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

Summary of download requests

Number of users / requestsUsersRequests
5182033
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.
681965
Years 2026202520242023
386788529330
Formats requested Types requested  
csv1198
shapefile290
kml277
wms16
wfs15
gdb237
Gridded summary Type 1a (dist_taxa)50
Gridded summary Type 1b (dist_taxa_h3)3
Gridded summary Type 2a (dist_sp)672
Gridded summary Type 2b (dist_sp_h3)36
diversity indexes (diversity)0
Observations based on criteria (points)113
All observations of species (whole_species)1098
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
19512023-05-06whole_speciesgdb2List of datasetsList of species6456f46639ace_20230506_205416
19522023-05-06whole_speciescsv2List of datasetsList of species645713cff0fec_20230506_235138
19532023-05-05whole_speciescsv917List of datasetsList of species6455148e5e7fc_20230505_104517
19542023-05-01dist_spkml883List of datasetsList of species644fe083cb439_20230501_121212
19552023-04-27whole_specieskml65List of datasetsList of species644afb41ab8b8_20230427_185243
19562023-04-25whole_speciescsv917List of datasetsList of species6447b9e1e3164_20230425_074005
19572023-04-25whole_speciesgdb917List of datasetsList of species6447b9e1e3164_20230425_074542
19582023-04-25whole_specieskml917List of datasetsList of species6447b9e1e3164_20230425_085614
19592023-04-25whole_speciesgdb43List of datasetsList of species644810c80edfc_20230425_135332
19602023-04-24dist_spkml181List of datasetsList of species644602c6c875f_20230424_002856
19612023-04-24dist_spkml181List of datasetsList of species644602c6c875f_20230424_002850
19622023-04-22whole_speciescsv268List of datasetsList of species644386747fa8b_20230422_030741
19632023-04-11dist_spshapefile9List of datasetsList of species643586b95e244_20230411_121657
19642023-04-11dist_spcsv828List of datasetsList of species643597cdb6cc4_20230411_142421
19652023-04-11dist_spcsv807List of datasetsList of species643573cbba126_20230411_105832
19662023-04-11dist_spcsv807List of datasetsList of species643573cbba126_20230411_105837
19672023-04-11dist_spcsv807List of datasetsList of species643573cbba126_20230411_105840
19682023-04-11pointskml917List of datasetsList of species6436009495667_20230411_205401
19692023-04-02dist_spkml707List of datasetsList of species64294cf4d6e88_20230402_053832
19702023-04-02pointsshapefile52List of datasetsList of species64299f3453b07_20230402_114200
19712023-03-29dist_spshapefile256List of datasetsList of species6424c7d31729d_20230329_194349
19722023-03-29dist_spshapefile108List of datasetsList of species6424c296bda0b_20230329_193104
19732023-03-29dist_spshapefile108List of datasetsList of species6424c296bda0b_20230329_193049
19742023-03-29dist_spshapefile108List of datasetsList of species6424c296bda0b_20230329_193340
19752023-03-29whole_speciescsv2List of datasetsList of species6424c296bda0b_20230329_192541
19762023-03-29dist_spshapefile108List of datasetsList of species6424c296bda0b_20230329_193033
19772023-03-29dist_spshapefile108List of datasetsList of species6424c296bda0b_20230329_193005
19782023-03-27pointsshapefile52List of datasetsList of species6421e61734cfd_20230327_153717
19792023-03-23dist_spshapefile46List of datasetsList of species641cbe5e7d9df_20230323_170822
19802023-03-23dist_spcsv46List of datasetsList of species641cbe5e7d9df_20230323_170959
19812023-03-21dist_spshapefile46List of datasetsList of species6419b0c3a0bbe_20230321_093424
19822023-03-20dist_spcsv2List of datasetsList of species64184cf34a1e2_20230320_081054
19832023-03-19dist_spcsv181List of datasetsList of species6417c9aaaa3c3_20230319_225315
19842023-03-19whole_datasetcsv1948List of datasetsList of species64176c667da55_20230319_161521
19852023-03-17dist_spshapefile35List of datasetsList of species64146dcf657dd_20230317_094803
19862023-03-17whole_speciesgdb3List of datasetsList of species64147a34421fc_20230317_112831
19872023-03-17whole_speciesgdb1List of datasetsList of species64147a34421fc_20230317_105829
19882023-03-17whole_speciesgdb14List of datasetsList of species64147a34421fc_20230317_112044
19892023-03-17whole_speciesgdb1List of datasetsList of species64147a34421fc_20230317_114301
19902023-03-10whole_datasetcsv1948List of datasetsList of species640b49471361b_20230310_101928
19912023-03-10whole_datasetcsv1948List of datasetsList of species640b49471361b_20230310_102336
19922023-03-10whole_datasetgdb1948List of datasetsList of species640b49471361b_20230310_102110
19932023-03-07pointscsv268List of datasetsList of species6405a55a06843_20230307_032744
19942023-03-07pointscsv268List of datasetsList of species6405a55a06843_20230307_032741
19952023-03-06dist_spshapefile46List of datasetsList of species6405ee8c75e0c_20230306_084703
19962023-03-06whole_speciescsv268List of datasetsList of species6405a3b5362a1_20230306_032928
19972023-03-06whole_speciescsv268List of datasetsList of species6405a3b5362a1_20230306_032748
19982023-03-06whole_speciescsv268List of datasetsList of species6405a3b5362a1_20230306_032759
19992023-03-06dist_spcsv260List of datasetsList of species6405a3b5362a1_20230306_033118
20002023-03-06dist_spcsv181List of datasetsList of species640531891d7a9_20230306_031300
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.