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
6512025-03-22whole_datasetcsv1948List of datasetsList of species67de151f60f98_20250321_215817
6522025-03-22dist_spcsv1483List of datasetsList of species67de151f60f98_20250321_215340
6532025-03-22dist_spcsv1483List of datasetsList of species67de151f60f98_20250321_215335
6542025-03-20whole_specieskml39List of datasetsList of species67db6026ee3de_20250319_203612
6552025-03-20whole_speciescsv39List of datasetsList of species67db6026ee3de_20250319_203623
6562025-03-18whole_speciescsv268List of datasetsList of species67d1c6070988f_20250318_121557
6572025-03-18whole_datasetcsv1948List of datasetsList of species67d95774209e7_20250318_072451
6582025-03-17whole_speciescsv7List of datasetsList of species67d8508f78d15_20250317_124637
6592025-03-17whole_speciesgdb7List of datasetsList of species67d8508f78d15_20250317_124623
6602025-03-17whole_specieskml7List of datasetsList of species67d8508f78d15_20250317_124625
6612025-03-17whole_speciescsv7List of datasetsList of species67d8508f78d15_20250317_124628
6622025-03-14dist_spkml1449List of datasetsList of species67d4487abee32_20250314_113244
6632025-03-13whole_speciescsv2List of datasetsList of species67d32bce0b3e6_20250313_150904
6642025-03-10whole_speciescsv7List of datasetsList of species67cf33b2c709b_20250310_145231
6652025-03-10whole_speciescsv9List of datasetsList of species67cf33b2c709b_20250310_150009
6662025-03-10whole_speciesgdb23List of datasetsList of species67cf0168d9926_20250310_111557
6672025-03-10whole_speciescsv23List of datasetsList of species67ced36d573f9_20250310_081943
6682025-03-10whole_speciesgdb23List of datasetsList of species67ced36d573f9_20250310_085458
6692025-03-10whole_speciesgdb23List of datasetsList of species67ced36d573f9_20250310_090027
6702025-03-10whole_speciesgdb23List of datasetsList of species67cf0168d9926_20250310_111802
6712025-03-09whole_datasetcsv1948List of datasetsList of species67cdcb3e79b34_20250309_131459
6722025-03-07whole_specieskml23List of datasetsList of species67cb44c95f176_20250307_142652
6732025-03-07whole_speciescsv23List of datasetsList of species67cb44c95f176_20250307_142211
6742025-03-07whole_speciesgdb23List of datasetsList of species67cb44c95f176_20250307_142236
6752025-03-06whole_datasetcsv1948List of datasetsList of species67c993eea9d4e_20250306_072936
6762025-03-06dist_spcsv3List of datasetsList of species67c9715533e5b_20250306_050251
6772025-03-06dist_spcsv22List of datasetsList of species67c96a1a1ae6d_20250306_042902
6782025-03-06dist_spcsv22List of datasetsList of species67c9715533e5b_20250306_045808
6792025-03-06dist_spcsv244List of datasetsList of species67c9715533e5b_20250306_045930
6802025-03-06dist_spshapefile3List of datasetsList of species67c9715533e5b_20250306_050231
6812025-03-06dist_spcsv1List of datasetsList of species67c9a42beaff7_20250306_084131
6822025-03-06dist_spcsv2List of datasetsList of species67c9a42beaff7_20250306_083925
6832025-03-06dist_spshapefile35List of datasetsList of species67c9715533e5b_20250306_050350
6842025-03-06dist_spshapefile244List of datasetsList of species67c9715533e5b_20250306_045901
6852025-03-06dist_spshapefile22List of datasetsList of species67c96a1a1ae6d_20250306_043000
6862025-03-06dist_spcsv10List of datasetsList of species67c9a42beaff7_20250306_083815
6872025-03-06dist_spshapefile10List of datasetsList of species67c9a42beaff7_20250306_083618
6882025-03-06dist_spshapefile22List of datasetsList of species67c9715533e5b_20250306_045739
6892025-03-06dist_spshapefile1List of datasetsList of species67c9a42beaff7_20250306_084114
6902025-03-06dist_spcsv9List of datasetsList of species67c9a42beaff7_20250306_084034
6912025-03-06dist_spshapefile9List of datasetsList of species67c9a42beaff7_20250306_084008
6922025-03-06dist_spshapefile2List of datasetsList of species67c9a42beaff7_20250306_083900
6932025-03-06dist_spcsv35List of datasetsList of species67c9715533e5b_20250306_050419
6942025-03-06pointsshapefile65List of datasetsList of species67c9e17f72ba2_20250306_125922
6952025-03-05dist_spshapefile828List of datasetsList of species67c85a264eae6_20250305_093501
6962025-03-05dist_spcsv1449List of datasetsList of species67c8ae42ba81c_20250305_161036
6972025-03-04whole_speciesgdb2List of datasetsList of species67c65a1b44c5c_20250303_204855
6982025-03-04whole_datasetcsv1948List of datasetsList of species67c7564553a2f_20250304_143957
6992025-03-03dist_spkml22List of datasetsList of species67c5f10016527_20250303_134843
7002025-03-03dist_spkml22List of datasetsList of species67c5f10016527_20250303_134837
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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.