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
16512025-02-05pointsshapefile38738List of datasetsList of species67a27ba289c31_20250204_215252
16522025-02-05whole_speciescsv7760List of datasetsList of species67a313fb0c922_20250205_034038
16532025-01-30whole_speciescsv38List of datasetsList of species679b921df20cb_20250130_100329
16542025-01-29whole_speciescsv38List of datasetsList of species67999247474be_20250128_213357
16552025-01-29whole_speciesgdb38List of datasetsList of species67999247474be_20250128_213353
16562025-01-29whole_specieskml38List of datasetsList of species67999247474be_20250128_213348
16572025-01-28whole_speciescsv1List of datasetsList of species679935942388c_20250128_145859
16582025-01-27whole_speciesgdb12List of datasetsList of species67971a2667cd5_20250127_003350
16592025-01-24dist_spkml70List of datasetsList of species6793808828ab4_20250124_070655
16602025-01-24dist_spkml70List of datasetsList of species6793808828ab4_20250124_070704
16612025-01-22dist_spkml2537List of datasetsList of species6790a4894defc_20250122_034916
16622025-01-17dist_spcsv3274List of datasetsList of species678aa08283a0b_20250117_135347
16632025-01-16whole_speciescsv640List of datasetsList of species678963f63c667_20250116_145611
16642025-01-16dist_spcsv5027List of datasetsList of species6788eb9fdbe8d_20250116_062232
16652025-01-16dist_spcsv5027List of datasetsList of species6788eb9fdbe8d_20250116_062229
16662025-01-16whole_speciescsv79List of datasetsList of species67892c64d9618_20250116_105746
16672025-01-16whole_speciescsv212List of datasetsList of species67892822ef2d2_20250116_103946
16682025-01-16whole_speciescsv212List of datasetsList of species67892822ef2d2_20250116_104040
16692025-01-16whole_speciescsv2097List of datasetsList of species678934379b0c9_20250116_113109
16702025-01-16whole_speciescsv38List of datasetsList of species6788e820a3639_20250116_061317
16712025-01-16whole_specieskml38List of datasetsList of species6788e820a3639_20250116_061240
16722025-01-16whole_speciesgdb38List of datasetsList of species6788e820a3639_20250116_061350
16732025-01-15whole_speciescsv81List of datasetsList of species6788279a7e1b3_20250115_162835
16742025-01-15whole_speciescsv5643List of datasetsList of species6788241b81855_20250115_161429
16752025-01-15whole_speciescsv212List of datasetsList of species678821442ffc1_20250115_160208
16762025-01-15whole_speciescsv2097List of datasetsList of species67880a1443bb0_20250115_142020
16772025-01-15whole_speciescsv433List of datasetsList of species67880a6b69ae3_20250115_142113
16782025-01-15whole_speciescsv433List of datasetsList of species67880a6b69ae3_20250115_142642
16792025-01-15dist_spcsv266List of datasetsList of species67880c2487746_20250115_142821
16802025-01-15whole_speciescsv905List of datasetsList of species67880f4c13cb1_20250115_144117
16812025-01-15whole_speciescsv12List of datasetsList of species67880fe8b4d95_20250115_144407
16822025-01-15whole_speciescsv12List of datasetsList of species67880fe8b4d95_20250115_144402
16832025-01-14whole_speciesgdb7760List of datasetsList of species6785c1df88af3_20250113_204949
16842025-01-14dist_taxakml13960List of datasetsList of species67869dedd5921_20250114_122624
16852025-01-14whole_speciescsv2097List of datasetsList of species6786780ba556f_20250114_094431
16862025-01-14whole_speciescsv2097List of datasetsList of species6786b67cc9236_20250114_141324
16872025-01-14dist_spcsv44List of datasetsList of species67866ed6dfd61_20250114_090756
16882025-01-13dist_spcsv13List of datasetsList of species67853ba99f7e5_20250113_135000
16892025-01-12whole_speciescsv433List of datasetsList of species67840680df916_20250112_132002
16902025-01-11whole_speciescsv433List of datasetsList of species6781b7f62e8d3_20250110_192129
16912025-01-09whole_specieskml433List of datasetsList of species67801a97be6b1_20250109_140909
16922025-01-09whole_specieskml433List of datasetsList of species67801a97be6b1_20250109_140337
16932025-01-09whole_speciesgdb433List of datasetsList of species67801a97be6b1_20250109_140427
16942025-01-09whole_speciescsv433List of datasetsList of species67801a97be6b1_20250109_140920
16952025-01-08whole_speciesgdb16List of datasetsList of species677edb536b767_20250108_152846
16962025-01-08whole_speciesgdb16List of datasetsList of species677edb536b767_20250108_152733
16972025-01-08dist_spshapefile13List of datasetsList of species677edb536b767_20250108_151525
16982024-12-30dist_spcsv1List of datasetsList of species6772cd8bbdc74_20241230_114655
16992024-12-30dist_spcsv1List of datasetsList of species6772cd8bbdc74_20241230_114551
17002024-12-30dist_taxacsv49List of datasetsList of species6771d799a0408_20241229_221449
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.