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

Summary of download requests

Number of users / requestsUsersRequests
3511256
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.
561200
Years 202520242023
397529330
Formats requested Types requested  
csv722
shapefile150
kml191
wms1
wfs6
gdb186
Gridded summary Type 1a (dist_taxa)24
Gridded summary Type 1b (dist_taxa_h3)3
Gridded summary Type 2a (dist_sp)343
Gridded summary Type 2b (dist_sp_h3)13
diversity indexes (diversity)0
Observations based on criteria (points)74
All observations of species (whole_species)748
All observations in dataset (whole_dataset)51
  • 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
512025-06-19whole_speciescsv1List of datasetsList of species68540bf44932a_20250619_092944
522025-06-17whole_speciesgdb14List of datasetsList of species685132a58fd7a_20250617_052825
532025-06-17dist_spshapefile1450List of datasetsList of species685148ee0d30c_20250617_065610
542025-06-16whole_specieskml43List of datasetsList of species68506d7667af0_20250616_152202
552025-06-12dist_spcsv7List of datasetsList of species684aa9cf4c04b_20250612_062406
562025-06-12whole_specieskml7List of datasetsList of species684aa9cf4c04b_20250612_063256
572025-06-12whole_specieskml52List of datasetsList of species684aa9cf4c04b_20250612_064815
582025-06-11dist_taxashapefile3List of datasetsList of species68494aa7da199_20250611_052228
592025-06-11dist_spkml1List of datasetsList of species6848e5c69adb5_20250610_221211
602025-06-10dist_spcsv59List of datasetsList of species68477d716fec0_20250609_204745
612025-06-10dist_spcsv7List of datasetsList of species68478e044a375_20250609_214522
622025-06-10dist_spcsv2List of datasetsList of species68478fb3221b4_20250609_215606
632025-06-10pointscsv52List of datasetsList of species6847928491b5c_20250609_220544
642025-06-10dist_spshapefile7List of datasetsList of species68478e044a375_20250609_214832
652025-06-10dist_spcsv7List of datasetsList of species68478e044a375_20250609_214707
662025-06-10pointscsv14List of datasetsList of species6847934357db1_20250609_220740
672025-06-10pointscsv5List of datasetsList of species6847940b726e8_20250609_221121
682025-06-10pointscsv268List of datasetsList of species684798645bae5_20250609_223102
692025-06-10pointscsv43List of datasetsList of species684799e600e0c_20250609_224302
702025-06-10dist_spcsv22List of datasetsList of species6847edd10f24c_20250610_044354
712025-06-10dist_spcsv22List of datasetsList of species6847edd10f24c_20250610_044350
722025-06-09dist_spshapefile707List of datasetsList of species68465a92d5428_20250609_000001
732025-06-09whole_speciesgdb256List of datasetsList of species68473ef723379_20250609_160744
742025-06-08whole_specieskml268List of datasetsList of species6844e4edaeaa6_20250607_212920
752025-06-08whole_specieskml268List of datasetsList of species6844e4edaeaa6_20250607_212917
762025-06-08whole_specieskml23List of datasetsList of species6844e887e3ab8_20250607_213544
772025-06-05whole_speciesgdb9List of datasetsList of species6841fdb438ffa_20250605_163020
782025-06-05whole_speciesgdb23List of datasetsList of species6841fee69c310_20250605_163526
792025-06-05whole_speciesgdb15List of datasetsList of species68420009112ad_20250605_163827
802025-06-05dist_spcsv707List of datasetsList of species68418a32a2687_20250605_081647
812025-06-05whole_speciescsv917List of datasetsList of species68418a32a2687_20250605_081904
822025-06-05whole_speciescsv917List of datasetsList of species68418a32a2687_20250605_081813
832025-06-05whole_speciescsv256List of datasetsList of species6840f8193ab05_20250604_215242
842025-06-05dist_spcsv59List of datasetsList of species684185be0b4a7_20250605_080014
852025-06-05dist_spcsv181List of datasetsList of species684185b73af3e_20250605_080033
862025-06-05dist_spcsv9List of datasetsList of species684185be3dbca_20250605_080058
872025-06-05dist_spcsv10List of datasetsList of species684185b99b4cf_20250605_080134
882025-06-05dist_spcsv2List of datasetsList of species684185badb85f_20250605_080143
892025-06-05dist_spcsv34List of datasetsList of species684185bd51c06_20250605_080154
902025-06-05dist_spcsv3List of datasetsList of species684185bb22aa3_20250605_080217
912025-06-05dist_spcsv1List of datasetsList of species684185c00bebb_20250605_080227
922025-06-03whole_speciescsv23List of datasetsList of species683f0bb18a71d_20250603_105221
932025-06-03whole_speciescsv23List of datasetsList of species683f0bb18a71d_20250603_105234
942025-06-03whole_speciescsv23List of datasetsList of species683f0bb18a71d_20250603_105242
952025-06-03whole_speciescsv23List of datasetsList of species683f0bb18a71d_20250603_105209
962025-06-02dist_spkml807List of datasetsList of species683df3e0df70b_20250602_145831
972025-06-02dist_spkml707List of datasetsList of species683df3e0df70b_20250602_145826
982025-05-31dist_spshapefile7List of datasetsList of species683b12013e6f8_20250531_103457
992025-05-31dist_spshapefile7List of datasetsList of species683b12013e6f8_20250531_103937
1002025-05-31whole_specieskml2List of datasetsList of species683b12013e6f8_20250531_112606
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.