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
6012025-04-23dist_spcsv22List of datasetsList of species6808f521cb9f9_20250423_101730
6022025-04-23dist_spcsv729List of datasetsList of species6808f521cb9f9_20250423_102408
6032025-04-23dist_spshapefile829List of datasetsList of species6808f8fead25a_20250423_103756
6042025-04-21whole_datasetcsv1948List of datasetsList of species6806870e7afe5_20250421_140026
6052025-04-18dist_spcsv155List of datasetsList of species680238cb66131_20250418_073702
6062025-04-18dist_spcsv5List of datasetsList of species680254f1b1da2_20250418_094419
6072025-04-16dist_spkml2List of datasetsList of species67ffb432c62d6_20250416_134441
6082025-04-16dist_spkml2List of datasetsList of species67ffc7d25be1a_20250416_164828
6092025-04-16dist_spkml2List of datasetsList of species67ffc7d25be1a_20250416_154047
6102025-04-16dist_spkml2List of datasetsList of species67ffafb43b122_20250416_112900
6112025-04-16dist_spkml2List of datasetsList of species67ffc7d25be1a_20250416_152207
6122025-04-16pointskml2List of datasetsList of species67ffc7d25be1a_20250416_151113
6132025-04-16pointskml2List of datasetsList of species67ffb432c62d6_20250416_140008
6142025-04-16dist_spkml2List of datasetsList of species67ffc7d25be1a_20250416_150816
6152025-04-16pointskml2List of datasetsList of species67ffafb43b122_20250416_095807
6162025-04-16pointskml2List of datasetsList of species67ffaf433b282_20250416_092350
6172025-04-16pointskml2List of datasetsList of species67ffafb43b122_20250416_092642
6182025-04-16dist_spkml2List of datasetsList of species67ffafb43b122_20250416_092525
6192025-04-16dist_spkml2List of datasetsList of species67ffafb43b122_20250416_092828
6202025-04-16dist_spkml2List of datasetsList of species67ffb02a2f57f_20250416_132728
6212025-04-16pointskml2List of datasetsList of species67ffb432c62d6_20250416_134614
6222025-04-16whole_speciesgdb2List of datasetsList of species67ffc7d25be1a_20250416_203858
6232025-04-16whole_speciescsv2List of datasetsList of species67ffc7d25be1a_20250416_203850
6242025-04-16dist_spcsv35List of datasetsList of species67ffcc6b413b8_20250416_113751
6252025-04-16dist_spcsv35List of datasetsList of species67ffcc6b413b8_20250416_113740
6262025-04-15dist_spkml34List of datasetsList of species67fdddeab4b81_20250415_004309
6272025-04-14whole_datasetcsv1948List of datasetsList of species67fd93219340b_20250414_190225
6282025-04-11whole_speciescsv268List of datasetsList of species67f97326aa2dc_20250411_155700
6292025-04-09dist_taxakml1483List of datasetsList of species67f6adefab61c_20250409_132724
6302025-04-06dist_taxakml1483List of datasetsList of species67f29b7e32f0b_20250406_111959
6312025-04-06dist_spkml1670List of datasetsList of species67f28d372679f_20250406_105014
6322025-04-06dist_spkml1670List of datasetsList of species67f28d372679f_20250406_105029
6332025-04-03pointscsv917List of datasetsList of species67eeb1df976cf_20250403_131645
6342025-04-02dist_spcsv46List of datasetsList of species67edc6a7192c5_20250402_193424
6352025-04-02dist_spshapefile46List of datasetsList of species67ed8fa1b0821_20250402_153034
6362025-03-27dist_spcsv22List of datasetsList of species67e55c1073325_20250327_101421
6372025-03-27whole_speciescsv256List of datasetsList of species67e567606ec03_20250327_110443
6382025-03-27dist_spshapefile9List of datasetsList of species67e55319c3191_20250327_093353
6392025-03-25whole_speciescsv3List of datasetsList of species67e2eda091bed_20250325_145610
6402025-03-25dist_spcsv3List of datasetsList of species67e2eda091bed_20250325_150047
6412025-03-25whole_speciesgdb52List of datasetsList of species67e28dd71214d_20250325_071017
6422025-03-25whole_speciesgdb52List of datasetsList of species67e28dd71214d_20250325_071023
6432025-03-25whole_speciescsv52List of datasetsList of species67e2a2b9312ea_20250325_084018
6442025-03-25dist_spcsv33List of datasetsList of species67e335d161e53_20250325_190407
6452025-03-24dist_taxakml1483List of datasetsList of species67e15ba8c9a38_20250324_092102
6462025-03-24dist_taxakml1483List of datasetsList of species67e168b1538e4_20250324_101517
6472025-03-24dist_taxakml1483List of datasetsList of species67e14571874f2_20250324_074619
6482025-03-24dist_taxakml1483List of datasetsList of species67e156f432e88_20250324_085851
6492025-03-24dist_taxakml1483List of datasetsList of species67e168b1538e4_20250324_101516
6502025-03-23whole_datasetcsv1948List of datasetsList of species67e056d750cb7_20250323_144758
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.