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
7012025-03-02dist_spshapefile1449List of datasetsList of species67c4e5631970d_20250302_181929
7022025-03-01dist_spkml753List of datasetsList of species67c37a01f11fa_20250301_165959
7032025-02-27whole_speciesgdb52List of datasetsList of species67c08c6f74351_20250227_111310
7042025-02-27dist_spkml244List of datasetsList of species67c02a49e89eb_20250227_040757
7052025-02-27dist_taxacsv8List of datasetsList of species67c01714ebda3_20250227_024733
7062025-02-25whole_speciesgdb52List of datasetsList of species67bd380eb6b94_20250224_223004
7072025-02-25dist_spshapefile22List of datasetsList of species67bd0c9293ef1_20250224_192248
7082025-02-24dist_spshapefile1628List of datasetsList of species67bce674eb8c1_20250224_165049
7092025-02-24whole_speciesgdb65List of datasetsList of species67bc843e7fa82_20250224_094732
7102025-02-24whole_speciesgdb15List of datasetsList of species67bc880fdf699_20250224_095901
7112025-02-24whole_speciesgdb65List of datasetsList of species67bc843e7fa82_20250224_094645
7122025-02-23whole_speciescsv23List of datasetsList of species67baa8d9d1380_20250222_235516
7132025-02-22whole_speciescsv268List of datasetsList of species67b9761e4db21_20250222_020907
7142025-02-17whole_datasetcsv1948List of datasetsList of species67b2c7a5a8f8b_20250217_002427
7152025-02-17whole_datasetcsv1948List of datasetsList of species67b2bf2f79ae4_20250216_234954
7162025-02-17whole_datasetcsv1948List of datasetsList of species67b2bf2f79ae4_20250216_234955
7172025-02-17whole_speciesgdb5List of datasetsList of species67b3319ae5550_20250217_080539
7182025-02-17whole_specieskml52List of datasetsList of species67b32d0950c00_20250217_073647
7192025-02-14whole_speciesgdb917List of datasetsList of species67af84b0991ef_20250214_132428
7202025-02-14whole_speciesgdb917List of datasetsList of species67af84b0991ef_20250214_132345
7212025-02-14whole_speciesgdb23List of datasetsList of species67af61b57b7f0_20250214_103912
7222025-02-14whole_speciesgdb15List of datasetsList of species67af61afbd042_20250214_103704
7232025-02-14whole_speciesgdb65List of datasetsList of species67af61bae9f73_20250214_104413
7242025-02-14whole_speciesgdb9List of datasetsList of species67af61aa54b5c_20250214_103519
7252025-02-14whole_speciesgdb52List of datasetsList of species67af61c8433bd_20250214_105600
7262025-02-12pointsshapefile1List of datasetsList of species67acfbf650dd0_20250212_154742
7272025-02-12whole_speciesgdb917List of datasetsList of species67acfa95bdcdd_20250212_145413
7282025-02-12whole_speciesgdb268List of datasetsList of species67acfaa30fb30_20250212_144818
7292025-02-11pointscsv1908List of datasetsList of species67aa88479fdb6_20250211_140002
7302025-02-11whole_speciescsv52List of datasetsList of species67ab53e69a281_20250211_085026
7312025-02-11whole_speciescsv52List of datasetsList of species67ab53e69a281_20250211_085024
7322025-02-11whole_speciesgdb9List of datasetsList of species67ab824bdc5fe_20250211_120245
7332025-02-11whole_speciesgdb917List of datasetsList of species67ab840d66c73_20250211_122505
7342025-02-11whole_speciesgdb9List of datasetsList of species67ab824bdc5fe_20250211_120257
7352025-02-11whole_speciesgdb23List of datasetsList of species67ab840d66c73_20250211_121051
7362025-02-11whole_speciesgdb917List of datasetsList of species67ab840d66c73_20250211_122623
7372025-02-11whole_speciesgdb917List of datasetsList of species67ab840d66c73_20250211_122547
7382025-02-11whole_speciesgdb268List of datasetsList of species67ab840d66c73_20250211_121905
7392025-02-11whole_speciesgdb9List of datasetsList of species67ab721bf382b_20250211_110537
7402025-02-10whole_speciescsv2List of datasetsList of species67aa6545a1b96_20250210_154822
7412025-02-10whole_datasetcsv1948List of datasetsList of species67a9d4d43e1dd_20250210_053201
7422025-02-10whole_datasetcsv1948List of datasetsList of species67a9d4d43e1dd_20250210_053158
7432025-02-09whole_speciescsv52List of datasetsList of species67a8bf8308c97_20250209_094931
7442025-02-09whole_speciescsv9List of datasetsList of species67a8c43fc240e_20250209_100716
7452025-02-09whole_specieskml9List of datasetsList of species67a8c43fc240e_20250209_100748
7462025-02-09whole_specieskml52List of datasetsList of species67a8bf8308c97_20250209_094946
7472025-02-09whole_specieskml52List of datasetsList of species67a8bf8308c97_20250209_095639
7482025-02-09dist_spcsv54List of datasetsList of species67a8e94d20249_20250209_124538
7492025-02-07whole_speciescsv2List of datasetsList of species67a5ecbdd2d65_20250207_063458
7502025-02-06dist_spkml5List of datasetsList of species67a490bd8f9a0_20250206_054404
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.