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

Summary of download requests

Number of users / requestsUsersRequests
4441649
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.
641585
Years 2026202520242023
2788529330
Formats requested Types requested  
csv942
shapefile234
kml237
wms10
wfs10
gdb216
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)947
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
16012023-03-17dist_spshapefile35List of datasetsList of species64146dcf657dd_20230317_094803
16022023-03-17whole_speciesgdb3List of datasetsList of species64147a34421fc_20230317_112831
16032023-03-17whole_speciesgdb14List of datasetsList of species64147a34421fc_20230317_112044
16042023-03-17whole_speciesgdb1List of datasetsList of species64147a34421fc_20230317_105829
16052023-03-17whole_speciesgdb1List of datasetsList of species64147a34421fc_20230317_114301
16062023-03-10whole_datasetgdb1948List of datasetsList of species640b49471361b_20230310_102110
16072023-03-10whole_datasetcsv1948List of datasetsList of species640b49471361b_20230310_101928
16082023-03-10whole_datasetcsv1948List of datasetsList of species640b49471361b_20230310_102336
16092023-03-07pointscsv268List of datasetsList of species6405a55a06843_20230307_032744
16102023-03-07pointscsv268List of datasetsList of species6405a55a06843_20230307_032741
16112023-03-06dist_spshapefile46List of datasetsList of species6405ee8c75e0c_20230306_084703
16122023-03-06whole_speciescsv268List of datasetsList of species6405a3b5362a1_20230306_032759
16132023-03-06dist_spcsv181List of datasetsList of species640531891d7a9_20230306_031300
16142023-03-06whole_speciescsv268List of datasetsList of species6405a3b5362a1_20230306_032748
16152023-03-06whole_speciescsv268List of datasetsList of species640531891d7a9_20230306_031214
16162023-03-06dist_spcsv260List of datasetsList of species6405a3b5362a1_20230306_033118
16172023-03-06whole_speciescsv268List of datasetsList of species6405a3b5362a1_20230306_032928
16182023-03-02dist_spkml807List of datasetsList of species64011bd602881_20230302_165948
16192023-03-02dist_spkml807List of datasetsList of species64011bd602881_20230302_165937
16202023-02-28whole_speciesgdb268List of datasetsList of species63fe0fc1956d1_20230228_100832
16212023-02-28whole_speciescsv268List of datasetsList of species63fe0fc1956d1_20230228_100831
16222023-02-22whole_speciescsv9List of datasetsList of species63f69e2e89811_20230222_180313
16232023-02-20dist_spkml35List of datasetsList of species63f39d9d4f464_20230220_112126
16242023-02-18dist_spshapefile707List of datasetsList of species63f158cd2dbb3_20230218_181050
16252023-02-16dist_spkml1670List of datasetsList of species63eea5966cf70_20230216_165928
16262023-02-16dist_spkml1670List of datasetsList of species63eea5966cf70_20230216_165827
16272023-02-15pointscsv43List of datasetsList of species63ed4212067aa_20230215_153742
16282023-02-15dist_spcsv35List of datasetsList of species63ed343a2bbe7_20230215_144056
16292023-02-13whole_speciescsv65List of datasetsList of species63ea75d38008d_20230213_131654
16302023-02-13whole_speciescsv65List of datasetsList of species63ea75d38008d_20230213_131636
16312023-02-09dist_sp_h3csv800List of datasetsList of species63e53911bbf0f_20230209_135036
16322023-02-03dist_spshapefile1670List of datasetsList of species63dccb233471d_20230203_042028
16332023-02-02whole_speciescsv268List of datasetsList of species63dc5441b51e8_20230202_192607
16342023-02-02whole_speciescsv52List of datasetsList of species63dc554d96d63_20230202_192929
16352023-02-02whole_speciescsv15List of datasetsList of species63dc5258859af_20230202_192151
16362023-01-31dist_spcsv244List of datasetsList of species63d9208fc70a7_20230131_091652
16372023-01-28dist_spshapefile701List of datasetsList of species63d5f709a66b4_20230128_234404
16382023-01-28dist_spkml701List of datasetsList of species63d5f709a66b4_20230128_234238
16392023-01-26dist_spkml148List of datasetsList of species63d33d8f8f148_20230126_220635
16402023-01-24whole_speciesgdb2List of datasetsList of species63cfb81555527_20230124_055146
16412023-01-24whole_speciesgdb7List of datasetsList of species63cfb81555527_20230124_055323
16422023-01-24whole_speciesgdb2List of datasetsList of species63cfb81555527_20230124_055452
16432023-01-24whole_specieskml5List of datasetsList of species63cfb81555527_20230124_060811
16442023-01-24whole_speciesgdb9List of datasetsList of species63cfb81555527_20230124_060824
16452023-01-24whole_specieskml268List of datasetsList of species63cfb81555527_20230124_060344
16462023-01-24whole_speciescsv9List of datasetsList of species63cf7e4786fb7_20230124_025619
16472023-01-24whole_speciesgdb43List of datasetsList of species63cfb81555527_20230124_060900
16482023-01-23whole_speciescsv81List of datasetsList of species63ce554df36af_20230123_044319
16492023-01-23whole_speciesgdb81List of datasetsList of species63ce554df36af_20230123_044150
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.