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
7843414
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.
253389
Years 2026202520242023
4991393840682
Formats requested Types requested  
csv1931
shapefile564
kml481
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)266
All observations of species (whole_species)1733
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
15012025-05-14pointscsv511List of datasetsList of species68246814cbc53_20250514_060358
15022025-05-14pointscsv590List of datasetsList of species68246814cbc53_20250514_064846
15032025-05-14pointscsv590List of datasetsList of species68246814cbc53_20250514_064159
15042025-05-14pointscsv590List of datasetsList of species68246814cbc53_20250514_064519
15052025-05-14pointscsv590List of datasetsList of species68246814cbc53_20250514_063825
15062025-05-14pointscsv590List of datasetsList of species68246814cbc53_20250514_061743
15072025-05-14pointscsv580List of datasetsList of species68246814cbc53_20250514_060624
15082025-05-14pointscsv590List of datasetsList of species68246814cbc53_20250514_060729
15092025-05-14pointscsv174List of datasetsList of species68246814cbc53_20250514_055506
15102025-05-14pointscsv580List of datasetsList of species68246814cbc53_20250514_060527
15112025-05-14pointscsv174List of datasetsList of species68246814cbc53_20250514_055510
15122025-05-14pointscsv494List of datasetsList of species68246814cbc53_20250514_055921
15132025-05-14pointscsv494List of datasetsList of species68246814cbc53_20250514_060002
15142025-05-14pointscsv494List of datasetsList of species68246814cbc53_20250514_060044
15152025-05-14pointscsv511List of datasetsList of species68246814cbc53_20250514_060211
15162025-05-13dist_spshapefile46List of datasetsList of species6822adaf77acb_20250512_223215
15172025-05-13dist_spshapefile46List of datasetsList of species6822adaf77acb_20250512_223037
15182025-05-13dist_spshapefile46List of datasetsList of species6822adaf77acb_20250512_223036
15192025-05-12dist_spcsv47List of datasetsList of species681ea02cc1fd0_20250512_103549
15202025-05-12pointsshapefile7022List of datasetsList of species6821d8d55dec4_20250512_072319
15212025-05-11whole_speciescsv351List of datasetsList of species681fe6ff4884d_20250511_172102
15222025-05-11whole_speciesgdb351List of datasetsList of species681fe6ff4884d_20250511_172026
15232025-05-11whole_speciesgdb351List of datasetsList of species681fe6ff4884d_20250511_172053
15242025-05-11whole_speciesgdb351List of datasetsList of species681fe6ff4884d_20250511_172059
15252025-05-11whole_speciescsv74List of datasetsList of species682078786eac4_20250511_072607
15262025-05-11whole_speciescsv74List of datasetsList of species682078786eac4_20250511_072313
15272025-05-11whole_speciescsv74List of datasetsList of species68207988aab2c_20250511_062611
15282025-05-11whole_speciescsv74List of datasetsList of species682078786eac4_20250511_061748
15292025-05-11whole_speciescsv74List of datasetsList of species6820759daaaed_20250511_060807
15302025-05-10whole_specieskml53List of datasetsList of species681efa4bc0ab4_20250510_031237
15312025-05-09pointscsv74List of datasetsList of species681e40009f5da_20250509_135541
15322025-05-07dist_spcsv113List of datasetsList of species681b7a68b19e0_20250507_113246
15332025-05-06whole_specieskml53List of datasetsList of species6819e80d8a70d_20250506_070915
15342025-05-06whole_specieskml53List of datasetsList of species6819e80d8a70d_20250506_070750
15352025-05-05whole_speciesgdb248List of datasetsList of species681901d4ce25b_20250505_142523
15362025-05-05whole_specieskml248List of datasetsList of species681901d4ce25b_20250505_142612
15372025-05-04dist_spshapefile21List of datasetsList of species681714e7531ca_20250504_033654
15382025-05-04dist_spcsv21List of datasetsList of species681714e7531ca_20250504_033634
15392025-05-03dist_spcsv34List of datasetsList of species6815b631b2766_20250503_023339
15402025-05-03dist_spshapefile34List of datasetsList of species6815b631b2766_20250503_023454
15412025-05-01dist_spkml132List of datasetsList of species6813bb86c7032_20250501_182942
15422025-05-01dist_spkml1List of datasetsList of species68139ab73dddd_20250501_160231
15432025-05-01dist_spshapefile3List of datasetsList of species6812adc9c779b_20250430_224805
15442025-05-01dist_spcsv3List of datasetsList of species6812adc9c779b_20250430_224846
15452025-05-01dist_spkml3List of datasetsList of species6812adc9c779b_20250430_224750
15462025-04-29dist_spcsv29List of datasetsList of species681134c6be239_20250429_162710
15472025-04-29dist_spcsv36List of datasetsList of species68112f31cb6e2_20250429_161637
15482025-04-29dist_spcsv195List of datasetsList of species68112f31cb6e2_20250429_161904
15492025-04-29dist_spcsv210List of datasetsList of species681134c6be239_20250429_162229
15502025-04-29whole_speciescsv36List of datasetsList of species68112f31cb6e2_20250429_161112
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.