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
13512025-05-26whole_speciescsv7760List of datasetsList of species6833e49296ec7_20250525_235419
13522025-05-25whole_specieskml433List of datasetsList of species68338aa7d777d_20250525_180305
13532025-05-25whole_specieskml433List of datasetsList of species68338aa7d777d_20250525_175629
13542025-05-24pointsshapefile36817List of datasetsList of species6832548c79870_20250524_192651
13552025-05-23dist_spshapefile20481List of datasetsList of species682fbed623742_20250522_202240
13562025-05-23dist_spcsv20481List of datasetsList of species682fbed623742_20250522_202435
13572025-05-23dist_spcsv13List of datasetsList of species683034261cc42_20250523_044322
13582025-05-23dist_spcsv41List of datasetsList of species68303d2b90e27_20250523_051844
13592025-05-23dist_spcsv41List of datasetsList of species68303d2b90e27_20250523_052447
13602025-05-23dist_spcsv13List of datasetsList of species683034261cc42_20250523_044517
13612025-05-23dist_spcsv13List of datasetsList of species683034261cc42_20250523_045657
13622025-05-21dist_spshapefile3351List of datasetsList of species682dccbc04527_20250521_101111
13632025-05-21dist_spshapefile1650List of datasetsList of species682dccbc04527_20250521_110425
13642025-05-21dist_spshapefile3274List of datasetsList of species682dccbc04527_20250521_105502
13652025-05-21dist_spshapefile1724List of datasetsList of species682dccbc04527_20250521_100451
13662025-05-20dist_spcsv203List of datasetsList of species682bdc6a3969b_20250519_213901
13672025-05-20dist_spcsv1591List of datasetsList of species682bdf0ae12c4_20250519_221142
13682025-05-20dist_spkml2List of datasetsList of species682ca0490c2f3_20250520_115005
13692025-05-20dist_spkml2List of datasetsList of species682ca0490c2f3_20250520_115010
13702025-05-20whole_specieskml41List of datasetsList of species682c426d37659_20250520_050733
13712025-05-20whole_specieskml41List of datasetsList of species682c596bbb458_20250520_063503
13722025-05-20whole_specieskml41List of datasetsList of species682c54168f045_20250520_061438
13732025-05-20whole_specieskml41List of datasetsList of species682c426d37659_20250520_052137
13742025-05-20whole_specieskml41List of datasetsList of species682ca873cb51d_20250520_121303
13752025-05-17whole_speciesgdb212List of datasetsList of species6827d82a29007_20250516_205509
13762025-05-17whole_speciesgdb7760List of datasetsList of species6827d82a29007_20250516_211041
13772025-05-17whole_speciesgdb5643List of datasetsList of species6827d82a29007_20250516_204555
13782025-05-17whole_speciesgdb7760List of datasetsList of species6827d82a29007_20250516_211148
13792025-05-17dist_spshapefile13List of datasetsList of species6828c11de8bb5_20250517_132257
13802025-05-17whole_speciescsv33List of datasetsList of species682887d31f305_20250517_085816
13812025-05-17whole_speciescsv50List of datasetsList of species682887d25501e_20250517_085854
13822025-05-17whole_speciescsv8List of datasetsList of species682887cc9ed59_20250517_085802
13832025-05-17whole_speciescsv212List of datasetsList of species682885d63c2c4_20250517_085609
13842025-05-17whole_speciescsv267List of datasetsList of species682888fa8f41a_20250517_090714
13852025-05-17whole_speciescsv905List of datasetsList of species68288941e3b91_20250517_090417
13862025-05-17whole_speciescsv2List of datasetsList of species682885d4f1d05_20250517_085704
13872025-05-17whole_speciescsv28List of datasetsList of species682885d44bbd5_20250517_085645
13882025-05-17whole_speciescsv7760List of datasetsList of species68288a3de11f6_20250517_091239
13892025-05-17whole_speciescsv7760List of datasetsList of species68288a3de11f6_20250517_091458
13902025-05-17whole_speciescsv7760List of datasetsList of species68288a3de11f6_20250517_091356
13912025-05-17whole_speciescsv7760List of datasetsList of species68288a3de11f6_20250517_091341
13922025-05-17whole_speciescsv44List of datasetsList of species682888f9cb79c_20250517_090737
13932025-05-17whole_speciescsv5List of datasetsList of species682888f79421d_20250517_090732
13942025-05-16dist_spcsv8511List of datasetsList of species68269084da954_20250515_212429
13952025-05-16dist_spshapefile8511List of datasetsList of species68269084da954_20250515_213031
13962025-05-15whole_speciesgdb905List of datasetsList of species6825e43042c06_20250515_091430
13972025-05-15whole_speciescsv905List of datasetsList of species6825e43042c06_20250515_092949
13982025-05-15whole_speciescsv905List of datasetsList of species6825e43042c06_20250515_092959
13992025-05-15whole_speciescsv212List of datasetsList of species6825eccf4ed03_20250515_093248
14002025-05-15whole_speciescsv905List of datasetsList of species6825e43042c06_20250515_091400
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.