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
8063512
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.
253487
Years 2026202520242023
5971393840682
Formats requested Types requested  
csv1975
shapefile598
kml494
wms30
wfs30
gdb385
Gridded summary Type 1a (dist_taxa)60
Gridded summary Type 1b (dist_taxa_h3)3
Gridded summary Type 2a (dist_sp)1304
Gridded summary Type 2b (dist_sp_h3)79
diversity indexes (diversity)1
Observations based on criteria (points)280
All observations of species (whole_species)1760
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
17012025-04-15whole_speciescsv53List of datasetsList of species67fe612d12515_20250415_101444
17022025-04-15whole_speciescsv53List of datasetsList of species67fe612d12515_20250415_101345
17032025-04-14whole_specieskml6List of datasetsList of species67fcaa392722d_20250414_023013
17042025-04-11dist_spcsv90List of datasetsList of species67f94906e247d_20250411_125738
17052025-04-11dist_spcsv90List of datasetsList of species67f94906e247d_20250411_125736
17062025-04-11whole_speciescsv744List of datasetsList of species67f97326aa2dc_20250411_155700
17072025-04-09dist_taxakml3425List of datasetsList of species67f6adefab61c_20250409_132724
17082025-04-08dist_spkml6List of datasetsList of species67f5872c5b6ca_20250408_163607
17092025-04-07whole_speciescsv1List of datasetsList of species67f374ca1e8aa_20250407_030259
17102025-04-07dist_spshapefile6List of datasetsList of species67f3f0f511361_20250407_113935
17112025-04-07dist_spshapefile6List of datasetsList of species67f3f0f511361_20250407_113906
17122025-04-06dist_spkml6031List of datasetsList of species67f28d372679f_20250406_105029
17132025-04-06dist_spkml6031List of datasetsList of species67f28d372679f_20250406_105014
17142025-04-06dist_taxakml3425List of datasetsList of species67f29b7e32f0b_20250406_111959
17152025-04-03dist_spshapefile1List of datasetsList of species67eeaf48a9421_20250403_124239
17162025-04-03pointscsv351List of datasetsList of species67eeb1df976cf_20250403_131645
17172025-04-02dist_spcsv19List of datasetsList of species67edc6a7192c5_20250402_193424
17182025-04-02dist_spshapefile15List of datasetsList of species67ed8fa1b0821_20250402_153034
17192025-04-01pointsshapefile60List of datasetsList of species67ebf86d2c9bc_20250401_103331
17202025-04-01pointsshapefile60List of datasetsList of species67ebf86d2c9bc_20250401_105809
17212025-04-01pointsshapefile60List of datasetsList of species67ebe873b4be0_20250401_102516
17222025-04-01pointsshapefile60List of datasetsList of species67ebf86d2c9bc_20250401_103728
17232025-03-30dist_spshapefile70List of datasetsList of species67e956c0c8336_20250330_104553
17242025-03-30dist_spcsv70List of datasetsList of species67e956c0c8336_20250330_104640
17252025-03-27dist_spcsv132List of datasetsList of species67e55c1073325_20250327_101421
17262025-03-27dist_spshapefile19List of datasetsList of species67e55319c3191_20250327_093353
17272025-03-26dist_spcsv1List of datasetsList of species67e35e14c9b50_20250325_215959
17282025-03-26dist_spshapefile1List of datasetsList of species67e35e14c9b50_20250325_220016
17292025-03-26dist_spcsv1List of datasetsList of species67e3703cec40e_20250325_231146
17302025-03-26dist_spkml1List of datasetsList of species67e35e14c9b50_20250325_220032
17312025-03-26dist_spshapefile1List of datasetsList of species67e4491a150e3_20250326_144226
17322025-03-26dist_spcsv1List of datasetsList of species67e4491a150e3_20250326_144218
17332025-03-26dist_spkml1List of datasetsList of species67e377db6a089_20250326_001614
17342025-03-26dist_spshapefile1List of datasetsList of species67e377db6a089_20250326_001612
17352025-03-26dist_spcsv1List of datasetsList of species67e377db6a089_20250326_001600
17362025-03-26dist_spcsv1List of datasetsList of species67e377db6a089_20250326_001653
17372025-03-26dist_spshapefile1List of datasetsList of species67e377db6a089_20250326_001657
17382025-03-26dist_spkml1List of datasetsList of species67e377db6a089_20250326_001700
17392025-03-26dist_spshapefile1List of datasetsList of species67e377db6a089_20250325_235020
17402025-03-26dist_spcsv1List of datasetsList of species67e377db6a089_20250325_235015
17412025-03-26dist_spkml1List of datasetsList of species67e377db6a089_20250325_235841
17422025-03-26dist_spkml1List of datasetsList of species67e377db6a089_20250325_235831
17432025-03-26dist_spkml1List of datasetsList of species67e377db6a089_20250325_235022
17442025-03-26dist_spshapefile1List of datasetsList of species67e377db6a089_20250325_235912
17452025-03-25dist_spcsv1List of datasetsList of species67e2eda091bed_20250325_150047
17462025-03-25whole_speciescsv1List of datasetsList of species67e2eda091bed_20250325_145610
17472025-03-25whole_speciesgdb20List of datasetsList of species67e28dd71214d_20250325_071017
17482025-03-25whole_speciesgdb20List of datasetsList of species67e28dd71214d_20250325_071023
17492025-03-25whole_speciescsv20List of datasetsList of species67e2a2b9312ea_20250325_084018
17502025-03-25dist_spshapefile90List of datasetsList of species67e2fd5903219_20250325_150622
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.