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

Summary of download requests

Number of users / requestsUsersRequests
4531679
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.
641615
Years 2026202520242023
32788529330
Formats requested Types requested  
csv965
shapefile238
kml239
wms10
wfs10
gdb217
Gridded summary Type 1a (dist_taxa)34
Gridded summary Type 1b (dist_taxa_h3)3
Gridded summary Type 2a (dist_sp)489
Gridded summary Type 2b (dist_sp_h3)34
diversity indexes (diversity)0
Observations based on criteria (points)90
All observations of species (whole_species)970
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
6512025-04-16pointskml2List of datasetsList of species67ffaf433b282_20250416_092350
6522025-04-16whole_speciescsv2List of datasetsList of species67ffc7d25be1a_20250416_203850
6532025-04-16whole_speciesgdb2List of datasetsList of species67ffc7d25be1a_20250416_203858
6542025-04-16dist_spcsv35List of datasetsList of species67ffcc6b413b8_20250416_113740
6552025-04-16dist_spcsv35List of datasetsList of species67ffcc6b413b8_20250416_113751
6562025-04-15dist_spkml34List of datasetsList of species67fdddeab4b81_20250415_004309
6572025-04-14whole_datasetcsv1948List of datasetsList of species67fd93219340b_20250414_190225
6582025-04-11whole_speciescsv268List of datasetsList of species67f97326aa2dc_20250411_155700
6592025-04-09dist_taxakml1483List of datasetsList of species67f6adefab61c_20250409_132724
6602025-04-06dist_spkml1670List of datasetsList of species67f28d372679f_20250406_105014
6612025-04-06dist_taxakml1483List of datasetsList of species67f29b7e32f0b_20250406_111959
6622025-04-06dist_spkml1670List of datasetsList of species67f28d372679f_20250406_105029
6632025-04-03pointscsv917List of datasetsList of species67eeb1df976cf_20250403_131645
6642025-04-02dist_spcsv46List of datasetsList of species67edc6a7192c5_20250402_193424
6652025-04-02dist_spshapefile46List of datasetsList of species67ed8fa1b0821_20250402_153034
6662025-03-27dist_spcsv22List of datasetsList of species67e55c1073325_20250327_101421
6672025-03-27whole_speciescsv256List of datasetsList of species67e567606ec03_20250327_110443
6682025-03-27dist_spshapefile9List of datasetsList of species67e55319c3191_20250327_093353
6692025-03-25dist_spcsv3List of datasetsList of species67e2eda091bed_20250325_150047
6702025-03-25whole_speciescsv3List of datasetsList of species67e2eda091bed_20250325_145610
6712025-03-25whole_speciesgdb52List of datasetsList of species67e28dd71214d_20250325_071023
6722025-03-25whole_speciesgdb52List of datasetsList of species67e28dd71214d_20250325_071017
6732025-03-25whole_speciescsv52List of datasetsList of species67e2a2b9312ea_20250325_084018
6742025-03-25dist_spcsv33List of datasetsList of species67e335d161e53_20250325_190407
6752025-03-24dist_taxakml1483List of datasetsList of species67e156f432e88_20250324_085851
6762025-03-24dist_taxakml1483List of datasetsList of species67e168b1538e4_20250324_101516
6772025-03-24dist_taxakml1483List of datasetsList of species67e168b1538e4_20250324_101517
6782025-03-24dist_taxakml1483List of datasetsList of species67e15ba8c9a38_20250324_092102
6792025-03-24dist_taxakml1483List of datasetsList of species67e14571874f2_20250324_074619
6802025-03-23whole_datasetcsv1948List of datasetsList of species67e056d750cb7_20250323_144758
6812025-03-22whole_datasetcsv1948List of datasetsList of species67de151f60f98_20250321_215817
6822025-03-22dist_spcsv1483List of datasetsList of species67de151f60f98_20250321_215335
6832025-03-22dist_spcsv1483List of datasetsList of species67de151f60f98_20250321_215340
6842025-03-20whole_speciescsv39List of datasetsList of species67db6026ee3de_20250319_203623
6852025-03-20whole_specieskml39List of datasetsList of species67db6026ee3de_20250319_203612
6862025-03-18whole_speciescsv268List of datasetsList of species67d1c6070988f_20250318_121557
6872025-03-18whole_datasetcsv1948List of datasetsList of species67d95774209e7_20250318_072451
6882025-03-17whole_speciesgdb7List of datasetsList of species67d8508f78d15_20250317_124623
6892025-03-17whole_speciescsv7List of datasetsList of species67d8508f78d15_20250317_124637
6902025-03-17whole_specieskml7List of datasetsList of species67d8508f78d15_20250317_124625
6912025-03-17whole_speciescsv7List of datasetsList of species67d8508f78d15_20250317_124628
6922025-03-14dist_spkml1449List of datasetsList of species67d4487abee32_20250314_113244
6932025-03-13whole_speciescsv2List of datasetsList of species67d32bce0b3e6_20250313_150904
6942025-03-10whole_speciescsv7List of datasetsList of species67cf33b2c709b_20250310_145231
6952025-03-10whole_speciescsv9List of datasetsList of species67cf33b2c709b_20250310_150009
6962025-03-10whole_speciescsv23List of datasetsList of species67ced36d573f9_20250310_081943
6972025-03-10whole_speciesgdb23List of datasetsList of species67ced36d573f9_20250310_090027
6982025-03-10whole_speciesgdb23List of datasetsList of species67ced36d573f9_20250310_085458
6992025-03-10whole_speciesgdb23List of datasetsList of species67cf0168d9926_20250310_111802
7002025-03-10whole_speciesgdb23List of datasetsList of species67cf0168d9926_20250310_111557
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.