Animal Demography Unit - The Birds in Reserves Project (BIRP)
Michael Brooks, University of Cape Town; Department of Zoology

Summary of download requests

Number of users / requestsUsersRequests
2393
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.
192
Years 202520242023
531822
Formats requested Types requested  
csv37
shapefile22
kml29
wms0
wfs0
gdb5
Gridded summary Type 1a (dist_taxa)26
Gridded summary Type 1b (dist_taxa_h3)2
Gridded summary Type 2a (dist_sp)27
Gridded summary Type 2b (dist_sp_h3)1
diversity indexes (diversity)0
Observations based on criteria (points)4
All observations of species (whole_species)32
All observations in dataset (whole_dataset)1
  • 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
12025-11-12whole_speciescsv2List of datasetsList of species6914b8a029729_20251112_114131
22025-11-04dist_taxakml11928List of datasetsList of species690a195e8c3b2_20251104_102354
32025-10-30whole_speciescsv2List of datasetsList of species6902cd59386c5_20251029_224638
42025-10-30whole_speciesgdb2List of datasetsList of species6902cd59386c5_20251029_223123
52025-10-28whole_speciescsv6List of datasetsList of species6900fac3ace36_20251028_132346
62025-10-24whole_specieskml15List of datasetsList of species68fc03c7c8add_20251024_191509
72025-10-24whole_specieskml144List of datasetsList of species68fc03c7c8add_20251024_191727
82025-10-13dist_taxashapefile11928List of datasetsList of species68ec7a64084b5_20251013_001420
92025-10-13dist_taxacsv11928List of datasetsList of species68ec7a64084b5_20251013_001313
102025-10-07dist_taxakml11928List of datasetsList of species68e596e6344ac_20251007_184348
112025-10-04dist_taxakml11928List of datasetsList of species68e142e783bb4_20251004_115332
122025-09-25dist_spshapefile12106List of datasetsList of species68d57ae69cacd_20250925_134345
132025-09-25dist_spshapefile12106List of datasetsList of species68d57ae69cacd_20250925_134341
142025-09-23dist_taxakml11928List of datasetsList of species68d265366d959_20250923_051839
152025-09-22whole_datasetcsv12791List of datasetsList of species68d1944683f8c_20250922_143143
162025-09-22dist_spcsv12197List of datasetsList of species68d1944683f8c_20250922_143154
172025-08-13whole_speciescsv2List of datasetsList of species689beecc8b023_20250812_214813
182025-07-09dist_taxakml11928List of datasetsList of species686ee13718115_20250709_174310
192025-07-01dist_taxakml11928List of datasetsList of species686408983f2fb_20250701_121458
202025-07-01dist_taxakml11928List of datasetsList of species686408983f2fb_20250701_121454
212025-06-05whole_speciescsv2List of datasetsList of species68418a2e81fcd_20250605_081756
222025-06-05whole_speciescsv2List of datasetsList of species68418a2f7821d_20250605_081804
232025-06-05dist_spcsv2List of datasetsList of species68418d9a695b4_20250605_082941
242025-06-05dist_spcsv2List of datasetsList of species68418a2e81fcd_20250605_081553
252025-06-05whole_speciescsv579List of datasetsList of species68410dae4ca75_20250604_232513
262025-06-05dist_spcsv2List of datasetsList of species68418a2f7821d_20250605_081602
272025-05-17whole_speciescsv2List of datasetsList of species682885d22f36c_20250517_085128
282025-05-17whole_speciescsv2List of datasetsList of species682885d22f36c_20250517_085129
292025-05-17whole_speciescsv2List of datasetsList of species682888f3aa3e2_20250517_090611
302025-05-17whole_speciescsv2List of datasetsList of species682885d22f36c_20250517_085130
312025-05-17whole_speciescsv2List of datasetsList of species682885d22f36c_20250517_085201
322025-05-17whole_speciescsv2List of datasetsList of species682885d22f36c_20250517_085244
332025-05-17whole_speciescsv2List of datasetsList of species682888f71417e_20250517_090704
342025-04-25dist_taxakml11928List of datasetsList of species680bcf6c85769_20250425_140753
352025-04-10dist_spshapefile147List of datasetsList of species67f742189e69c_20250410_001918
362025-04-10dist_spshapefile147List of datasetsList of species67f7f6334e5d6_20250410_130321
372025-04-10dist_spshapefile138List of datasetsList of species67f7f6334e5d6_20250410_125424
382025-04-10dist_spshapefile138List of datasetsList of species67f74818b1868_20250410_002650
392025-04-10dist_spshapefile147List of datasetsList of species67f742189e69c_20250410_001125
402025-04-10dist_spshapefile147List of datasetsList of species67f742189e69c_20250410_000715
412025-04-10dist_spshapefile138List of datasetsList of species67f742189e69c_20250410_000323
422025-04-10dist_spshapefile138List of datasetsList of species67f74818b1868_20250410_002803
432025-04-10dist_spshapefile147List of datasetsList of species67f7f6334e5d6_20250410_141346
442025-04-10dist_spshapefile138List of datasetsList of species67f74818b1868_20250410_002619
452025-04-09dist_taxakml11928List of datasetsList of species67f6adefab61c_20250409_132724
462025-04-06dist_taxakml11928List of datasetsList of species67f29b7e32f0b_20250406_111959
472025-03-24dist_taxakml11928List of datasetsList of species67e15ba8c9a38_20250324_092102
482025-03-24dist_taxakml11928List of datasetsList of species67e168b1538e4_20250324_101516
492025-03-24dist_taxakml11928List of datasetsList of species67e156f432e88_20250324_085851
502025-03-24dist_taxakml11928List of datasetsList of species67e14571874f2_20250324_074619
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.