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
8012024-12-17whole_speciesgdb9List of datasetsList of species67610409227b1_20241216_235510
8022024-12-17whole_speciescsv9List of datasetsList of species67610409227b1_20241216_235526
8032024-12-06whole_speciescsv1List of datasetsList of species6752c7373887c_20241206_045844
8042024-12-06whole_speciescsv9List of datasetsList of species6752c7373887c_20241206_045007
8052024-12-06whole_speciescsv5List of datasetsList of species6752c7373887c_20241206_044714
8062024-12-06whole_speciescsv14List of datasetsList of species674dbe368e8c6_20241206_043700
8072024-12-06whole_speciescsv43List of datasetsList of species6752c7373887c_20241206_045552
8082024-12-05whole_speciescsv9List of datasetsList of species674dbe368e8c6_20241205_053412
8092024-12-05whole_speciescsv268List of datasetsList of species674dbe368e8c6_20241205_062959
8102024-12-05whole_speciescsv3List of datasetsList of species674dbe368e8c6_20241205_061853
8112024-12-05whole_speciescsv52List of datasetsList of species674dbe368e8c6_20241205_061737
8122024-12-05whole_speciescsv7List of datasetsList of species674dbe368e8c6_20241205_052230
8132024-12-05whole_speciescsv1List of datasetsList of species674dbe368e8c6_20241205_052120
8142024-12-05whole_speciescsv65List of datasetsList of species674dbe368e8c6_20241205_043407
8152024-12-05whole_speciescsv15List of datasetsList of species674dbe368e8c6_20241205_043823
8162024-12-05whole_speciescsv9List of datasetsList of species674dbe368e8c6_20241205_044232
8172024-12-05whole_speciescsv2List of datasetsList of species674dbe368e8c6_20241205_044121
8182024-12-05whole_speciescsv4List of datasetsList of species674dbe368e8c6_20241205_055234
8192024-12-05whole_speciescsv2List of datasetsList of species674dbe368e8c6_20241205_054115
8202024-12-05whole_speciescsv23List of datasetsList of species674dbe368e8c6_20241205_044558
8212024-12-05whole_speciescsv2List of datasetsList of species674dbe368e8c6_20241205_044719
8222024-12-05whole_speciescsv26List of datasetsList of species674dbe368e8c6_20241205_053908
8232024-12-05whole_speciescsv2List of datasetsList of species674dbe368e8c6_20241205_053528
8242024-12-05whole_speciescsv256List of datasetsList of species674dbe368e8c6_20241205_045626
8252024-12-05whole_speciescsv917List of datasetsList of species674dbe368e8c6_20241205_050314
8262024-12-05whole_speciescsv15List of datasetsList of species674dbe368e8c6_20241205_051843
8272024-12-05whole_speciescsv1List of datasetsList of species674dbe368e8c6_20241205_055419
8282024-12-05whole_speciescsv6List of datasetsList of species674dbe368e8c6_20241205_060108
8292024-12-05dist_spkml181List of datasetsList of species675140258b0b9_20241205_005608
8302024-12-05dist_spshapefile60List of datasetsList of species6751d9f1dac19_20241205_115359
8312024-12-04whole_speciescsv65List of datasetsList of species674fd0eaf260b_20241203_225222
8322024-12-04whole_speciesgdb65List of datasetsList of species674fd0eaf260b_20241203_225246
8332024-12-04whole_speciescsv65List of datasetsList of species674fd0eaf260b_20241203_225225
8342024-12-04dist_spshapefile59List of datasetsList of species674fd0eaf260b_20241203_225319
8352024-12-04dist_spcsv707List of datasetsList of species674fc24fbe761_20241203_215750
8362024-12-04dist_spcsv707List of datasetsList of species674fc24fbe761_20241203_214712
8372024-12-04whole_datasetcsv1948List of datasetsList of species6750885c252fd_20241204_115315
8382024-12-03whole_speciesgdb43List of datasetsList of species674eb599c72b9_20241203_033257
8392024-12-03whole_specieskml43List of datasetsList of species674eb599c72b9_20241203_050704
8402024-12-03whole_datasetcsv1948List of datasetsList of species674e54c47f2d0_20241202_200707
8412024-12-03whole_datasetgdb1948List of datasetsList of species674e54c47f2d0_20241202_200713
8422024-12-03whole_datasetkml1948List of datasetsList of species674e54c47f2d0_20241202_200807
8432024-12-03whole_speciescsv52List of datasetsList of species674f70a2904ba_20241203_160134
8442024-12-02dist_spcsv1486List of datasetsList of species674dad6f27a9a_20241202_084316
8452024-12-02dist_spcsv1313List of datasetsList of species674dad6f27a9a_20241202_080702
8462024-12-02dist_spwfs1486List of datasetsList of species674dad6f27a9a_20241202_084936
8472024-12-02dist_spwfs1313List of datasetsList of species674dad6f27a9a_20241202_081541
8482024-12-01whole_speciescsv917List of datasetsList of species674bb337d8dee_20241130_202053
8492024-12-01whole_speciescsv917List of datasetsList of species674bb337d8dee_20241130_201552
8502024-11-29whole_specieskml7List of datasetsList of species674970c397fe7_20241129_025404
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.