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

Summary of download requests

Number of users / requestsUsersRequests
5372110
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.
762034
Years 2026202520242023
463788529330
Formats requested Types requested  
csv1237
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)1132
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
4512026-01-27whole_speciescsv917List of datasetsList of species6973f10ea4683_20260127_165635
4522026-01-27whole_speciescsv15List of datasetsList of species6973f10ea4683_20260126_210650
4532026-01-26whole_speciescsv23List of datasetsList of species6973f10ea4683_20260126_175925
4542026-01-26whole_speciescsv2List of datasetsList of species6973f10ea4683_20260126_144629
4552026-01-23whole_speciescsv9List of datasetsList of species6973f10ea4683_20260123_171906
4562026-01-23dist_spshapefile1449List of datasetsList of species6973611f748a3_20260123_065501
4572026-01-23dist_spshapefile1449List of datasetsList of species6973611f748a3_20260123_065506
4582026-01-23dist_spshapefile1449List of datasetsList of species6973611f748a3_20260123_065515
4592026-01-15whole_speciesgdb268List of datasetsList of species69690a36d465a_20260115_121046
4602026-01-14whole_speciescsv43List of datasetsList of species6967d49fefc91_20260114_124954
4612026-01-12whole_speciescsv15List of datasetsList of species69643df210c4e_20260111_192329
4622026-01-08whole_speciescsv23List of datasetsList of species695eac7b04021_20260108_050106
4632026-01-07whole_speciesgdb2List of datasetsList of species695e86ae35a6c_20260107_111800
4642025-12-29whole_speciescsv268List of datasetsList of species6952e6809dec1_20251229_153810
4652025-12-29whole_speciescsv43List of datasetsList of species6952e5cf6218b_20251229_153452
4662025-12-29whole_specieskml917List of datasetsList of species6952e3e6dfccd_20251229_152654
4672025-12-29whole_specieskml15List of datasetsList of species6952e494dc895_20251229_152955
4682025-12-29whole_speciescsv15List of datasetsList of species6952e494dc895_20251229_153001
4692025-12-29whole_speciescsv917List of datasetsList of species6952e3e6dfccd_20251229_152701
4702025-12-29whole_specieskml268List of datasetsList of species6952e6809dec1_20251229_153800
4712025-12-29whole_specieskml43List of datasetsList of species6952e5cf6218b_20251229_153443
4722025-12-23whole_speciescsv268List of datasetsList of species694a31f98a00c_20251223_011146
4732025-12-23whole_specieskml43List of datasetsList of species694adec89ff03_20251223_134822
4742025-12-23whole_speciescsv43List of datasetsList of species694adeed40ffc_20251223_135433
4752025-12-23whole_specieskml43List of datasetsList of species694adeed40ffc_20251223_135342
4762025-12-23whole_specieskml43List of datasetsList of species694adee0e511a_20251223_135014
4772025-12-23whole_speciescsv43List of datasetsList of species694adec89ff03_20251223_134833
4782025-12-23whole_specieskml268List of datasetsList of species694adaae1d5d7_20251223_130915
4792025-12-23whole_speciescsv43List of datasetsList of species694adee9e0872_20251223_135214
4802025-12-23whole_speciescsv268List of datasetsList of species694adaae1d5d7_20251223_130931
4812025-12-23whole_specieskml43List of datasetsList of species694adee9e0872_20251223_135112
4822025-12-23whole_speciescsv43List of datasetsList of species694adee0e511a_20251223_135023
4832025-12-23whole_speciescsv43List of datasetsList of species694ade9672f48_20251223_134132
4842025-12-23whole_specieskml43List of datasetsList of species694ade9672f48_20251223_134122
4852025-12-23whole_speciescsv43List of datasetsList of species694ade836f9ea_20251223_133603
4862025-12-23whole_specieskml43List of datasetsList of species694ade836f9ea_20251223_133044
4872025-12-23whole_speciescsv43List of datasetsList of species694ade7ee87d0_20251223_132741
4882025-12-23whole_speciescsv43List of datasetsList of species694adec157b1a_20251223_134722
4892025-12-23whole_specieskml43List of datasetsList of species694adec157b1a_20251223_134707
4902025-12-23whole_speciescsv43List of datasetsList of species694adeaddc44e_20251223_134250
4912025-12-23whole_specieskml43List of datasetsList of species694adeaddc44e_20251223_134237
4922025-12-23whole_specieskml43List of datasetsList of species694ade7ee87d0_20251223_132728
4932025-12-23whole_speciescsv43List of datasetsList of species694addcc28fe6_20251223_132301
4942025-12-23whole_specieskml43List of datasetsList of species694addcc28fe6_20251223_132249
4952025-12-23whole_speciescsv2List of datasetsList of species694a4fd25d164_20251223_032944
4962025-12-22whole_specieskml15List of datasetsList of species6949d3d4d01c8_20251222_182749
4972025-12-22whole_specieskml917List of datasetsList of species6949ce4931bfc_20251222_181001
4982025-12-22whole_specieskml7List of datasetsList of species6949d54a419d0_20251222_183407
4992025-12-22whole_specieskml917List of datasetsList of species6949d0497745a_20251222_181633
5002025-12-22whole_speciescsv7List of datasetsList of species6949d54a419d0_20251222_183415
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.