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
8733796
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.
253771
Years 2026202520242023
8811393840682
Formats requested Types requested  
csv2147
shapefile633
kml534
wms31
wfs31
gdb420
Gridded summary Type 1a (dist_taxa)75
Gridded summary Type 1b (dist_taxa_h3)3
Gridded summary Type 2a (dist_sp)1398
Gridded summary Type 2b (dist_sp_h3)79
diversity indexes (diversity)1
Observations based on criteria (points)297
All observations of species (whole_species)1918
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
14512025-08-09dist_spshapefile121List of datasetsList of species689603bac3a6c_20250809_073613
14522025-08-08dist_spcsv2List of datasetsList of species689630c16306b_20250808_132017
14532025-07-29dist_spcsv7List of datasetsList of species6888d0c337318_20250729_100612
14542025-07-29dist_spshapefile7List of datasetsList of species6888d0c337318_20250729_100618
14552025-07-29whole_speciescsv597List of datasetsList of species6888ab4e4a5fa_20250729_070908
14562025-07-28pointsshapefile365List of datasetsList of species68878067cbe52_20250728_112725
14572025-07-28pointsshapefile365List of datasetsList of species68878067cbe52_20250728_112727
14582025-07-28whole_speciescsv1List of datasetsList of species68879c81771b0_20250728_121637
14592025-07-28whole_speciescsv1List of datasetsList of species68879c81771b0_20250728_121938
14602025-07-26dist_spshapefile2946List of datasetsList of species6884f8040ed8b_20250726_115000
14612025-07-26dist_spshapefile46List of datasetsList of species6884d6bcd107a_20250726_102450
14622025-07-26dist_spshapefile47List of datasetsList of species6884d6bcd107a_20250726_103323
14632025-07-26dist_spshapefile726List of datasetsList of species6884f8040ed8b_20250726_120850
14642025-07-25dist_spshapefile4List of datasetsList of species68833fbd6619d_20250725_043132
14652025-07-24whole_speciesgdb53List of datasetsList of species68820b4fe7c2c_20250724_064222
14662025-07-23dist_spshapefile166List of datasetsList of species6880ca3d35446_20250723_074233
14672025-07-23whole_specieswms744List of datasetsList of species6880dd96ca1d1_20250723_091002
14682025-07-23whole_specieswms744List of datasetsList of species6880dd96ca1d1_20250723_090959
14692025-07-22whole_speciesgdb76List of datasetsList of species687fe37f2a97a_20250722_152029
14702025-07-22whole_speciesgdb117List of datasetsList of species687fe008efa17_20250722_150817
14712025-07-22whole_speciesgdb117List of datasetsList of species687fe008efa17_20250722_150824
14722025-07-21dist_taxashapefile503List of datasetsList of species687ed00398221_20250721_194742
14732025-07-21dist_taxacsv503List of datasetsList of species687ed00398221_20250721_194733
14742025-07-21dist_taxacsv503List of datasetsList of species687ed00398221_20250721_194738
14752025-07-21dist_spcsv1List of datasetsList of species68793e8561b11_20250721_103244
14762025-07-21whole_speciescsv53List of datasetsList of species687e7b5fd1290_20250721_182029
14772025-07-21whole_speciescsv53List of datasetsList of species687e7b5fd1290_20250721_181959
14782025-07-21whole_speciescsv53List of datasetsList of species687e7b5fd1290_20250721_182023
14792025-07-21whole_speciescsv53List of datasetsList of species687e7b5fd1290_20250721_181955
14802025-07-21whole_speciescsv53List of datasetsList of species687e7b5fd1290_20250721_182056
14812025-07-21whole_speciescsv53List of datasetsList of species687e7b5fd1290_20250721_181957
14822025-07-21whole_speciescsv1List of datasetsList of species687ea43e8ccb2_20250721_170604
14832025-07-19dist_spkml53List of datasetsList of species687bd165e6df8_20250719_134310
14842025-07-19dist_spkml53List of datasetsList of species687bd165e6df8_20250719_134307
14852025-07-19dist_spkml53List of datasetsList of species687bd165e6df8_20250719_134306
14862025-07-18dist_spshapefile607List of datasetsList of species6879f7d155b9b_20250718_033538
14872025-07-18whole_speciesgdb248List of datasetsList of species6879fc4955028_20250718_035106
14882025-07-18dist_spshapefile219List of datasetsList of species6879fc42f0195_20250718_034929
14892025-07-18whole_speciesgdb744List of datasetsList of species6879ffe9c8bac_20250718_040921
14902025-07-18dist_spshapefile607List of datasetsList of species6879ffe9c8bac_20250718_040725
14912025-07-18dist_spshapefile244List of datasetsList of species6879f7cb164b3_20250718_033346
14922025-07-18dist_spshapefile244List of datasetsList of species6879f7cb164b3_20250718_033324
14932025-07-18dist_spshapefile219List of datasetsList of species6879ffe9c8bac_20250718_040427
14942025-07-17dist_spshapefile1List of datasetsList of species687921e963f1d_20250717_122024
14952025-07-16dist_spshapefile163List of datasetsList of species687752ae8a57d_20250716_040904
14962025-07-16dist_taxashapefile140List of datasetsList of species68777158623d8_20250716_053904
14972025-07-16pointsshapefile272List of datasetsList of species687773e586c4b_20250716_054857
14982025-07-16dist_taxashapefile140List of datasetsList of species68777158623d8_20250716_053850
14992025-07-15dist_spshapefile94List of datasetsList of species68767c389cef4_20250715_122302
15002025-07-15dist_spshapefile94List of datasetsList of species68767c389cef4_20250715_122307
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.