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
2512026-03-17dist_spcsv155List of datasetsList of species69b8d2a104ab3_20260317_000521
2522026-03-17whole_speciescsv65List of datasetsList of species69b8ce7de2692_20260316_234720
2532026-03-16whole_speciesgdb2List of datasetsList of species69b814d58bb94_20260316_103510
2542026-03-15dist_spshapefile287List of datasetsList of species69b6a6973f519_20260315_085113
2552026-03-15whole_speciescsv917List of datasetsList of species_20260315_081529
2562026-03-15dist_spcsv279List of datasetsList of species69b6a6973f519_20260315_083343
2572026-03-15dist_spcsv287List of datasetsList of species69b6a6973f519_20260315_084523
2582026-03-15dist_spwfs279List of datasetsList of species69b6a6973f519_20260315_103131
2592026-03-15dist_spcsv287List of datasetsList of species69b6a6973f519_20260315_085529
2602026-03-15dist_spcsv279List of datasetsList of species69b6a6973f519_20260315_104200
2612026-03-15pointscsv320List of datasetsList of species69b6c5e8b0606_20260315_104848
2622026-03-15whole_speciescsv81List of datasetsList of species69b6a6973f519_20260315_095127
2632026-03-15dist_taxakml1483List of datasetsList of species69b67a6467463_20260315_052419
2642026-03-14whole_speciescsv917List of datasetsList of species69b4b77cd6421_20260313_212934
2652026-03-13dist_taxakml1483List of datasetsList of species69b364834f165_20260312_211732
2662026-03-13dist_taxakml1483List of datasetsList of species69b45bbe273b7_20260313_144841
2672026-03-09dist_taxacsv2List of datasetsList of species69aee58b31c36_20260309_112309
2682026-03-09dist_taxashapefile2List of datasetsList of species69aee58b31c36_20260309_112943
2692026-03-06dist_spshapefile853List of datasetsList of species69ab0646d16bf_20260306_120258
2702026-03-06dist_spshapefile807List of datasetsList of species69ab093225580_20260306_140031
2712026-03-06dist_spkml828List of datasetsList of species69ab093225580_20260306_135849
2722026-03-03whole_speciescsv256List of datasetsList of species69a65c9d04563_20260302_231909
2732026-03-03dist_spcsv143List of datasetsList of species69a65c9d04563_20260302_231719
2742026-03-03dist_spcsv143List of datasetsList of species69a65c9d04563_20260302_233211
2752026-03-03dist_spkml61List of datasetsList of species69a6873e48273_20260303_020640
2762026-03-03dist_spshapefile9List of datasetsList of species69a688a5c9f32_20260303_085553
2772026-03-03dist_spshapefile14List of datasetsList of species69a688a5c9f32_20260303_031456
2782026-03-03dist_spshapefile22List of datasetsList of species69a688a5c9f32_20260303_032756
2792026-03-03dist_spshapefile707List of datasetsList of species69a688a5c9f32_20260303_030856
2802026-03-03dist_spshapefile93List of datasetsList of species69a688a5c9f32_20260303_021336
2812026-03-03dist_spshapefile181List of datasetsList of species69a6eb8702a3e_20260303_095304
2822026-03-03dist_spshapefile93List of datasetsList of species69a688a5c9f32_20260303_021330
2832026-02-23whole_speciescsv43List of datasetsList of species699c6107a5261_20260223_091938
2842026-02-23dist_spcsv260List of datasetsList of species699baf9537cd1_20260222_205131
2852026-02-22whole_speciescsv268List of datasetsList of species699b2d75b1d1c_20260222_113539
2862026-02-22whole_specieskml268List of datasetsList of species699b2d75b1d1c_20260222_115724
2872026-02-22whole_speciesgdb268List of datasetsList of species699b2d75b1d1c_20260222_115800
2882026-02-22whole_speciescsv268List of datasetsList of species699b2d75b1d1c_20260222_115622
2892026-02-22dist_spkml279List of datasetsList of species699b590c391ef_20260222_143312
2902026-02-20whole_speciescsv268List of datasetsList of species6998502018850_20260220_072500
2912026-02-20whole_speciescsv268List of datasetsList of species6996d1ad9b768_20260219_224032
2922026-02-19dist_sp_h3shapefile1305List of datasetsList of species6997575a6c32c_20260219_134839
2932026-02-17whole_speciesgdb268List of datasetsList of species699485d42f7db_20260217_101820
2942026-02-16dist_spwfs45List of datasetsList of species6992f587f13e2_20260216_055004
2952026-02-16whole_specieskml52List of datasetsList of species6992f587f13e2_20260216_054929
2962026-02-16dist_spwfs45List of datasetsList of species6992f587f13e2_20260216_054959
2972026-02-16dist_spwfs45List of datasetsList of species6992f587f13e2_20260216_055002
2982026-02-16whole_speciescsv52List of datasetsList of species6992f587f13e2_20260216_054920
2992026-02-16dist_spshapefile45List of datasetsList of species6992f587f13e2_20260216_055043
3002026-02-16dist_spshapefile45List of datasetsList of species6992f587f13e2_20260216_055048
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.