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

Summary of download requests

Number of users / requestsUsersRequests
5342105
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.
762029
Years 2026202520242023
458788529330
Formats requested Types requested  
csv1232
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)692
Gridded summary Type 2b (dist_sp_h3)36
diversity indexes (diversity)0
Observations based on criteria (points)116
All observations of species (whole_species)1128
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
20512023-03-23dist_spcsv46List of datasetsList of species641cbe5e7d9df_20230323_170959
20522023-03-23dist_spshapefile46List of datasetsList of species641cbe5e7d9df_20230323_170822
20532023-03-21dist_spshapefile46List of datasetsList of species6419b0c3a0bbe_20230321_093424
20542023-03-20dist_spcsv2List of datasetsList of species64184cf34a1e2_20230320_081054
20552023-03-19dist_spcsv181List of datasetsList of species6417c9aaaa3c3_20230319_225315
20562023-03-19whole_datasetcsv1948List of datasetsList of species64176c667da55_20230319_161521
20572023-03-17dist_spshapefile35List of datasetsList of species64146dcf657dd_20230317_094803
20582023-03-17whole_speciesgdb3List of datasetsList of species64147a34421fc_20230317_112831
20592023-03-17whole_speciesgdb14List of datasetsList of species64147a34421fc_20230317_112044
20602023-03-17whole_speciesgdb1List of datasetsList of species64147a34421fc_20230317_114301
20612023-03-17whole_speciesgdb1List of datasetsList of species64147a34421fc_20230317_105829
20622023-03-10whole_datasetcsv1948List of datasetsList of species640b49471361b_20230310_102336
20632023-03-10whole_datasetcsv1948List of datasetsList of species640b49471361b_20230310_101928
20642023-03-10whole_datasetgdb1948List of datasetsList of species640b49471361b_20230310_102110
20652023-03-07pointscsv268List of datasetsList of species6405a55a06843_20230307_032744
20662023-03-07pointscsv268List of datasetsList of species6405a55a06843_20230307_032741
20672023-03-06dist_spshapefile46List of datasetsList of species6405ee8c75e0c_20230306_084703
20682023-03-06whole_speciescsv268List of datasetsList of species640531891d7a9_20230306_031214
20692023-03-06dist_spcsv260List of datasetsList of species6405a3b5362a1_20230306_033118
20702023-03-06whole_speciescsv268List of datasetsList of species6405a3b5362a1_20230306_032928
20712023-03-06whole_speciescsv268List of datasetsList of species6405a3b5362a1_20230306_032759
20722023-03-06whole_speciescsv268List of datasetsList of species6405a3b5362a1_20230306_032748
20732023-03-06dist_spcsv181List of datasetsList of species640531891d7a9_20230306_031300
20742023-03-02dist_spkml807List of datasetsList of species64011bd602881_20230302_165948
20752023-03-02dist_spkml807List of datasetsList of species64011bd602881_20230302_165937
20762023-02-28whole_speciescsv268List of datasetsList of species63fe0fc1956d1_20230228_100831
20772023-02-28whole_speciesgdb268List of datasetsList of species63fe0fc1956d1_20230228_100832
20782023-02-22whole_speciescsv9List of datasetsList of species63f69e2e89811_20230222_180313
20792023-02-20dist_spkml35List of datasetsList of species63f39d9d4f464_20230220_112126
20802023-02-18dist_spshapefile707List of datasetsList of species63f158cd2dbb3_20230218_181050
20812023-02-16dist_spkml1670List of datasetsList of species63eea5966cf70_20230216_165928
20822023-02-16dist_spkml1670List of datasetsList of species63eea5966cf70_20230216_165827
20832023-02-15dist_spcsv35List of datasetsList of species63ed343a2bbe7_20230215_144056
20842023-02-15pointscsv43List of datasetsList of species63ed4212067aa_20230215_153742
20852023-02-13whole_speciescsv65List of datasetsList of species63ea75d38008d_20230213_131636
20862023-02-13whole_speciescsv65List of datasetsList of species63ea75d38008d_20230213_131654
20872023-02-09dist_sp_h3csv800List of datasetsList of species63e53911bbf0f_20230209_135036
20882023-02-03dist_spshapefile1670List of datasetsList of species63dccb233471d_20230203_042028
20892023-02-02whole_speciescsv268List of datasetsList of species63dc5441b51e8_20230202_192607
20902023-02-02whole_speciescsv15List of datasetsList of species63dc5258859af_20230202_192151
20912023-02-02whole_speciescsv52List of datasetsList of species63dc554d96d63_20230202_192929
20922023-01-31dist_spcsv244List of datasetsList of species63d9208fc70a7_20230131_091652
20932023-01-28dist_spshapefile701List of datasetsList of species63d5f709a66b4_20230128_234404
20942023-01-28dist_spkml701List of datasetsList of species63d5f709a66b4_20230128_234238
20952023-01-26dist_spkml148List of datasetsList of species63d33d8f8f148_20230126_220635
20962023-01-24whole_speciesgdb2List of datasetsList of species63cfb81555527_20230124_055452
20972023-01-24whole_speciesgdb7List of datasetsList of species63cfb81555527_20230124_055323
20982023-01-24whole_speciesgdb2List of datasetsList of species63cfb81555527_20230124_055146
20992023-01-24whole_specieskml268List of datasetsList of species63cfb81555527_20230124_060344
21002023-01-24whole_specieskml5List of datasetsList of species63cfb81555527_20230124_060811
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.