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
15512025-04-29dist_spcsv29List of datasetsList of species681134c6be239_20250429_162710
15522025-04-29dist_spcsv195List of datasetsList of species68112f31cb6e2_20250429_161904
15532025-04-26dist_spcsv6List of datasetsList of species680d0dba6ccd3_20250426_125208
15542025-04-26dist_spkml6List of datasetsList of species680d0dba6ccd3_20250426_125226
15552025-04-25dist_taxakml3425List of datasetsList of species680bcf6c85769_20250425_140753
15562025-04-25whole_speciescsv351List of datasetsList of species680c02466d9b8_20250425_175236
15572025-04-24dist_spcsv1List of datasetsList of species680ac5f3208c9_20250424_191830
15582025-04-24dist_spshapefile1List of datasetsList of species680aa755d941f_20250424_170707
15592025-04-24dist_spshapefile1List of datasetsList of species680aa755d941f_20250424_170704
15602025-04-24dist_spcsv1List of datasetsList of species680ac5f3208c9_20250424_191832
15612025-04-24dist_spshapefile1List of datasetsList of species680aa755d941f_20250424_170702
15622025-04-24dist_spshapefile1List of datasetsList of species680aa755d941f_20250424_170708
15632025-04-24dist_spshapefile1List of datasetsList of species680ac5f3208c9_20250424_191726
15642025-04-23dist_spcsv253List of datasetsList of species6808f521cb9f9_20250423_102408
15652025-04-23dist_spshapefile405List of datasetsList of species6808f8fead25a_20250423_103756
15662025-04-23dist_spcsv132List of datasetsList of species6808f521cb9f9_20250423_101730
15672025-04-23whole_specieskml6List of datasetsList of species680871eed261c_20250423_010737
15682025-04-23whole_specieskml1List of datasetsList of species680871eed261c_20250423_010219
15692025-04-22dist_spshapefile44List of datasetsList of species68073806e2822_20250422_024654
15702025-04-22pointsshapefile882List of datasetsList of species6807d19764f9f_20250422_135113
15712025-04-22dist_spcsv3425List of datasetsList of species6807d19764f9f_20250422_134404
15722025-04-22dist_spshapefile3425List of datasetsList of species6807d19764f9f_20250422_133911
15732025-04-22dist_spshapefile3425List of datasetsList of species6807d19764f9f_20250422_134241
15742025-04-21dist_spcsv34List of datasetsList of species68064f87395e9_20250421_101201
15752025-04-21dist_spcsv57List of datasetsList of species68067ff7c8c2d_20250421_133021
15762025-04-18dist_spcsv2307List of datasetsList of species680254f1b1da2_20250418_094419
15772025-04-17dist_spshapefile12List of datasetsList of species68016cf11dc93_20250417_171553
15782025-04-17whole_speciescsv53List of datasetsList of species680091282f9e5_20250417_013936
15792025-04-16dist_spshapefile32List of datasetsList of species67fdd0e469660_20250415_224113
15802025-04-16dist_spshapefile32List of datasetsList of species67fdd0e469660_20250415_224110
15812025-04-16dist_spshapefile32List of datasetsList of species67fdd0e469660_20250415_224116
15822025-04-16pointskml3List of datasetsList of species67ffafb43b122_20250416_092642
15832025-04-16dist_spkml3List of datasetsList of species67ffb432c62d6_20250416_134441
15842025-04-16pointskml3List of datasetsList of species67ffaf433b282_20250416_092350
15852025-04-16pointskml3List of datasetsList of species67ffb432c62d6_20250416_134614
15862025-04-16dist_spkml3List of datasetsList of species67ffb02a2f57f_20250416_132728
15872025-04-16dist_spkml3List of datasetsList of species67ffafb43b122_20250416_092828
15882025-04-16dist_spkml3List of datasetsList of species67ffafb43b122_20250416_092525
15892025-04-16dist_spkml3List of datasetsList of species67ffc7d25be1a_20250416_164828
15902025-04-16dist_spkml3List of datasetsList of species67ffc7d25be1a_20250416_154047
15912025-04-16dist_spkml3List of datasetsList of species67ffafb43b122_20250416_112900
15922025-04-16dist_spkml3List of datasetsList of species67ffc7d25be1a_20250416_152207
15932025-04-16pointskml3List of datasetsList of species67ffafb43b122_20250416_095807
15942025-04-16pointskml3List of datasetsList of species67ffb432c62d6_20250416_140008
15952025-04-16dist_spkml3List of datasetsList of species67ffc7d25be1a_20250416_150816
15962025-04-16pointskml3List of datasetsList of species67ffc7d25be1a_20250416_151113
15972025-04-16whole_speciescsv3List of datasetsList of species67ffc7d25be1a_20250416_203850
15982025-04-16whole_speciesgdb3List of datasetsList of species67ffc7d25be1a_20250416_203858
15992025-04-16dist_spcsv208List of datasetsList of species67ffcc6b413b8_20250416_113740
16002025-04-16dist_spcsv208List of datasetsList of species67ffcc6b413b8_20250416_113751
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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.