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

Summary of download requests

Number of users / requestsUsersRequests
3281113
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.
531060
Years 202520242023
254529330
Formats requested Types requested  
csv628
shapefile135
kml175
wms1
wfs5
gdb169
Gridded summary Type 1a (dist_taxa)21
Gridded summary Type 1b (dist_taxa_h3)3
Gridded summary Type 2a (dist_sp)297
Gridded summary Type 2b (dist_sp_h3)13
diversity indexes (diversity)0
Observations based on criteria (points)67
All observations of species (whole_species)664
All observations in dataset (whole_dataset)48
  • 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
9012023-09-01whole_speciesgdb52List of datasetsList of species64f202e360473_20230901_112748
9022023-09-01whole_speciesgdb23List of datasetsList of species64f1fa6bc2524_20230901_105137
9032023-09-01whole_speciesgdb9List of datasetsList of species64f1f9ea6df0d_20230901_104930
9042023-09-01whole_speciesgdb9List of datasetsList of species64f20016a992e_20230901_111555
9052023-09-01whole_speciesshapefile268List of datasetsList of species64f1f54e36202_20230901_103127
9062023-09-01whole_speciesgdb917List of datasetsList of species64f1ef3934965_20230901_101340
9072023-09-01whole_speciesgdb268List of datasetsList of species64f204b6ee96e_20230901_113624
9082023-08-31pointskml84List of datasetsList of species64ee146c73474_20230831_122158
9092023-08-31dist_spshapefile22List of datasetsList of species64f0b75387a90_20230831_120147
9102023-08-31dist_spshapefile22List of datasetsList of species64f0b75387a90_20230831_120753
9112023-08-30pointskml256List of datasetsList of species64f006b1a9c43_20230830_233808
9122023-08-30pointskml256List of datasetsList of species64f006b1a9c43_20230830_233939
9132023-08-30pointskml256List of datasetsList of species64f006b1a9c43_20230830_234434
9142023-08-30pointsshapefile256List of datasetsList of species64f006b1a9c43_20230830_234217
9152023-08-29pointskml1948List of datasetsList of species64ee62af81f40_20230829_173437
9162023-08-29dist_spshapefile45List of datasetsList of species64ee070a6ae19_20230829_110856
9172023-08-29dist_spcsv45List of datasetsList of species64ee070a6ae19_20230829_110844
9182023-08-28dist_spkml1List of datasetsList of species64eca9c09ff24_20230828_105346
9192023-08-26whole_speciesgdb23List of datasetsList of species64ea060b997b3_20230826_100605
9202023-08-18whole_speciesgdb268List of datasetsList of species64df22669ddc6_20230818_034947
9212023-08-18whole_speciesgdb9List of datasetsList of species64df75aba25b0_20230818_094456
9222023-08-18whole_speciesgdb917List of datasetsList of species64df358e3ce7c_20230818_051230
9232023-08-18whole_speciesgdb23List of datasetsList of species64df33f5f1c55_20230818_050415
9242023-08-18whole_speciesgdb256List of datasetsList of species64df78eb5f7c1_20230818_095829
9252023-08-18whole_speciesgdb65List of datasetsList of species64df76fedbd23_20230818_095328
9262023-08-18whole_speciesgdb65List of datasetsList of species64df76fedbd23_20230818_095325
9272023-08-18whole_speciesgdb15List of datasetsList of species64df76394a97e_20230818_094700
9282023-08-14dist_spcsv14List of datasetsList of species64da7015132e7_20230814_142031
9292023-08-14dist_spcsv2List of datasetsList of species64da8e89b0663_20230814_164151
9302023-08-07dist_taxakml1483List of datasetsList of species64d0fae7ae3a9_20230807_100906
9312023-07-26whole_datasetcsv1948List of datasetsList of species64c1ab3c92075_20230726_192540
9322023-07-26whole_datasetkml1948List of datasetsList of species64c1a912484ee_20230726_192103
9332023-07-26whole_datasetcsv1948List of datasetsList of species64c1a912484ee_20230726_192046
9342023-07-24dist_spcsv109List of datasetsList of species64be6323072a1_20230724_074119
9352023-07-22dist_spcsv60List of datasetsList of species64bc84da45091_20230722_214706
9362023-07-18whole_datasetcsv1948List of datasetsList of species64b738db4d740_20230718_211957
9372023-07-14dist_spcsv1304List of datasetsList of species64b152ba5f584_20230714_095426
9382023-07-12whole_speciescsv2List of datasetsList of species64ae6ac61a7dc_20230712_050228
9392023-07-12whole_speciescsv2List of datasetsList of species64ae6ac61a7dc_20230712_051012
9402023-07-10whole_speciesgdb52List of datasetsList of species64ac0405c67a8_20230710_091410
9412023-07-10whole_speciesgdb15List of datasetsList of species64abd9781c228_20230710_062554
9422023-07-10whole_speciesgdb15List of datasetsList of species64abd9781c228_20230710_061331
9432023-07-06dist_spshapefile1708List of datasetsList of species64a6b4b22b344_20230706_083452
9442023-07-06dist_spshapefile1666List of datasetsList of species64a6b4b22b344_20230706_094509
9452023-06-30whole_speciescsv9List of datasetsList of species649e86e1beedd_20230630_035613
9462023-06-30whole_speciescsv65List of datasetsList of species649edad6ad1aa_20230630_095523
9472023-06-30whole_speciescsv2List of datasetsList of species649edad6ad1aa_20230630_095247
9482023-06-30whole_speciescsv2List of datasetsList of species649e86e1beedd_20230630_034646
9492023-06-30dist_taxakml1483List of datasetsList of species649e8cefecd92_20230630_040824
9502023-06-29dist_spcsv31List of datasetsList of species649d9a394d39c_20230629_110842
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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.