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

Summary of download requests

Number of users / requestsUsersRequests
5102005
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.
681937
Years 2026202520242023
358788529330
Formats requested Types requested  
csv1184
shapefile290
kml271
wms16
wfs15
gdb229
Gridded summary Type 1a (dist_taxa)49
Gridded summary Type 1b (dist_taxa_h3)3
Gridded summary Type 2a (dist_sp)670
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
16512024-01-22whole_speciesgdb2List of datasetsList of species65aeef6278b20_20240122_175648
16522024-01-22whole_speciesgdb2List of datasetsList of species65aeef6278b20_20240122_174707
16532024-01-22whole_specieskml23List of datasetsList of species65ae872747f18_20240122_102213
16542024-01-22whole_speciescsv23List of datasetsList of species65ae872747f18_20240122_102206
16552024-01-22whole_speciesgdb23List of datasetsList of species65ae872747f18_20240122_102218
16562024-01-21dist_spkml22List of datasetsList of species65ac66db8cb6f_20240120_194316
16572024-01-21dist_spkml22List of datasetsList of species65ac66db8cb6f_20240120_194320
16582024-01-15whole_datasetcsv1948List of datasetsList of species65a5808f03085_20240115_140213
16592024-01-14dist_spkml807List of datasetsList of species65a3386062471_20240113_203939
16602024-01-14dist_spcsv807List of datasetsList of species65a3386062471_20240113_203834
16612024-01-14dist_spkml807List of datasetsList of species65a3386062471_20240113_203843
16622024-01-11whole_datasetcsv1948List of datasetsList of species65a06ed65ed76_20240111_174449
16632024-01-05whole_speciesgdb23List of datasetsList of species659814eb115e8_20240105_095103
16642024-01-05whole_speciesgdb9List of datasetsList of species65981cacbd51f_20240105_101424
16652024-01-05pointsshapefile1029List of datasetsList of species65981ddbecec0_20240105_102514
16662024-01-05pointsshapefile917List of datasetsList of species659814eb115e8_20240105_095425
16672024-01-05pointsshapefile487List of datasetsList of species659814eb115e8_20240105_133454
16682024-01-04whole_speciesgdb2List of datasetsList of species6596f71e96f8d_20240104_132622
16692024-01-04whole_speciesgdb2List of datasetsList of species6596f2fd9fa13_20240104_131446
16702024-01-04whole_speciesgdb2List of datasetsList of species6596f2fd9fa13_20240104_130839
16712024-01-04whole_speciescsv52List of datasetsList of species65966cd70f862_20240104_035713
16722024-01-03whole_speciescsv15List of datasetsList of species6595d0a01fa31_20240103_163429
16732024-01-03whole_speciescsv15List of datasetsList of species6595d0a01fa31_20240103_164546
16742024-01-03whole_speciescsv52List of datasetsList of species6595838a58c89_20240103_144248
16752024-01-03whole_speciescsv52List of datasetsList of species6595838a58c89_20240103_144250
16762023-12-30dist_spkml916List of datasetsList of species65905ccdc19f5_20231230_131928
16772023-12-29dist_spkml109List of datasetsList of species658ed8e099151_20231229_093839
16782023-12-28whole_speciescsv15List of datasetsList of species658d790031719_20231228_085116
16792023-12-27whole_speciescsv9List of datasetsList of species658c1a50813e1_20231227_075119
16802023-12-27whole_speciescsv43List of datasetsList of species658c1a50813e1_20231227_075232
16812023-12-27whole_speciescsv2List of datasetsList of species658c231c40155_20231227_081703
16822023-12-27whole_speciescsv23List of datasetsList of species658c231c40155_20231227_081741
16832023-12-27whole_speciescsv917List of datasetsList of species658c231c40155_20231227_081824
16842023-12-27whole_speciescsv65List of datasetsList of species658c231c40155_20231227_081632
16852023-12-27whole_speciescsv5List of datasetsList of species658c1a50813e1_20231227_075039
16862023-12-27whole_speciescsv1List of datasetsList of species658c1a50813e1_20231227_075358
16872023-12-27whole_speciescsv2List of datasetsList of species658c1a50813e1_20231227_075429
16882023-12-27whole_speciescsv1List of datasetsList of species658c1a50813e1_20231227_074640
16892023-12-27whole_speciescsv7List of datasetsList of species658c1a50813e1_20231227_074728
16902023-12-27whole_speciescsv2List of datasetsList of species658c1a50813e1_20231227_074806
16912023-12-27whole_speciescsv52List of datasetsList of species658c1a50813e1_20231227_074846
16922023-12-27whole_speciescsv14List of datasetsList of species658c1a50813e1_20231227_074922
16932023-12-27whole_speciescsv268List of datasetsList of species658c1a50813e1_20231227_073943
16942023-12-20whole_speciescsv43List of datasetsList of species65835d6c771af_20231220_163516
16952023-12-20whole_speciescsv5List of datasetsList of species65835d6c771af_20231220_163430
16962023-12-19dist_spcsv828List of datasetsList of species6580dfc3aec33_20231218_191516
16972023-12-18whole_speciescsv23List of datasetsList of species6580ab6742c43_20231218_163705
16982023-12-18whole_speciescsv15List of datasetsList of species6580ab6742c43_20231218_165639
16992023-12-14pointscsv52List of datasetsList of species657ad2c25069b_20231214_051804
17002023-12-14dist_sp_h3csv45List of datasetsList of species657ad2c25069b_20231214_050927
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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.