015
1662026-03-30dist_spcsv1List of datasetsList of species69ca60c176d85_20260330_073856
1672026-03-30dist_spcsv9List of datasetsList of species69ca5e479ae59_20260330_072828
1682026-03-30whole_speciescsv2List of datasetsList of species69caa82a5f0e8_20260330_125744
1692026-03-30whole_speciescsv1List of datasetsList of species69caa82a5f0e8_20260330_130537
1702026-03-30whole_speciescsv6List of datasetsList of species69caa82a5f0e8_20260330_130708
1712026-03-30whole_speciescsv1List of datasetsList of species69caaf7fe7b03_20260330_131928
1722026-03-30whole_speciescsv52List of datasetsList of species69caaf7fe7b03_20260330_132750
1732026-03-30whole_speciescsv917List of datasetsList of species69caa82a5f0e8_20260330_130952
1742026-03-30dist_spcsv35List of datasetsList of species69ca5f7816554_20260330_073327
1752026-03-30dist_spcsv3List of datasetsList of species69ca5dc7c58ef_20260330_072650
1762026-03-30dist_spcsv12List of datasetsList of species69ca5d2991f00_20260330_072339
1772026-03-30whole_speciescsv14List of datasetsList of species69caaf7fe7b03_20260330_134209
1782026-03-30dist_spcsv35List of datasetsList of species69ca5fc0eb8b4_20260330_073443
1792026-03-30whole_speciescsv4List of datasetsList of species69caa82a5f0e8_20260330_130350
1802026-03-30whole_speciescsv3List of datasetsList of species69caaf7fe7b03_20260330_133200
1812026-03-30dist_spcsv1List of datasetsList of species69ca60e0ce4eb_20260330_073928
1822026-03-30whole_speciescsv917List of datasetsList of species69ca2d84d23e5_20260330_040356
1832026-03-30whole_speciescsv65List of datasetsList of species69ca2d84d23e5_20260330_040531
1842026-03-30whole_speciescsv23List of datasetsList of species69ca2d84d23e5_20260330_040559
1852026-03-30whole_speciescsv268List of datasetsList of species69ca2d84d23e5_20260330_040627
1862026-03-30whole_speciescsv52List of datasetsList of species69ca2d84d23e5_20260330_040801
1872026-03-30whole_speciescsv917List of datasetsList of species69ca88bf53cd6_20260330_103221
1882026-03-28whole_speciescsv81List of datasetsList of species69c8288cb6372_20260328_152405
1892026-03-26whole_speciesgdb917List of datasetsList of species69c1604fed9af_20260326_113342
1902026-03-26whole_speciescsv917List of datasetsList of species69c1604fed9af_20260326_113221
1912026-03-26dist_spcsv707List of datasetsList of species69c1604fed9af_20260326_114505
1922026-03-26whole_speciescsv9List of datasetsList of species69c5083a1f81d_20260326_062706
1932026-03-26whole_speciescsv9List of datasetsList of species69c5083a1f81d_20260326_062405
1942026-03-26whole_speciescsv9List of datasetsList of species69c5083a1f81d_20260326_063031
1952026-03-26whole_speciescsv2List of datasetsList of species69c47d9c441ec_20260325_203623
1962026-03-26whole_speciesgdb917List of datasetsList of species69c3f14ad9f85_20260326_093003
1972026-03-26whole_speciesgdb917List of datasetsList of species69c3f14ad9f85_20260326_093001
1982026-03-24dist_spshapefile35List of datasetsList of species69c2cbb16739d_20260324_134051
1992026-03-24dist_spshapefile35List of datasetsList of species69c2cbb16739d_20260324_134050
2002026-03-24dist_spshapefile35List of datasetsList of species69c2cbb16739d_20260324_134048
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.