DFO Maritimes Region Cetacean Sightings
OBIS Canada

Summary of download requests

Number of users / requestsUsersRequests
7613110
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.
83102
Years 2026202520242023
5281179776627
Formats requested Types requested  
csv1744
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)220
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
14012025-05-17whole_speciescsv50List of datasetsList of species682887d25501e_20250517_085854
14022025-05-17whole_speciescsv267List of datasetsList of species682888fa8f41a_20250517_090714
14032025-05-17whole_speciescsv905List of datasetsList of species68288941e3b91_20250517_090417
14042025-05-16dist_spcsv8511List of datasetsList of species68269084da954_20250515_212429
14052025-05-16dist_spshapefile8511List of datasetsList of species68269084da954_20250515_213031
14062025-05-15whole_speciesgdb905List of datasetsList of species6825e43042c06_20250515_091430
14072025-05-15whole_speciescsv5643List of datasetsList of species6825eccf4ed03_20250515_093426
14082025-05-15whole_speciescsv212List of datasetsList of species6825eccf4ed03_20250515_093248
14092025-05-15whole_speciesshapefile2097List of datasetsList of species6825eccf4ed03_20250515_093855
14102025-05-15whole_speciesgdb905List of datasetsList of species6825e43042c06_20250515_091409
14112025-05-15whole_speciescsv905List of datasetsList of species6825e43042c06_20250515_091400
14122025-05-15whole_speciescsv905List of datasetsList of species6825e43042c06_20250515_092949
14132025-05-15whole_speciescsv905List of datasetsList of species6825e43042c06_20250515_092959
14142025-05-15whole_speciescsv905List of datasetsList of species6825e43042c06_20250515_091359
14152025-05-15whole_speciesgdb905List of datasetsList of species6825e43042c06_20250515_091448
14162025-05-15whole_speciescsv5643List of datasetsList of species682598ac3ccdc_20250515_040233
14172025-05-15dist_spcsv12List of datasetsList of species6825aa17b402b_20250515_045002
14182025-05-14dist_spcsv5List of datasetsList of species6824bd2446950_20250514_120305
14192025-05-14whole_speciescsv5643List of datasetsList of species6824aaf8adf87_20250514_104803
14202025-05-14whole_speciesgdb5643List of datasetsList of species6824aaf8adf87_20250514_104816
14212025-05-14dist_spkml3289List of datasetsList of species682502730642b_20250514_165630
14222025-05-14dist_spkml3289List of datasetsList of species682502730642b_20250514_165635
14232025-05-14whole_specieskml41List of datasetsList of species6824b7aa8c0f3_20250514_113659
14242025-05-14whole_speciescsv5643List of datasetsList of species6824669e14496_20250514_055255
14252025-05-13dist_spcsv6List of datasetsList of species6823bc58eff46_20250513_175334
14262025-05-13dist_spshapefile13List of datasetsList of species6822adaf77acb_20250512_223215
14272025-05-13dist_spshapefile13List of datasetsList of species6822adaf77acb_20250512_223037
14282025-05-13dist_spshapefile13List of datasetsList of species6822adaf77acb_20250512_223036
14292025-05-12dist_spcsv129List of datasetsList of species681ea02cc1fd0_20250512_103549
14302025-05-11whole_speciesgdb7760List of datasetsList of species681fe6ff4884d_20250511_172059
14312025-05-11whole_speciescsv7760List of datasetsList of species681fe6ff4884d_20250511_172102
14322025-05-11whole_speciesgdb7760List of datasetsList of species681fe6ff4884d_20250511_172053
14332025-05-11whole_speciesgdb7760List of datasetsList of species681fe6ff4884d_20250511_172026
14342025-05-11whole_speciescsv212List of datasetsList of species682078786eac4_20250511_072313
14352025-05-11whole_speciescsv212List of datasetsList of species682078786eac4_20250511_072607
14362025-05-11whole_speciescsv212List of datasetsList of species682078786eac4_20250511_061748
14372025-05-11whole_speciescsv212List of datasetsList of species68207988aab2c_20250511_062611
14382025-05-11whole_speciescsv212List of datasetsList of species6820759daaaed_20250511_060807
14392025-05-10whole_specieskml16List of datasetsList of species681efa4bc0ab4_20250510_031237
14402025-05-09pointscsv212List of datasetsList of species681e40009f5da_20250509_135541
14412025-05-09whole_speciescsv11List of datasetsList of species681d4524216f4_20250508_200835
14422025-05-09whole_speciesgdb11List of datasetsList of species681d4524216f4_20250508_200721
14432025-05-07dist_spcsv1694List of datasetsList of species681b7a68b19e0_20250507_113246
14442025-05-07whole_speciescsv44List of datasetsList of species681ae0d4027a7_20250507_002633
14452025-05-06dist_spshapefile10List of datasetsList of species6819b219a4d0a_20250506_025540
14462025-05-06whole_specieskml16List of datasetsList of species6819e80d8a70d_20250506_070915
14472025-05-06whole_specieskml16List of datasetsList of species6819e80d8a70d_20250506_070750
14482025-05-05whole_speciesgdb5643List of datasetsList of species681901d4ce25b_20250505_142523
14492025-05-05whole_specieskml5643List of datasetsList of species681901d4ce25b_20250505_142612
14502025-05-03dist_spcsv13List of datasetsList of species6815b631b2766_20250503_023339
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.