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

Summary of download requests

Number of users / requestsUsersRequests
5091999
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.
681931
Years 2026202520242023
352788529330
Formats requested Types requested  
csv1183
shapefile289
kml267
wms16
wfs15
gdb229
Gridded summary Type 1a (dist_taxa)49
Gridded summary Type 1b (dist_taxa_h3)3
Gridded summary Type 2a (dist_sp)665
Gridded summary Type 2b (dist_sp_h3)35
diversity indexes (diversity)0
Observations based on criteria (points)113
All observations of species (whole_species)1073
All observations in dataset (whole_dataset)61
  • 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
7012025-07-09dist_spcsv707List of datasetsList of species686e24a6b3182_20250709_042128
7022025-07-09dist_taxakml1483List of datasetsList of species686ee13718115_20250709_174310
7032025-07-09dist_spcsv22List of datasetsList of species686e37ce5405b_20250709_055148
7042025-07-09dist_spcsv22List of datasetsList of species686e37ce5405b_20250709_055143
7052025-07-09whole_speciescsv15List of datasetsList of species686e7449e417d_20250709_095415
7062025-07-09whole_speciescsv15List of datasetsList of species686e76ee660ac_20250709_100542
7072025-07-09whole_speciescsv65List of datasetsList of species686e74225e730_20250709_095544
7082025-07-09whole_speciescsv2List of datasetsList of species686e79283e029_20250709_101544
7092025-07-09whole_speciescsv2List of datasetsList of species686e79d355132_20250709_101856
7102025-07-09whole_speciescsv26List of datasetsList of species686e79cd4ecaf_20250709_101807
7112025-07-09whole_speciescsv65List of datasetsList of species686e74225e730_20250709_095524
7122025-07-09whole_speciescsv65List of datasetsList of species686e74225e730_20250709_095526
7132025-07-09whole_speciescsv65List of datasetsList of species686e74225e730_20250709_095525
7142025-07-09whole_speciescsv65List of datasetsList of species686e74225e730_20250709_095412
7152025-07-09whole_speciescsv65List of datasetsList of species686e74225e730_20250709_095411
7162025-07-09whole_speciescsv15List of datasetsList of species686e7449e417d_20250709_095405
7172025-07-09whole_speciescsv15List of datasetsList of species686e7449e417d_20250709_095406
7182025-07-09whole_speciescsv39List of datasetsList of species686e76f02025f_20250709_100448
7192025-07-09whole_speciescsv65List of datasetsList of species686e74225e730_20250709_095440
7202025-07-09whole_speciescsv65List of datasetsList of species686e74225e730_20250709_095504
7212025-07-09whole_speciescsv65List of datasetsList of species686e74225e730_20250709_095439
7222025-07-09whole_speciescsv65List of datasetsList of species686e74225e730_20250709_095505
7232025-07-09whole_speciescsv65List of datasetsList of species686e74225e730_20250709_095434
7242025-07-09whole_speciescsv2List of datasetsList of species686e767a8422b_20250709_100248
7252025-07-09whole_speciescsv65List of datasetsList of species686e74225e730_20250709_095441
7262025-07-09whole_speciescsv7List of datasetsList of species686e7922d95d2_20250709_101449
7272025-07-09whole_speciescsv1List of datasetsList of species686e7961b6328_20250709_101515
7282025-07-09whole_speciescsv9List of datasetsList of species686e758674758_20250709_095920
7292025-07-09whole_speciescsv1List of datasetsList of species686e79e4d1d77_20250709_102223
7302025-07-09whole_speciescsv4List of datasetsList of species686e7aea720f5_20250709_102145
7312025-07-09whole_speciescsv9List of datasetsList of species686e7923a566e_20250709_101415
7322025-07-09whole_speciescsv256List of datasetsList of species686e78359e393_20250709_101123
7332025-07-09whole_speciescsv15List of datasetsList of species686e76ee660ac_20250709_100545
7342025-07-09whole_speciescsv23List of datasetsList of species686e75ebdac17_20250709_100056
7352025-07-09whole_speciescsv2List of datasetsList of species686e7501075a1_20250709_095636
7362025-07-09whole_speciescsv65List of datasetsList of species686e74225e730_20250709_095600
7372025-07-09whole_speciescsv9List of datasetsList of species686e758674758_20250709_095927
7382025-07-09whole_speciescsv23List of datasetsList of species686e75ebdac17_20250709_100055
7392025-07-09whole_speciescsv23List of datasetsList of species686e75ebdac17_20250709_100058
7402025-07-07dist_spkml1194List of datasetsList of species686b8151902f0_20250707_054455
7412025-07-07whole_speciescsv917List of datasetsList of species686bb6c9d0607_20250707_080534
7422025-07-07whole_speciescsv917List of datasetsList of species686bb6c9d0607_20250707_080522
7432025-07-07whole_speciescsv917List of datasetsList of species686bb6c9d0607_20250707_080704
7442025-07-05whole_speciescsv23List of datasetsList of species68688da8c1b73_20250705_054135
7452025-07-05whole_speciescsv23List of datasetsList of species68688da8c1b73_20250705_054127
7462025-07-04whole_speciescsv43List of datasetsList of species6867e05cb9069_20250704_102636
7472025-07-04whole_speciesgdb43List of datasetsList of species6867e05cb9069_20250704_101420
7482025-07-04whole_speciesgdb43List of datasetsList of species6867e05cb9069_20250704_101327
7492025-07-04whole_speciescsv43List of datasetsList of species6867cc4a72c9e_20250704_092114
7502025-07-02whole_speciesgdb917List of datasetsList of species6865230c5d92f_20250702_082506
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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.