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

Summary of download requests

Number of users / requestsUsersRequests
4531679
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.
641615
Years 2026202520242023
32788529330
Formats requested Types requested  
csv965
shapefile238
kml239
wms10
wfs10
gdb217
Gridded summary Type 1a (dist_taxa)34
Gridded summary Type 1b (dist_taxa_h3)3
Gridded summary Type 2a (dist_sp)489
Gridded summary Type 2b (dist_sp_h3)34
diversity indexes (diversity)0
Observations based on criteria (points)90
All observations of species (whole_species)970
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
16012023-04-27whole_specieskml65List of datasetsList of species644afb41ab8b8_20230427_185243
16022023-04-25whole_speciesgdb917List of datasetsList of species6447b9e1e3164_20230425_074542
16032023-04-25whole_specieskml917List of datasetsList of species6447b9e1e3164_20230425_085614
16042023-04-25whole_speciescsv917List of datasetsList of species6447b9e1e3164_20230425_074005
16052023-04-25whole_speciesgdb43List of datasetsList of species644810c80edfc_20230425_135332
16062023-04-24dist_spkml181List of datasetsList of species644602c6c875f_20230424_002856
16072023-04-24dist_spkml181List of datasetsList of species644602c6c875f_20230424_002850
16082023-04-22whole_speciescsv268List of datasetsList of species644386747fa8b_20230422_030741
16092023-04-11dist_spshapefile9List of datasetsList of species643586b95e244_20230411_121657
16102023-04-11dist_spcsv828List of datasetsList of species643597cdb6cc4_20230411_142421
16112023-04-11dist_spcsv807List of datasetsList of species643573cbba126_20230411_105832
16122023-04-11dist_spcsv807List of datasetsList of species643573cbba126_20230411_105837
16132023-04-11dist_spcsv807List of datasetsList of species643573cbba126_20230411_105840
16142023-04-11pointskml917List of datasetsList of species6436009495667_20230411_205401
16152023-04-02dist_spkml707List of datasetsList of species64294cf4d6e88_20230402_053832
16162023-04-02pointsshapefile52List of datasetsList of species64299f3453b07_20230402_114200
16172023-03-29dist_spshapefile256List of datasetsList of species6424c7d31729d_20230329_194349
16182023-03-29dist_spshapefile108List of datasetsList of species6424c296bda0b_20230329_193104
16192023-03-29dist_spshapefile108List of datasetsList of species6424c296bda0b_20230329_193049
16202023-03-29dist_spshapefile108List of datasetsList of species6424c296bda0b_20230329_193340
16212023-03-29dist_spshapefile108List of datasetsList of species6424c296bda0b_20230329_193005
16222023-03-29dist_spshapefile108List of datasetsList of species6424c296bda0b_20230329_193033
16232023-03-29whole_speciescsv2List of datasetsList of species6424c296bda0b_20230329_192541
16242023-03-27pointsshapefile52List of datasetsList of species6421e61734cfd_20230327_153717
16252023-03-23dist_spcsv46List of datasetsList of species641cbe5e7d9df_20230323_170959
16262023-03-23dist_spshapefile46List of datasetsList of species641cbe5e7d9df_20230323_170822
16272023-03-21dist_spshapefile46List of datasetsList of species6419b0c3a0bbe_20230321_093424
16282023-03-20dist_spcsv2List of datasetsList of species64184cf34a1e2_20230320_081054
16292023-03-19dist_spcsv181List of datasetsList of species6417c9aaaa3c3_20230319_225315
16302023-03-19whole_datasetcsv1948List of datasetsList of species64176c667da55_20230319_161521
16312023-03-17dist_spshapefile35List of datasetsList of species64146dcf657dd_20230317_094803
16322023-03-17whole_speciesgdb3List of datasetsList of species64147a34421fc_20230317_112831
16332023-03-17whole_speciesgdb1List of datasetsList of species64147a34421fc_20230317_105829
16342023-03-17whole_speciesgdb14List of datasetsList of species64147a34421fc_20230317_112044
16352023-03-17whole_speciesgdb1List of datasetsList of species64147a34421fc_20230317_114301
16362023-03-10whole_datasetcsv1948List of datasetsList of species640b49471361b_20230310_102336
16372023-03-10whole_datasetcsv1948List of datasetsList of species640b49471361b_20230310_101928
16382023-03-10whole_datasetgdb1948List of datasetsList of species640b49471361b_20230310_102110
16392023-03-07pointscsv268List of datasetsList of species6405a55a06843_20230307_032744
16402023-03-07pointscsv268List of datasetsList of species6405a55a06843_20230307_032741
16412023-03-06dist_spshapefile46List of datasetsList of species6405ee8c75e0c_20230306_084703
16422023-03-06whole_speciescsv268List of datasetsList of species6405a3b5362a1_20230306_032748
16432023-03-06whole_speciescsv268List of datasetsList of species640531891d7a9_20230306_031214
16442023-03-06whole_speciescsv268List of datasetsList of species6405a3b5362a1_20230306_032759
16452023-03-06whole_speciescsv268List of datasetsList of species6405a3b5362a1_20230306_032928
16462023-03-06dist_spcsv260List of datasetsList of species6405a3b5362a1_20230306_033118
16472023-03-06dist_spcsv181List of datasetsList of species640531891d7a9_20230306_031300
16482023-03-02dist_spkml807List of datasetsList of species64011bd602881_20230302_165948
16492023-03-02dist_spkml807List of datasetsList of species64011bd602881_20230302_165937
16502023-02-28whole_speciescsv268List of datasetsList of species63fe0fc1956d1_20230228_100831
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.