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

Summary of download requests

Number of users / requestsUsersRequests
5102004
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.
681936
Years 2026202520242023
357788529330
Formats requested Types requested  
csv1184
shapefile290
kml270
wms16
wfs15
gdb229
Gridded summary Type 1a (dist_taxa)49
Gridded summary Type 1b (dist_taxa_h3)3
Gridded summary Type 2a (dist_sp)669
Gridded summary Type 2b (dist_sp_h3)36
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
16012024-02-17whole_speciescsv43List of datasetsList of species65d1204a20121_20240217_161051
16022024-02-15whole_specieskml43List of datasetsList of species65cdd26d6b0cc_20240215_040119
16032024-02-15dist_spcsv35List of datasetsList of species65cdcb48621d4_20240215_034006
16042024-02-15dist_spcsv35List of datasetsList of species65cdcb48621d4_20240215_034009
16052024-02-09pointsshapefile1948List of datasetsList of species65c60244386de_20240209_060155
16062024-02-09pointsshapefile1948List of datasetsList of species65c60244386de_20240209_060151
16072024-02-09dist_spshapefile2List of datasetsList of species65c61ea83c61f_20240209_074656
16082024-02-09dist_spshapefile282List of datasetsList of species65c61be12ff00_20240209_074042
16092024-02-09dist_spshapefile282List of datasetsList of species65c61be12ff00_20240209_073841
16102024-02-09dist_spshapefile22List of datasetsList of species65c61be12ff00_20240209_073551
16112024-02-09dist_spshapefile2List of datasetsList of species65c61ea83c61f_20240209_074702
16122024-02-09dist_spshapefile9List of datasetsList of species65c6200a754bf_20240209_075252
16132024-02-09dist_spshapefile35List of datasetsList of species65c622da44682_20240209_080458
16142024-02-09whole_speciescsv23List of datasetsList of species65c63e1913a4d_20240209_100130
16152024-02-09whole_speciescsv23List of datasetsList of species65c63e1913a4d_20240209_100437
16162024-02-09whole_speciescsv9List of datasetsList of species65c6409b0e990_20240209_101154
16172024-02-09whole_speciescsv23List of datasetsList of species65c63e1913a4d_20240209_100640
16182024-02-09whole_speciescsv23List of datasetsList of species65c63e1913a4d_20240209_100927
16192024-02-09whole_speciescsv2List of datasetsList of species65c6411559174_20240209_101354
16202024-02-09whole_speciescsv268List of datasetsList of species65c641893d54c_20240209_101555
16212024-02-09whole_speciescsv43List of datasetsList of species65c6426b3748a_20240209_102007
16222024-02-09dist_spshapefile45List of datasetsList of species65c58a38b7a90_20240208_211525
16232024-02-08dist_spshapefile1628List of datasetsList of species65c45e684654d_20240207_235716
16242024-02-08dist_spshapefile1628List of datasetsList of species65c44e73cbe46_20240207_224908
16252024-02-08dist_spcsv807List of datasetsList of species65c436ff82333_20240207_211729
16262024-02-01dist_spkml45List of datasetsList of species65bbb07f2cc11_20240201_100153
16272024-02-01dist_spshapefile1628List of datasetsList of species65bb9691694da_20240201_080842
16282024-01-29whole_speciesgdb15List of datasetsList of species65b7f6306f815_20240129_140818
16292024-01-27whole_speciescsv23List of datasetsList of species65b4c942f0c9f_20240127_075052
16302024-01-27whole_speciescsv2List of datasetsList of species65b4c942f0c9f_20240127_075713
16312024-01-26whole_speciesgdb1List of datasetsList of species65b375bccd67c_20240126_040624
16322024-01-26whole_datasetcsv1948List of datasetsList of species65b3c147d482c_20240126_093018
16332024-01-24dist_spwfs1666List of datasetsList of species65b16bafdbe66_20240124_155805
16342024-01-23whole_datasetgdb1948List of datasetsList of species65af278b0eec2_20240122_214510
16352024-01-23whole_speciescsv3List of datasetsList of species65af7e4eb052e_20240123_082155
16362024-01-23whole_speciescsv7List of datasetsList of species65af7e4eb052e_20240123_082428
16372024-01-23whole_speciescsv23List of datasetsList of species65af7e4eb052e_20240123_040421
16382024-01-23whole_speciescsv9List of datasetsList of species65af7e4eb052e_20240123_073706
16392024-01-23whole_speciescsv917List of datasetsList of species65af7e4eb052e_20240123_054723
16402024-01-23whole_speciescsv917List of datasetsList of species65af7e4eb052e_20240123_061813
16412024-01-23whole_speciesgdb23List of datasetsList of species65af7e4eb052e_20240123_040439
16422024-01-23whole_speciescsv1List of datasetsList of species65af7e4eb052e_20240123_081808
16432024-01-23whole_speciescsv917List of datasetsList of species65af7e4eb052e_20240123_060114
16442024-01-23whole_speciescsv23List of datasetsList of species65af7e4eb052e_20240123_073205
16452024-01-23whole_speciescsv268List of datasetsList of species65af7e4eb052e_20240123_074159
16462024-01-23whole_speciescsv65List of datasetsList of species65af7e4eb052e_20240123_082238
16472024-01-23whole_speciescsv1List of datasetsList of species65af7e4eb052e_20240123_082346
16482024-01-23whole_speciescsv52List of datasetsList of species65af7e4eb052e_20240123_082008
16492024-01-23whole_speciescsv15List of datasetsList of species65af7e4eb052e_20240123_073921
16502024-01-22whole_speciesgdb2List of datasetsList of species65aeef6278b20_20240122_174707
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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.