The Belgian Marine Mammals Database (BMM)
EurOBIS Data Management Team, Flanders Marine Institute (VLIZ)

Summary of download requests

Number of users / requestsUsersRequests
3861516
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.
121504
Years 2026202520242023
392568332224
Formats requested Types requested  
csv871
shapefile231
kml214
wms13
wfs9
gdb178
Gridded summary Type 1a (dist_taxa)58
Gridded summary Type 1b (dist_taxa_h3)2
Gridded summary Type 2a (dist_sp)530
Gridded summary Type 2b (dist_sp_h3)28
diversity indexes (diversity)0
Observations based on criteria (points)70
All observations of species (whole_species)823
All observations in dataset (whole_dataset)5
  • 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
8012025-05-26whole_speciescsv4List of datasetsList of species6833e49296ec7_20250525_235419
8022025-05-25whole_specieskml3List of datasetsList of species68338aa7d777d_20250525_180305
8032025-05-25whole_specieskml3List of datasetsList of species68338aa7d777d_20250525_175629
8042025-05-24pointsshapefile2125List of datasetsList of species6832548c79870_20250524_192651
8052025-05-23dist_spshapefile1List of datasetsList of species682fbc9ae1716_20250522_201509
8062025-05-23dist_spshapefile1248List of datasetsList of species682fbed623742_20250522_202240
8072025-05-23dist_spcsv1248List of datasetsList of species682fbed623742_20250522_202435
8082025-05-21dist_spshapefile34List of datasetsList of species682dccbc04527_20250521_100451
8092025-05-21dist_spshapefile4List of datasetsList of species682dccbc04527_20250521_110425
8102025-05-21dist_spshapefile4List of datasetsList of species682dccbc04527_20250521_105502
8112025-05-21dist_spshapefile38List of datasetsList of species682dccbc04527_20250521_101111
8122025-05-20dist_spcsv3List of datasetsList of species682bdf0ae12c4_20250519_221142
8132025-05-17whole_speciesgdb4List of datasetsList of species6827d82a29007_20250516_211041
8142025-05-17whole_speciesgdb4List of datasetsList of species6827d82a29007_20250516_211148
8152025-05-17whole_speciesgdb3List of datasetsList of species6827d82a29007_20250516_204555
8162025-05-17whole_speciescsv3List of datasetsList of species682887d25501e_20250517_085854
8172025-05-17whole_speciescsv4List of datasetsList of species68288a3de11f6_20250517_091356
8182025-05-17whole_speciescsv4List of datasetsList of species68288a3de11f6_20250517_091458
8192025-05-17whole_speciescsv1List of datasetsList of species682885d60edb9_20250517_085716
8202025-05-17whole_speciescsv4List of datasetsList of species68288a3de11f6_20250517_091239
8212025-05-17whole_speciescsv4List of datasetsList of species68288a3de11f6_20250517_091341
8222025-05-17whole_speciescsv2List of datasetsList of species682888f79421d_20250517_090732
8232025-05-16dist_spshapefile10List of datasetsList of species68269084da954_20250515_213031
8242025-05-16dist_spcsv10List of datasetsList of species68269084da954_20250515_212429
8252025-05-15dist_spkml30List of datasetsList of species682598ac3ccdc_20250515_034618
8262025-05-15whole_speciescsv3List of datasetsList of species6825eccf4ed03_20250515_093426
8272025-05-15whole_speciescsv3List of datasetsList of species682598ac3ccdc_20250515_040233
8282025-05-15dist_spcsv30List of datasetsList of species682598ac3ccdc_20250515_035004
8292025-05-15dist_spcsv1List of datasetsList of species6825a42d92a63_20250515_043021
8302025-05-14dist_spcsv2List of datasetsList of species6824bd2446950_20250514_120305
8312025-05-14whole_speciescsv1List of datasetsList of species6824eebc97c1f_20250514_153045
8322025-05-14whole_speciesgdb3List of datasetsList of species6824aaf8adf87_20250514_104816
8332025-05-14whole_speciescsv3List of datasetsList of species6824aaf8adf87_20250514_104803
8342025-05-14dist_spkml3List of datasetsList of species682502730642b_20250514_165630
8352025-05-14dist_spkml3List of datasetsList of species682502730642b_20250514_165635
8362025-05-14whole_speciescsv3List of datasetsList of species6824669e14496_20250514_055255
8372025-05-11whole_speciesgdb4List of datasetsList of species681fe6ff4884d_20250511_172026
8382025-05-11whole_speciescsv4List of datasetsList of species681fe6ff4884d_20250511_172102
8392025-05-11whole_speciesgdb4List of datasetsList of species681fe6ff4884d_20250511_172053
8402025-05-11whole_speciesgdb4List of datasetsList of species681fe6ff4884d_20250511_172059
8412025-05-05whole_speciesgdb3List of datasetsList of species681901d4ce25b_20250505_142523
8422025-05-05whole_specieskml3List of datasetsList of species681901d4ce25b_20250505_142612
8432025-05-01dist_spkml3List of datasetsList of species6813bb86c7032_20250501_182942
8442025-04-29dist_spcsv4List of datasetsList of species681134c6be239_20250429_162229
8452025-04-29dist_spcsv3List of datasetsList of species68112f31cb6e2_20250429_161904
8462025-04-25dist_taxakml1275List of datasetsList of species680bcf6c85769_20250425_140753
8472025-04-25whole_speciescsv4List of datasetsList of species680c02466d9b8_20250425_175236
8482025-04-23dist_spcsv3List of datasetsList of species6808f521cb9f9_20250423_101730
8492025-04-23dist_spshapefile7List of datasetsList of species6808f8fead25a_20250423_103756
8502025-04-23dist_spcsv7List of datasetsList of species6808f521cb9f9_20250423_102408
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.