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
10512025-07-26dist_spshapefile10279List of datasetsList of species6884f8040ed8b_20250726_115000
10522025-07-26dist_spshapefile15List of datasetsList of species6884d6bcd107a_20250726_103323
10532025-07-24whole_speciesgdb16List of datasetsList of species68820b4fe7c2c_20250724_064222
10542025-07-23dist_spshapefile73List of datasetsList of species6880ca3d35446_20250723_074233
10552025-07-23whole_specieswms433List of datasetsList of species6880dd96ca1d1_20250723_090959
10562025-07-23whole_specieswms433List of datasetsList of species6880dd96ca1d1_20250723_091002
10572025-07-22whole_speciesgdb2097List of datasetsList of species687fe008efa17_20250722_150817
10582025-07-22whole_speciesgdb2097List of datasetsList of species687fe008efa17_20250722_150824
10592025-07-21dist_taxacsv7123List of datasetsList of species687ed00398221_20250721_194733
10602025-07-21dist_taxashapefile7123List of datasetsList of species687ed00398221_20250721_194742
10612025-07-21dist_taxacsv7123List of datasetsList of species687ed00398221_20250721_194738
10622025-07-21whole_speciescsv16List of datasetsList of species687e7b5fd1290_20250721_182029
10632025-07-21whole_speciescsv16List of datasetsList of species687e7b5fd1290_20250721_181955
10642025-07-21whole_speciescsv16List of datasetsList of species687e7b5fd1290_20250721_182056
10652025-07-21whole_speciescsv16List of datasetsList of species687e7b5fd1290_20250721_181957
10662025-07-21whole_speciescsv16List of datasetsList of species687e7b5fd1290_20250721_181959
10672025-07-21whole_speciescsv16List of datasetsList of species687e7b5fd1290_20250721_182023
10682025-07-21whole_speciescsv2List of datasetsList of species687ea43e8ccb2_20250721_170604
10692025-07-19dist_spkml15List of datasetsList of species687bd165e6df8_20250719_134307
10702025-07-19dist_spkml15List of datasetsList of species687bd165e6df8_20250719_134310
10712025-07-19dist_spkml15List of datasetsList of species687bd165e6df8_20250719_134306
10722025-07-18dist_spshapefile411List of datasetsList of species6879f7d155b9b_20250718_033538
10732025-07-18dist_spshapefile264List of datasetsList of species6879ffe9c8bac_20250718_040427
10742025-07-18whole_speciesgdb5643List of datasetsList of species6879fc4955028_20250718_035106
10752025-07-18dist_spshapefile264List of datasetsList of species6879fc42f0195_20250718_034929
10762025-07-18dist_spshapefile411List of datasetsList of species6879ffe9c8bac_20250718_040725
10772025-07-18dist_spshapefile4634List of datasetsList of species6879f7cb164b3_20250718_033324
10782025-07-18dist_spshapefile4634List of datasetsList of species6879f7cb164b3_20250718_033346
10792025-07-18whole_speciesgdb433List of datasetsList of species6879ffe9c8bac_20250718_040921
10802025-07-16dist_spshapefile74List of datasetsList of species687752ae8a57d_20250716_040904
10812025-07-15dist_spshapefile1659List of datasetsList of species68767c389cef4_20250715_122307
10822025-07-15dist_spshapefile1659List of datasetsList of species68767c389cef4_20250715_122302
10832025-07-14dist_spcsv3274List of datasetsList of species687529434b05d_20250714_141233
10842025-07-13whole_speciesgdb2List of datasetsList of species68736a8303d22_20250713_043742
10852025-07-13whole_speciesgdb16List of datasetsList of species68736a8303d22_20250713_042814
10862025-07-12pointskml81List of datasetsList of species6872d809363fa_20250712_175117
10872025-07-11dist_spkml207List of datasetsList of species687161d00eea9_20250711_151621
10882025-07-11whole_speciescsv2List of datasetsList of species687074d3ec401_20250710_222023
10892025-07-11whole_speciescsv81List of datasetsList of species686f771e03875_20250710_221907
10902025-07-11whole_speciescsv81List of datasetsList of species686f771e03875_20250710_221906
10912025-07-11whole_speciescsv81List of datasetsList of species686f771e03875_20250710_221828
10922025-07-11whole_speciescsv81List of datasetsList of species686f771e03875_20250710_221815
10932025-07-10whole_speciescsv16List of datasetsList of species686f8337ead2c_20250710_053310
10942025-07-10whole_speciescsv433List of datasetsList of species686f60e7b0576_20250710_025148
10952025-07-10whole_speciescsv38List of datasetsList of species686f46ee14659_20250710_005241
10962025-07-10whole_speciescsv38List of datasetsList of species686f5eb3c2c8a_20250710_023342
10972025-07-10whole_speciescsv60List of datasetsList of species686f60e731955_20250710_025207
10982025-07-10whole_speciescsv433List of datasetsList of species686f60e7b0576_20250710_025037
10992025-07-10whole_speciescsv433List of datasetsList of species686f60e7b0576_20250710_025145
11002025-07-10whole_speciescsv60List of datasetsList of species686f60e731955_20250710_025240
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.