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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
4512025-11-12whole_speciescsv23List of datasetsList of species6914a590d1ba5_20251112_111756
4522025-11-12whole_speciescsv7List of datasetsList of species6914d798243da_20251112_145251
4532025-11-12whole_speciescsv7List of datasetsList of species6914d798243da_20251112_152133
4542025-11-11whole_speciesgdb268List of datasetsList of species69135824d28d7_20251111_104237
4552025-11-11whole_specieswfs268List of datasetsList of species69135824d28d7_20251111_104252
4562025-11-11whole_specieswms268List of datasetsList of species69135824d28d7_20251111_104312
4572025-11-10whole_speciesgdb268List of datasetsList of species6911e7d4bc318_20251110_084356
4582025-11-10whole_speciescsv2List of datasetsList of species6911e7d4bc318_20251110_083210
4592025-11-10whole_speciescsv268List of datasetsList of species6911e7d4bc318_20251110_083929
4602025-11-10whole_speciescsv268List of datasetsList of species6911e7d4bc318_20251110_084347
4612025-11-10dist_spcsv112List of datasetsList of species69114dc352dc4_20251109_213359
4622025-11-10dist_spshapefile112List of datasetsList of species69114dc352dc4_20251109_214616
4632025-11-10dist_spcsv112List of datasetsList of species69114dc352dc4_20251109_215414
4642025-11-10pointscsv43List of datasetsList of species691158d7012b0_20251109_221819
4652025-11-07dist_spcsv9List of datasetsList of species690da30cbd54c_20251107_025341
4662025-11-07dist_spcsv707List of datasetsList of species690d892298cfa_20251107_005839
4672025-11-07dist_spcsv9List of datasetsList of species690da30cbd54c_20251107_025449
4682025-11-07dist_spcsv9List of datasetsList of species690da30cbd54c_20251107_024640
4692025-11-07whole_speciescsv917List of datasetsList of species690d8e2f6de57_20251107_011509
4702025-11-04dist_taxakml1483List of datasetsList of species690a195e8c3b2_20251104_102354
4712025-11-04whole_speciescsv7List of datasetsList of species690986284239b_20251103_235433
4722025-11-03dist_spshapefile3List of datasetsList of species6907d76dac970_20251103_003703
4732025-11-02dist_spkml110List of datasetsList of species69075c4d94800_20251102_101255
4742025-11-01whole_speciescsv2List of datasetsList of species6905ea6b20cc8_20251101_071606
4752025-10-31dist_spshapefile3List of datasetsList of species690387c8759fd_20251031_062634
4762025-10-31dist_spcsv1List of datasetsList of species690387c8759fd_20251031_071123
4772025-10-31whole_speciescsv5List of datasetsList of species690387c8759fd_20251031_063745
4782025-10-31whole_speciescsv5List of datasetsList of species690387c8759fd_20251031_065208
4792025-10-30pointskml9List of datasetsList of species6903e23018fa9_20251030_181711
4802025-10-30whole_speciesgdb9List of datasetsList of species6902bfc20c431_20251029_213709
4812025-10-30whole_speciescsv917List of datasetsList of species6902d20c45bdd_20251029_225249
4822025-10-30whole_speciesgdb9List of datasetsList of species690319ef9083b_20251030_035916
4832025-10-30dist_sp_h3csv3List of datasetsList of species690352f79e210_20251030_104119
4842025-10-30whole_speciesgdb7List of datasetsList of species6903b9c3d0158_20251030_152051
4852025-10-29whole_speciesgdb23List of datasetsList of species6901fdb546a50_20251029_074852
4862025-10-29whole_speciescsv23List of datasetsList of species6901fdb546a50_20251029_074649
4872025-10-28whole_speciescsv2List of datasetsList of species69009db6c1d9d_20251028_064215
4882025-10-28dist_spkml45List of datasetsList of species69013d0abf5e8_20251028_180425
4892025-10-28dist_spkml45List of datasetsList of species69013d0abf5e8_20251028_180422
4902025-10-24whole_datasetcsv1948List of datasetsList of species68faf8d928595_20251024_000947
4912025-10-24whole_speciescsv917List of datasetsList of species68fbc9ff479c6_20251024_145123
4922025-10-24whole_speciesgdb917List of datasetsList of species68fbc9ff479c6_20251024_145300
4932025-10-21whole_speciescsv52List of datasetsList of species68f7b55919b38_20251021_143650
4942025-10-20dist_spcsv815List of datasetsList of species68f62dfb8ff09_20251020_085623
4952025-10-19dist_sp_h3shapefile837List of datasetsList of species68f5251df3b7a_20251019_135400
4962025-10-19dist_sp_h3shapefile55List of datasetsList of species68f51500478ce_20251019_133713
4972025-10-19pointsshapefile52List of datasetsList of species68f51500478ce_20251019_132559
4982025-10-19dist_sp_h3shapefile837List of datasetsList of species68f5251df3b7a_20251019_135404
4992025-10-19dist_sp_h3shapefile837List of datasetsList of species68f5251df3b7a_20251019_135402
5002025-10-19dist_sp_h3shapefile55List of datasetsList of species68f51500478ce_20251019_133658
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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.