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
8623728
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.
253703
Years 2026202520242023
8131393840682
Formats requested Types requested  
csv2098
shapefile626
kml527
wms30
wfs30
gdb417
Gridded summary Type 1a (dist_taxa)73
Gridded summary Type 1b (dist_taxa_h3)3
Gridded summary Type 2a (dist_sp)1381
Gridded summary Type 2b (dist_sp_h3)79
diversity indexes (diversity)1
Observations based on criteria (points)296
All observations of species (whole_species)1870
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
13012025-09-18dist_spcsv132List of datasetsList of species68cbb8ce42657_20250918_040939
13022025-09-17dist_spcsv132List of datasetsList of species68cad3c67c81a_20250917_113016
13032025-09-17whole_speciescsv53List of datasetsList of species68cacaf879e8f_20250917_105616
13042025-09-17whole_speciescsv53List of datasetsList of species68cad19608430_20250917_112100
13052025-09-17whole_speciescsv6List of datasetsList of species68caccfe8bef4_20250917_110123
13062025-09-17whole_speciescsv53List of datasetsList of species68cacaf879e8f_20250917_105604
13072025-09-17whole_speciescsv53List of datasetsList of species68cacaf879e8f_20250917_105558
13082025-09-17whole_speciescsv53List of datasetsList of species68cacaf879e8f_20250917_105559
13092025-09-17whole_speciescsv1List of datasetsList of species68cb284bf4152_20250917_191625
13102025-09-16dist_spwfs121List of datasetsList of species68c9326c0158e_20250916_060711
13112025-09-16dist_spshapefile121List of datasetsList of species68c9326c0158e_20250916_060804
13122025-09-16dist_spwms121List of datasetsList of species68c9326c0158e_20250916_060635
13132025-09-16dist_spcsv121List of datasetsList of species68c9326c0158e_20250916_060217
13142025-09-13whole_speciesgdb53List of datasetsList of species68c56ecc00c3a_20250913_092206
13152025-09-13whole_speciesgdb1List of datasetsList of species68c5760d66aa9_20250913_094821
13162025-09-13whole_speciesgdb6List of datasetsList of species68c57481dea85_20250913_094154
13172025-09-12dist_spcsv131List of datasetsList of species68c42b5c8de59_20250912_103705
13182025-09-11whole_speciescsv6List of datasetsList of species68c22381da187_20250910_212050
13192025-09-10dist_spcsv90List of datasetsList of species68c132c0b09e4_20250910_041452
13202025-09-10whole_speciescsv351List of datasetsList of species68c1deaba8112_20250910_162717
13212025-09-10dist_spkml34List of datasetsList of species68c12e54af51d_20250910_035512
13222025-09-10dist_spkml34List of datasetsList of species68c12e54af51d_20250910_035514
13232025-09-09whole_speciesgdb351List of datasetsList of species68c05c50379a6_20250909_125910
13242025-09-09whole_speciescsv351List of datasetsList of species68c05c50379a6_20250909_125914
13252025-09-09whole_speciescsv53List of datasetsList of species68bff830e532f_20250909_055539
13262025-09-09whole_speciesgdb53List of datasetsList of species68bff830e532f_20250909_055443
13272025-09-09whole_specieskml53List of datasetsList of species68bff830e532f_20250909_055513
13282025-09-09dist_spcsv607List of datasetsList of species68c09efc4ed45_20250909_174457
13292025-09-09dist_spcsv607List of datasetsList of species68c09efc4ed45_20250909_174455
13302025-09-08dist_spcsv52List of datasetsList of species68bf0e9dcaed6_20250908_134127
13312025-09-08dist_spcsv46List of datasetsList of species68bf0e9dcaed6_20250908_133559
13322025-09-08dist_spcsv52List of datasetsList of species68bf0e9dcaed6_20250908_134119
13332025-09-03whole_speciescsv248List of datasetsList of species68b7e3119510e_20250903_024901
13342025-09-03whole_speciesgdb248List of datasetsList of species68b7e3119510e_20250903_025314
13352025-09-03pointsshapefile2116List of datasetsList of species68b7e3119510e_20250903_034731
13362025-09-02whole_speciescsv1List of datasetsList of species68b670f3da737_20250902_003228
13372025-09-02whole_speciescsv4List of datasetsList of species68b72ea7a543f_20250902_135626
13382025-09-01whole_speciescsv351List of datasetsList of species68b5ccef0dcd6_20250901_125828
13392025-09-01whole_speciescsv351List of datasetsList of species68b5c62be48be_20250901_121828
13402025-09-01whole_speciescsv1List of datasetsList of species68b5c0304890a_20250901_115048
13412025-08-31whole_speciescsv63List of datasetsList of species68b4a578334b6_20250831_154315
13422025-08-31dist_spcsv1271List of datasetsList of species68b4a66f527ad_20250831_154749
13432025-08-31whole_speciescsv63List of datasetsList of species68b499688bfba_20250831_145301
13442025-08-31whole_speciescsv167List of datasetsList of species68b499688bfba_20250831_145153
13452025-08-31dist_spcsv1271List of datasetsList of species68b4a66f527ad_20250831_155407
13462025-08-31dist_spcsv598List of datasetsList of species68b4a66f527ad_20250831_154648
13472025-08-28whole_speciesgdb59List of datasetsList of species68b09170c3aab_20250828_134046
13482025-08-27pointskml180List of datasetsList of species68af40067d2d0_20250827_134126
13492025-08-21whole_speciescsv167List of datasetsList of species68a78bad76d8a_20250821_181948
13502025-08-21whole_speciescsv167List of datasetsList of species68a78bad76d8a_20250821_181636
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.