Visual sightings from Song of the Whale 1993-2013
International Fund for Animal Welfare, Song of the Whale Team

Summary of download requests

Number of users / requestsUsersRequests
8063512
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.
253487
Years 2026202520242023
5971393840682
Formats requested Types requested  
csv1975
shapefile598
kml494
wms30
wfs30
gdb385
Gridded summary Type 1a (dist_taxa)60
Gridded summary Type 1b (dist_taxa_h3)3
Gridded summary Type 2a (dist_sp)1304
Gridded summary Type 2b (dist_sp_h3)79
diversity indexes (diversity)1
Observations based on criteria (points)280
All observations of species (whole_species)1760
All observations in dataset (whole_dataset)25
  • 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
10012025-10-03dist_spcsv1List of datasetsList of species68dfeaab8e818_20251003_113524
10022025-10-03dist_spcsv41List of datasetsList of species68de626dc15aa_20251003_080940
10032025-10-03dist_spcsv41List of datasetsList of species68de626dc15aa_20251003_075713
10042025-10-03dist_spcsv41List of datasetsList of species68de626dc15aa_20251003_075551
10052025-10-03dist_spshapefile121List of datasetsList of species68e0553d7e791_20251003_193335
10062025-10-02dist_spkml47List of datasetsList of species68dece73148a1_20251002_151532
10072025-10-02dist_spcsv47List of datasetsList of species68decd81595ef_20251002_151044
10082025-10-02whole_speciescsv8List of datasetsList of species68ded6ec242b2_20251002_155428
10092025-10-02whole_speciescsv8List of datasetsList of species68ded6ec242b2_20251002_163252
10102025-10-02whole_speciescsv8List of datasetsList of species68ded6ec242b2_20251002_155124
10112025-10-01whole_speciesgdb248List of datasetsList of species68dd172e19218_20251001_081236
10122025-10-01pointscsv14List of datasetsList of species68dd442ef2cb6_20251001_123609
10132025-10-01dist_spcsv13List of datasetsList of species68dd5ee7c1a28_20251001_133114
10142025-10-01pointscsv14List of datasetsList of species68dd442ef2cb6_20251001_123605
10152025-10-01pointscsv14List of datasetsList of species68dd442ef2cb6_20251001_123607
10162025-10-01pointscsv14List of datasetsList of species68dd442ef2cb6_20251001_123611
10172025-09-30whole_speciesgdb19List of datasetsList of species_20250930_032647
10182025-09-30whole_specieskml19List of datasetsList of species_20250930_032643
10192025-09-30whole_speciescsv19List of datasetsList of species_20250930_032636
10202025-09-27dist_spcsv335List of datasetsList of species68d731b346d42_20250926_204503
10212025-09-27dist_spwfs335List of datasetsList of species68d731b346d42_20250926_204441
10222025-09-27dist_spkml335List of datasetsList of species68d731b346d42_20250926_204452
10232025-09-27dist_spshapefile335List of datasetsList of species68d731b346d42_20250926_204459
10242025-09-27dist_spwms335List of datasetsList of species68d731b346d42_20250926_204428
10252025-09-27dist_spwms335List of datasetsList of species68d731b346d42_20250926_204410
10262025-09-27dist_spwms335List of datasetsList of species68d731b346d42_20250926_204357
10272025-09-27dist_spwms335List of datasetsList of species68d731b346d42_20250926_204354
10282025-09-26whole_speciescsv882List of datasetsList of species68d54499f0206_20250926_075656
10292025-09-26whole_speciesgdb882List of datasetsList of species68d54499f0206_20250926_075646
10302025-09-25whole_speciescsv351List of datasetsList of species68d5b38c03b3d_20250925_173248
10312025-09-25whole_speciesgdb20List of datasetsList of species68d570a23a125_20250925_124304
10322025-09-25whole_specieskml117List of datasetsList of species68d5848c5d85a_20250925_140946
10332025-09-25whole_speciesgdb117List of datasetsList of species68d5848c5d85a_20250925_140831
10342025-09-25whole_speciescsv117List of datasetsList of species68d5848c5d85a_20250925_140922
10352025-09-25dist_spshapefile4469List of datasetsList of species68d57ae69cacd_20250925_134345
10362025-09-25dist_spshapefile4469List of datasetsList of species68d57ae69cacd_20250925_134341
10372025-09-24whole_speciescsv259List of datasetsList of species68d44cb71af43_20250924_161554
10382025-09-24whole_speciescsv259List of datasetsList of species68d44cb71af43_20250924_161641
10392025-09-24dist_spkml22List of datasetsList of species68d3e1ca20244_20250924_082258
10402025-09-24dist_spkml22List of datasetsList of species68d3e1ca20244_20250924_082301
10412025-09-24dist_spshapefile17List of datasetsList of species68d4510bb2726_20250924_162124
10422025-09-24dist_spshapefile195List of datasetsList of species68d45040458a0_20250924_161234
10432025-09-24dist_sp_h3shapefile378List of datasetsList of species68d46c6ad6a7d_20250924_181722
10442025-09-24dist_spshapefile49List of datasetsList of species68d4510bb2726_20250924_161740
10452025-09-24dist_spshapefile486List of datasetsList of species68d4510bb2726_20250924_161554
10462025-09-24dist_sp_h3shapefile555List of datasetsList of species68d46c6ad6a7d_20250924_181404
10472025-09-24dist_spshapefile208List of datasetsList of species68d4510bb2726_20250924_162047
10482025-09-24dist_spshapefile327List of datasetsList of species68d4510bb2726_20250924_161909
10492025-09-24dist_spshapefile343List of datasetsList of species68d4510bb2726_20250924_162003
10502025-09-24dist_sp_h3shapefile498List of datasetsList of species68d46c6ad6a7d_20250924_181648
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.