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

Summary of download requests

Number of users / requestsUsersRequests
3281108
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.
531055
Years 202520242023
249529330
Formats requested Types requested  
csv623
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)293
Gridded summary Type 2b (dist_sp_h3)13
diversity indexes (diversity)0
Observations based on criteria (points)67
All observations of species (whole_species)663
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
9512023-06-19dist_spcsv1473List of datasetsList of species6490f3039ea3a_20230619_205403
9522023-06-19dist_spcsv1297List of datasetsList of species6490f3039ea3a_20230619_203450
9532023-06-16whole_specieskml52List of datasetsList of species648c72811edef_20230616_115224
9542023-06-16whole_speciescsv5List of datasetsList of species648ca06de8550_20230616_230240
9552023-06-16pointswfs268List of datasetsList of species648ca06de8550_20230616_145307
9562023-06-16pointscsv268List of datasetsList of species648ca06de8550_20230616_151733
9572023-06-15whole_speciescsv1List of datasetsList of species648b395624b9a_20230615_122054
9582023-06-13whole_speciescsv23List of datasetsList of species64885ca1287b9_20230613_083003
9592023-06-13whole_speciescsv43List of datasetsList of species64885ca1287b9_20230613_083936
9602023-06-13whole_speciescsv268List of datasetsList of species64885ca1287b9_20230613_083740
9612023-06-13whole_speciescsv14List of datasetsList of species64885ca1287b9_20230613_083758
9622023-06-13whole_speciescsv52List of datasetsList of species64885ca1287b9_20230613_091645
9632023-06-13whole_speciescsv2List of datasetsList of species64885ca1287b9_20230613_083443
9642023-06-13dist_spcsv1506List of datasetsList of species64885747e24b9_20230613_080149
9652023-06-13whole_speciescsv65List of datasetsList of species64885ca1287b9_20230613_081148
9662023-06-13whole_speciescsv917List of datasetsList of species64885ca1287b9_20230613_083635
9672023-06-13whole_speciescsv15List of datasetsList of species64885ca1287b9_20230613_082923
9682023-06-13whole_speciescsv5List of datasetsList of species64885ca1287b9_20230613_083833
9692023-06-13whole_speciescsv15List of datasetsList of species64885ca1287b9_20230613_083153
9702023-06-13whole_speciescsv26List of datasetsList of species64885ca1287b9_20230613_090222
9712023-06-13whole_speciescsv7List of datasetsList of species64885ca1287b9_20230613_083348
9722023-06-13whole_speciescsv52List of datasetsList of species64885ca1287b9_20230613_083713
9732023-06-13whole_speciesgdb7List of datasetsList of species64882c8e734dd_20230613_045019
9742023-06-13whole_speciescsv7List of datasetsList of species64882c8e734dd_20230613_045015
9752023-06-12whole_speciescsv52List of datasetsList of species6487c05d5e1ef_20230612_210848
9762023-06-12whole_specieskml52List of datasetsList of species6487c05d5e1ef_20230612_210905
9772023-06-05whole_speciesgdb23List of datasetsList of species647de93e74e0a_20230605_100027
9782023-06-05whole_speciescsv23List of datasetsList of species647de93e74e0a_20230605_095942
9792023-06-05whole_speciesgdb23List of datasetsList of species647de93e74e0a_20230605_100559
9802023-06-02pointscsv4List of datasetsList of species6479b6030a4d5_20230602_054448
9812023-06-02dist_spshapefile181List of datasetsList of species647a87c010b75_20230602_202959
9822023-06-01pointsshapefile4List of datasetsList of species6477175758a15_20230601_062311
9832023-06-01pointscsv4List of datasetsList of species6477175758a15_20230601_062250
9842023-06-01pointskml4List of datasetsList of species6477175758a15_20230601_062320
9852023-06-01whole_speciesgdb43List of datasetsList of species64788b8f7fae6_20230601_083706
9862023-06-01whole_speciescsv43List of datasetsList of species64788b8f7fae6_20230601_083710
9872023-05-28pointskml43List of datasetsList of species6472d668d6b1d_20230528_002718
9882023-05-28pointskml43List of datasetsList of species6472d668d6b1d_20230528_002741
9892023-05-26dist_spshapefile11List of datasetsList of species6470f6d049eb6_20230526_150323
9902023-05-26whole_speciescsv14List of datasetsList of species6470f6d049eb6_20230526_150139
9912023-05-26whole_speciesgdb14List of datasetsList of species6470f6d049eb6_20230526_144316
9922023-05-26dist_spshapefile1449List of datasetsList of species6470f6d049eb6_20230526_153412
9932023-05-26dist_spshapefile56List of datasetsList of species6470f6d049eb6_20230526_150655
9942023-05-23dist_spcsv148List of datasetsList of species646cde1ab0bcd_20230523_114616
9952023-05-23dist_spshapefile148List of datasetsList of species646cde1ab0bcd_20230523_114507
9962023-05-23dist_spcsv148List of datasetsList of species646cde1ab0bcd_20230523_114504
9972023-05-23dist_spshapefile148List of datasetsList of species646cde1ab0bcd_20230523_114617
9982023-05-20whole_datasetcsv1948List of datasetsList of species64686e27257e9_20230520_025505
9992023-05-20whole_speciescsv23List of datasetsList of species6468c364d4a35_20230520_085948
10002023-05-19dist_spkml1List of datasetsList of species64676f3d69eb7_20230519_084502
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.