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

Summary of download requests

Number of users / requestsUsersRequests
66148
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.
0148
Years 2026202520242023
6723832
Formats requested Types requested  
csv49
shapefile47
kml41
wms0
wfs2
gdb9
Gridded summary Type 1a (dist_taxa)28
Gridded summary Type 1b (dist_taxa_h3)3
Gridded summary Type 2a (dist_sp)76
Gridded summary Type 2b (dist_sp_h3)1
diversity indexes (diversity)0
Observations based on criteria (points)15
All observations of species (whole_species)25
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
12026-02-12whole_speciescsv13List of datasetsList of species698d2c76db5b1_20260211_220248
22026-01-25dist_spkml17List of datasetsList of species69767c3394761_20260125_152754
32026-01-25dist_spkml17List of datasetsList of species69767c3394761_20260125_152746
42026-01-23dist_spshapefile4List of datasetsList of species6973611f748a3_20260123_065515
52026-01-23dist_spshapefile4List of datasetsList of species6973611f748a3_20260123_065501
62026-01-23dist_spshapefile4List of datasetsList of species6973611f748a3_20260123_065506
72025-12-12dist_taxakml27List of datasetsList of species693c0e96da2f2_20251212_080041
82025-12-10dist_taxakml27List of datasetsList of species6938e190004f7_20251209_220043
92025-12-09pointsshapefile22List of datasetsList of species69389a7cbdf2c_20251209_165815
102025-12-09pointscsv22List of datasetsList of species6938986246606_20251209_164630
112025-11-24whole_speciescsv5List of datasetsList of species6924ac4c6da26_20251124_144045
122025-11-17dist_spshapefile17List of datasetsList of species691b6d2f43dc9_20251117_134851
132025-11-10dist_spcsv1List of datasetsList of species69114dc352dc4_20251109_215414
142025-11-10dist_spcsv1List of datasetsList of species69114dc352dc4_20251109_213359
152025-11-10dist_spshapefile1List of datasetsList of species69114dc352dc4_20251109_214616
162025-11-04dist_taxakml27List of datasetsList of species690a195e8c3b2_20251104_102354
172025-10-18dist_spshapefile20List of datasetsList of species68f3456c67e89_20251018_035525
182025-10-18dist_spshapefile20List of datasetsList of species68f3456c67e89_20251018_041734
192025-10-13dist_taxacsv27List of datasetsList of species68ec7a64084b5_20251013_001313
202025-10-13dist_taxashapefile27List of datasetsList of species68ec7a64084b5_20251013_001420
212025-10-07dist_taxakml27List of datasetsList of species68e596e6344ac_20251007_184348
222025-10-06whole_speciescsv5List of datasetsList of species68e43460e75a0_20251006_173109
232025-10-06dist_spcsv3List of datasetsList of species68e43460e75a0_20251006_173657
242025-10-04dist_taxakml27List of datasetsList of species68e142e783bb4_20251004_115332
252025-10-04dist_spshapefile1List of datasetsList of species68e0a70edfa5e_20251004_005140
262025-10-04dist_spshapefile1List of datasetsList of species68e0a70edfa5e_20251004_010813
272025-10-04dist_spcsv17List of datasetsList of species68e092d3bb51e_20251003_232648
282025-10-02dist_spcsv17List of datasetsList of species68decd81595ef_20251002_151044
292025-09-25dist_spshapefile7List of datasetsList of species68d57ae69cacd_20250925_134345
302025-09-25dist_spshapefile7List of datasetsList of species68d57ae69cacd_20250925_134341
312025-09-23dist_taxakml27List of datasetsList of species68d265366d959_20250923_051839
322025-09-19whole_speciesgdb5List of datasetsList of species68cdab1e7196f_20250919_151612
332025-08-15dist_spcsv4List of datasetsList of species689fae979d8cf_20250815_180657
342025-08-15dist_spshapefile4List of datasetsList of species689fae979d8cf_20250815_181000
352025-07-26dist_spshapefile1List of datasetsList of species6884f8040ed8b_20250726_115000
362025-07-26dist_spshapefile1List of datasetsList of species6884f8040ed8b_20250726_120850
372025-07-09dist_taxakml27List of datasetsList of species686ee13718115_20250709_174310
382025-07-09whole_speciescsv13List of datasetsList of species686e79e24c0e0_20250709_102200
392025-07-02dist_spkml4List of datasetsList of species68650f39bbcde_20250702_065519
402025-07-01dist_taxakml27List of datasetsList of species686408983f2fb_20250701_121458
412025-07-01dist_taxakml27List of datasetsList of species686408983f2fb_20250701_121454
422025-06-30dist_spcsv17List of datasetsList of species6861ed703a1c7_20250629_215059
432025-06-30dist_spcsv17List of datasetsList of species6861ed703a1c7_20250629_215102
442025-06-30dist_spcsv17List of datasetsList of species6861ed703a1c7_20250629_215100
452025-06-30dist_spcsv17List of datasetsList of species6861ed703a1c7_20250629_215101
462025-06-28dist_spcsv17List of datasetsList of species685f8ec31796a_20250628_024228
472025-06-27whole_speciescsv22List of datasetsList of species685e7ba23f4af_20250627_072811
482025-06-27whole_speciescsv5List of datasetsList of species685e8350d635b_20250627_100855
492025-06-27whole_speciescsv1List of datasetsList of species685e8350d635b_20250627_100247
502025-06-27whole_speciescsv22List of datasetsList of species685e7ba23f4af_20250627_072824
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.