Red Sea Cetacean Review - Sightings
Tethys Research Institute

Summary of download requests

Number of users / requestsUsersRequests
412
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.
012
Years 2023
12
Formats requested Types requested  
csv1
shapefile2
kml2
wms0
wfs0
gdb7
Gridded summary Type 1a (dist_taxa)0
Gridded summary Type 1b (dist_taxa_h3)0
Gridded summary Type 2a (dist_sp)3
Gridded summary Type 2b (dist_sp_h3)0
diversity indexes (diversity)0
Observations based on criteria (points)0
All observations of species (whole_species)9
All observations in dataset (whole_dataset)0
  • 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
12023-02-03dist_spshapefile872List of datasetsList of species63dccb233471d_20230203_042028
22023-02-02whole_speciescsv2List of datasetsList of species63dc554d96d63_20230202_192929
32023-01-28dist_spshapefile9List of datasetsList of species63d5f709a66b4_20230128_234404
42023-01-28dist_spkml9List of datasetsList of species63d5f709a66b4_20230128_234238
52023-01-24whole_speciesgdb32List of datasetsList of species63cfb81555527_20230124_060732
62023-01-24whole_speciesgdb121List of datasetsList of species63cfb81555527_20230124_060749
72023-01-24whole_specieskml1List of datasetsList of species63cfb81555527_20230124_060811
82023-01-24whole_speciesgdb156List of datasetsList of species63cfb81555527_20230124_060824
92023-01-24whole_speciesgdb84List of datasetsList of species63cfb81555527_20230124_060900
102023-01-24whole_speciesgdb3List of datasetsList of species63cfb81555527_20230124_055323
112023-01-24whole_speciesgdb7List of datasetsList of species63cfb81555527_20230124_055146
122023-01-24whole_speciesgdb109List of datasetsList of species63cfb81555527_20230124_055452
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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.