DFO Maritimes Region Cetacean Sightings
OBIS Canada

Summary of download requests

Number of users / requestsUsersRequests
7603100
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.
83092
Years 2026202520242023
5181179776627
Formats requested Types requested  
csv1734
shapefile525
kml422
wms30
wfs25
gdb364
Gridded summary Type 1a (dist_taxa)55
Gridded summary Type 1b (dist_taxa_h3)5
Gridded summary Type 2a (dist_sp)1104
Gridded summary Type 2b (dist_sp_h3)65
diversity indexes (diversity)4
Observations based on criteria (points)210
All observations of species (whole_species)1649
All observations in dataset (whole_dataset)8
  • 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
10012025-09-02whole_speciescsv1List of datasetsList of species68b72ea7a543f_20250902_135626
10022025-09-01whole_speciescsv7760List of datasetsList of species68b5c62be48be_20250901_121828
10032025-09-01whole_speciescsv7760List of datasetsList of species68b5ccef0dcd6_20250901_125828
10042025-09-01whole_speciescsv2List of datasetsList of species68b5c0304890a_20250901_115048
10052025-08-31dist_spcsv6560List of datasetsList of species68b4a66f527ad_20250831_154648
10062025-08-31dist_spcsv17941List of datasetsList of species68b4a66f527ad_20250831_154749
10072025-08-31dist_spcsv17941List of datasetsList of species68b4a66f527ad_20250831_155407
10082025-08-31whole_speciescsv865List of datasetsList of species68b4a578334b6_20250831_154315
10092025-08-31whole_speciescsv11List of datasetsList of species68b499688bfba_20250831_145245
10102025-08-31whole_speciescsv865List of datasetsList of species68b499688bfba_20250831_145301
10112025-08-31whole_speciescsv11List of datasetsList of species68b499688bfba_20250831_145325
10122025-08-28whole_speciesgdb16List of datasetsList of species68b09170c3aab_20250828_134046
10132025-08-27pointskml77List of datasetsList of species68af40067d2d0_20250827_134126
10142025-08-22whole_speciescsv12List of datasetsList of species68a8b348f00d3_20250822_141554
10152025-08-19dist_sp_h3shapefile2119List of datasetsList of species68a44696d7cef_20250819_054206
10162025-08-19dist_sp_h3shapefile2010List of datasetsList of species68a43d4ae080e_20250819_051944
10172025-08-19dist_sp_h3shapefile6List of datasetsList of species68a4463a506d5_20250819_053941
10182025-08-19dist_sp_h3shapefile202List of datasetsList of species68a4459c1925b_20250819_053755
10192025-08-19dist_sp_h3shapefile1024List of datasetsList of species68a444a053d89_20250819_053358
10202025-08-19dist_sp_h3shapefile1024List of datasetsList of species68a444a053d89_20250819_053337
10212025-08-19dist_sp_h3shapefile2010List of datasetsList of species68a43d4ae080e_20250819_052000
10222025-08-19dist_sp_h3shapefile2010List of datasetsList of species68a43d4ae080e_20250819_051917
10232025-08-18whole_speciesgdb212List of datasetsList of species68a33529a6aaf_20250818_101825
10242025-08-18whole_speciesgdb433List of datasetsList of species68a32dec1113f_20250818_094751
10252025-08-18whole_speciesgdb2097List of datasetsList of species68a3370b71da3_20250818_102249
10262025-08-18dist_spshapefile264List of datasetsList of species68a32dec1113f_20250818_094915
10272025-08-18whole_speciesgdb5643List of datasetsList of species68a339213740e_20250818_103142
10282025-08-18whole_speciescsv81List of datasetsList of species68a38913bbae2_20250818_161756
10292025-08-15whole_speciescsv16List of datasetsList of species689f47a053196_20250815_114842
10302025-08-15dist_spshapefile20481List of datasetsList of species689fae979d8cf_20250815_181000
10312025-08-15dist_spcsv20481List of datasetsList of species689fae979d8cf_20250815_180657
10322025-08-14whole_speciesgdb212List of datasetsList of species689e6b6fee02c_20250814_190753
10332025-08-14dist_spshapefile203List of datasetsList of species689e6b6fee02c_20250814_190818
10342025-08-14whole_speciesgdb2List of datasetsList of species689d814d68a23_20250814_023419
10352025-08-12whole_speciescsv7760List of datasetsList of species689b6e9b1c437_20250812_124337
10362025-08-12whole_speciesgdb7760List of datasetsList of species689b6e9b1c437_20250812_124331
10372025-08-10dist_spshapefile1777List of datasetsList of species689603bac3a6c_20250810_080552
10382025-08-10dist_spshapefile1777List of datasetsList of species689603bac3a6c_20250810_080541
10392025-08-10dist_spcsv1777List of datasetsList of species689603bac3a6c_20250810_080615
10402025-08-10dist_spcsv1777List of datasetsList of species689603bac3a6c_20250810_080611
10412025-08-09dist_spcsv1650List of datasetsList of species689603bac3a6c_20250809_073626
10422025-08-09dist_spshapefile1650List of datasetsList of species689603bac3a6c_20250809_073613
10432025-08-08dist_spcsv11List of datasetsList of species689630c16306b_20250808_132017
10442025-07-29whole_speciescsv640List of datasetsList of species6888ab4e4a5fa_20250729_070908
10452025-07-28pointsshapefile7740List of datasetsList of species68878067cbe52_20250728_112725
10462025-07-28pointsshapefile7740List of datasetsList of species68878067cbe52_20250728_112727
10472025-07-28whole_speciescsv2List of datasetsList of species68879c81771b0_20250728_121938
10482025-07-28whole_speciescsv2List of datasetsList of species68879c81771b0_20250728_121637
10492025-07-26dist_spshapefile13List of datasetsList of species6884d6bcd107a_20250726_102450
10502025-07-26dist_spshapefile1858List of datasetsList of species6884f8040ed8b_20250726_120850
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.