DFO Maritimes Region Cetacean Sightings
Pamela Emery, Fisheries and Oceans Canada

Summary of download requests

Number of users / requestsUsersRequests
5382015
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.
92006
Years 202520242023
555826634
Formats requested Types requested  
csv1105
shapefile323
kml286
wms10
wfs11
gdb280
Gridded summary Type 1a (dist_taxa)30
Gridded summary Type 1b (dist_taxa_h3)5
Gridded summary Type 2a (dist_sp)644
Gridded summary Type 2b (dist_sp_h3)27
diversity indexes (diversity)4
Observations based on criteria (points)163
All observations of species (whole_species)1133
All observations in dataset (whole_dataset)9
  • 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
2012025-05-25whole_specieskml506List of datasetsList of species68338aa7d777d_20250525_175629
2022025-05-25whole_specieskml506List of datasetsList of species68338aa7d777d_20250525_180305
2032025-05-24pointsshapefile47809List of datasetsList of species6832548c79870_20250524_192651
2042025-05-23dist_spshapefile26455List of datasetsList of species682fbed623742_20250522_202240
2052025-05-23dist_spcsv26455List of datasetsList of species682fbed623742_20250522_202435
2062025-05-23dist_spcsv28List of datasetsList of species683034261cc42_20250523_044322
2072025-05-23dist_spcsv35List of datasetsList of species683034261cc42_20250523_044517
2082025-05-23dist_spcsv35List of datasetsList of species683034261cc42_20250523_045657
2092025-05-23dist_spcsv57List of datasetsList of species68303d2b90e27_20250523_051844
2102025-05-23dist_spcsv57List of datasetsList of species68303d2b90e27_20250523_052447
2112025-05-21dist_spshapefile5027List of datasetsList of species682dccbc04527_20250521_101111
2122025-05-21dist_spshapefile2484List of datasetsList of species682dccbc04527_20250521_100451
2132025-05-21dist_spshapefile4943List of datasetsList of species682dccbc04527_20250521_105502
2142025-05-21dist_spshapefile2403List of datasetsList of species682dccbc04527_20250521_110425
2152025-05-20dist_spcsv213List of datasetsList of species682bdc6a3969b_20250519_213901
2162025-05-20dist_spcsv1962List of datasetsList of species682bdf0ae12c4_20250519_221142
2172025-05-20dist_spkml2List of datasetsList of species682ca0490c2f3_20250520_115010
2182025-05-20dist_spkml2List of datasetsList of species682ca0490c2f3_20250520_115005
2192025-05-20whole_specieskml58List of datasetsList of species682c426d37659_20250520_052137
2202025-05-20whole_specieskml58List of datasetsList of species682c596bbb458_20250520_063503
2212025-05-20whole_specieskml58List of datasetsList of species682c54168f045_20250520_061438
2222025-05-20whole_specieskml58List of datasetsList of species682c426d37659_20250520_050733
2232025-05-20whole_specieskml58List of datasetsList of species682ca873cb51d_20250520_121303
2242025-05-17whole_speciesgdb6184List of datasetsList of species6827d82a29007_20250516_204555
2252025-05-17whole_speciesgdb227List of datasetsList of species6827d82a29007_20250516_205509
2262025-05-17whole_speciesgdb12347List of datasetsList of species6827d82a29007_20250516_211041
2272025-05-17whole_speciesgdb12347List of datasetsList of species6827d82a29007_20250516_211148
2282025-05-17dist_spshapefile28List of datasetsList of species6828c11de8bb5_20250517_132257
2292025-05-17whole_speciescsv227List of datasetsList of species682885d63c2c4_20250517_085609
2302025-05-17whole_speciescsv46List of datasetsList of species682885d44bbd5_20250517_085645
2312025-05-17whole_speciescsv8List of datasetsList of species682887cc9ed59_20250517_085802
2322025-05-17whole_speciescsv2List of datasetsList of species682885d4f1d05_20250517_085704
2332025-05-17whole_speciescsv42List of datasetsList of species682887d31f305_20250517_085816
2342025-05-17whole_speciescsv102List of datasetsList of species682887d25501e_20250517_085854
2352025-05-17whole_speciescsv933List of datasetsList of species68288941e3b91_20250517_090417
2362025-05-17whole_speciescsv5List of datasetsList of species682888f79421d_20250517_090732
2372025-05-17whole_speciescsv51List of datasetsList of species682888f9cb79c_20250517_090737
2382025-05-17whole_speciescsv12347List of datasetsList of species68288a3de11f6_20250517_091239
2392025-05-17whole_speciescsv12347List of datasetsList of species68288a3de11f6_20250517_091341
2402025-05-17whole_speciescsv12347List of datasetsList of species68288a3de11f6_20250517_091458
2412025-05-17whole_speciescsv267List of datasetsList of species682888fa8f41a_20250517_090714
2422025-05-17whole_speciescsv12347List of datasetsList of species68288a3de11f6_20250517_091356
2432025-05-16dist_spcsv10874List of datasetsList of species68269084da954_20250515_212429
2442025-05-16dist_spshapefile10874List of datasetsList of species68269084da954_20250515_213031
2452025-05-15whole_speciesshapefile2551List of datasetsList of species6825eccf4ed03_20250515_093855
2462025-05-15whole_speciesgdb933List of datasetsList of species6825e43042c06_20250515_091448
2472025-05-15whole_speciescsv933List of datasetsList of species6825e43042c06_20250515_091400
2482025-05-15whole_speciescsv6184List of datasetsList of species6825eccf4ed03_20250515_093426
2492025-05-15whole_speciesgdb933List of datasetsList of species6825e43042c06_20250515_091430
2502025-05-15whole_speciescsv933List of datasetsList of species6825e43042c06_20250515_092959
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.