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

Summary of download requests

Number of users / requestsUsersRequests
4951934
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.
661868
Years 2026202520242023
287788529330
Formats requested Types requested  
csv1151
shapefile268
kml256
wms16
wfs15
gdb228
Gridded summary Type 1a (dist_taxa)42
Gridded summary Type 1b (dist_taxa_h3)3
Gridded summary Type 2a (dist_sp)642
Gridded summary Type 2b (dist_sp_h3)35
diversity indexes (diversity)0
Observations based on criteria (points)93
All observations of species (whole_species)1059
All observations in dataset (whole_dataset)60
  • 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
512026-04-12dist_spcsv34List of datasetsList of species69dbc5ece2e08_20260412_122034
522026-04-09whole_speciescsv52List of datasetsList of species69d7f0a8aaa1c_20260409_143505
532026-04-09dist_spcsv46List of datasetsList of species69d7f0a8aaa1c_20260409_143517
542026-04-09dist_spshapefile10List of datasetsList of species69d7b9298fb24_20260409_104202
552026-04-09dist_spshapefile10List of datasetsList of species69d7b9298fb24_20260409_104127
562026-04-09dist_spshapefile10List of datasetsList of species69d7bc1c25040_20260409_104846
572026-04-09dist_spshapefile10List of datasetsList of species69d7b9298fb24_20260409_104123
582026-04-09whole_speciesgdb15List of datasetsList of species69d7bf68d5643_20260409_110240
592026-04-09dist_spshapefile10List of datasetsList of species69d7b9298fb24_20260409_104125
602026-04-09dist_spshapefile10List of datasetsList of species69d7b9298fb24_20260409_104120
612026-04-07whole_speciescsv23List of datasetsList of species69d4f2bed45d7_20260407_081934
622026-04-07whole_speciescsv268List of datasetsList of species69d4f2bed45d7_20260407_082154
632026-04-07whole_speciescsv9List of datasetsList of species69d4f2bed45d7_20260407_081736
642026-04-07dist_spcsv3List of datasetsList of species69d4e0e4c042d_20260407_064817
652026-04-07dist_spcsv244List of datasetsList of species69d4e41ba32b3_20260407_070200
662026-04-07dist_spcsv1List of datasetsList of species69d4e2f31e76a_20260407_065702
672026-04-07dist_spcsv3List of datasetsList of species69d4e17b77b40_20260407_065047
682026-04-07dist_spcsv807List of datasetsList of species69d4d5ac40706_20260407_060027
692026-04-07dist_spcsv2List of datasetsList of species69d4d3d453afa_20260407_055304
702026-04-07dist_spcsv555List of datasetsList of species69d4df767d3df_20260407_064218
712026-04-07dist_spcsv807List of datasetsList of species69d4b5f10f81c_20260407_034504
722026-04-07dist_spcsv2List of datasetsList of species69d4ad80ae3f2_20260407_030906
732026-04-07dist_spcsv2List of datasetsList of species69d4ad3ec376a_20260407_030813
742026-04-07dist_spcsv2List of datasetsList of species69d4adda0b6ba_20260407_031040
752026-04-07dist_spcsv807List of datasetsList of species69d4d5d00e96b_20260407_060107
762026-04-07dist_spcsv11List of datasetsList of species69d4e4aa51e4c_20260407_070425
772026-04-07dist_spcsv6List of datasetsList of species69d4af8bbe289_20260407_031746
782026-04-07dist_spcsv46List of datasetsList of species69d4dfef1425e_20260407_064415
792026-04-07dist_spcsv1073List of datasetsList of species69d4d8366dd51_20260407_061120
802026-04-07dist_spcsv1List of datasetsList of species69d4d7aa71aaf_20260407_060900
812026-04-07dist_spcsv6List of datasetsList of species69d4d56361da9_20260407_055916
822026-04-07dist_spcsv1List of datasetsList of species69d4d518b48c8_20260407_055757
832026-04-07dist_spcsv4List of datasetsList of species69d4d4b50f73b_20260407_055655
842026-04-07dist_spcsv5List of datasetsList of species69d4d43d2d0eb_20260407_055417
852026-04-07dist_spcsv2List of datasetsList of species69d4d38da6a30_20260407_055125
862026-04-07dist_spcsv2List of datasetsList of species69d4d36496c10_20260407_055047
872026-04-07dist_spcsv1List of datasetsList of species69d4af142c36a_20260407_031548
882026-04-07dist_spcsv4List of datasetsList of species69d4aecb46112_20260407_031435
892026-04-07dist_spcsv5List of datasetsList of species69d4ae2a79470_20260407_031156
902026-04-06dist_taxakml1483List of datasetsList of species69d35df24a929_20260406_031726
912026-04-02dist_spcsv45List of datasetsList of species69cdb69fab255_20260401_202823
922026-04-02dist_spcsv45List of datasetsList of species69cdb69fab255_20260401_202821
932026-04-01whole_speciescsv2List of datasetsList of species69cc3d784596b_20260331_230559
942026-03-31dist_spshapefile828List of datasetsList of species69cb981f1c3d1_20260331_060117
952026-03-31dist_spshapefile828List of datasetsList of species69cb9bde7a87c_20260331_061239
962026-03-31dist_spshapefile828List of datasetsList of species69cb981f1c3d1_20260331_055230
972026-03-31dist_spshapefile707List of datasetsList of species69cb9bde7a87c_20260331_060730
982026-03-31dist_spkml9List of datasetsList of species69cc5d00b154b_20260331_194820
992026-03-31dist_taxakml1483List of datasetsList of species69cbcc67cf3a7_20260331_093407
1002026-03-30dist_spcsv1List of datasetsList of species69ca60c176d85_20260330_073856
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.