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
8463687
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.
253662
Years 2026202520242023
7721393840682
Formats requested Types requested  
csv2072
shapefile615
kml524
wms30
wfs30
gdb416
Gridded summary Type 1a (dist_taxa)73
Gridded summary Type 1b (dist_taxa_h3)3
Gridded summary Type 2a (dist_sp)1356
Gridded summary Type 2b (dist_sp_h3)79
diversity indexes (diversity)1
Observations based on criteria (points)295
All observations of species (whole_species)1855
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
13512025-07-26dist_spshapefile47List of datasetsList of species6884d6bcd107a_20250726_103323
13522025-07-26dist_spshapefile2946List of datasetsList of species6884f8040ed8b_20250726_115000
13532025-07-26dist_spshapefile46List of datasetsList of species6884d6bcd107a_20250726_102450
13542025-07-26dist_spshapefile726List of datasetsList of species6884f8040ed8b_20250726_120850
13552025-07-25dist_spshapefile4List of datasetsList of species68833fbd6619d_20250725_043132
13562025-07-24whole_speciesgdb53List of datasetsList of species68820b4fe7c2c_20250724_064222
13572025-07-23dist_spshapefile166List of datasetsList of species6880ca3d35446_20250723_074233
13582025-07-23whole_specieswms744List of datasetsList of species6880dd96ca1d1_20250723_090959
13592025-07-23whole_specieswms744List of datasetsList of species6880dd96ca1d1_20250723_091002
13602025-07-22whole_speciesgdb76List of datasetsList of species687fe37f2a97a_20250722_152029
13612025-07-22whole_speciesgdb117List of datasetsList of species687fe008efa17_20250722_150817
13622025-07-22whole_speciesgdb117List of datasetsList of species687fe008efa17_20250722_150824
13632025-07-21dist_taxacsv503List of datasetsList of species687ed00398221_20250721_194738
13642025-07-21dist_taxashapefile503List of datasetsList of species687ed00398221_20250721_194742
13652025-07-21dist_taxacsv503List of datasetsList of species687ed00398221_20250721_194733
13662025-07-21dist_spcsv1List of datasetsList of species68793e8561b11_20250721_103244
13672025-07-21whole_speciescsv53List of datasetsList of species687e7b5fd1290_20250721_182056
13682025-07-21whole_speciescsv53List of datasetsList of species687e7b5fd1290_20250721_181957
13692025-07-21whole_speciescsv53List of datasetsList of species687e7b5fd1290_20250721_181955
13702025-07-21whole_speciescsv53List of datasetsList of species687e7b5fd1290_20250721_182023
13712025-07-21whole_speciescsv53List of datasetsList of species687e7b5fd1290_20250721_181959
13722025-07-21whole_speciescsv53List of datasetsList of species687e7b5fd1290_20250721_182029
13732025-07-21whole_speciescsv1List of datasetsList of species687ea43e8ccb2_20250721_170604
13742025-07-19dist_spkml53List of datasetsList of species687bd165e6df8_20250719_134307
13752025-07-19dist_spkml53List of datasetsList of species687bd165e6df8_20250719_134310
13762025-07-19dist_spkml53List of datasetsList of species687bd165e6df8_20250719_134306
13772025-07-18dist_spshapefile607List of datasetsList of species6879f7d155b9b_20250718_033538
13782025-07-18whole_speciesgdb744List of datasetsList of species6879ffe9c8bac_20250718_040921
13792025-07-18dist_spshapefile219List of datasetsList of species6879fc42f0195_20250718_034929
13802025-07-18dist_spshapefile219List of datasetsList of species6879ffe9c8bac_20250718_040427
13812025-07-18dist_spshapefile244List of datasetsList of species6879f7cb164b3_20250718_033346
13822025-07-18whole_speciesgdb248List of datasetsList of species6879fc4955028_20250718_035106
13832025-07-18dist_spshapefile244List of datasetsList of species6879f7cb164b3_20250718_033324
13842025-07-18dist_spshapefile607List of datasetsList of species6879ffe9c8bac_20250718_040725
13852025-07-17dist_spshapefile1List of datasetsList of species687921e963f1d_20250717_122024
13862025-07-16dist_spshapefile163List of datasetsList of species687752ae8a57d_20250716_040904
13872025-07-16dist_taxashapefile140List of datasetsList of species68777158623d8_20250716_053850
13882025-07-16pointsshapefile272List of datasetsList of species687773e586c4b_20250716_054857
13892025-07-16dist_taxashapefile140List of datasetsList of species68777158623d8_20250716_053904
13902025-07-15dist_spshapefile94List of datasetsList of species68767c389cef4_20250715_122307
13912025-07-15dist_spshapefile94List of datasetsList of species68767c389cef4_20250715_122302
13922025-07-14dist_spcsv210List of datasetsList of species687529434b05d_20250714_141233
13932025-07-13whole_speciesgdb1List of datasetsList of species68736a8303d22_20250713_043742
13942025-07-13whole_speciesgdb53List of datasetsList of species68736a8303d22_20250713_042814
13952025-07-12pointskml259List of datasetsList of species6872d809363fa_20250712_175117
13962025-07-11dist_spkml36List of datasetsList of species687161d00eea9_20250711_151621
13972025-07-11whole_speciescsv259List of datasetsList of species686f771e03875_20250710_221907
13982025-07-11whole_speciescsv259List of datasetsList of species686f771e03875_20250710_221906
13992025-07-11whole_speciescsv259List of datasetsList of species686f771e03875_20250710_221828
14002025-07-11whole_speciescsv23List of datasetsList of species687074d3ec401_20250710_222023
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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.