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

Summary of download requests

Number of users / requestsUsersRequests
4671733
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.
651668
Years 2026202520242023
86788529330
Formats requested Types requested  
csv991
shapefile252
kml247
wms10
wfs14
gdb219
Gridded summary Type 1a (dist_taxa)36
Gridded summary Type 1b (dist_taxa_h3)3
Gridded summary Type 2a (dist_sp)512
Gridded summary Type 2b (dist_sp_h3)35
diversity indexes (diversity)0
Observations based on criteria (points)90
All observations of species (whole_species)997
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
6512025-05-11whole_speciesgdb917List of datasetsList of species681fe6ff4884d_20250511_172059
6522025-05-11pointscsv3List of datasetsList of species68208a412b5b1_20250511_073227
6532025-05-11pointscsv1List of datasetsList of species68208cdbc9b97_20250511_075023
6542025-05-11whole_speciescsv9List of datasetsList of species682078786eac4_20250511_072607
6552025-05-11whole_speciescsv9List of datasetsList of species6820759daaaed_20250511_060807
6562025-05-11whole_speciescsv9List of datasetsList of species682078786eac4_20250511_061748
6572025-05-11whole_speciescsv9List of datasetsList of species68207988aab2c_20250511_062611
6582025-05-11whole_speciescsv9List of datasetsList of species682078786eac4_20250511_072313
6592025-05-09pointscsv9List of datasetsList of species681e40009f5da_20250509_135541
6602025-05-09whole_datasetcsv1948List of datasetsList of species681d6be68b290_20250508_224828
6612025-05-09dist_spcsv1483List of datasetsList of species681d6be68b290_20250508_225032
6622025-05-08dist_taxashapefile20List of datasetsList of species681cabeb862b4_20250508_091116
6632025-05-07dist_spcsv46List of datasetsList of species681b7a68b19e0_20250507_113246
6642025-05-07dist_spcsv4List of datasetsList of species681af79f29a9b_20250507_020717
6652025-05-07dist_spcsv4List of datasetsList of species681af79f29a9b_20250507_020713
6662025-05-07dist_spcsv4List of datasetsList of species681af79f29a9b_20250507_020715
6672025-05-07dist_spcsv4List of datasetsList of species681af79f29a9b_20250507_020718
6682025-05-05whole_speciesgdb23List of datasetsList of species681901d4ce25b_20250505_142523
6692025-05-05whole_specieskml23List of datasetsList of species681901d4ce25b_20250505_142612
6702025-05-01dist_spkml22List of datasetsList of species6813bb86c7032_20250501_182942
6712025-05-01dist_spkml1List of datasetsList of species6812adc9c779b_20250430_224750
6722025-05-01dist_spcsv1List of datasetsList of species6812adc9c779b_20250430_224846
6732025-05-01dist_spshapefile1List of datasetsList of species6812adc9c779b_20250430_224805
6742025-04-29dist_spcsv9List of datasetsList of species68112f31cb6e2_20250429_161637
6752025-04-29dist_spcsv22List of datasetsList of species68112f31cb6e2_20250429_161904
6762025-04-29whole_speciescsv15List of datasetsList of species68112f31cb6e2_20250429_155943
6772025-04-29dist_spcsv807List of datasetsList of species681134c6be239_20250429_162229
6782025-04-29dist_spcsv14List of datasetsList of species681134c6be239_20250429_162710
6792025-04-29whole_speciescsv15List of datasetsList of species68112f31cb6e2_20250429_160848
6802025-04-29whole_speciescsv15List of datasetsList of species68112f31cb6e2_20250429_161112
6812025-04-28whole_datasetcsv1948List of datasetsList of species680fe8e7e8d19_20250428_164840
6822025-04-28whole_datasetcsv1948List of datasetsList of species680fe8e7e8d19_20250428_164837
6832025-04-25dist_taxakml1483List of datasetsList of species680bcf6c85769_20250425_140753
6842025-04-25whole_speciescsv917List of datasetsList of species680c02466d9b8_20250425_175236
6852025-04-23dist_spcsv22List of datasetsList of species6808f521cb9f9_20250423_101730
6862025-04-23dist_spshapefile829List of datasetsList of species6808f8fead25a_20250423_103756
6872025-04-23dist_spcsv729List of datasetsList of species6808f521cb9f9_20250423_102408
6882025-04-21whole_datasetcsv1948List of datasetsList of species6806870e7afe5_20250421_140026
6892025-04-18dist_spcsv155List of datasetsList of species680238cb66131_20250418_073702
6902025-04-18dist_spcsv5List of datasetsList of species680254f1b1da2_20250418_094419
6912025-04-16dist_spkml2List of datasetsList of species67ffc7d25be1a_20250416_150816
6922025-04-16pointskml2List of datasetsList of species67ffafb43b122_20250416_095807
6932025-04-16pointskml2List of datasetsList of species67ffb432c62d6_20250416_140008
6942025-04-16dist_spkml2List of datasetsList of species67ffc7d25be1a_20250416_152207
6952025-04-16dist_spkml2List of datasetsList of species67ffafb43b122_20250416_112900
6962025-04-16pointskml2List of datasetsList of species67ffc7d25be1a_20250416_151113
6972025-04-16dist_spkml2List of datasetsList of species67ffc7d25be1a_20250416_154047
6982025-04-16dist_spkml2List of datasetsList of species67ffc7d25be1a_20250416_164828
6992025-04-16pointskml2List of datasetsList of species67ffb432c62d6_20250416_134614
7002025-04-16pointskml2List of datasetsList of species67ffaf433b282_20250416_092350
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.