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
7813406
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.
253381
Years 2026202520242023
4911393840682
Formats requested Types requested  
csv1924
shapefile564
kml480
wms28
wfs29
gdb381
Gridded summary Type 1a (dist_taxa)53
Gridded summary Type 1b (dist_taxa_h3)3
Gridded summary Type 2a (dist_sp)1255
Gridded summary Type 2b (dist_sp_h3)78
diversity indexes (diversity)1
Observations based on criteria (points)264
All observations of species (whole_species)1727
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
11012025-07-18whole_speciesgdb248List of datasetsList of species6879fc4955028_20250718_035106
11022025-07-18dist_spshapefile244List of datasetsList of species6879f7cb164b3_20250718_033346
11032025-07-18dist_spshapefile607List of datasetsList of species6879f7d155b9b_20250718_033538
11042025-07-17dist_spshapefile1List of datasetsList of species687921e963f1d_20250717_122024
11052025-07-16dist_spshapefile163List of datasetsList of species687752ae8a57d_20250716_040904
11062025-07-16pointsshapefile272List of datasetsList of species687773e586c4b_20250716_054857
11072025-07-16dist_taxashapefile140List of datasetsList of species68777158623d8_20250716_053904
11082025-07-16dist_taxashapefile140List of datasetsList of species68777158623d8_20250716_053850
11092025-07-15dist_spshapefile94List of datasetsList of species68767c389cef4_20250715_122302
11102025-07-15dist_spshapefile94List of datasetsList of species68767c389cef4_20250715_122307
11112025-07-14dist_spcsv210List of datasetsList of species687529434b05d_20250714_141233
11122025-07-13whole_speciesgdb53List of datasetsList of species68736a8303d22_20250713_042814
11132025-07-13whole_speciesgdb1List of datasetsList of species68736a8303d22_20250713_043742
11142025-07-12pointskml259List of datasetsList of species6872d809363fa_20250712_175117
11152025-07-11dist_spkml36List of datasetsList of species687161d00eea9_20250711_151621
11162025-07-11whole_speciescsv259List of datasetsList of species686f771e03875_20250710_221907
11172025-07-11whole_speciescsv259List of datasetsList of species686f771e03875_20250710_221828
11182025-07-11whole_speciescsv259List of datasetsList of species686f771e03875_20250710_221906
11192025-07-11whole_speciescsv259List of datasetsList of species686f771e03875_20250710_221815
11202025-07-11whole_speciescsv23List of datasetsList of species687074d3ec401_20250710_222023
11212025-07-10whole_speciescsv53List of datasetsList of species686f8337ead2c_20250710_053310
11222025-07-10whole_speciescsv15List of datasetsList of species686f67ddeb11e_20250710_031247
11232025-07-10whole_speciescsv51List of datasetsList of species686f67dcb65fd_20250710_031338
11242025-07-10whole_speciescsv395List of datasetsList of species686f67dd2f261_20250710_031435
11252025-07-10whole_speciescsv882List of datasetsList of species686f60e2c6f9d_20250710_025456
11262025-07-10whole_speciescsv882List of datasetsList of species686f60e2c6f9d_20250710_025455
11272025-07-10whole_speciescsv882List of datasetsList of species686f60e2c6f9d_20250710_025443
11282025-07-10whole_speciescsv744List of datasetsList of species686f60e7b0576_20250710_025148
11292025-07-10whole_speciescsv1List of datasetsList of species686f6bd62b54f_20250710_033002
11302025-07-10whole_speciescsv744List of datasetsList of species686f60e7b0576_20250710_025150
11312025-07-10whole_speciescsv744List of datasetsList of species686f60e7b0576_20250710_025146
11322025-07-10whole_speciescsv744List of datasetsList of species686f60e7b0576_20250710_025145
11332025-07-10whole_speciescsv74List of datasetsList of species686fccaac4725_20250710_111437
11342025-07-10whole_speciescsv74List of datasetsList of species686fccaac4725_20250710_111443
11352025-07-10whole_speciescsv74List of datasetsList of species686fccaac4725_20250710_111427
11362025-07-10whole_speciescsv1List of datasetsList of species686f47375ad34_20250710_005325
11372025-07-10whole_speciescsv20List of datasetsList of species686f46ee14659_20250710_005241
11382025-07-10whole_speciescsv744List of datasetsList of species686f60e7b0576_20250710_025037
11392025-07-10whole_speciescsv9List of datasetsList of species686f60eb2890e_20250710_024859
11402025-07-10whole_speciescsv1List of datasetsList of species686f5e8e1933a_20250710_023313
11412025-07-10whole_speciescsv20List of datasetsList of species686f5eb3c2c8a_20250710_023342
11422025-07-10whole_speciescsv12List of datasetsList of species686f6bb46bf46_20250710_032907
11432025-07-10whole_speciescsv7List of datasetsList of species686f67d75624f_20250710_031547
11442025-07-10dist_spcsv25List of datasetsList of species686fb934ae355_20250710_091428
11452025-07-10dist_spcsv14List of datasetsList of species686f87914dd8b_20250710_053150
11462025-07-10pointscsv27List of datasetsList of species686fb934ae355_20250710_091639
11472025-07-09dist_spcsv121List of datasetsList of species686e24a6b3182_20250709_042128
11482025-07-09dist_taxakml3425List of datasetsList of species686ee13718115_20250709_174310
11492025-07-09dist_spcsv195List of datasetsList of species686e37ce5405b_20250709_055148
11502025-07-09dist_spcsv195List of datasetsList of species686e37ce5405b_20250709_055143
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.