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

Summary of download requests

Number of users / requestsUsersRequests
5362108
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.
762032
Years 2026202520242023
461788529330
Formats requested Types requested  
csv1235
shapefile296
kml296
wms16
wfs17
gdb248
Gridded summary Type 1a (dist_taxa)61
Gridded summary Type 1b (dist_taxa_h3)3
Gridded summary Type 2a (dist_sp)693
Gridded summary Type 2b (dist_sp_h3)36
diversity indexes (diversity)0
Observations based on criteria (points)116
All observations of species (whole_species)1130
All observations in dataset (whole_dataset)69
  • 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
19012023-09-01whole_speciesgdb268List of datasetsList of species64f204b6ee96e_20230901_113624
19022023-09-01whole_speciesshapefile268List of datasetsList of species64f1f54e36202_20230901_103127
19032023-08-31pointskml84List of datasetsList of species64ee146c73474_20230831_122158
19042023-08-31dist_spshapefile22List of datasetsList of species64f0b75387a90_20230831_120753
19052023-08-31dist_spshapefile22List of datasetsList of species64f0b75387a90_20230831_120147
19062023-08-30pointskml256List of datasetsList of species64f006b1a9c43_20230830_233808
19072023-08-30pointskml256List of datasetsList of species64f006b1a9c43_20230830_233939
19082023-08-30pointsshapefile256List of datasetsList of species64f006b1a9c43_20230830_234217
19092023-08-30pointskml256List of datasetsList of species64f006b1a9c43_20230830_234434
19102023-08-29pointskml1948List of datasetsList of species64ee62af81f40_20230829_173437
19112023-08-29dist_spcsv45List of datasetsList of species64ee070a6ae19_20230829_110844
19122023-08-29dist_spshapefile45List of datasetsList of species64ee070a6ae19_20230829_110856
19132023-08-28dist_spkml1List of datasetsList of species64eca9c09ff24_20230828_105346
19142023-08-26whole_speciesgdb23List of datasetsList of species64ea060b997b3_20230826_100605
19152023-08-18whole_speciesgdb65List of datasetsList of species64df76fedbd23_20230818_095325
19162023-08-18whole_speciesgdb15List of datasetsList of species64df76394a97e_20230818_094700
19172023-08-18whole_speciesgdb65List of datasetsList of species64df76fedbd23_20230818_095328
19182023-08-18whole_speciesgdb256List of datasetsList of species64df78eb5f7c1_20230818_095829
19192023-08-18whole_speciesgdb23List of datasetsList of species64df33f5f1c55_20230818_050415
19202023-08-18whole_speciesgdb9List of datasetsList of species64df75aba25b0_20230818_094456
19212023-08-18whole_speciesgdb917List of datasetsList of species64df358e3ce7c_20230818_051230
19222023-08-18whole_speciesgdb268List of datasetsList of species64df22669ddc6_20230818_034947
19232023-08-14dist_spcsv2List of datasetsList of species64da8e89b0663_20230814_164151
19242023-08-14dist_spcsv14List of datasetsList of species64da7015132e7_20230814_142031
19252023-08-07dist_taxakml1483List of datasetsList of species64d0fae7ae3a9_20230807_100906
19262023-07-26whole_datasetkml1948List of datasetsList of species64c1a912484ee_20230726_192103
19272023-07-26whole_datasetcsv1948List of datasetsList of species64c1a912484ee_20230726_192046
19282023-07-26whole_datasetcsv1948List of datasetsList of species64c1ab3c92075_20230726_192540
19292023-07-24dist_spcsv109List of datasetsList of species64be6323072a1_20230724_074119
19302023-07-22dist_spcsv60List of datasetsList of species64bc84da45091_20230722_214706
19312023-07-18whole_datasetcsv1948List of datasetsList of species64b738db4d740_20230718_211957
19322023-07-14dist_spcsv1304List of datasetsList of species64b152ba5f584_20230714_095426
19332023-07-12whole_speciescsv2List of datasetsList of species64ae6ac61a7dc_20230712_050228
19342023-07-12whole_speciescsv2List of datasetsList of species64ae6ac61a7dc_20230712_051012
19352023-07-10whole_speciesgdb52List of datasetsList of species64ac0405c67a8_20230710_091410
19362023-07-10whole_speciesgdb15List of datasetsList of species64abd9781c228_20230710_061331
19372023-07-10whole_speciesgdb15List of datasetsList of species64abd9781c228_20230710_062554
19382023-07-06dist_spshapefile1666List of datasetsList of species64a6b4b22b344_20230706_094509
19392023-07-06dist_spshapefile1708List of datasetsList of species64a6b4b22b344_20230706_083452
19402023-06-30whole_speciescsv2List of datasetsList of species649edad6ad1aa_20230630_095247
19412023-06-30whole_speciescsv65List of datasetsList of species649edad6ad1aa_20230630_095523
19422023-06-30whole_speciescsv9List of datasetsList of species649e86e1beedd_20230630_035613
19432023-06-30whole_speciescsv2List of datasetsList of species649e86e1beedd_20230630_034646
19442023-06-30dist_taxakml1483List of datasetsList of species649e8cefecd92_20230630_040824
19452023-06-29dist_spcsv31List of datasetsList of species649d9a394d39c_20230629_110842
19462023-06-23dist_spcsv148List of datasetsList of species64964777b6e76_20230623_214003
19472023-06-23dist_spcsv148List of datasetsList of species64964777b6e76_20230623_213927
19482023-06-19whole_speciescsv9List of datasetsList of species648ff963d4f1e_20230619_024716
19492023-06-19whole_speciescsv1List of datasetsList of species648ff963d4f1e_20230619_024802
19502023-06-19whole_speciescsv256List of datasetsList of species648ff963d4f1e_20230619_024632
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.