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

Summary of download requests

Number of users / requestsUsersRequests
147466
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.
17449
Years 20242023
136330
Formats requested Types requested  
csv241
shapefile90
kml65
wms1
wfs2
gdb67
Gridded summary Type 1a (dist_taxa)6
Gridded summary Type 1b (dist_taxa_h3)0
Gridded summary Type 2a (dist_sp)147
Gridded summary Type 2b (dist_sp_h3)6
diversity indexes (diversity)0
Observations based on criteria (points)31
All observations of species (whole_species)262
All observations in dataset (whole_dataset)14
  • 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
4012023-04-11pointskml917List of datasetsList of species6436009495667_20230411_205401
4022023-04-02dist_spkml707List of datasetsList of species64294cf4d6e88_20230402_053832
4032023-04-02pointsshapefile52List of datasetsList of species64299f3453b07_20230402_114200
4042023-03-29dist_spshapefile256List of datasetsList of species6424c7d31729d_20230329_194349
4052023-03-29dist_spshapefile108List of datasetsList of species6424c296bda0b_20230329_193005
4062023-03-29dist_spshapefile108List of datasetsList of species6424c296bda0b_20230329_193340
4072023-03-29dist_spshapefile108List of datasetsList of species6424c296bda0b_20230329_193104
4082023-03-29dist_spshapefile108List of datasetsList of species6424c296bda0b_20230329_193049
4092023-03-29dist_spshapefile108List of datasetsList of species6424c296bda0b_20230329_193033
4102023-03-29whole_speciescsv2List of datasetsList of species6424c296bda0b_20230329_192541
4112023-03-27pointsshapefile52List of datasetsList of species6421e61734cfd_20230327_153717
4122023-03-23dist_spcsv46List of datasetsList of species641cbe5e7d9df_20230323_170959
4132023-03-23dist_spshapefile46List of datasetsList of species641cbe5e7d9df_20230323_170822
4142023-03-21dist_spshapefile46List of datasetsList of species6419b0c3a0bbe_20230321_093424
4152023-03-20dist_spcsv2List of datasetsList of species64184cf34a1e2_20230320_081054
4162023-03-19dist_spcsv181List of datasetsList of species6417c9aaaa3c3_20230319_225315
4172023-03-19whole_datasetcsv1948List of datasetsList of species64176c667da55_20230319_161521
4182023-03-17dist_spshapefile35List of datasetsList of species64146dcf657dd_20230317_094803
4192023-03-17whole_speciesgdb14List of datasetsList of species64147a34421fc_20230317_112044
4202023-03-17whole_speciesgdb3List of datasetsList of species64147a34421fc_20230317_112831
4212023-03-17whole_speciesgdb1List of datasetsList of species64147a34421fc_20230317_105829
4222023-03-17whole_speciesgdb1List of datasetsList of species64147a34421fc_20230317_114301
4232023-03-10whole_datasetcsv1948List of datasetsList of species640b49471361b_20230310_102336
4242023-03-10whole_datasetgdb1948List of datasetsList of species640b49471361b_20230310_102110
4252023-03-10whole_datasetcsv1948List of datasetsList of species640b49471361b_20230310_101928
4262023-03-07pointscsv268List of datasetsList of species6405a55a06843_20230307_032744
4272023-03-07pointscsv268List of datasetsList of species6405a55a06843_20230307_032741
4282023-03-06dist_spshapefile46List of datasetsList of species6405ee8c75e0c_20230306_084703
4292023-03-06dist_spcsv260List of datasetsList of species6405a3b5362a1_20230306_033118
4302023-03-06whole_speciescsv268List of datasetsList of species640531891d7a9_20230306_031214
4312023-03-06dist_spcsv181List of datasetsList of species640531891d7a9_20230306_031300
4322023-03-06whole_speciescsv268List of datasetsList of species6405a3b5362a1_20230306_032748
4332023-03-06whole_speciescsv268List of datasetsList of species6405a3b5362a1_20230306_032928
4342023-03-06whole_speciescsv268List of datasetsList of species6405a3b5362a1_20230306_032759
4352023-03-02dist_spkml807List of datasetsList of species64011bd602881_20230302_165948
4362023-03-02dist_spkml807List of datasetsList of species64011bd602881_20230302_165937
4372023-02-28whole_speciescsv268List of datasetsList of species63fe0fc1956d1_20230228_100831
4382023-02-28whole_speciesgdb268List of datasetsList of species63fe0fc1956d1_20230228_100832
4392023-02-22whole_speciescsv9List of datasetsList of species63f69e2e89811_20230222_180313
4402023-02-20dist_spkml35List of datasetsList of species63f39d9d4f464_20230220_112126
4412023-02-18dist_spshapefile707List of datasetsList of species63f158cd2dbb3_20230218_181050
4422023-02-16dist_spkml1670List of datasetsList of species63eea5966cf70_20230216_165928
4432023-02-16dist_spkml1670List of datasetsList of species63eea5966cf70_20230216_165827
4442023-02-15dist_spcsv35List of datasetsList of species63ed343a2bbe7_20230215_144056
4452023-02-15pointscsv43List of datasetsList of species63ed4212067aa_20230215_153742
4462023-02-13whole_speciescsv65List of datasetsList of species63ea75d38008d_20230213_131654
4472023-02-13whole_speciescsv65List of datasetsList of species63ea75d38008d_20230213_131636
4482023-02-09dist_sp_h3csv800List of datasetsList of species63e53911bbf0f_20230209_135036
4492023-02-03dist_spshapefile1670List of datasetsList of species63dccb233471d_20230203_042028
4502023-02-02whole_speciescsv52List of datasetsList of species63dc554d96d63_20230202_192929
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.