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
8423671
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.
253646
Years 2026202520242023
7561393840682
Formats requested Types requested  
csv2061
shapefile613
kml522
wms30
wfs30
gdb415
Gridded summary Type 1a (dist_taxa)72
Gridded summary Type 1b (dist_taxa_h3)3
Gridded summary Type 2a (dist_sp)1351
Gridded summary Type 2b (dist_sp_h3)79
diversity indexes (diversity)1
Observations based on criteria (points)294
All observations of species (whole_species)1846
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
16012025-06-10dist_spshapefile6List of datasetsList of species68478e044a375_20250609_214832
16022025-06-10dist_spcsv6List of datasetsList of species68478e044a375_20250609_214707
16032025-06-10pointscsv744List of datasetsList of species684798645bae5_20250609_223102
16042025-06-10pointscsv12List of datasetsList of species684797bb30669_20250609_222639
16052025-06-10pointscsv9List of datasetsList of species6847934357db1_20250609_220740
16062025-06-10pointscsv395List of datasetsList of species6847940b726e8_20250609_221121
16072025-06-10dist_spcsv622List of datasetsList of species6847edd10f24c_20250610_044350
16082025-06-10dist_spcsv622List of datasetsList of species6847edd10f24c_20250610_044354
16092025-06-09whole_speciescsv117List of datasetsList of species6846e77e101f3_20250609_095508
16102025-06-09dist_spshapefile121List of datasetsList of species68465a92d5428_20250609_000001
16112025-06-08dist_spcsv1List of datasetsList of species6846010b113ef_20250608_173332
16122025-06-08dist_spshapefile1List of datasetsList of species6844f105776fe_20250607_221746
16132025-06-08whole_specieskml1List of datasetsList of species6844f105776fe_20250607_222216
16142025-06-08whole_specieskml248List of datasetsList of species6844e887e3ab8_20250607_213544
16152025-06-08whole_specieskml744List of datasetsList of species6844e4edaeaa6_20250607_212917
16162025-06-08whole_specieskml744List of datasetsList of species6844e4edaeaa6_20250607_212920
16172025-06-06whole_specieswfs117List of datasetsList of species6843155f4c25f_20250606_122437
16182025-06-05whole_speciesgdb248List of datasetsList of species6841fee69c310_20250605_163526
16192025-06-05whole_speciesgdb74List of datasetsList of species6841fdb438ffa_20250605_163020
16202025-06-05whole_speciesgdb36List of datasetsList of species68420009112ad_20250605_163827
16212025-06-05dist_spcsv219List of datasetsList of species684185b73af3e_20250605_080033
16222025-06-05dist_spcsv320List of datasetsList of species684185b99b4cf_20250605_080134
16232025-06-05dist_spcsv168List of datasetsList of species684185bd51c06_20250605_080154
16242025-06-05dist_spcsv230List of datasetsList of species684185b31f35e_20250605_075831
16252025-06-05dist_spcsv43List of datasetsList of species684185badb85f_20250605_080143
16262025-06-05dist_spcsv230List of datasetsList of species68416bf37a4b3_20250605_060839
16272025-06-05dist_spcsv172List of datasetsList of species684185be0b4a7_20250605_080014
16282025-06-05dist_spcsv230List of datasetsList of species68416bf37a4b3_20250605_060704
16292025-06-05dist_spcsv16List of datasetsList of species684185c00bebb_20250605_080227
16302025-06-05dist_spcsv257List of datasetsList of species684185bb22aa3_20250605_080217
16312025-06-05dist_spcsv44List of datasetsList of species684185bc8f2f4_20250605_080210
16322025-06-05dist_spcsv7List of datasetsList of species684185be3dbca_20250605_080058
16332025-06-05whole_speciescsv351List of datasetsList of species68418a32a2687_20250605_081904
16342025-06-05whole_speciescsv351List of datasetsList of species68418a32a2687_20250605_081813
16352025-06-05dist_spcsv121List of datasetsList of species68418a32a2687_20250605_081647
16362025-06-03whole_speciescsv248List of datasetsList of species683f0bb18a71d_20250603_105209
16372025-06-03whole_speciescsv248List of datasetsList of species683f0bb18a71d_20250603_105234
16382025-06-03whole_speciescsv248List of datasetsList of species683f0bb18a71d_20250603_105221
16392025-06-03whole_speciescsv248List of datasetsList of species683f0bb18a71d_20250603_105242
16402025-06-02dist_spkml121List of datasetsList of species683df3e0df70b_20250602_145826
16412025-06-02dist_spkml210List of datasetsList of species683df3e0df70b_20250602_145831
16422025-05-31dist_spshapefile8List of datasetsList of species683b12013e6f8_20250531_103937
16432025-05-31dist_spshapefile6List of datasetsList of species683b12013e6f8_20250531_103457
16442025-05-31dist_spshapefile8List of datasetsList of species683b12013e6f8_20250531_111951
16452025-05-31whole_specieskml59List of datasetsList of species683b12013e6f8_20250531_112606
16462025-05-30pointsshapefile6List of datasetsList of species6839d4c0c0c24_20250530_121240
16472025-05-28pointskml180List of datasetsList of species6836e924df020_20250528_064927
16482025-05-28pointskml180List of datasetsList of species6836e924df020_20250528_065204
16492025-05-28pointskml180List of datasetsList of species6836e924df020_20250528_065206
16502025-05-28pointskml180List of datasetsList of species6836e924df020_20250528_065159
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.