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

Summary of download requests

Number of users / requestsUsersRequests
5091999
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.
681931
Years 2026202520242023
352788529330
Formats requested Types requested  
csv1183
shapefile289
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)665
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
19012023-05-15dist_spshapefile1055List of datasetsList of species6462910aba9c5_20230515_165044
19022023-05-15dist_spshapefile1299List of datasetsList of species6462910aba9c5_20230515_185903
19032023-05-15dist_spshapefile1354List of datasetsList of species6462910aba9c5_20230515_192749
19042023-05-15dist_spshapefile1345List of datasetsList of species6462910aba9c5_20230515_190253
19052023-05-15dist_spkml246List of datasetsList of species6462910aba9c5_20230515_164122
19062023-05-15dist_spkml237List of datasetsList of species6462910aba9c5_20230515_163648
19072023-05-15dist_spshapefile246List of datasetsList of species6462910aba9c5_20230515_164439
19082023-05-12whole_speciescsv2List of datasetsList of species645de9e246bba_20230512_033553
19092023-05-12whole_specieskml65List of datasetsList of species645de9e246bba_20230512_033710
19102023-05-10pointsshapefile917List of datasetsList of species645c1a0487035_20230510_182844
19112023-05-09dist_spshapefile707List of datasetsList of species645acae620047_20230509_185638
19122023-05-09dist_spshapefile707List of datasetsList of species645acae620047_20230509_185632
19132023-05-06dist_spkml181List of datasetsList of species6456ab3d993d3_20230506_153451
19142023-05-06whole_speciesgdb2List of datasetsList of species6456f97132211_20230506_210816
19152023-05-06whole_speciescsv2List of datasetsList of species6456f46639ace_20230506_205905
19162023-05-06whole_speciesgdb2List of datasetsList of species6456f46639ace_20230506_205713
19172023-05-06whole_speciesgdb2List of datasetsList of species6456f46639ace_20230506_205416
19182023-05-06whole_speciescsv2List of datasetsList of species645713cff0fec_20230506_235138
19192023-05-05whole_speciescsv917List of datasetsList of species6455148e5e7fc_20230505_104517
19202023-05-01dist_spkml883List of datasetsList of species644fe083cb439_20230501_121212
19212023-04-27whole_specieskml65List of datasetsList of species644afb41ab8b8_20230427_185243
19222023-04-25whole_speciesgdb917List of datasetsList of species6447b9e1e3164_20230425_074542
19232023-04-25whole_specieskml917List of datasetsList of species6447b9e1e3164_20230425_085614
19242023-04-25whole_speciescsv917List of datasetsList of species6447b9e1e3164_20230425_074005
19252023-04-25whole_speciesgdb43List of datasetsList of species644810c80edfc_20230425_135332
19262023-04-24dist_spkml181List of datasetsList of species644602c6c875f_20230424_002856
19272023-04-24dist_spkml181List of datasetsList of species644602c6c875f_20230424_002850
19282023-04-22whole_speciescsv268List of datasetsList of species644386747fa8b_20230422_030741
19292023-04-11dist_spshapefile9List of datasetsList of species643586b95e244_20230411_121657
19302023-04-11dist_spcsv828List of datasetsList of species643597cdb6cc4_20230411_142421
19312023-04-11dist_spcsv807List of datasetsList of species643573cbba126_20230411_105837
19322023-04-11dist_spcsv807List of datasetsList of species643573cbba126_20230411_105832
19332023-04-11dist_spcsv807List of datasetsList of species643573cbba126_20230411_105840
19342023-04-11pointskml917List of datasetsList of species6436009495667_20230411_205401
19352023-04-02dist_spkml707List of datasetsList of species64294cf4d6e88_20230402_053832
19362023-04-02pointsshapefile52List of datasetsList of species64299f3453b07_20230402_114200
19372023-03-29dist_spshapefile256List of datasetsList of species6424c7d31729d_20230329_194349
19382023-03-29dist_spshapefile108List of datasetsList of species6424c296bda0b_20230329_193049
19392023-03-29dist_spshapefile108List of datasetsList of species6424c296bda0b_20230329_193340
19402023-03-29dist_spshapefile108List of datasetsList of species6424c296bda0b_20230329_193104
19412023-03-29whole_speciescsv2List of datasetsList of species6424c296bda0b_20230329_192541
19422023-03-29dist_spshapefile108List of datasetsList of species6424c296bda0b_20230329_193005
19432023-03-29dist_spshapefile108List of datasetsList of species6424c296bda0b_20230329_193033
19442023-03-27pointsshapefile52List of datasetsList of species6421e61734cfd_20230327_153717
19452023-03-23dist_spcsv46List of datasetsList of species641cbe5e7d9df_20230323_170959
19462023-03-23dist_spshapefile46List of datasetsList of species641cbe5e7d9df_20230323_170822
19472023-03-21dist_spshapefile46List of datasetsList of species6419b0c3a0bbe_20230321_093424
19482023-03-20dist_spcsv2List of datasetsList of species64184cf34a1e2_20230320_081054
19492023-03-19dist_spcsv181List of datasetsList of species6417c9aaaa3c3_20230319_225315
19502023-03-19whole_datasetcsv1948List of datasetsList of species64176c667da55_20230319_161521
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.