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
2512026-04-07dist_spcsv3List of datasetsList of species69d4e0e4c042d_20260407_064817
2522026-04-07dist_spcsv3List of datasetsList of species69d4e17b77b40_20260407_065047
2532026-04-07dist_spcsv1List of datasetsList of species69d4e2f31e76a_20260407_065702
2542026-04-07dist_spcsv4List of datasetsList of species69d4d4b50f73b_20260407_055655
2552026-04-07dist_spcsv4List of datasetsList of species69d4aecb46112_20260407_031435
2562026-04-07dist_spcsv807List of datasetsList of species69d4b5f10f81c_20260407_034504
2572026-04-07dist_spcsv1073List of datasetsList of species69d4d8366dd51_20260407_061120
2582026-04-07dist_spcsv1List of datasetsList of species69d4d7aa71aaf_20260407_060900
2592026-04-07dist_spcsv5List of datasetsList of species69d4ae2a79470_20260407_031156
2602026-04-07dist_spcsv807List of datasetsList of species69d4d5ac40706_20260407_060027
2612026-04-07dist_spcsv2List of datasetsList of species69d4d3d453afa_20260407_055304
2622026-04-07dist_spcsv555List of datasetsList of species69d4df767d3df_20260407_064218
2632026-04-07dist_spcsv2List of datasetsList of species69d4ad80ae3f2_20260407_030906
2642026-04-06dist_taxakml1483List of datasetsList of species69d35df24a929_20260406_031726
2652026-04-02dist_spcsv45List of datasetsList of species69cdb69fab255_20260401_202823
2662026-04-02dist_spcsv45List of datasetsList of species69cdb69fab255_20260401_202821
2672026-04-01whole_speciescsv2List of datasetsList of species69cc3d784596b_20260331_230559
2682026-03-31dist_spshapefile828List of datasetsList of species69cb981f1c3d1_20260331_060117
2692026-03-31dist_spshapefile828List of datasetsList of species69cb9bde7a87c_20260331_061239
2702026-03-31dist_spshapefile707List of datasetsList of species69cb9bde7a87c_20260331_060730
2712026-03-31dist_spshapefile828List of datasetsList of species69cb981f1c3d1_20260331_055230
2722026-03-31dist_taxakml1483List of datasetsList of species69cbcc67cf3a7_20260331_093407
2732026-03-31dist_spkml9List of datasetsList of species69cc5d00b154b_20260331_194820
2742026-03-30dist_spcsv3List of datasetsList of species69ca5dc7c58ef_20260330_072650
2752026-03-30dist_spcsv12List of datasetsList of species69ca5d2991f00_20260330_072339
2762026-03-30dist_spcsv9List of datasetsList of species69ca5e479ae59_20260330_072828
2772026-03-30dist_spcsv1List of datasetsList of species69ca60c176d85_20260330_073856
2782026-03-30whole_speciescsv268List of datasetsList of species69caaf7fe7b03_20260330_134015
2792026-03-30whole_speciescsv2List of datasetsList of species69caa82a5f0e8_20260330_125744
2802026-03-30dist_spcsv35List of datasetsList of species69ca5fc0eb8b4_20260330_073443
2812026-03-30dist_spcsv35List of datasetsList of species69ca5f7816554_20260330_073327
2822026-03-30whole_speciescsv52List of datasetsList of species69caaf7fe7b03_20260330_132750
2832026-03-30whole_speciescsv1List of datasetsList of species69caaf7fe7b03_20260330_131928
2842026-03-30whole_speciescsv1List of datasetsList of species69caa82a5f0e8_20260330_130537
2852026-03-30whole_speciescsv14List of datasetsList of species69caaf7fe7b03_20260330_134209
2862026-03-30whole_speciescsv4List of datasetsList of species69caa82a5f0e8_20260330_130350
2872026-03-30whole_speciescsv3List of datasetsList of species69caaf7fe7b03_20260330_133200
2882026-03-30whole_speciescsv6List of datasetsList of species69caa82a5f0e8_20260330_130708
2892026-03-30whole_speciescsv917List of datasetsList of species69caa82a5f0e8_20260330_130952
2902026-03-30dist_spcsv1List of datasetsList of species69ca60e0ce4eb_20260330_073928
2912026-03-30whole_speciescsv23List of datasetsList of species69ca2d84d23e5_20260330_040559
2922026-03-30whole_speciescsv52List of datasetsList of species69ca2d84d23e5_20260330_040801
2932026-03-30whole_speciescsv917List of datasetsList of species69ca2d84d23e5_20260330_040356
2942026-03-30whole_speciescsv268List of datasetsList of species69ca2d84d23e5_20260330_040627
2952026-03-30whole_speciescsv65List of datasetsList of species69ca2d84d23e5_20260330_040531
2962026-03-30whole_speciescsv917List of datasetsList of species69ca88bf53cd6_20260330_103221
2972026-03-28whole_speciescsv81List of datasetsList of species69c8288cb6372_20260328_152405
2982026-03-26dist_spcsv707List of datasetsList of species69c1604fed9af_20260326_114505
2992026-03-26whole_speciescsv917List of datasetsList of species69c1604fed9af_20260326_113221
3002026-03-26whole_speciesgdb917List of datasetsList of species69c1604fed9af_20260326_113342
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.