DFO Maritimes Region Cetacean Sightings
OBIS Canada

Summary of download requests

Number of users / requestsUsersRequests
6792595
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.
82587
Years 2026202520242023
131179776627
Formats requested Types requested  
csv1421
shapefile437
kml369
wms21
wfs18
gdb329
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)1444
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
8512025-05-23dist_spcsv20481List of datasetsList of species682fbed623742_20250522_202435
8522025-05-23dist_spcsv13List of datasetsList of species683034261cc42_20250523_044322
8532025-05-23dist_spcsv41List of datasetsList of species68303d2b90e27_20250523_052447
8542025-05-23dist_spcsv13List of datasetsList of species683034261cc42_20250523_045657
8552025-05-23dist_spcsv13List of datasetsList of species683034261cc42_20250523_044517
8562025-05-23dist_spcsv41List of datasetsList of species68303d2b90e27_20250523_051844
8572025-05-21dist_spshapefile3351List of datasetsList of species682dccbc04527_20250521_101111
8582025-05-21dist_spshapefile1724List of datasetsList of species682dccbc04527_20250521_100451
8592025-05-21dist_spshapefile1650List of datasetsList of species682dccbc04527_20250521_110425
8602025-05-21dist_spshapefile3274List of datasetsList of species682dccbc04527_20250521_105502
8612025-05-20dist_spcsv1591List of datasetsList of species682bdf0ae12c4_20250519_221142
8622025-05-20dist_spcsv203List of datasetsList of species682bdc6a3969b_20250519_213901
8632025-05-20dist_spkml2List of datasetsList of species682ca0490c2f3_20250520_115010
8642025-05-20dist_spkml2List of datasetsList of species682ca0490c2f3_20250520_115005
8652025-05-20whole_specieskml41List of datasetsList of species682c596bbb458_20250520_063503
8662025-05-20whole_specieskml41List of datasetsList of species682c54168f045_20250520_061438
8672025-05-20whole_specieskml41List of datasetsList of species682c426d37659_20250520_050733
8682025-05-20whole_specieskml41List of datasetsList of species682c426d37659_20250520_052137
8692025-05-20whole_specieskml41List of datasetsList of species682ca873cb51d_20250520_121303
8702025-05-17whole_speciesgdb5643List of datasetsList of species6827d82a29007_20250516_204555
8712025-05-17whole_speciesgdb7760List of datasetsList of species6827d82a29007_20250516_211041
8722025-05-17whole_speciesgdb212List of datasetsList of species6827d82a29007_20250516_205509
8732025-05-17whole_speciesgdb7760List of datasetsList of species6827d82a29007_20250516_211148
8742025-05-17dist_spshapefile13List of datasetsList of species6828c11de8bb5_20250517_132257
8752025-05-17whole_speciescsv7760List of datasetsList of species68288a3de11f6_20250517_091356
8762025-05-17whole_speciescsv7760List of datasetsList of species68288a3de11f6_20250517_091458
8772025-05-17whole_speciescsv33List of datasetsList of species682887d31f305_20250517_085816
8782025-05-17whole_speciescsv44List of datasetsList of species682888f9cb79c_20250517_090737
8792025-05-17whole_speciescsv8List of datasetsList of species682887cc9ed59_20250517_085802
8802025-05-17whole_speciescsv5List of datasetsList of species682888f79421d_20250517_090732
8812025-05-17whole_speciescsv2List of datasetsList of species682885d4f1d05_20250517_085704
8822025-05-17whole_speciescsv28List of datasetsList of species682885d44bbd5_20250517_085645
8832025-05-17whole_speciescsv7760List of datasetsList of species68288a3de11f6_20250517_091239
8842025-05-17whole_speciescsv7760List of datasetsList of species68288a3de11f6_20250517_091341
8852025-05-17whole_speciescsv50List of datasetsList of species682887d25501e_20250517_085854
8862025-05-17whole_speciescsv905List of datasetsList of species68288941e3b91_20250517_090417
8872025-05-17whole_speciescsv212List of datasetsList of species682885d63c2c4_20250517_085609
8882025-05-17whole_speciescsv267List of datasetsList of species682888fa8f41a_20250517_090714
8892025-05-16dist_spshapefile8511List of datasetsList of species68269084da954_20250515_213031
8902025-05-16dist_spcsv8511List of datasetsList of species68269084da954_20250515_212429
8912025-05-15whole_speciesgdb905List of datasetsList of species6825e43042c06_20250515_091448
8922025-05-15whole_speciescsv905List of datasetsList of species6825e43042c06_20250515_091359
8932025-05-15whole_speciesshapefile2097List of datasetsList of species6825eccf4ed03_20250515_093855
8942025-05-15whole_speciesgdb905List of datasetsList of species6825e43042c06_20250515_091409
8952025-05-15whole_speciescsv905List of datasetsList of species6825e43042c06_20250515_092949
8962025-05-15whole_speciescsv905List of datasetsList of species6825e43042c06_20250515_092959
8972025-05-15whole_speciescsv212List of datasetsList of species6825eccf4ed03_20250515_093248
8982025-05-15whole_speciesgdb905List of datasetsList of species6825e43042c06_20250515_091430
8992025-05-15whole_speciescsv905List of datasetsList of species6825e43042c06_20250515_091400
9002025-05-15whole_speciescsv5643List of datasetsList of species6825eccf4ed03_20250515_093426
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.