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
7052924
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.
222902
Years 2026202520242023
91393840682
Formats requested Types requested  
csv1614
shapefile497
kml426
wms21
wfs22
gdb344
Gridded summary Type 1a (dist_taxa)45
Gridded summary Type 1b (dist_taxa_h3)3
Gridded summary Type 2a (dist_sp)996
Gridded summary Type 2b (dist_sp_h3)72
diversity indexes (diversity)1
Observations based on criteria (points)255
All observations of species (whole_species)1530
All observations in dataset (whole_dataset)22
  • 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
10012025-05-15whole_speciescsv248List of datasetsList of species682598ac3ccdc_20250515_040233
10022025-05-15dist_spcsv135List of datasetsList of species682598ac3ccdc_20250515_035004
10032025-05-14dist_spcsv1List of datasetsList of species6824c526ef21c_20250514_123510
10042025-05-14whole_speciescsv248List of datasetsList of species6824aaf8adf87_20250514_104803
10052025-05-14whole_speciesgdb248List of datasetsList of species6824aaf8adf87_20250514_104816
10062025-05-14dist_spkml195List of datasetsList of species682502730642b_20250514_165635
10072025-05-14dist_spkml195List of datasetsList of species682502730642b_20250514_165630
10082025-05-14whole_specieskml6List of datasetsList of species6824b7aa8c0f3_20250514_113659
10092025-05-14pointscsv494List of datasetsList of species68246814cbc53_20250514_060002
10102025-05-14pointscsv590List of datasetsList of species68246814cbc53_20250514_064846
10112025-05-14pointscsv511List of datasetsList of species68246814cbc53_20250514_060358
10122025-05-14pointscsv590List of datasetsList of species68246814cbc53_20250514_064159
10132025-05-14pointscsv580List of datasetsList of species68246814cbc53_20250514_060527
10142025-05-14pointscsv590List of datasetsList of species68246814cbc53_20250514_064519
10152025-05-14pointscsv590List of datasetsList of species68246814cbc53_20250514_063825
10162025-05-14pointscsv590List of datasetsList of species68246814cbc53_20250514_060729
10172025-05-14pointscsv580List of datasetsList of species68246814cbc53_20250514_060624
10182025-05-14pointscsv494List of datasetsList of species68246814cbc53_20250514_055921
10192025-05-14pointscsv174List of datasetsList of species68246814cbc53_20250514_055510
10202025-05-14pointscsv590List of datasetsList of species68246814cbc53_20250514_061743
10212025-05-14pointscsv174List of datasetsList of species68246814cbc53_20250514_055506
10222025-05-14pointscsv494List of datasetsList of species68246814cbc53_20250514_060044
10232025-05-14pointscsv511List of datasetsList of species68246814cbc53_20250514_060211
10242025-05-14pointscsv163List of datasetsList of species6824669e14496_20250514_055038
10252025-05-14whole_speciescsv248List of datasetsList of species6824669e14496_20250514_055255
10262025-05-13dist_spshapefile46List of datasetsList of species6822adaf77acb_20250512_223036
10272025-05-13dist_spshapefile46List of datasetsList of species6822adaf77acb_20250512_223037
10282025-05-13dist_spshapefile46List of datasetsList of species6822adaf77acb_20250512_223215
10292025-05-12dist_spcsv47List of datasetsList of species681ea02cc1fd0_20250512_103549
10302025-05-12pointsshapefile7022List of datasetsList of species6821d8d55dec4_20250512_072319
10312025-05-11whole_speciescsv351List of datasetsList of species681fe6ff4884d_20250511_172102
10322025-05-11whole_speciesgdb351List of datasetsList of species681fe6ff4884d_20250511_172026
10332025-05-11whole_speciesgdb351List of datasetsList of species681fe6ff4884d_20250511_172059
10342025-05-11whole_speciesgdb351List of datasetsList of species681fe6ff4884d_20250511_172053
10352025-05-11whole_speciescsv74List of datasetsList of species682078786eac4_20250511_072313
10362025-05-11whole_speciescsv74List of datasetsList of species682078786eac4_20250511_072607
10372025-05-11whole_speciescsv74List of datasetsList of species682078786eac4_20250511_061748
10382025-05-11whole_speciescsv74List of datasetsList of species6820759daaaed_20250511_060807
10392025-05-11whole_speciescsv74List of datasetsList of species68207988aab2c_20250511_062611
10402025-05-10whole_specieskml53List of datasetsList of species681efa4bc0ab4_20250510_031237
10412025-05-09pointscsv74List of datasetsList of species681e40009f5da_20250509_135541
10422025-05-07dist_spcsv113List of datasetsList of species681b7a68b19e0_20250507_113246
10432025-05-06whole_specieskml53List of datasetsList of species6819e80d8a70d_20250506_070750
10442025-05-06whole_specieskml53List of datasetsList of species6819e80d8a70d_20250506_070915
10452025-05-05whole_speciesgdb248List of datasetsList of species681901d4ce25b_20250505_142523
10462025-05-05whole_specieskml248List of datasetsList of species681901d4ce25b_20250505_142612
10472025-05-04dist_spshapefile21List of datasetsList of species681714e7531ca_20250504_033654
10482025-05-04dist_spcsv21List of datasetsList of species681714e7531ca_20250504_033634
10492025-05-03dist_spshapefile34List of datasetsList of species6815b631b2766_20250503_023454
10502025-05-03dist_spcsv34List 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.