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

Summary of download requests

Number of users / requestsUsersRequests
4290
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.
090
Years 202520242023
203832
Formats requested Types requested  
csv25
shapefile27
kml28
wms0
wfs2
gdb8
Gridded summary Type 1a (dist_taxa)17
Gridded summary Type 1b (dist_taxa_h3)3
Gridded summary Type 2a (dist_sp)41
Gridded summary Type 2b (dist_sp_h3)1
diversity indexes (diversity)0
Observations based on criteria (points)12
All observations of species (whole_species)16
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
12025-05-04dist_spcsv3List of datasetsList of species6817d252297ae_20250504_164925
22025-04-25dist_taxakml27List of datasetsList of species680bcf6c85769_20250425_140753
32025-04-09dist_taxakml27List of datasetsList of species67f6adefab61c_20250409_132724
42025-04-06dist_spkml24List of datasetsList of species67f28d372679f_20250406_105029
52025-04-06dist_spkml24List of datasetsList of species67f28d372679f_20250406_105014
62025-04-06dist_taxakml27List of datasetsList of species67f29b7e32f0b_20250406_111959
72025-03-24dist_taxakml27List of datasetsList of species67e168b1538e4_20250324_101517
82025-03-24dist_taxakml27List of datasetsList of species67e168b1538e4_20250324_101516
92025-03-24dist_taxakml27List of datasetsList of species67e15ba8c9a38_20250324_092102
102025-03-24dist_taxakml27List of datasetsList of species67e156f432e88_20250324_085851
112025-03-24dist_taxakml27List of datasetsList of species67e14571874f2_20250324_074619
122025-03-14dist_spkml4List of datasetsList of species67d4487abee32_20250314_113244
132025-03-05dist_spcsv4List of datasetsList of species67c8ae42ba81c_20250305_161036
142025-03-02dist_spshapefile4List of datasetsList of species67c4e5631970d_20250302_181929
152025-02-24dist_spshapefile4List of datasetsList of species67bce674eb8c1_20250224_165049
162025-02-11pointscsv14List of datasetsList of species67aa88479fdb6_20250211_140002
172025-02-05pointsshapefile26List of datasetsList of species67a27ba289c31_20250204_215252
182025-01-16dist_spcsv4List of datasetsList of species6788eb9fdbe8d_20250116_062229
192025-01-16dist_spcsv4List of datasetsList of species6788eb9fdbe8d_20250116_062232
202025-01-14dist_taxakml27List of datasetsList of species67869dedd5921_20250114_122624
212024-12-05whole_speciescsv13List of datasetsList of species674dbe368e8c6_20241205_055328
222024-12-02dist_spwfs3List of datasetsList of species674dad6f27a9a_20241202_081541
232024-12-02dist_spcsv3List of datasetsList of species674dad6f27a9a_20241202_084316
242024-12-02dist_spwfs3List of datasetsList of species674dad6f27a9a_20241202_084936
252024-12-02dist_spcsv3List of datasetsList of species674dad6f27a9a_20241202_080702
262024-11-29whole_specieskml13List of datasetsList of species674970c397fe7_20241129_032422
272024-11-29whole_speciesgdb13List of datasetsList of species674970c397fe7_20241129_032417
282024-11-29whole_speciescsv13List of datasetsList of species674970c397fe7_20241129_032404
292024-11-28dist_spshapefile4List of datasetsList of species67489c1f88f9a_20241128_114207
302024-11-24dist_spshapefile4List of datasetsList of species6742d58f43060_20241124_023054
312024-11-24dist_spshapefile4List of datasetsList of species6742d58f43060_20241124_023056
322024-11-22dist_taxa_h3shapefile27List of datasetsList of species674019cf156ce_20241122_004825
332024-11-22dist_spkml4List of datasetsList of species674045bb4fac6_20241122_035836
342024-11-15dist_taxakml27List of datasetsList of species6737139da5b21_20241115_043550
352024-10-14pointsshapefile26List of datasetsList of species670da76271324_20241014_195437
362024-09-26dist_spshapefile4List of datasetsList of species66f585e2a9e4d_20240926_120642
372024-09-26dist_spkml4List of datasetsList of species66f585e2a9e4d_20240926_122132
382024-09-20whole_speciescsv13List of datasetsList of species66ed382a14523_20240920_061549
392024-08-12dist_taxakml27List of datasetsList of species66b99e9d7e0e0_20240812_013449
402024-07-25dist_spshapefile19List of datasetsList of species66a26cbf58aff_20240725_111955
412024-07-10dist_spcsv17List of datasetsList of species668e5ef84d629_20240710_061440
422024-05-26whole_speciescsv1List of datasetsList of species66535cd7b8e99_20240526_123958
432024-05-24dist_taxa_h3shapefile24List of datasetsList of species6650f48bc2821_20240524_162734
442024-05-24dist_taxa_h3shapefile24List of datasetsList of species6650f48bc2821_20240524_162729
452024-05-04dist_spcsv19List of datasetsList of species66365ca4ee3af_20240504_121530
462024-05-04pointscsv22List of datasetsList of species66365ca4ee3af_20240504_125113
472024-05-02pointsshapefile22List of datasetsList of species6634092535e48_20240502_175122
482024-04-03dist_spshapefile29List of datasetsList of species660d4fa21fcfd_20240403_085159
492024-04-03dist_spkml29List of datasetsList of species660d4fa21fcfd_20240403_085202
502024-03-12dist_taxakml27List of datasetsList of species65f069f854b13_20240312_104516
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.