SCANS I cetacean sightings 1994
Sea Mammal Research Unit, University of St. Andrews

Summary of download requests

Number of users / requestsUsersRequests
3511220
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.
71213
Years 2026202520242023
3604366247
Formats requested Types requested  
csv663
shapefile202
kml182
wms9
wfs8
gdb156
Gridded summary Type 1a (dist_taxa)31
Gridded summary Type 1b (dist_taxa_h3)2
Gridded summary Type 2a (dist_sp)390
Gridded summary Type 2b (dist_sp_h3)30
diversity indexes (diversity)0
Observations based on criteria (points)64
All observations of species (whole_species)696
All observations in dataset (whole_dataset)7
  • 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
12012023-02-16dist_spkml2065List of datasetsList of species63eea5966cf70_20230216_165928
12022023-02-16dist_spkml2065List of datasetsList of species63eea5966cf70_20230216_165827
12032023-02-15dist_spcsv13List of datasetsList of species63ed343a2bbe7_20230215_144056
12042023-02-15pointscsv14List of datasetsList of species63ed4212067aa_20230215_153742
12052023-02-13whole_speciescsv281List of datasetsList of species63ea75d38008d_20230213_131654
12062023-02-13whole_speciescsv281List of datasetsList of species63ea75d38008d_20230213_131636
12072023-02-09dist_sp_h3csv1List of datasetsList of species63e53911bbf0f_20230209_135036
12082023-02-03dist_spshapefile2065List of datasetsList of species63dccb233471d_20230203_042028
12092023-02-02whole_speciescsv7List of datasetsList of species63dc5441b51e8_20230202_192607
12102023-02-02whole_speciescsv49List of datasetsList of species63dc5258859af_20230202_192151
12112023-02-02whole_speciescsv11List of datasetsList of species63dc554d96d63_20230202_192929
12122023-01-31dist_spcsv4List of datasetsList of species63d9208fc70a7_20230131_091652
12132023-01-28dist_spkml1List of datasetsList of species63d5f709a66b4_20230128_234238
12142023-01-28dist_spshapefile1List of datasetsList of species63d5f709a66b4_20230128_234404
12152023-01-24whole_speciesgdb14List of datasetsList of species63cfb81555527_20230124_060900
12162023-01-24whole_speciesgdb14List of datasetsList of species63cfb81555527_20230124_055452
12172023-01-24whole_specieskml5List of datasetsList of species63cfb81555527_20230124_060811
12182023-01-24whole_specieskml7List of datasetsList of species63cfb81555527_20230124_060344
12192023-01-23whole_speciescsv40List of datasetsList of species63ce554df36af_20230123_044319
12202023-01-23whole_speciesgdb40List of datasetsList of species63ce554df36af_20230123_044150
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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.