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

Summary of download requests

Number of users / requestsUsersRequests
5102001
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.
681933
Years 2026202520242023
354788529330
Formats requested Types requested  
csv1184
shapefile290
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)667
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
15512024-04-04whole_speciescsv7List of datasetsList of species660bba6e17261_20240404_012507
15522024-04-03dist_spshapefile1666List of datasetsList of species660d4fa21fcfd_20240403_085159
15532024-04-03dist_spkml1666List of datasetsList of species660d4fa21fcfd_20240403_085202
15542024-04-01dist_spcsv45List of datasetsList of species660afc3b67e49_20240401_142634
15552024-04-01whole_speciescsv52List of datasetsList of species660af4717fafe_20240401_135601
15562024-03-30whole_speciescsv9List of datasetsList of species6607886a2f0cb_20240329_233827
15572024-03-23whole_speciescsv268List of datasetsList of species65fef2b46c187_20240323_113524
15582024-03-23whole_speciescsv268List of datasetsList of species65fef2b46c187_20240323_113745
15592024-03-23whole_speciescsv268List of datasetsList of species65fef2b46c187_20240323_113519
15602024-03-23whole_speciescsv268List of datasetsList of species65fef2b46c187_20240323_113942
15612024-03-23whole_specieskml268List of datasetsList of species65fef2b46c187_20240323_113543
15622024-03-23whole_speciescsv268List of datasetsList of species65fef2b46c187_20240323_113639
15632024-03-23whole_speciescsv268List of datasetsList of species65fef2b46c187_20240323_113709
15642024-03-23whole_speciescsv268List of datasetsList of species65fef2b46c187_20240323_113819
15652024-03-20dist_spshapefile181List of datasetsList of species65fb0ceb21914_20240320_122411
15662024-03-20dist_spshapefile707List of datasetsList of species65fb0e4102a63_20240320_122807
15672024-03-20dist_spshapefile181List of datasetsList of species65fb074410851_20240320_121841
15682024-03-20whole_speciesgdb268List of datasetsList of species65fb074410851_20240320_121807
15692024-03-20dist_spshapefile181List of datasetsList of species65fb074410851_20240320_121843
15702024-03-13whole_specieskml268List of datasetsList of species65f1df942708b_20240313_132423
15712024-03-13whole_specieskml9List of datasetsList of species65f1df942708b_20240313_132610
15722024-03-13whole_speciescsv65List of datasetsList of species65f1df942708b_20240313_132740
15732024-03-13whole_specieskml52List of datasetsList of species65f1df942708b_20240313_132825
15742024-03-13whole_speciescsv23List of datasetsList of species65f1df942708b_20240313_133404
15752024-03-13whole_specieskml23List of datasetsList of species65f1df942708b_20240313_133735
15762024-03-13dist_spshapefile3List of datasetsList of species65f1dc8b800aa_20240313_131050
15772024-03-13whole_speciescsv52List of datasetsList of species65f1df942708b_20240313_132307
15782024-03-13whole_speciescsv9List of datasetsList of species65f1df942708b_20240313_132607
15792024-03-13whole_speciescsv268List of datasetsList of species65f1df942708b_20240313_132415
15802024-03-13dist_spcsv3List of datasetsList of species65f1dc8b800aa_20240313_131037
15812024-03-13whole_specieskml65List of datasetsList of species65f1df942708b_20240313_132716
15822024-03-12dist_taxakml1483List of datasetsList of species65f069f854b13_20240312_104516
15832024-03-12whole_speciescsv2List of datasetsList of species65f06cf85831f_20240312_110405
15842024-03-08dist_spcsv35List of datasetsList of species65eb378227c47_20240308_112237
15852024-03-08whole_speciescsv43List of datasetsList of species65eb378227c47_20240308_111545
15862024-03-05dist_spkml10List of datasetsList of species65e75a6948931_20240305_124655
15872024-03-04dist_spkml181List of datasetsList of species65e5a579ae9c9_20240304_054327
15882024-03-04whole_speciescsv52List of datasetsList of species65e58652f06a2_20240304_033102
15892024-03-01whole_speciesgdb1List of datasetsList of species65e1a1a66db70_20240301_044514
15902024-03-01dist_spshapefile1List of datasetsList of species65e0df41f2b4d_20240301_041152
15912024-03-01whole_speciescsv1List of datasetsList of species65e1a1a66db70_20240301_044506
15922024-02-27whole_speciescsv52List of datasetsList of species65de220ba59fc_20240227_131255
15932024-02-22whole_speciesgdb268List of datasetsList of species65d725f719520_20240222_101044
15942024-02-22whole_speciescsv268List of datasetsList of species65d725f719520_20240222_101034
15952024-02-22whole_speciescsv9List of datasetsList of species65d6d079ef4e0_20240221_234934
15962024-02-17dist_spcsv326List of datasetsList of species65d070c39b432_20240217_035615
15972024-02-17dist_spshapefile326List of datasetsList of species65d070c39b432_20240217_034825
15982024-02-17whole_speciescsv43List of datasetsList of species65d1204a20121_20240217_161051
15992024-02-15whole_specieskml43List of datasetsList of species65cdd26d6b0cc_20240215_040119
16002024-02-15dist_spcsv35List of datasetsList of species65cdcb48621d4_20240215_034006
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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.