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
8012025-01-16whole_speciescsv9List of datasetsList of species67892822ef2d2_20250116_103946
8022025-01-16whole_specieskml52List of datasetsList of species6788e820a3639_20250116_061240
8032025-01-16whole_speciesgdb52List of datasetsList of species6788e820a3639_20250116_061350
8042025-01-16whole_speciescsv52List of datasetsList of species6788e820a3639_20250116_061317
8052025-01-15whole_speciescsv23List of datasetsList of species6788241b81855_20250115_161429
8062025-01-15whole_speciescsv43List of datasetsList of species6788279a7e1b3_20250115_162835
8072025-01-15whole_speciescsv9List of datasetsList of species678821442ffc1_20250115_160208
8082025-01-15whole_speciescsv2List of datasetsList of species67880f9a171e2_20250115_144231
8092025-01-15dist_spcsv181List of datasetsList of species67880c2487746_20250115_142821
8102025-01-15whole_speciescsv15List of datasetsList of species67880f4c13cb1_20250115_144117
8112025-01-15whole_speciescsv268List of datasetsList of species67880a6b69ae3_20250115_142113
8122025-01-15whole_speciescsv268List of datasetsList of species67880a6b69ae3_20250115_142642
8132025-01-14whole_speciesgdb917List of datasetsList of species6785c1df88af3_20250113_204949
8142025-01-14dist_taxakml1483List of datasetsList of species67869dedd5921_20250114_122624
8152025-01-12whole_speciescsv268List of datasetsList of species67840680df916_20250112_132002
8162025-01-11whole_speciescsv268List of datasetsList of species6781b7f62e8d3_20250110_192129
8172025-01-09whole_specieskml268List of datasetsList of species67801a97be6b1_20250109_140337
8182025-01-09whole_specieskml268List of datasetsList of species67801a97be6b1_20250109_140909
8192025-01-09whole_speciescsv268List of datasetsList of species67801a97be6b1_20250109_140920
8202025-01-09whole_speciesgdb268List of datasetsList of species67801a97be6b1_20250109_140427
8212024-12-23dist_spkml35List of datasetsList of species6769a5459e872_20241223_130301
8222024-12-21dist_taxakml359List of datasetsList of species67662bda17774_20241220_214634
8232024-12-19whole_speciesgdb9List of datasetsList of species67648999c3639_20241219_160626
8242024-12-18dist_sp_h3csv175List of datasetsList of species6762c33f18f24_20241218_075045
8252024-12-18dist_sp_h3wms175List of datasetsList of species6762c33f18f24_20241218_075155
8262024-12-18dist_sp_h3shapefile175List of datasetsList of species6762c33f18f24_20241218_075048
8272024-12-18dist_sp_h3csv175List of datasetsList of species6762c33f18f24_20241218_075153
8282024-12-18dist_sp_h3wfs175List of datasetsList of species6762c33f18f24_20241218_075154
8292024-12-17dist_spcsv45List of datasetsList of species67619e4e6b1a2_20241217_113500
8302024-12-17dist_spcsv45List of datasetsList of species67619e4e6b1a2_20241217_113442
8312024-12-17whole_speciescsv9List of datasetsList of species67610409227b1_20241216_235526
8322024-12-17whole_speciesgdb9List of datasetsList of species67610409227b1_20241216_235510
8332024-12-06whole_speciescsv1List of datasetsList of species6752c7373887c_20241206_045844
8342024-12-06whole_speciescsv14List of datasetsList of species674dbe368e8c6_20241206_043700
8352024-12-06whole_speciescsv9List of datasetsList of species6752c7373887c_20241206_045007
8362024-12-06whole_speciescsv5List of datasetsList of species6752c7373887c_20241206_044714
8372024-12-06whole_speciescsv43List of datasetsList of species6752c7373887c_20241206_045552
8382024-12-05whole_speciescsv15List of datasetsList of species674dbe368e8c6_20241205_051843
8392024-12-05whole_speciescsv256List of datasetsList of species674dbe368e8c6_20241205_045626
8402024-12-05whole_speciescsv9List of datasetsList of species674dbe368e8c6_20241205_053412
8412024-12-05whole_speciescsv917List of datasetsList of species674dbe368e8c6_20241205_050314
8422024-12-05whole_speciescsv2List of datasetsList of species674dbe368e8c6_20241205_054115
8432024-12-05whole_speciescsv6List of datasetsList of species674dbe368e8c6_20241205_060108
8442024-12-05whole_speciescsv1List of datasetsList of species674dbe368e8c6_20241205_055419
8452024-12-05whole_speciescsv2List of datasetsList of species674dbe368e8c6_20241205_053528
8462024-12-05whole_speciescsv26List of datasetsList of species674dbe368e8c6_20241205_053908
8472024-12-05whole_speciescsv15List of datasetsList of species674dbe368e8c6_20241205_043823
8482024-12-05whole_speciescsv65List of datasetsList of species674dbe368e8c6_20241205_043407
8492024-12-05whole_speciescsv1List of datasetsList of species674dbe368e8c6_20241205_052120
8502024-12-05whole_speciescsv7List of datasetsList of species674dbe368e8c6_20241205_052230
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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.