DFO Maritimes Region Cetacean Sightings
OBIS Canada

Summary of download requests

Number of users / requestsUsersRequests
6812617
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.
82609
Years 2026202520242023
351179776627
Formats requested Types requested  
csv1427
shapefile437
kml374
wms24
wfs20
gdb335
Gridded summary Type 1a (dist_taxa)42
Gridded summary Type 1b (dist_taxa_h3)5
Gridded summary Type 2a (dist_sp)837
Gridded summary Type 2b (dist_sp_h3)63
diversity indexes (diversity)4
Observations based on criteria (points)192
All observations of species (whole_species)1466
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
5512025-08-14whole_speciesgdb2List of datasetsList of species689d814d68a23_20250814_023419
5522025-08-12whole_speciescsv7760List of datasetsList of species689b6e9b1c437_20250812_124337
5532025-08-12whole_speciesgdb7760List of datasetsList of species689b6e9b1c437_20250812_124331
5542025-08-10dist_spshapefile1777List of datasetsList of species689603bac3a6c_20250810_080541
5552025-08-10dist_spshapefile1777List of datasetsList of species689603bac3a6c_20250810_080552
5562025-08-10dist_spcsv1777List of datasetsList of species689603bac3a6c_20250810_080611
5572025-08-10dist_spcsv1777List of datasetsList of species689603bac3a6c_20250810_080615
5582025-08-09dist_spshapefile1650List of datasetsList of species689603bac3a6c_20250809_073613
5592025-08-09dist_spcsv1650List of datasetsList of species689603bac3a6c_20250809_073626
5602025-08-08dist_spcsv11List of datasetsList of species689630c16306b_20250808_132017
5612025-07-29whole_speciescsv640List of datasetsList of species6888ab4e4a5fa_20250729_070908
5622025-07-28pointsshapefile7740List of datasetsList of species68878067cbe52_20250728_112725
5632025-07-28pointsshapefile7740List of datasetsList of species68878067cbe52_20250728_112727
5642025-07-28whole_speciescsv2List of datasetsList of species68879c81771b0_20250728_121938
5652025-07-28whole_speciescsv2List of datasetsList of species68879c81771b0_20250728_121637
5662025-07-26dist_spshapefile13List of datasetsList of species6884d6bcd107a_20250726_102450
5672025-07-26dist_spshapefile15List of datasetsList of species6884d6bcd107a_20250726_103323
5682025-07-26dist_spshapefile10279List of datasetsList of species6884f8040ed8b_20250726_115000
5692025-07-26dist_spshapefile1858List of datasetsList of species6884f8040ed8b_20250726_120850
5702025-07-24whole_speciesgdb16List of datasetsList of species68820b4fe7c2c_20250724_064222
5712025-07-23dist_spshapefile73List of datasetsList of species6880ca3d35446_20250723_074233
5722025-07-23whole_specieswms433List of datasetsList of species6880dd96ca1d1_20250723_091002
5732025-07-23whole_specieswms433List of datasetsList of species6880dd96ca1d1_20250723_090959
5742025-07-22whole_speciesgdb2097List of datasetsList of species687fe008efa17_20250722_150817
5752025-07-22whole_speciesgdb2097List of datasetsList of species687fe008efa17_20250722_150824
5762025-07-21dist_taxacsv7123List of datasetsList of species687ed00398221_20250721_194738
5772025-07-21dist_taxashapefile7123List of datasetsList of species687ed00398221_20250721_194742
5782025-07-21dist_taxacsv7123List of datasetsList of species687ed00398221_20250721_194733
5792025-07-21whole_speciescsv16List of datasetsList of species687e7b5fd1290_20250721_181955
5802025-07-21whole_speciescsv16List of datasetsList of species687e7b5fd1290_20250721_182023
5812025-07-21whole_speciescsv16List of datasetsList of species687e7b5fd1290_20250721_181959
5822025-07-21whole_speciescsv16List of datasetsList of species687e7b5fd1290_20250721_182029
5832025-07-21whole_speciescsv16List of datasetsList of species687e7b5fd1290_20250721_181957
5842025-07-21whole_speciescsv16List of datasetsList of species687e7b5fd1290_20250721_182056
5852025-07-21whole_speciescsv2List of datasetsList of species687ea43e8ccb2_20250721_170604
5862025-07-19dist_spkml15List of datasetsList of species687bd165e6df8_20250719_134310
5872025-07-19dist_spkml15List of datasetsList of species687bd165e6df8_20250719_134306
5882025-07-19dist_spkml15List of datasetsList of species687bd165e6df8_20250719_134307
5892025-07-18whole_speciesgdb433List of datasetsList of species6879ffe9c8bac_20250718_040921
5902025-07-18dist_spshapefile411List of datasetsList of species6879ffe9c8bac_20250718_040725
5912025-07-18dist_spshapefile4634List of datasetsList of species6879f7cb164b3_20250718_033324
5922025-07-18dist_spshapefile4634List of datasetsList of species6879f7cb164b3_20250718_033346
5932025-07-18dist_spshapefile264List of datasetsList of species6879fc42f0195_20250718_034929
5942025-07-18dist_spshapefile264List of datasetsList of species6879ffe9c8bac_20250718_040427
5952025-07-18whole_speciesgdb5643List of datasetsList of species6879fc4955028_20250718_035106
5962025-07-18dist_spshapefile411List of datasetsList of species6879f7d155b9b_20250718_033538
5972025-07-16dist_spshapefile74List of datasetsList of species687752ae8a57d_20250716_040904
5982025-07-15dist_spshapefile1659List of datasetsList of species68767c389cef4_20250715_122307
5992025-07-15dist_spshapefile1659List of datasetsList of species68767c389cef4_20250715_122302
6002025-07-14dist_spcsv3274List of datasetsList of species687529434b05d_20250714_141233
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.