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OBIS-SEAMAP Dataset - National Whale and Dolphin Sightings and Strandings Database

National Whale and Dolphin Sightings and Strandings Database
OBIS Secretariat, Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission of UNESCO

Summary of download requests

Number of users / requestsUsersRequests
5041981
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.
671914
Years 2026202520242023
334788529330
Formats requested Types requested  
csv1168
shapefile288
kml265
wms16
wfs15
gdb229
Gridded summary Type 1a (dist_taxa)49
Gridded summary Type 1b (dist_taxa_h3)3
Gridded summary Type 2a (dist_sp)664
Gridded summary Type 2b (dist_sp_h3)35
diversity indexes (diversity)0
Observations based on criteria (points)98
All observations of species (whole_species)1071
All observations in dataset (whole_dataset)61
  • 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
12026-05-03whole_speciescsv65List of datasetsList of species_20260503_060244
22026-04-30dist_taxakml1483List of datasetsList of species69f39da2d8341_20260430_142751
32026-04-30whole_speciescsv268List of datasetsList of species69f34f17cabac_20260430_084657
42026-04-30whole_speciescsv14List of datasetsList of species69f353b13f206_20260430_090631
52026-04-29whole_speciescsv23List of datasetsList of species69f28d729f9cd_20260429_190105
62026-04-29whole_speciescsv65List of datasetsList of species69f2907be5809_20260429_191352
72026-04-28whole_speciescsv917List of datasetsList of species69f11d85395df_20260428_170506
82026-04-27whole_speciescsv52List of datasetsList of species69ef541e24e55_20260427_082105
92026-04-26dist_taxakml1483List of datasetsList of species69ed6e43858a1_20260425_215225
102026-04-26dist_taxakml1483List of datasetsList of species69ed6e43858a1_20260425_215216
112026-04-26dist_taxakml1483List of datasetsList of species69ed6e43858a1_20260425_215220
122026-04-26dist_taxakml1483List of datasetsList of species69ed6e43858a1_20260425_215218
132026-04-26dist_taxakml1483List of datasetsList of species69ed6e43858a1_20260425_215217
142026-04-26dist_taxakml1483List of datasetsList of species69ed6e43858a1_20260425_215214
152026-04-26whole_speciescsv52List of datasetsList of species69edf249830c4_20260426_071150
162026-04-23dist_spshapefile2List of datasetsList of species69ea11a664eee_20260423_085233
172026-04-23dist_spshapefile2List of datasetsList of species69ea2a3a87115_20260423_103021
182026-04-23dist_spshapefile16List of datasetsList of species69ea43e005640_20260423_121031
192026-04-23dist_spshapefile978List of datasetsList of species69ea498bcda0f_20260423_130852
202026-04-23dist_spshapefile1List of datasetsList of species69ea2a3a87115_20260423_104301
212026-04-23dist_spshapefile56List of datasetsList of species69ea2a3a87115_20260423_103932
222026-04-23dist_spshapefile45List of datasetsList of species69ea2a3a87115_20260423_103451
232026-04-23dist_spshapefile10List of datasetsList of species69ea11a664eee_20260423_084121
242026-04-23dist_spshapefile9List of datasetsList of species69ea2a3a87115_20260423_110754
252026-04-23dist_spshapefile34List of datasetsList of species69ea11a664eee_20260423_090118
262026-04-22dist_spshapefile35List of datasetsList of species69e8f8763f651_20260422_123943
272026-04-22dist_spshapefile35List of datasetsList of species69e8f8763f651_20260422_123940
282026-04-22pointsshapefile1357List of datasetsList of species69e8ccb06c222_20260422_095700
292026-04-22pointscsv1232List of datasetsList of species69e8ccb06c222_20260422_102327
302026-04-22pointskml1232List of datasetsList of species69e8ccb06c222_20260422_101943
312026-04-22dist_spshapefile14List of datasetsList of species69e91b4dde096_20260422_150458
322026-04-22dist_spshapefile59List of datasetsList of species69e91b4dde096_20260422_153444
332026-04-22dist_spcsv1024List of datasetsList of species69e8ccb06c222_20260422_093337
342026-04-22dist_spshapefile707List of datasetsList of species69e91b4dde096_20260422_151216
352026-04-22dist_spshapefile9List of datasetsList of species69e8ccb06c222_20260422_105549
362026-04-22pointscsv1232List of datasetsList of species69e8ccb06c222_20260422_102330
372026-04-22pointscsv1357List of datasetsList of species69e8ccb06c222_20260422_100349
382026-04-22dist_spshapefile181List of datasetsList of species69e9123787b2b_20260422_143146
392026-04-22dist_spshapefile22List of datasetsList of species69e91b4dde096_20260422_154737
402026-04-22dist_spshapefile707List of datasetsList of species69e91702be9d1_20260422_145136
412026-04-21whole_speciesgdb9List of datasetsList of species69e7cfb887933_20260421_153346
422026-04-21whole_speciescsv65List of datasetsList of species69e790ab60e4b_20260421_110727
432026-04-21dist_spcsv719List of datasetsList of species69e6dc4c1b61b_20260420_221215
442026-04-20whole_speciescsv52List of datasetsList of species69e5f05f183e5_20260420_151445
452026-04-20whole_speciescsv52List of datasetsList of species69e5f05f183e5_20260420_151407
462026-04-20dist_spcsv35List of datasetsList of species69e5fb15dde13_20260420_061804
472026-04-20whole_datasetkml1948List of datasetsList of species69e633a47573e_20260420_121714
482026-04-17dist_spwms1List of datasetsList of species69e20d21a5e89_20260417_064027
492026-04-17dist_spcsv1List of datasetsList of species69e20d21a5e89_20260417_064017
502026-04-17dist_spshapefile1List of datasetsList of species69e20d21a5e89_20260417_064000
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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.