Mid-Atlantic marine mammal visual survey in 2023
NOAA Northeast Fisheries Science Center (NEFSC)

Summary of download requests

Number of users / requestsUsersRequests
36
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.
42
Years 2025
6
Formats requested Types requested  
csv2
shapefile0
kml4
wms0
wfs0
Gridded summary Type 1a (dist_taxa)2
Gridded summary Type 1b (dist_taxa_h3)0
Gridded summary Type 2a (dist_sp)2
Gridded summary Type 2b (dist_sp_h3)0
diversity indexes (diversity)0
Observations based on criteria (points)1
All observations of species (whole_species)1
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
12025-04-11whole_speciescsv1List of datasetsList of species67f97326aa2dc_20250411_155700
22025-04-09dist_taxakml7List of datasetsList of species67f6adefab61c_20250409_132724
32025-04-06dist_spkml7List of datasetsList of species67f28d372679f_20250406_105014
42025-04-06dist_spkml7List of datasetsList of species67f28d372679f_20250406_105029
52025-04-06dist_taxakml7List of datasetsList of species67f29b7e32f0b_20250406_111959
62025-04-03pointscsv1List of datasetsList of species67eeb1df976cf_20250403_131645
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.