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
13512025-01-28whole_speciescsv15List of datasetsList of species679935942388c_20250128_145734
13522025-01-28whole_speciescsv12List of datasetsList of species679935942388c_20250128_145803
13532025-01-28whole_speciescsv7List of datasetsList of species679935942388c_20250128_145637
13542025-01-28whole_speciescsv9List of datasetsList of species679935942388c_20250128_145835
13552025-01-28whole_speciescsv4List of datasetsList of species679935942388c_20250128_145859
13562025-01-24dist_spkml90List of datasetsList of species6793808828ab4_20250124_070704
13572025-01-24dist_spkml90List of datasetsList of species6793808828ab4_20250124_070655
13582025-01-22dist_spkml452List of datasetsList of species6790a4894defc_20250122_034916
13592025-01-21pointsshapefile187List of datasetsList of species678fa2b8d97b5_20250121_083922
13602025-01-21dist_spshapefile125List of datasetsList of species678f9c283837d_20250121_081355
13612025-01-17dist_spcsv210List of datasetsList of species678aa08283a0b_20250117_135347
13622025-01-16whole_speciescsv597List of datasetsList of species678963f63c667_20250116_145611
13632025-01-16dist_spcsv3038List of datasetsList of species6788eb9fdbe8d_20250116_062229
13642025-01-16dist_spcsv3038List of datasetsList of species6788eb9fdbe8d_20250116_062232
13652025-01-16whole_speciescsv74List of datasetsList of species67892822ef2d2_20250116_104040
13662025-01-16whole_speciescsv395List of datasetsList of species67892c64d9618_20250116_105746
13672025-01-16whole_speciescsv74List of datasetsList of species67892822ef2d2_20250116_103946
13682025-01-16whole_speciescsv117List of datasetsList of species678934379b0c9_20250116_113109
13692025-01-16whole_specieskml20List of datasetsList of species6788e820a3639_20250116_061240
13702025-01-16whole_speciesgdb20List of datasetsList of species6788e820a3639_20250116_061350
13712025-01-16whole_speciescsv20List of datasetsList of species6788e820a3639_20250116_061317
13722025-01-15whole_speciescsv259List of datasetsList of species6788279a7e1b3_20250115_162835
13732025-01-15whole_speciescsv74List of datasetsList of species678821442ffc1_20250115_160208
13742025-01-15whole_speciescsv248List of datasetsList of species6788241b81855_20250115_161429
13752025-01-15whole_speciescsv117List of datasetsList of species67880a1443bb0_20250115_142020
13762025-01-15dist_spcsv219List of datasetsList of species67880c2487746_20250115_142821
13772025-01-15whole_speciescsv36List of datasetsList of species67880f4c13cb1_20250115_144117
13782025-01-15whole_speciescsv744List of datasetsList of species67880a6b69ae3_20250115_142113
13792025-01-15whole_speciescsv744List of datasetsList of species67880a6b69ae3_20250115_142642
13802025-01-14whole_speciesgdb351List of datasetsList of species6785c1df88af3_20250113_204949
13812025-01-14dist_taxakml3425List of datasetsList of species67869dedd5921_20250114_122624
13822025-01-14whole_speciescsv117List of datasetsList of species6786b67cc9236_20250114_141324
13832025-01-14whole_speciescsv117List of datasetsList of species6786780ba556f_20250114_094431
13842025-01-14dist_spcsv24List of datasetsList of species67866ed6dfd61_20250114_090756
13852025-01-14whole_speciescsv1List of datasetsList of species678674c87aa3f_20250114_093855
13862025-01-14whole_speciescsv1List of datasetsList of species678674c87aa3f_20250114_093408
13872025-01-14whole_speciescsv1List of datasetsList of species678674c87aa3f_20250114_093148
13882025-01-13dist_spcsv434List of datasetsList of species6784f1b334df7_20250113_091408
13892025-01-13dist_spshapefile434List of datasetsList of species6784f1b334df7_20250113_092459
13902025-01-13dist_spcsv434List of datasetsList of species6784f1b334df7_20250113_092337
13912025-01-13dist_spcsv34List of datasetsList of species67853ba99f7e5_20250113_135000
13922025-01-12whole_speciescsv744List of datasetsList of species67840680df916_20250112_132002
13932025-01-12whole_speciescsv167List of datasetsList of species67843e914a391_20250112_171451
13942025-01-11whole_speciescsv744List of datasetsList of species6781b7f62e8d3_20250110_192129
13952025-01-09whole_speciesgdb744List of datasetsList of species67801a97be6b1_20250109_140427
13962025-01-09whole_speciescsv744List of datasetsList of species67801a97be6b1_20250109_140920
13972025-01-09whole_specieskml744List of datasetsList of species67801a97be6b1_20250109_140337
13982025-01-09whole_specieskml744List of datasetsList of species67801a97be6b1_20250109_140909
13992025-01-08dist_spshapefile46List of datasetsList of species677edb536b767_20250108_151525
14002025-01-08whole_speciesgdb53List of datasetsList of species677edb536b767_20250108_152846
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.