Tethys Research Institute shipboard survey cetacean sightings 1986-2012
Tethys Research Institute

Summary of download requests

Number of users / requestsUsersRequests
3371465
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.
151450
Years 2026202520242023
25753399288
Formats requested Types requested  
csv827
shapefile229
kml213
wms10
wfs9
gdb177
Gridded summary Type 1a (dist_taxa)34
Gridded summary Type 1b (dist_taxa_h3)2
Gridded summary Type 2a (dist_sp)450
Gridded summary Type 2b (dist_sp_h3)50
diversity indexes (diversity)0
Observations based on criteria (points)102
All observations of species (whole_species)815
All observations in dataset (whole_dataset)12
  • 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
14512023-02-01whole_speciescsv9List of datasetsList of species63daadc50573e_20230201_132249
14522023-01-31dist_spcsv340List of datasetsList of species63d9208fc70a7_20230131_091652
14532023-01-31whole_speciescsv1List of datasetsList of species63d9a8b42d47a_20230131_192224
14542023-01-28dist_spkml12List of datasetsList of species63d5f709a66b4_20230128_234238
14552023-01-28dist_spshapefile12List of datasetsList of species63d5f709a66b4_20230128_234404
14562023-01-24whole_speciesgdb2070List of datasetsList of species63cfb81555527_20230124_060900
14572023-01-24whole_speciesgdb1List of datasetsList of species63cfb81555527_20230124_060824
14582023-01-24whole_specieskml348List of datasetsList of species63cfb81555527_20230124_060344
14592023-01-24whole_speciesgdb33List of datasetsList of species63cfb81555527_20230124_060749
14602023-01-24whole_specieskml3746List of datasetsList of species63cfb81555527_20230124_060811
14612023-01-24whole_speciesgdb194List of datasetsList of species63cfb81555527_20230124_055452
14622023-01-24whole_speciesgdb86List of datasetsList of species63cfb81555527_20230124_055323
14632023-01-24whole_speciesgdb1List of datasetsList of species63cfb81555527_20230124_055146
14642023-01-23whole_speciescsv71List of datasetsList of species63ce554df36af_20230123_044319
14652023-01-23whole_speciesgdb71List 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.