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

Summary of download requests

Number of users / requestsUsersRequests
2951115
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.
441071
Years 202520242023
170615330
Formats requested Types requested  
csv600
shapefile153
kml153
wms8
wfs15
gdb186
Gridded summary Type 1a (dist_taxa)17
Gridded summary Type 1b (dist_taxa_h3)3
Gridded summary Type 2a (dist_sp)289
Gridded summary Type 2b (dist_sp_h3)16
diversity indexes (diversity)0
Observations based on criteria (points)45
All observations of species (whole_species)706
All observations in dataset (whole_dataset)39
  • 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
6512024-04-17whole_speciescsv2List of datasetsList of species661f3e447be0c_20240416_232326
6522024-04-17whole_specieskml2List of datasetsList of species661f3e447be0c_20240416_232350
6532024-04-11dist_spcsv45List of datasetsList of species6618590ebd997_20240411_180006
6542024-04-11dist_spcsv45List of datasetsList of species6618590ebd997_20240411_180009
6552024-04-09whole_speciescsv52List of datasetsList of species661563fa5e090_20240409_115637
6562024-04-08dist_spshapefile148List of datasetsList of species6613447e6a16a_20240407_211835
6572024-04-08dist_spshapefile148List of datasetsList of species6613447e6a16a_20240407_211839
6582024-04-08dist_spshapefile148List of datasetsList of species6613447e6a16a_20240407_211834
6592024-04-08dist_spshapefile4List of datasetsList of species661344987bbdc_20240407_232542
6602024-04-08dist_spcsv13List of datasetsList of species661344987bbdc_20240407_233039
6612024-04-08dist_spshapefile13List of datasetsList of species661344987bbdc_20240407_233022
6622024-04-08dist_spcsv4List of datasetsList of species661344987bbdc_20240407_232602
6632024-04-04whole_speciescsv7List of datasetsList of species660bba6e17261_20240404_012507
6642024-04-04whole_speciescsv7List of datasetsList of species660bba6e17261_20240404_012512
6652024-04-03dist_spkml1666List of datasetsList of species660d4fa21fcfd_20240403_085202
6662024-04-03dist_spwms1666List of datasetsList of species660d4fa21fcfd_20240403_085211
6672024-04-03dist_spshapefile1666List of datasetsList of species660d4fa21fcfd_20240403_085159
6682024-04-01whole_speciescsv52List of datasetsList of species660af4717fafe_20240401_135601
6692024-04-01dist_spcsv45List of datasetsList of species660afc3b67e49_20240401_142634
6702024-03-30whole_speciescsv9List of datasetsList of species6607886a2f0cb_20240329_233827
6712024-03-23whole_speciescsv268List of datasetsList of species65fef2b46c187_20240323_113519
6722024-03-23whole_speciescsv268List of datasetsList of species65fef2b46c187_20240323_113942
6732024-03-23whole_speciescsv268List of datasetsList of species65fef2b46c187_20240323_113745
6742024-03-23whole_speciescsv268List of datasetsList of species65fef2b46c187_20240323_113709
6752024-03-23whole_speciescsv268List of datasetsList of species65fef2b46c187_20240323_113819
6762024-03-23whole_speciescsv268List of datasetsList of species65fef2b46c187_20240323_113639
6772024-03-23whole_specieskml268List of datasetsList of species65fef2b46c187_20240323_113543
6782024-03-23whole_speciescsv268List of datasetsList of species65fef2b46c187_20240323_113524
6792024-03-20dist_spshapefile181List of datasetsList of species65fb074410851_20240320_121843
6802024-03-20dist_spshapefile181List of datasetsList of species65fb074410851_20240320_121841
6812024-03-20dist_spshapefile181List of datasetsList of species65fb0ceb21914_20240320_122411
6822024-03-20dist_spshapefile707List of datasetsList of species65fb0e4102a63_20240320_122807
6832024-03-20whole_speciesgdb268List of datasetsList of species65fb074410851_20240320_121807
6842024-03-13whole_specieskml65List of datasetsList of species65f1df942708b_20240313_132716
6852024-03-13whole_speciescsv23List of datasetsList of species65f1df942708b_20240313_133404
6862024-03-13whole_specieskml23List of datasetsList of species65f1df942708b_20240313_133735
6872024-03-13whole_specieskml268List of datasetsList of species65f1df942708b_20240313_132423
6882024-03-13whole_specieskml9List of datasetsList of species65f1df942708b_20240313_132610
6892024-03-13whole_specieskml52List of datasetsList of species65f1df942708b_20240313_132825
6902024-03-13whole_speciescsv65List of datasetsList of species65f1df942708b_20240313_132740
6912024-03-13dist_spshapefile3List of datasetsList of species65f1dc8b800aa_20240313_131050
6922024-03-13whole_speciescsv52List of datasetsList of species65f1df942708b_20240313_132307
6932024-03-13whole_speciescsv9List of datasetsList of species65f1df942708b_20240313_132607
6942024-03-13whole_speciescsv268List of datasetsList of species65f1df942708b_20240313_132415
6952024-03-13dist_spcsv3List of datasetsList of species65f1dc8b800aa_20240313_131037
6962024-03-12dist_taxakml1483List of datasetsList of species65f069f854b13_20240312_104516
6972024-03-12whole_speciescsv2List of datasetsList of species65f06cf85831f_20240312_110405
6982024-03-08whole_speciescsv43List of datasetsList of species65eb378227c47_20240308_111545
6992024-03-08dist_spcsv35List of datasetsList of species65eb378227c47_20240308_112237
7002024-03-05dist_spkml10List of datasetsList of species65e75a6948931_20240305_124655
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.