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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
5012025-10-19pointsshapefile52List of datasetsList of species68f51500478ce_20251019_132601
5022025-10-19pointsshapefile52List of datasetsList of species68f51500478ce_20251019_132559
5032025-10-19whole_speciescsv52List of datasetsList of species68f51500478ce_20251019_132519
5042025-10-18dist_spshapefile35List of datasetsList of species68f3456c67e89_20251018_041734
5052025-10-17dist_taxacsv2List of datasetsList of species68f1cbef828ca_20251017_010023
5062025-10-16dist_spkml807List of datasetsList of species68f132ebd2c94_20251016_141043
5072025-10-16dist_spcsv807List of datasetsList of species68f0e6208533c_20251016_083444
5082025-10-16dist_spcsv22List of datasetsList of species68f0e5e14ab93_20251016_083320
5092025-10-16dist_spcsv7List of datasetsList of species68f0e69092d64_20251016_083604
5102025-10-16dist_spcsv2List of datasetsList of species68f0e6e665f35_20251016_083733
5112025-10-16whole_speciescsv52List of datasetsList of species68f0ebf20d347_20251016_090326
5122025-10-16whole_speciescsv9List of datasetsList of species68f091a484d49_20251016_023417
5132025-10-14whole_speciescsv65List of datasetsList of species68eeafacc3121_20251014_161709
5142025-10-14whole_speciesgdb917List of datasetsList of species68ee5ab65d6d6_20251014_101654
5152025-10-14dist_spcsv60List of datasetsList of species68ee9de0791c1_20251014_152212
5162025-10-13dist_taxashapefile1483List of datasetsList of species68ec7a64084b5_20251013_001420
5172025-10-13dist_taxacsv1483List of datasetsList of species68ec7a64084b5_20251013_001313
5182025-10-13whole_speciescsv9List of datasetsList of species68ecf29c09793_20251013_084141
5192025-10-12dist_spcsv181List of datasetsList of species68ebacd360284_20251012_092931
5202025-10-12whole_speciescsv23List of datasetsList of species68eb97ba8fc39_20251012_080628
5212025-10-10whole_speciescsv917List of datasetsList of species68e91a4cbc275_20251010_104305
5222025-10-08whole_speciescsv2List of datasetsList of species68e531eeaa128_20251008_145954
5232025-10-07whole_speciescsv917List of datasetsList of species68e531eeaa128_20251007_113341
5242025-10-07dist_taxakml1483List of datasetsList of species68e596e6344ac_20251007_184348
5252025-10-06whole_speciesgdb52List of datasetsList of species68e3ee80f3827_20251006_123206
5262025-10-06whole_speciesgdb52List of datasetsList of species68e3ee80f3827_20251006_123249
5272025-10-06whole_speciesgdb52List of datasetsList of species68e3ee80f3827_20251006_123202
5282025-10-05whole_datasetcsv1948List of datasetsList of species68e2e48ecb7c3_20251005_174517
5292025-10-05whole_datasetcsv1948List of datasetsList of species68e2e48ecb7c3_20251005_174523
5302025-10-04dist_taxakml1483List of datasetsList of species68e142e783bb4_20251004_115332
5312025-10-04dist_spshapefile81List of datasetsList of species68e0a70edfa5e_20251004_010813
5322025-10-04dist_spshapefile78List of datasetsList of species68e0a70edfa5e_20251004_005140
5332025-10-03dist_spshapefile707List of datasetsList of species68e0553d7e791_20251003_193335
5342025-10-02whole_speciescsv7List of datasetsList of species68ded6ec242b2_20251002_163252
5352025-10-02whole_speciescsv7List of datasetsList of species68ded6ec242b2_20251002_155428
5362025-10-02whole_speciescsv7List of datasetsList of species68ded6ec242b2_20251002_155124
5372025-10-01whole_speciesgdb23List of datasetsList of species68dd172e19218_20251001_081236
5382025-09-27dist_spwfs55List of datasetsList of species68d731b346d42_20250926_204441
5392025-09-27dist_spshapefile55List of datasetsList of species68d731b346d42_20250926_204459
5402025-09-27dist_spkml55List of datasetsList of species68d731b346d42_20250926_204452
5412025-09-27dist_spwms55List of datasetsList of species68d731b346d42_20250926_204428
5422025-09-27dist_spwms55List of datasetsList of species68d731b346d42_20250926_204410
5432025-09-27dist_spwms55List of datasetsList of species68d731b346d42_20250926_204357
5442025-09-27dist_spcsv55List of datasetsList of species68d731b346d42_20250926_204503
5452025-09-27dist_spwms55List of datasetsList of species68d731b346d42_20250926_204354
5462025-09-25whole_speciescsv917List of datasetsList of species68d5b38c03b3d_20250925_173248
5472025-09-25whole_speciesgdb52List of datasetsList of species68d570a23a125_20250925_124304
5482025-09-25dist_spshapefile1566List of datasetsList of species68d57ae69cacd_20250925_134341
5492025-09-25dist_spshapefile1566List of datasetsList of species68d57ae69cacd_20250925_134345
5502025-09-24whole_speciescsv43List of datasetsList of species68d44cb71af43_20250924_161554
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.