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

Summary of download requests

Number of users / requestsUsersRequests
3575
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.
075
Years 20242023
4332
Formats requested Types requested  
csv20
shapefile27
kml16
wms1
wfs3
gdb8
Gridded summary Type 1a (dist_taxa)8
Gridded summary Type 1b (dist_taxa_h3)3
Gridded summary Type 2a (dist_sp)36
Gridded summary Type 2b (dist_sp_h3)1
diversity indexes (diversity)0
Observations based on criteria (points)11
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
12024-12-05whole_speciescsv13List of datasetsList of species674dbe368e8c6_20241205_055328
22024-12-02dist_spwfs3List of datasetsList of species674dad6f27a9a_20241202_084936
32024-12-02dist_spwfs3List of datasetsList of species674dad6f27a9a_20241202_084945
42024-12-02dist_spcsv3List of datasetsList of species674dad6f27a9a_20241202_084316
52024-12-02dist_spcsv3List of datasetsList of species674dad6f27a9a_20241202_080702
62024-12-02dist_spwfs3List of datasetsList of species674dad6f27a9a_20241202_081541
72024-11-29whole_specieskml13List of datasetsList of species674970c397fe7_20241129_032422
82024-11-29whole_speciescsv13List of datasetsList of species674970c397fe7_20241129_032404
92024-11-29whole_speciesgdb13List of datasetsList of species674970c397fe7_20241129_032417
102024-11-28dist_spshapefile4List of datasetsList of species67489c1f88f9a_20241128_114229
112024-11-28dist_spshapefile4List of datasetsList of species67489c1f88f9a_20241128_114207
122024-11-24dist_spshapefile4List of datasetsList of species6742d58f43060_20241124_023105
132024-11-24dist_spshapefile4List of datasetsList of species6742d58f43060_20241124_023056
142024-11-24dist_spshapefile4List of datasetsList of species6742d58f43060_20241124_023054
152024-11-22dist_taxa_h3shapefile27List of datasetsList of species674019cf156ce_20241122_004825
162024-11-22dist_spkml4List of datasetsList of species674045bb4fac6_20241122_035836
172024-11-15dist_taxakml27List of datasetsList of species6737139da5b21_20241115_043550
182024-10-14pointsshapefile26List of datasetsList of species670da76271324_20241014_195437
192024-09-26dist_spkml4List of datasetsList of species66f585e2a9e4d_20240926_122132
202024-09-26dist_spshapefile4List of datasetsList of species66f585e2a9e4d_20240926_120642
212024-09-20whole_speciescsv13List of datasetsList of species66ed382a14523_20240920_061549
222024-08-12dist_taxakml27List of datasetsList of species66b99e9d7e0e0_20240812_013449
232024-07-25dist_spshapefile19List of datasetsList of species66a26cbf58aff_20240725_111955
242024-07-10dist_spcsv17List of datasetsList of species668e5ef84d629_20240710_061440
252024-05-26whole_speciescsv1List of datasetsList of species66535cd7b8e99_20240526_123958
262024-05-24dist_taxa_h3shapefile24List of datasetsList of species6650f48bc2821_20240524_162729
272024-05-24dist_taxa_h3shapefile24List of datasetsList of species6650f48bc2821_20240524_162734
282024-05-04pointscsv22List of datasetsList of species66365ca4ee3af_20240504_125113
292024-05-04dist_spcsv19List of datasetsList of species66365ca4ee3af_20240504_121530
302024-05-02pointsshapefile22List of datasetsList of species6634092535e48_20240502_175122
312024-05-02pointsshapefile22List of datasetsList of species6634092535e48_20240502_175125
322024-04-03dist_spwms29List of datasetsList of species660d4fa21fcfd_20240403_085211
332024-04-03dist_spshapefile29List of datasetsList of species660d4fa21fcfd_20240403_085159
342024-04-03dist_spkml29List of datasetsList of species660d4fa21fcfd_20240403_085202
352024-03-12dist_taxakml27List of datasetsList of species65f069f854b13_20240312_104516
362024-02-17dist_sp_h3shapefile17List of datasetsList of species65d042de9fdc6_20240217_004346
372024-02-09pointsshapefile26List of datasetsList of species65c60244386de_20240209_060155
382024-02-09pointsshapefile26List of datasetsList of species65c60244386de_20240209_060151
392024-02-08dist_spshapefile4List of datasetsList of species65c45e684654d_20240207_235716
402024-02-03dist_spcsv17List of datasetsList of species65be2b78ed257_20240203_070507
412024-02-01dist_spshapefile4List of datasetsList of species65bb9691694da_20240201_080842
422024-01-25dist_spshapefile19List of datasetsList of species65b2370ec41f5_20240125_053102
432024-01-05pointsshapefile13List of datasetsList of species659814eb115e8_20240105_133454
442023-12-07whole_speciescsv1List of datasetsList of species657184f18a971_20231207_034419
452023-12-07whole_speciesgdb1List of datasetsList of species657184f18a971_20231207_034424
462023-11-09pointscsv26List of datasetsList of species654c0238926c9_20231109_081613
472023-10-15dist_spcsv17List of datasetsList of species652bd2f5ada0c_20231015_075449
482023-10-09dist_taxakml27List of datasetsList of species652401c11ab5c_20231009_093933
492023-10-02dist_taxakml27List of datasetsList of species651b4bd5e8581_20231002_190217
502023-09-18dist_taxakml27List of datasetsList of species6508f34525502_20230918_210342
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.