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

Summary of download requests

Number of users / requestsUsersRequests
5342104
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.
762028
Years 2026202520242023
457788529330
Formats requested Types requested  
csv1231
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)692
Gridded summary Type 2b (dist_sp_h3)36
diversity indexes (diversity)0
Observations based on criteria (points)116
All observations of species (whole_species)1127
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
512026-06-24whole_datasetcsv1948List of datasetsList of species6a3b6bf605a9b_20260624_013742
522026-06-24whole_datasetwfs1948List of datasetsList of species6a3b6bf605a9b_20260624_014017
532026-06-24whole_datasetcsv1948List of datasetsList of species6a3b6bf605a9b_20260624_014013
542026-06-24whole_datasetgdb1948List of datasetsList of species6a3b6bf605a9b_20260624_014015
552026-06-19dist_spkml7List of datasetsList of species6a35a48b389e8_20260619_162514
562026-06-17whole_speciescsv52List of datasetsList of species6a32a05170089_20260617_092926
572026-06-16dist_taxakml1483List of datasetsList of species6a312ed956834_20260616_071139
582026-06-16dist_taxakml1483List of datasetsList of species6a312ed956834_20260616_071146
592026-06-16dist_taxakml1483List of datasetsList of species6a312ed956834_20260616_071140
602026-06-16dist_taxakml1483List of datasetsList of species6a312ed956834_20260616_071136
612026-06-16dist_taxakml1483List of datasetsList of species6a312ed956834_20260616_071141
622026-06-16dist_taxakml1483List of datasetsList of species6a3151a884105_20260616_093759
632026-06-16dist_taxakml1483List of datasetsList of species6a312ed956834_20260616_071132
642026-06-16dist_taxakml1483List of datasetsList of species6a312ed956834_20260616_071142
652026-06-16dist_taxakml1483List of datasetsList of species6a312ed956834_20260616_071127
662026-06-16dist_taxakml1483List of datasetsList of species6a312ed956834_20260616_071152
672026-06-16dist_taxakml1483List of datasetsList of species6a312ed956834_20260616_071151
682026-06-16whole_speciescsv268List of datasetsList of species6a3180e650aa8_20260616_130058
692026-06-16whole_speciescsv917List of datasetsList of species6a317ce7aa4bf_20260616_124700
702026-06-16whole_speciescsv917List of datasetsList of species6a317ce7aa4bf_20260616_124703
712026-06-16whole_speciescsv268List of datasetsList of species6a3180e650aa8_20260616_130040
722026-06-12whole_speciesgdb917List of datasetsList of species6a2c0de26958b_20260612_100017
732026-06-12whole_speciesgdb917List of datasetsList of species6a2c0de26958b_20260612_100011
742026-06-10whole_speciescsv2List of datasetsList of species6a28be8195a9f_20260609_214549
752026-06-10whole_speciescsv15List of datasetsList of species6a28be8195a9f_20260609_214513
762026-06-10whole_speciescsv65List of datasetsList of species6a28be8195a9f_20260609_213843
772026-06-10whole_speciescsv917List of datasetsList of species6a28c39abe8e6_20260609_215425
782026-06-10whole_speciescsv23List of datasetsList of species6a28c39abe8e6_20260609_215445
792026-06-10whole_speciescsv9List of datasetsList of species6a28be8195a9f_20260609_215256
802026-06-10whole_speciescsv256List of datasetsList of species6a28be8195a9f_20260609_213632
812026-06-10whole_speciescsv256List of datasetsList of species6a28be8195a9f_20260609_213628
822026-06-10whole_speciescsv268List of datasetsList of species6a28be8195a9f_20260609_213255
832026-06-10dist_spkml807List of datasetsList of species6a29d9ca5681c_20260610_174836
842026-06-09whole_speciescsv9List of datasetsList of species6a27c95a54310_20260609_040812
852026-06-08whole_speciesgdb52List of datasetsList of species_20260608_050610
862026-06-04whole_speciescsv52List of datasetsList of species6a21c7740dcb8_20260604_144532
872026-06-04dist_taxakml1483List of datasetsList of species6a213a8814c93_20260604_044324
882026-06-04whole_speciescsv6List of datasetsList of species6a20f4a70357b_20260604_033754
892026-06-04dist_spcsv9List of datasetsList of species6a21668089aef_20260604_075522
902026-06-03whole_speciesgdb917List of datasetsList of species6a204c7228ec4_20260603_115154
912026-06-03whole_speciesgdb917List of datasetsList of species6a204c7228ec4_20260603_115148
922026-05-31whole_speciescsv917List of datasetsList of species6a1c7c341207a_20260531_165403
932026-05-28whole_speciesgdb917List of datasetsList of species6a185082d1d85_20260528_104512
942026-05-28whole_speciesgdb917List of datasetsList of species6a185082d1d85_20260528_104508
952026-05-28whole_speciesgdb917List of datasetsList of species6a185082d1d85_20260528_104510
962026-05-28whole_specieskml917List of datasetsList of species6a185082d1d85_20260528_105025
972026-05-28whole_specieskml917List of datasetsList of species6a185082d1d85_20260528_105035
982026-05-28whole_specieskml917List of datasetsList of species6a185082d1d85_20260528_104844
992026-05-28whole_specieskml917List of datasetsList of species6a185082d1d85_20260528_104828
1002026-05-21dist_spkml45List of datasetsList of species6a0f075c378c5_20260521_092720
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.