Video Annotation and Reference System (VARS) database
Judith Connor, Monterey Bay Aquarium; Research Institute (MBARI)

Summary of download requests

Number of users / requestsUsersRequests
49110
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.
0110
Years 202520242023
403832
Formats requested Types requested  
csv37
shapefile31
kml32
wms0
wfs2
gdb8
Gridded summary Type 1a (dist_taxa)19
Gridded summary Type 1b (dist_taxa_h3)3
Gridded summary Type 2a (dist_sp)54
Gridded summary Type 2b (dist_sp_h3)1
diversity indexes (diversity)0
Observations based on criteria (points)13
All observations of species (whole_species)20
All observations in dataset (whole_dataset)0
  • 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
12025-07-02dist_spkml4List of datasetsList of species68650f39bbcde_20250702_065519
22025-07-01dist_taxakml27List of datasetsList of species686408983f2fb_20250701_121458
32025-07-01dist_taxakml27List of datasetsList of species686408983f2fb_20250701_121454
42025-06-30dist_spcsv17List of datasetsList of species6861ed703a1c7_20250629_215100
52025-06-30dist_spcsv17List of datasetsList of species6861ed703a1c7_20250629_215059
62025-06-30dist_spcsv17List of datasetsList of species6861ed703a1c7_20250629_215102
72025-06-30dist_spcsv17List of datasetsList of species6861ed703a1c7_20250629_215101
82025-06-28dist_spcsv17List of datasetsList of species685f8ec31796a_20250628_024228
92025-06-27whole_speciescsv22List of datasetsList of species685e7ba23f4af_20250627_072811
102025-06-27whole_speciescsv5List of datasetsList of species685e8350d635b_20250627_100855
112025-06-27whole_speciescsv1List of datasetsList of species685e8350d635b_20250627_100247
122025-06-27whole_speciescsv22List of datasetsList of species685e7ba23f4af_20250627_072824
132025-06-25dist_spshapefile17List of datasetsList of species685ba115f3cbc_20250625_031201
142025-06-17dist_spshapefile27List of datasetsList of species685148ee0d30c_20250617_065610
152025-06-11dist_spkml6List of datasetsList of species6848e5c69adb5_20250610_221211
162025-06-05dist_spcsv3List of datasetsList of species684185bc2aed3_20250605_080235
172025-05-24pointsshapefile14List of datasetsList of species6832548c79870_20250524_192651
182025-05-23dist_spcsv4List of datasetsList of species682fbed623742_20250522_202435
192025-05-23dist_spshapefile4List of datasetsList of species682fbed623742_20250522_202240
202025-05-12dist_spcsv17List of datasetsList of species681ea02cc1fd0_20250512_103549
212025-05-04dist_spcsv3List of datasetsList of species6817d252297ae_20250504_164925
222025-04-25dist_taxakml27List of datasetsList of species680bcf6c85769_20250425_140753
232025-04-09dist_taxakml27List of datasetsList of species67f6adefab61c_20250409_132724
242025-04-06dist_spkml24List of datasetsList of species67f28d372679f_20250406_105014
252025-04-06dist_spkml24List of datasetsList of species67f28d372679f_20250406_105029
262025-04-06dist_taxakml27List of datasetsList of species67f29b7e32f0b_20250406_111959
272025-03-24dist_taxakml27List of datasetsList of species67e156f432e88_20250324_085851
282025-03-24dist_taxakml27List of datasetsList of species67e168b1538e4_20250324_101516
292025-03-24dist_taxakml27List of datasetsList of species67e168b1538e4_20250324_101517
302025-03-24dist_taxakml27List of datasetsList of species67e15ba8c9a38_20250324_092102
312025-03-24dist_taxakml27List of datasetsList of species67e14571874f2_20250324_074619
322025-03-14dist_spkml4List of datasetsList of species67d4487abee32_20250314_113244
332025-03-05dist_spcsv4List of datasetsList of species67c8ae42ba81c_20250305_161036
342025-03-02dist_spshapefile4List of datasetsList of species67c4e5631970d_20250302_181929
352025-02-24dist_spshapefile4List of datasetsList of species67bce674eb8c1_20250224_165049
362025-02-11pointscsv14List of datasetsList of species67aa88479fdb6_20250211_140002
372025-02-05pointsshapefile26List of datasetsList of species67a27ba289c31_20250204_215252
382025-01-16dist_spcsv4List of datasetsList of species6788eb9fdbe8d_20250116_062229
392025-01-16dist_spcsv4List of datasetsList of species6788eb9fdbe8d_20250116_062232
402025-01-14dist_taxakml27List of datasetsList of species67869dedd5921_20250114_122624
412024-12-05whole_speciescsv13List of datasetsList of species674dbe368e8c6_20241205_055328
422024-12-02dist_spwfs3List of datasetsList of species674dad6f27a9a_20241202_084936
432024-12-02dist_spcsv3List of datasetsList of species674dad6f27a9a_20241202_080702
442024-12-02dist_spwfs3List of datasetsList of species674dad6f27a9a_20241202_081541
452024-12-02dist_spcsv3List of datasetsList of species674dad6f27a9a_20241202_084316
462024-11-29whole_speciesgdb13List of datasetsList of species674970c397fe7_20241129_032417
472024-11-29whole_specieskml13List of datasetsList of species674970c397fe7_20241129_032422
482024-11-29whole_speciescsv13List of datasetsList of species674970c397fe7_20241129_032404
492024-11-28dist_spshapefile4List of datasetsList of species67489c1f88f9a_20241128_114207
502024-11-24dist_spshapefile4List of datasetsList of species6742d58f43060_20241124_023056
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.