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
2512025-05-15whole_speciesgdb933List of datasetsList of species6825e43042c06_20250515_091430
2522025-05-15whole_speciesshapefile2551List of datasetsList of species6825eccf4ed03_20250515_093855
2532025-05-15whole_speciesgdb933List of datasetsList of species6825e43042c06_20250515_091448
2542025-05-15whole_speciescsv933List of datasetsList of species6825e43042c06_20250515_091359
2552025-05-15whole_speciescsv6184List of datasetsList of species682598ac3ccdc_20250515_040233
2562025-05-15dist_spcsv1List of datasetsList of species6825a42d92a63_20250515_043021
2572025-05-15dist_spcsv21List of datasetsList of species6825aa17b402b_20250515_045002
2582025-05-14dist_spcsv5List of datasetsList of species6824bd2446950_20250514_120305
2592025-05-14whole_speciescsv6184List of datasetsList of species6824aaf8adf87_20250514_104803
2602025-05-14whole_speciesgdb6184List of datasetsList of species6824aaf8adf87_20250514_104816
2612025-05-14dist_spkml3688List of datasetsList of species682502730642b_20250514_165630
2622025-05-14dist_spkml3688List of datasetsList of species682502730642b_20250514_165635
2632025-05-14whole_specieskml58List of datasetsList of species6824b7aa8c0f3_20250514_113659
2642025-05-14whole_speciescsv6184List of datasetsList of species6824669e14496_20250514_055255
2652025-05-13dist_spcsv6List of datasetsList of species6823bc58eff46_20250513_175334
2662025-05-13dist_spshapefile34List of datasetsList of species6822adaf77acb_20250512_223037
2672025-05-13dist_spshapefile34List of datasetsList of species6822adaf77acb_20250512_223215
2682025-05-13dist_spshapefile34List of datasetsList of species6822adaf77acb_20250512_223036
2692025-05-12dist_spcsv161List of datasetsList of species681ea02cc1fd0_20250512_103549
2702025-05-11whole_speciesgdb12347List of datasetsList of species681fe6ff4884d_20250511_172053
2712025-05-11whole_speciesgdb12347List of datasetsList of species681fe6ff4884d_20250511_172026
2722025-05-11whole_speciesgdb12347List of datasetsList of species681fe6ff4884d_20250511_172059
2732025-05-11whole_speciescsv12347List of datasetsList of species681fe6ff4884d_20250511_172102
2742025-05-11whole_speciescsv227List of datasetsList of species6820759daaaed_20250511_060807
2752025-05-11whole_speciescsv227List of datasetsList of species682078786eac4_20250511_061748
2762025-05-11whole_speciescsv227List of datasetsList of species68207988aab2c_20250511_062611
2772025-05-11whole_speciescsv227List of datasetsList of species682078786eac4_20250511_072607
2782025-05-11whole_speciescsv227List of datasetsList of species682078786eac4_20250511_072313
2792025-05-10whole_specieskml39List of datasetsList of species681efa4bc0ab4_20250510_031237
2802025-05-09pointscsv227List of datasetsList of species681e40009f5da_20250509_135541
2812025-05-09whole_speciesgdb50List of datasetsList of species681d4524216f4_20250508_200721
2822025-05-09whole_speciescsv50List of datasetsList of species681d4524216f4_20250508_200835
2832025-05-07dist_spcsv2049List of datasetsList of species681b7a68b19e0_20250507_113246
2842025-05-07whole_speciescsv51List of datasetsList of species681ae0d4027a7_20250507_002633
2852025-05-06dist_spshapefile10List of datasetsList of species6819b219a4d0a_20250506_025540
2862025-05-06whole_specieskml39List of datasetsList of species6819e80d8a70d_20250506_070915
2872025-05-06whole_specieskml39List of datasetsList of species6819e80d8a70d_20250506_070750
2882025-05-05whole_speciesgdb6184List of datasetsList of species681901d4ce25b_20250505_142523
2892025-05-05whole_specieskml6184List of datasetsList of species681901d4ce25b_20250505_142612
2902025-05-03dist_spcsv28List of datasetsList of species6815b631b2766_20250503_023339
2912025-05-03dist_spshapefile28List of datasetsList of species6815b631b2766_20250503_023454
2922025-05-01dist_spkml2387List of datasetsList of species6813bb86c7032_20250501_182942
2932025-04-30whole_datasetgdb49205List of datasetsList of species68117f65e7c53_20250429_214104
2942025-04-29whole_speciescsv933List of datasetsList of species68112f31cb6e2_20250429_155943
2952025-04-29whole_speciescsv933List of datasetsList of species68112f31cb6e2_20250429_160848
2962025-04-29whole_speciescsv933List of datasetsList of species68112f31cb6e2_20250429_161112
2972025-04-29dist_spcsv218List of datasetsList of species68112f31cb6e2_20250429_161637
2982025-04-29dist_spcsv4943List of datasetsList of species681134c6be239_20250429_162229
2992025-04-29dist_spcsv3688List of datasetsList of species68112f31cb6e2_20250429_161904
3002025-04-29dist_spcsv520List of datasetsList of species681134c6be239_20250429_162710
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.