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

Summary of download requests

Number of users / requestsUsersRequests
5152019
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.
681951
Years 2026202520242023
372788529330
Formats requested Types requested  
csv1188
shapefile290
kml276
wms16
wfs15
gdb234
Gridded summary Type 1a (dist_taxa)50
Gridded summary Type 1b (dist_taxa_h3)3
Gridded summary Type 2a (dist_sp)671
Gridded summary Type 2b (dist_sp_h3)36
diversity indexes (diversity)0
Observations based on criteria (points)113
All observations of species (whole_species)1085
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
3012026-03-03dist_spshapefile93List of datasetsList of species69a688a5c9f32_20260303_021336
3022026-03-03dist_spshapefile707List of datasetsList of species69a688a5c9f32_20260303_030856
3032026-02-23whole_speciescsv43List of datasetsList of species699c6107a5261_20260223_091938
3042026-02-23dist_spcsv260List of datasetsList of species699baf9537cd1_20260222_205131
3052026-02-22whole_specieskml268List of datasetsList of species699b2d75b1d1c_20260222_115724
3062026-02-22whole_speciesgdb268List of datasetsList of species699b2d75b1d1c_20260222_115800
3072026-02-22whole_speciescsv268List of datasetsList of species699b2d75b1d1c_20260222_115622
3082026-02-22whole_speciescsv268List of datasetsList of species699b2d75b1d1c_20260222_113539
3092026-02-22dist_spkml279List of datasetsList of species699b590c391ef_20260222_143312
3102026-02-20whole_speciescsv268List of datasetsList of species6998502018850_20260220_072500
3112026-02-20whole_speciescsv268List of datasetsList of species6996d1ad9b768_20260219_224032
3122026-02-19dist_sp_h3shapefile1305List of datasetsList of species6997575a6c32c_20260219_134839
3132026-02-17whole_speciesgdb268List of datasetsList of species699485d42f7db_20260217_101820
3142026-02-16dist_spshapefile45List of datasetsList of species6992f587f13e2_20260216_055048
3152026-02-16whole_specieswfs52List of datasetsList of species6992f587f13e2_20260216_054852
3162026-02-16dist_spwfs45List of datasetsList of species6992f587f13e2_20260216_055004
3172026-02-16dist_spshapefile45List of datasetsList of species6992f587f13e2_20260216_055043
3182026-02-16dist_spwfs45List of datasetsList of species6992f587f13e2_20260216_054959
3192026-02-16whole_speciescsv52List of datasetsList of species6992f587f13e2_20260216_054920
3202026-02-16whole_specieskml52List of datasetsList of species6992f587f13e2_20260216_054929
3212026-02-16dist_spwfs45List of datasetsList of species6992f587f13e2_20260216_055002
3222026-02-16whole_speciescsv9List of datasetsList of species698f5fa50c4dd_20260216_142055
3232026-02-16whole_speciescsv43List of datasetsList of species698f5fa50c4dd_20260216_151841
3242026-02-15whole_datasetcsv1948List of datasetsList of species6992510762aa5_20260215_180501
3252026-02-13whole_specieskml65List of datasetsList of species698ecc6ddbf82_20260213_024719
3262026-02-13dist_spkml59List of datasetsList of species698ed78188be3_20260213_025533
3272026-02-13dist_spshapefile59List of datasetsList of species698ed78188be3_20260213_025545
3282026-02-13dist_spkml60List of datasetsList of species698ed78188be3_20260213_025708
3292026-02-12whole_speciescsv2List of datasetsList of species698d2c76db5b1_20260211_215002
3302026-02-12whole_speciescsv7List of datasetsList of species698d2c76db5b1_20260211_214306
3312026-02-12whole_speciescsv52List of datasetsList of species698e0a3f8ea75_20260212_122030
3322026-02-12whole_speciescsv14List of datasetsList of species698e0a3f8ea75_20260212_125434
3332026-02-12whole_speciescsv5List of datasetsList of species698e0a3f8ea75_20260212_165733
3342026-02-12whole_speciescsv15List of datasetsList of species698d2c76db5b1_20260211_212008
3352026-02-12whole_speciescsv1List of datasetsList of species698d2c76db5b1_20260211_213625
3362026-02-12whole_speciescsv3List of datasetsList of species698e0a3f8ea75_20260212_125225
3372026-02-10whole_speciescsv268List of datasetsList of species698a9836a8d75_20260209_213500
3382026-02-10whole_speciescsv2List of datasetsList of species698a9e1450e0e_20260209_220518
3392026-02-10whole_speciescsv2List of datasetsList of species698a9e1450e0e_20260209_220036
3402026-02-10whole_speciescsv1List of datasetsList of species698aa75d73e3a_20260209_225903
3412026-02-07whole_speciescsv15List of datasetsList of species69868a774ba63_20260206_194426
3422026-02-05whole_speciescsv43List of datasetsList of species6984dbc9f2aa4_20260205_132231
3432026-02-05dist_spkml1666List of datasetsList of species6984ac0ed9f55_20260205_094207
3442026-02-05whole_speciescsv23List of datasetsList of species6984eba35dcb1_20260205_150818
3452026-02-05whole_speciescsv917List of datasetsList of species6984eba35dcb1_20260205_150858
3462026-02-05whole_speciescsv9List of datasetsList of species6984eba35dcb1_20260205_150753
3472026-02-05whole_speciescsv15List of datasetsList of species6984eba35dcb1_20260205_150721
3482026-02-05whole_speciescsv917List of datasetsList of species6984eba35dcb1_20260205_142335
3492026-02-05whole_speciescsv917List of datasetsList of species6984eba35dcb1_20260205_150007
3502026-02-05whole_speciescsv268List of datasetsList of species6984eba35dcb1_20260205_150924
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.