DFO Maritimes Region Cetacean Sightings
OBIS Canada

Summary of download requests

Number of users / requestsUsersRequests
7623113
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.
83105
Years 2026202520242023
5311179776627
Formats requested Types requested  
csv1747
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)223
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
12512025-06-19whole_speciescsv5643List of datasetsList of species68540833eccbd_20250619_085955
12522025-06-19whole_speciescsv33List of datasetsList of species6854095d546d8_20250619_090007
12532025-06-19whole_speciescsv905List of datasetsList of species68540833eccbd_20250619_085517
12542025-06-19whole_speciescsv5List of datasetsList of species685401be4d8a7_20250619_084200
12552025-06-19whole_speciescsv267List of datasetsList of species685401be4d8a7_20250619_083923
12562025-06-19whole_speciescsv267List of datasetsList of species685401be4d8a7_20250619_083919
12572025-06-19dist_spcsv10List of datasetsList of species6853fe23b1e9f_20250619_081813
12582025-06-19whole_speciescsv16List of datasetsList of species6854095d546d8_20250619_090430
12592025-06-19whole_speciescsv2097List of datasetsList of species68540833eccbd_20250619_090404
12602025-06-19whole_speciescsv2List of datasetsList of species68540bf44932a_20250619_092944
12612025-06-19whole_speciescsv44List of datasetsList of species68540bf44932a_20250619_092836
12622025-06-19whole_speciescsv79List of datasetsList of species68540bf44932a_20250619_092739
12632025-06-19whole_speciescsv433List of datasetsList of species68540bf44932a_20250619_092520
12642025-06-19whole_speciescsv6882List of datasetsList of species68540c7d6dc63_20250619_092345
12652025-06-19whole_speciescsv38List of datasetsList of species68540c7d6dc63_20250619_092105
12662025-06-19whole_speciescsv50List of datasetsList of species68540bf44932a_20250619_092223
12672025-06-19whole_speciescsv2List of datasetsList of species68540bf44932a_20250619_091906
12682025-06-19whole_speciescsv163List of datasetsList of species68540bf44932a_20250619_091758
12692025-06-19whole_speciescsv173List of datasetsList of species68540c7d6dc63_20250619_091543
12702025-06-19whole_speciescsv1317List of datasetsList of species68540bf44932a_20250619_091513
12712025-06-19whole_speciescsv1522List of datasetsList of species68540bf44932a_20250619_091307
12722025-06-19whole_speciescsv1682List of datasetsList of species68540bf44932a_20250619_091124
12732025-06-19whole_speciescsv2097List of datasetsList of species68540833eccbd_20250619_090418
12742025-06-19whole_speciescsv6882List of datasetsList of species6853d488b11e8_20250619_055750
12752025-06-18whole_speciescsv6882List of datasetsList of species6852b6cc9f9eb_20250618_085810
12762025-06-18whole_speciescsv6882List of datasetsList of species6852b6cc9f9eb_20250618_085807
12772025-06-18whole_speciescsv6882List of datasetsList of species6852b6cc9f9eb_20250618_085811
12782025-06-17whole_specieskml11List of datasetsList of species6851795065358_20250617_102330
12792025-06-17whole_specieswms11List of datasetsList of species6851795065358_20250617_102346
12802025-06-17whole_speciescsv11List of datasetsList of species6851795065358_20250617_103006
12812025-06-17dist_spshapefile542List of datasetsList of species68513850f16da_20250617_054904
12822025-06-17dist_spshapefile542List of datasetsList of species68513850f16da_20250617_055158
12832025-06-17dist_taxacsv235List of datasetsList of species6851152474048_20250617_033209
12842025-06-17dist_taxashapefile235List of datasetsList of species6851152474048_20250617_033653
12852025-06-17dist_spshapefile13779List of datasetsList of species685148ee0d30c_20250617_065610
12862025-06-16whole_specieskml81List of datasetsList of species68506d7667af0_20250616_152202
12872025-06-13whole_speciescsv3List of datasetsList of species684c113981a1e_20250613_083334
12882025-06-13whole_speciescsv317List of datasetsList of species684c113981a1e_20250613_082604
12892025-06-12dist_spcsv2List of datasetsList of species684aa6944d605_20250612_065539
12902025-06-12whole_specieskml38List of datasetsList of species684aa9cf4c04b_20250612_064815
12912025-06-11whole_speciesgdb11List of datasetsList of species68496ff20df10_20250611_081825
12922025-06-11whole_speciesgdb11List of datasetsList of species684974e8cfc37_20250611_082639
12932025-06-11whole_speciesgdb11List of datasetsList of species68496ff20df10_20250611_080515
12942025-06-11dist_taxashapefile1List of datasetsList of species68494aa7da199_20250611_052228
12952025-06-11whole_speciesgdb11List of datasetsList of species68496ff20df10_20250611_080443
12962025-06-11dist_sp_h3shapefile1List of datasetsList of species68497dfb036b3_20250611_093803
12972025-06-11dist_spkml927List of datasetsList of species6848e5c69adb5_20250610_221211
12982025-06-10pointscsv433List of datasetsList of species684798645bae5_20250609_223102
12992025-06-10dist_spcsv1591List of datasetsList of species68477d716fec0_20250609_204745
13002025-06-10pointscsv38List of datasetsList of species6847928491b5c_20250609_220544
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.