Marine and Coastal Management - Demersal Surveys (AfrOBIS)
Rob Cooper, Marine and Coastal Management; Department of Environmental Affairs and Tourism

Summary of download requests

Number of users / requestsUsersRequests
59199
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.
5194
Years 2026202520242023
50814820
Formats requested Types requested  
csv100
shapefile35
kml53
wms2
wfs2
gdb7
Gridded summary Type 1a (dist_taxa)41
Gridded summary Type 1b (dist_taxa_h3)2
Gridded summary Type 2a (dist_sp)69
Gridded summary Type 2b (dist_sp_h3)1
diversity indexes (diversity)0
Observations based on criteria (points)7
All observations of species (whole_species)78
All observations in dataset (whole_dataset)1
  • 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
12026-04-30dist_taxakml1027List of datasetsList of species69f39da2d8341_20260430_142751
22026-04-26dist_taxakml1027List of datasetsList of species69ed6e43858a1_20260425_215225
32026-04-26dist_taxakml1027List of datasetsList of species69ed6e43858a1_20260425_215216
42026-04-26dist_taxakml1027List of datasetsList of species69ed6e43858a1_20260425_215220
52026-04-26dist_taxakml1027List of datasetsList of species69ed6e43858a1_20260425_215218
62026-04-26dist_taxakml1027List of datasetsList of species69ed6e43858a1_20260425_215217
72026-04-26dist_taxakml1027List of datasetsList of species69ed6e43858a1_20260425_215214
82026-04-10dist_spcsv12List of datasetsList of species69d922a5efa2f_20260410_122829
92026-04-06dist_taxakml1027List of datasetsList of species69d35df24a929_20260406_031726
102026-03-31dist_taxakml1027List of datasetsList of species69cbcc67cf3a7_20260331_093407
112026-03-26dist_spcsv1List of datasetsList of species69c1604fed9af_20260326_114505
122026-03-26whole_speciescsv10List of datasetsList of species69c405ecaad47_20260326_115345
132026-03-26whole_speciescsv2List of datasetsList of species69c47c1c163c0_20260325_202648
142026-03-26whole_speciescsv7List of datasetsList of species69c54fc69de10_20260326_113352
152026-03-26dist_spshapefile5List of datasetsList of species69c54fc69de10_20260326_113417
162026-03-26dist_spshapefile5List of datasetsList of species69c54fc69de10_20260326_113358
172026-03-26whole_speciescsv7List of datasetsList of species69c4046f7047a_20260326_112306
182026-03-26whole_speciescsv7List of datasetsList of species69c4046f7047a_20260326_112330
192026-03-26whole_speciescsv7List of datasetsList of species69c4046f7047a_20260326_112332
202026-03-26whole_speciescsv7List of datasetsList of species69c54fc69de10_20260326_113318
212026-03-26whole_speciescsv7List of datasetsList of species69c54fc69de10_20260326_113941
222026-03-26whole_speciescsv7List of datasetsList of species69c4046f7047a_20260326_112240
232026-03-26whole_speciescsv7List of datasetsList of species69c4046f7047a_20260326_112243
242026-03-26whole_speciescsv7List of datasetsList of species69c4046f7047a_20260326_112248
252026-03-26whole_speciescsv7List of datasetsList of species69c4046f7047a_20260326_112250
262026-03-25dist_spcsv12List of datasetsList of species69c3fea76a806_20260325_115610
272026-03-25dist_spcsv12List of datasetsList of species69c3fea76a806_20260325_115616
282026-03-25dist_spshapefile1List of datasetsList of species69c400947bd30_20260325_113952
292026-03-25dist_spshapefile1List of datasetsList of species69c400947bd30_20260325_113947
302026-03-25dist_spshapefile1List of datasetsList of species69c400947bd30_20260325_113950
312026-03-25whole_speciescsv7List of datasetsList of species69c4046f7047a_20260325_120405
322026-03-25whole_speciescsv7List of datasetsList of species69c4046f7047a_20260325_120407
332026-03-25whole_speciesgdb7List of datasetsList of species69c4046f7047a_20260325_120406
342026-03-25whole_speciescsv7List of datasetsList of species69c4046f7047a_20260325_120402
352026-03-25whole_speciescsv7List of datasetsList of species69c4046f7047a_20260325_120401
362026-03-25whole_speciescsv7List of datasetsList of species69c4046f7047a_20260325_120355
372026-03-25whole_speciescsv7List of datasetsList of species69c4046f7047a_20260325_120352
382026-03-25whole_speciescsv7List of datasetsList of species69c4046f7047a_20260325_120350
392026-03-18dist_spcsv1976List of datasetsList of species69ba439dd5222_20260318_022834
402026-03-17dist_taxakml1027List of datasetsList of species69b9c8beca103_20260317_173408
412026-03-15dist_taxakml1027List of datasetsList of species69b67a6467463_20260315_052419
422026-03-13dist_taxakml1027List of datasetsList of species69b45bbe273b7_20260313_144841
432026-03-13dist_taxakml1027List of datasetsList of species69b364834f165_20260312_211732
442026-03-06dist_spkml2112List of datasetsList of species69aaf46744e16_20260306_103857
452026-02-25dist_spshapefile15List of datasetsList of species699ef8a98daa9_20260225_083221
462026-02-25dist_spshapefile15List of datasetsList of species699ef8a98daa9_20260225_083219
472026-02-12dist_spkml2List of datasetsList of species698d88b689eda_20260212_031120
482026-01-27dist_spshapefile10List of datasetsList of species69789704255e8_20260127_054452
492026-01-25dist_spkml1027List of datasetsList of species69767c3394761_20260125_152754
502026-01-25dist_spkml1027List of datasetsList of species69767c3394761_20260125_152746
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.