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

Summary of download requests

Number of users / requestsUsersRequests
4441649
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.
641585
Years 2026202520242023
2788529330
Formats requested Types requested  
csv942
shapefile234
kml237
wms10
wfs10
gdb216
Gridded summary Type 1a (dist_taxa)34
Gridded summary Type 1b (dist_taxa_h3)3
Gridded summary Type 2a (dist_sp)482
Gridded summary Type 2b (dist_sp_h3)34
diversity indexes (diversity)0
Observations based on criteria (points)90
All observations of species (whole_species)947
All observations in dataset (whole_dataset)59
  • 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
4512025-06-11dist_taxashapefile3List of datasetsList of species68494aa7da199_20250611_052228
4522025-06-11dist_spkml1List of datasetsList of species6848e5c69adb5_20250610_221211
4532025-06-10pointscsv43List of datasetsList of species684799e600e0c_20250609_224302
4542025-06-10pointscsv52List of datasetsList of species6847928491b5c_20250609_220544
4552025-06-10dist_spcsv7List of datasetsList of species68478e044a375_20250609_214707
4562025-06-10dist_spshapefile7List of datasetsList of species68478e044a375_20250609_214832
4572025-06-10dist_spcsv7List of datasetsList of species68478e044a375_20250609_214522
4582025-06-10pointscsv5List of datasetsList of species6847940b726e8_20250609_221121
4592025-06-10pointscsv14List of datasetsList of species6847934357db1_20250609_220740
4602025-06-10dist_spcsv59List of datasetsList of species68477d716fec0_20250609_204745
4612025-06-10dist_spcsv2List of datasetsList of species68478fb3221b4_20250609_215606
4622025-06-10pointscsv268List of datasetsList of species684798645bae5_20250609_223102
4632025-06-10dist_spcsv22List of datasetsList of species6847edd10f24c_20250610_044354
4642025-06-10dist_spcsv22List of datasetsList of species6847edd10f24c_20250610_044350
4652025-06-09dist_spshapefile707List of datasetsList of species68465a92d5428_20250609_000001
4662025-06-09whole_speciesgdb256List of datasetsList of species68473ef723379_20250609_160744
4672025-06-08whole_specieskml23List of datasetsList of species6844e887e3ab8_20250607_213544
4682025-06-08whole_specieskml268List of datasetsList of species6844e4edaeaa6_20250607_212920
4692025-06-08whole_specieskml268List of datasetsList of species6844e4edaeaa6_20250607_212917
4702025-06-05whole_speciesgdb9List of datasetsList of species6841fdb438ffa_20250605_163020
4712025-06-05whole_speciesgdb23List of datasetsList of species6841fee69c310_20250605_163526
4722025-06-05whole_speciesgdb15List of datasetsList of species68420009112ad_20250605_163827
4732025-06-05dist_spcsv59List of datasetsList of species684185be0b4a7_20250605_080014
4742025-06-05dist_spcsv9List of datasetsList of species684185be3dbca_20250605_080058
4752025-06-05dist_spcsv181List of datasetsList of species684185b73af3e_20250605_080033
4762025-06-05whole_speciescsv256List of datasetsList of species6840f8193ab05_20250604_215242
4772025-06-05dist_spcsv2List of datasetsList of species684185badb85f_20250605_080143
4782025-06-05dist_spcsv34List of datasetsList of species684185bd51c06_20250605_080154
4792025-06-05dist_spcsv3List of datasetsList of species684185bb22aa3_20250605_080217
4802025-06-05dist_spcsv1List of datasetsList of species684185c00bebb_20250605_080227
4812025-06-05dist_spcsv707List of datasetsList of species68418a32a2687_20250605_081647
4822025-06-05whole_speciescsv917List of datasetsList of species68418a32a2687_20250605_081904
4832025-06-05whole_speciescsv917List of datasetsList of species68418a32a2687_20250605_081813
4842025-06-05dist_spcsv10List of datasetsList of species684185b99b4cf_20250605_080134
4852025-06-03whole_speciescsv23List of datasetsList of species683f0bb18a71d_20250603_105242
4862025-06-03whole_speciescsv23List of datasetsList of species683f0bb18a71d_20250603_105221
4872025-06-03whole_speciescsv23List of datasetsList of species683f0bb18a71d_20250603_105234
4882025-06-03whole_speciescsv23List of datasetsList of species683f0bb18a71d_20250603_105209
4892025-06-02dist_spkml807List of datasetsList of species683df3e0df70b_20250602_145831
4902025-06-02dist_spkml707List of datasetsList of species683df3e0df70b_20250602_145826
4912025-05-31dist_spshapefile7List of datasetsList of species683b12013e6f8_20250531_111951
4922025-05-31dist_spshapefile7List of datasetsList of species683b12013e6f8_20250531_103937
4932025-05-31dist_spshapefile7List of datasetsList of species683b12013e6f8_20250531_103457
4942025-05-31whole_specieskml2List of datasetsList of species683b12013e6f8_20250531_112606
4952025-05-30whole_datasetcsv1948List of datasetsList of species683a0f9d90c38_20250530_161015
4962025-05-27dist_spshapefile829List of datasetsList of species68364057879e8_20250527_185606
4972025-05-27dist_spcsv1List of datasetsList of species6835c4e584075_20250527_100543
4982025-05-27whole_speciescsv39List of datasetsList of species6835b07b1a9c4_20250527_083658
4992025-05-26whole_speciescsv917List of datasetsList of species6833e49296ec7_20250525_235419
5002025-05-25whole_specieskml268List of datasetsList of species68338aa7d777d_20250525_180305
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.