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

Summary of download requests

Number of users / requestsUsersRequests
4461652
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.
641588
Years 2026202520242023
5788529330
Formats requested Types requested  
csv944
shapefile234
kml237
wms10
wfs10
gdb217
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)950
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
1512025-10-30whole_speciesgdb9List of datasetsList of species6902bfc20c431_20251029_213709
1522025-10-30whole_speciescsv917List of datasetsList of species6902d20c45bdd_20251029_225249
1532025-10-30whole_speciesgdb9List of datasetsList of species690319ef9083b_20251030_035916
1542025-10-30dist_sp_h3csv3List of datasetsList of species690352f79e210_20251030_104119
1552025-10-30whole_speciesgdb7List of datasetsList of species6903b9c3d0158_20251030_152051
1562025-10-29whole_speciescsv23List of datasetsList of species6901fdb546a50_20251029_074649
1572025-10-29whole_speciesgdb23List of datasetsList of species6901fdb546a50_20251029_074852
1582025-10-28whole_speciescsv2List of datasetsList of species69009db6c1d9d_20251028_064215
1592025-10-28dist_spkml45List of datasetsList of species69013d0abf5e8_20251028_180425
1602025-10-28dist_spkml45List of datasetsList of species69013d0abf5e8_20251028_180422
1612025-10-24whole_datasetcsv1948List of datasetsList of species68faf8d928595_20251024_000947
1622025-10-24whole_speciescsv917List of datasetsList of species68fbc9ff479c6_20251024_145123
1632025-10-24whole_speciesgdb917List of datasetsList of species68fbc9ff479c6_20251024_145300
1642025-10-21whole_speciescsv52List of datasetsList of species68f7b55919b38_20251021_143650
1652025-10-20dist_spcsv815List of datasetsList of species68f62dfb8ff09_20251020_085623
1662025-10-19pointsshapefile52List of datasetsList of species68f51500478ce_20251019_132605
1672025-10-19dist_sp_h3shapefile837List of datasetsList of species68f5251df3b7a_20251019_135400
1682025-10-19whole_speciescsv52List of datasetsList of species68f51500478ce_20251019_132519
1692025-10-19dist_sp_h3shapefile55List of datasetsList of species68f51500478ce_20251019_133713
1702025-10-19dist_sp_h3shapefile837List of datasetsList of species68f5251df3b7a_20251019_135402
1712025-10-19dist_sp_h3shapefile837List of datasetsList of species68f5251df3b7a_20251019_135404
1722025-10-19dist_sp_h3shapefile55List of datasetsList of species68f51500478ce_20251019_133658
1732025-10-19pointsshapefile52List of datasetsList of species68f51500478ce_20251019_132601
1742025-10-19pointsshapefile52List of datasetsList of species68f51500478ce_20251019_132559
1752025-10-18dist_spshapefile35List of datasetsList of species68f3456c67e89_20251018_041734
1762025-10-17dist_taxacsv2List of datasetsList of species68f1cbef828ca_20251017_010023
1772025-10-16dist_spkml807List of datasetsList of species68f132ebd2c94_20251016_141043
1782025-10-16dist_spcsv7List of datasetsList of species68f0e69092d64_20251016_083604
1792025-10-16dist_spcsv2List of datasetsList of species68f0e6e665f35_20251016_083733
1802025-10-16dist_spcsv807List of datasetsList of species68f0e6208533c_20251016_083444
1812025-10-16dist_spcsv22List of datasetsList of species68f0e5e14ab93_20251016_083320
1822025-10-16whole_speciescsv52List of datasetsList of species68f0ebf20d347_20251016_090326
1832025-10-16whole_speciescsv9List of datasetsList of species68f091a484d49_20251016_023417
1842025-10-14whole_speciescsv65List of datasetsList of species68eeafacc3121_20251014_161709
1852025-10-14whole_speciesgdb917List of datasetsList of species68ee5ab65d6d6_20251014_101654
1862025-10-14dist_spcsv60List of datasetsList of species68ee9de0791c1_20251014_152212
1872025-10-13dist_taxacsv1483List of datasetsList of species68ec7a64084b5_20251013_001313
1882025-10-13dist_taxashapefile1483List of datasetsList of species68ec7a64084b5_20251013_001420
1892025-10-13whole_speciescsv9List of datasetsList of species68ecf29c09793_20251013_084141
1902025-10-12dist_spcsv181List of datasetsList of species68ebacd360284_20251012_092931
1912025-10-12whole_speciescsv23List of datasetsList of species68eb97ba8fc39_20251012_080628
1922025-10-10whole_speciescsv917List of datasetsList of species68e91a4cbc275_20251010_104305
1932025-10-08whole_speciescsv2List of datasetsList of species68e531eeaa128_20251008_145954
1942025-10-07whole_speciescsv917List of datasetsList of species68e531eeaa128_20251007_113341
1952025-10-07dist_taxakml1483List of datasetsList of species68e596e6344ac_20251007_184348
1962025-10-06whole_speciesgdb52List of datasetsList of species68e3ee80f3827_20251006_123249
1972025-10-06whole_speciesgdb52List of datasetsList of species68e3ee80f3827_20251006_123206
1982025-10-06whole_speciesgdb52List of datasetsList of species68e3ee80f3827_20251006_123202
1992025-10-05whole_datasetcsv1948List of datasetsList of species68e2e48ecb7c3_20251005_174517
2002025-10-05whole_datasetcsv1948List of datasetsList of species68e2e48ecb7c3_20251005_174523
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.