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
7062928
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.
222906
Years 2026202520242023
131393840682
Formats requested Types requested  
csv1616
shapefile497
kml427
wms21
wfs22
gdb345
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)1534
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
11012025-04-16pointskml3List of datasetsList of species67ffb432c62d6_20250416_134614
11022025-04-16pointskml3List of datasetsList of species67ffb432c62d6_20250416_140008
11032025-04-16pointskml3List of datasetsList of species67ffafb43b122_20250416_095807
11042025-04-16pointskml3List of datasetsList of species67ffc7d25be1a_20250416_151113
11052025-04-16pointskml3List of datasetsList of species67ffafb43b122_20250416_092642
11062025-04-16dist_spkml3List of datasetsList of species67ffafb43b122_20250416_092525
11072025-04-16dist_spkml3List of datasetsList of species67ffafb43b122_20250416_092828
11082025-04-16dist_spkml3List of datasetsList of species67ffb02a2f57f_20250416_132728
11092025-04-16dist_spkml3List of datasetsList of species67ffc7d25be1a_20250416_154047
11102025-04-16dist_spkml3List of datasetsList of species67ffc7d25be1a_20250416_164828
11112025-04-16whole_speciescsv3List of datasetsList of species67ffc7d25be1a_20250416_203850
11122025-04-16whole_speciesgdb3List of datasetsList of species67ffc7d25be1a_20250416_203858
11132025-04-16dist_spcsv208List of datasetsList of species67ffcc6b413b8_20250416_113740
11142025-04-16dist_spcsv208List of datasetsList of species67ffcc6b413b8_20250416_113751
11152025-04-16pointscsv882List of datasetsList of species67ff1544c6f3e_20250415_222917
11162025-04-15dist_spkml168List of datasetsList of species67fdddeab4b81_20250415_004309
11172025-04-15whole_speciescsv53List of datasetsList of species67fe612d12515_20250415_101444
11182025-04-15whole_speciescsv53List of datasetsList of species67fe612d12515_20250415_101345
11192025-04-14whole_specieskml6List of datasetsList of species67fcaa392722d_20250414_023013
11202025-04-11dist_spcsv90List of datasetsList of species67f94906e247d_20250411_125738
11212025-04-11dist_spcsv90List of datasetsList of species67f94906e247d_20250411_125736
11222025-04-11whole_speciescsv744List of datasetsList of species67f97326aa2dc_20250411_155700
11232025-04-09dist_taxakml3425List of datasetsList of species67f6adefab61c_20250409_132724
11242025-04-08dist_spkml6List of datasetsList of species67f5872c5b6ca_20250408_163607
11252025-04-07whole_speciescsv1List of datasetsList of species67f374ca1e8aa_20250407_030259
11262025-04-07dist_spshapefile6List of datasetsList of species67f3f0f511361_20250407_113935
11272025-04-07dist_spshapefile6List of datasetsList of species67f3f0f511361_20250407_113906
11282025-04-06dist_spkml6031List of datasetsList of species67f28d372679f_20250406_105014
11292025-04-06dist_spkml6031List of datasetsList of species67f28d372679f_20250406_105029
11302025-04-06dist_taxakml3425List of datasetsList of species67f29b7e32f0b_20250406_111959
11312025-04-03dist_spshapefile1List of datasetsList of species67eeaf48a9421_20250403_124239
11322025-04-03pointscsv351List of datasetsList of species67eeb1df976cf_20250403_131645
11332025-04-02dist_spcsv19List of datasetsList of species67edc6a7192c5_20250402_193424
11342025-04-02dist_spshapefile15List of datasetsList of species67ed8fa1b0821_20250402_153034
11352025-04-01pointsshapefile60List of datasetsList of species67ebe873b4be0_20250401_102516
11362025-04-01pointsshapefile60List of datasetsList of species67ebf86d2c9bc_20250401_103331
11372025-04-01pointsshapefile60List of datasetsList of species67ebf86d2c9bc_20250401_105809
11382025-04-01pointsshapefile60List of datasetsList of species67ebf86d2c9bc_20250401_103728
11392025-03-30dist_spcsv70List of datasetsList of species67e956c0c8336_20250330_104640
11402025-03-30dist_spshapefile70List of datasetsList of species67e956c0c8336_20250330_104553
11412025-03-27dist_spcsv132List of datasetsList of species67e55c1073325_20250327_101421
11422025-03-27dist_spshapefile19List of datasetsList of species67e55319c3191_20250327_093353
11432025-03-26dist_spcsv1List of datasetsList of species67e3703cec40e_20250325_231146
11442025-03-26dist_spshapefile1List of datasetsList of species67e35e14c9b50_20250325_220016
11452025-03-26dist_spkml1List of datasetsList of species67e35e14c9b50_20250325_220032
11462025-03-26dist_spcsv1List of datasetsList of species67e35e14c9b50_20250325_215959
11472025-03-26dist_spcsv1List of datasetsList of species67e4491a150e3_20250326_144218
11482025-03-26dist_spshapefile1List of datasetsList of species67e4491a150e3_20250326_144226
11492025-03-26dist_spshapefile1List of datasetsList of species67e377db6a089_20250326_001657
11502025-03-26dist_spshapefile1List of datasetsList of species67e377db6a089_20250326_001612
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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.