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
20012023-03-06dist_spcsv181List of datasetsList of species640531891d7a9_20230306_031300
20022023-03-02dist_spkml807List of datasetsList of species64011bd602881_20230302_165937
20032023-03-02dist_spkml807List of datasetsList of species64011bd602881_20230302_165948
20042023-02-28whole_speciescsv268List of datasetsList of species63fe0fc1956d1_20230228_100831
20052023-02-28whole_speciesgdb268List of datasetsList of species63fe0fc1956d1_20230228_100832
20062023-02-22whole_speciescsv9List of datasetsList of species63f69e2e89811_20230222_180313
20072023-02-20dist_spkml35List of datasetsList of species63f39d9d4f464_20230220_112126
20082023-02-18dist_spshapefile707List of datasetsList of species63f158cd2dbb3_20230218_181050
20092023-02-16dist_spkml1670List of datasetsList of species63eea5966cf70_20230216_165928
20102023-02-16dist_spkml1670List of datasetsList of species63eea5966cf70_20230216_165827
20112023-02-15dist_spcsv35List of datasetsList of species63ed343a2bbe7_20230215_144056
20122023-02-15pointscsv43List of datasetsList of species63ed4212067aa_20230215_153742
20132023-02-13whole_speciescsv65List of datasetsList of species63ea75d38008d_20230213_131654
20142023-02-13whole_speciescsv65List of datasetsList of species63ea75d38008d_20230213_131636
20152023-02-09dist_sp_h3csv800List of datasetsList of species63e53911bbf0f_20230209_135036
20162023-02-03dist_spshapefile1670List of datasetsList of species63dccb233471d_20230203_042028
20172023-02-02whole_speciescsv15List of datasetsList of species63dc5258859af_20230202_192151
20182023-02-02whole_speciescsv268List of datasetsList of species63dc5441b51e8_20230202_192607
20192023-02-02whole_speciescsv52List of datasetsList of species63dc554d96d63_20230202_192929
20202023-01-31dist_spcsv244List of datasetsList of species63d9208fc70a7_20230131_091652
20212023-01-28dist_spshapefile701List of datasetsList of species63d5f709a66b4_20230128_234404
20222023-01-28dist_spkml701List of datasetsList of species63d5f709a66b4_20230128_234238
20232023-01-26dist_spkml148List of datasetsList of species63d33d8f8f148_20230126_220635
20242023-01-24whole_speciesgdb2List of datasetsList of species63cfb81555527_20230124_055452
20252023-01-24whole_speciesgdb7List of datasetsList of species63cfb81555527_20230124_055323
20262023-01-24whole_specieskml268List of datasetsList of species63cfb81555527_20230124_060344
20272023-01-24whole_speciesgdb2List of datasetsList of species63cfb81555527_20230124_055146
20282023-01-24whole_specieskml5List of datasetsList of species63cfb81555527_20230124_060811
20292023-01-24whole_speciesgdb9List of datasetsList of species63cfb81555527_20230124_060824
20302023-01-24whole_speciesgdb43List of datasetsList of species63cfb81555527_20230124_060900
20312023-01-24whole_speciescsv9List of datasetsList of species63cf7e4786fb7_20230124_025619
20322023-01-23whole_speciesgdb81List of datasetsList of species63ce554df36af_20230123_044150
20332023-01-23whole_speciescsv81List of datasetsList of species63ce554df36af_20230123_044319
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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.