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
50149
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.
5144
Years 202520242023
814820
Formats requested Types requested  
csv76
shapefile27
kml36
wms2
wfs2
gdb6
Gridded summary Type 1a (dist_taxa)28
Gridded summary Type 1b (dist_taxa_h3)2
Gridded summary Type 2a (dist_sp)52
Gridded summary Type 2b (dist_sp_h3)1
diversity indexes (diversity)0
Observations based on criteria (points)7
All observations of species (whole_species)58
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
1012024-07-06whole_speciescsv1List of datasetsList of species6688d13c0dbc9_20240706_013348
1022024-07-06whole_speciescsv7List of datasetsList of species6688d13c0dbc9_20240706_013023
1032024-05-24dist_taxa_h3shapefile1049List of datasetsList of species6650f48bc2821_20240524_162729
1042024-05-24dist_taxa_h3shapefile1049List of datasetsList of species6650f48bc2821_20240524_162734
1052024-05-04dist_spcsv1976List of datasetsList of species66365ca4ee3af_20240504_121530
1062024-05-04pointscsv2182List of datasetsList of species66365ca4ee3af_20240504_125113
1072024-05-02pointsshapefile2182List of datasetsList of species6634092535e48_20240502_175122
1082024-04-23whole_speciescsv12List of datasetsList of species662803ca28c43_20240423_145445
1092024-04-03dist_spshapefile1976List of datasetsList of species660d4fa21fcfd_20240403_085159
1102024-04-03dist_spkml1976List of datasetsList of species660d4fa21fcfd_20240403_085202
1112024-03-12dist_taxakml1027List of datasetsList of species65f069f854b13_20240312_104516
1122024-03-10whole_datasetcsv2182List of datasetsList of species65ee2371d42e2_20240310_172039
1132024-03-01whole_speciescsv10List of datasetsList of species65e1af6fa9501_20240301_053727
1142024-03-01dist_spkml10List of datasetsList of species65e1af6fa9501_20240301_054146
1152024-02-23whole_speciescsv7List of datasetsList of species65d8bf157e720_20240223_111721
1162024-02-23whole_speciescsv1List of datasetsList of species65d8bd5312676_20240223_104541
1172024-02-23whole_speciescsv12List of datasetsList of species65d8b32d35034_20240223_100458
1182024-02-23whole_speciescsv10List of datasetsList of species65d8c578eefb4_20240223_111940
1192024-02-17dist_sp_h3shapefile1053List of datasetsList of species65d042de9fdc6_20240217_004346
1202024-02-09dist_spshapefile2List of datasetsList of species65c5fee0bae26_20240209_060304
1212024-02-03dist_spshapefile1List of datasetsList of species65be2b78ed257_20240203_090451
1222024-02-03dist_spcsv1025List of datasetsList of species65be2b78ed257_20240203_090707
1232024-02-03dist_spcsv10List of datasetsList of species65be2b78ed257_20240203_090346
1242024-02-03dist_spcsv1027List of datasetsList of species65be2b78ed257_20240203_070507
1252024-02-03dist_spcsv1List of datasetsList of species65be2b78ed257_20240203_090445
1262024-02-03dist_spshapefile10List of datasetsList of species65be2b78ed257_20240203_090353
1272024-02-03dist_spcsv1014List of datasetsList of species65be2b78ed257_20240203_090522
1282024-02-03dist_spshapefile1014List of datasetsList of species65be2b78ed257_20240203_090616
1292024-01-25dist_spshapefile1976List of datasetsList of species65b2370ec41f5_20240125_053102
1302023-12-23whole_speciescsv12List of datasetsList of species658696c880f18_20231223_040809
1312023-12-23whole_speciesgdb12List of datasetsList of species658696c880f18_20231223_031633
1322023-10-15dist_spcsv1027List of datasetsList of species652bd2f5ada0c_20231015_075449
1332023-10-09dist_taxakml1027List of datasetsList of species652401c11ab5c_20231009_093933
1342023-10-02dist_taxakml1027List of datasetsList of species651b4bd5e8581_20231002_190217
1352023-09-18dist_taxakml1027List of datasetsList of species6508f34525502_20230918_210342
1362023-08-17whole_speciescsv2List of datasetsList of species64ddc18156a8c_20230817_044113
1372023-08-07dist_taxakml1027List of datasetsList of species64d0fae7ae3a9_20230807_100906
1382023-07-10pointsshapefile2List of datasetsList of species64abe3ec80900_20230710_065738
1392023-07-10pointsshapefile1321List of datasetsList of species64abfa800999e_20230710_083612
1402023-07-10pointsshapefile10List of datasetsList of species64abf4e87e347_20230710_081001
1412023-06-30dist_taxakml1027List of datasetsList of species649e8cefecd92_20230630_040824
1422023-06-19dist_spcsv765List of datasetsList of species6490f3039ea3a_20230619_203450
1432023-06-19dist_spcsv1450List of datasetsList of species6490f3039ea3a_20230619_205403
1442023-05-04whole_speciescsv10List of datasetsList of species6454308b7e8b2_20230504_183017
1452023-05-04whole_speciescsv10List of datasetsList of species6454308b7e8b2_20230504_182613
1462023-05-04whole_speciescsv10List of datasetsList of species64543333be923_20230504_183657
1472023-04-06whole_speciescsv10List of datasetsList of species642f4adebd314_20230406_184812
1482023-04-06whole_speciesgdb10List of datasetsList of species642f4adebd314_20230406_184842
1492023-04-06whole_speciescsv10List of datasetsList of species642f4c390ce34_20230406_184847
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.