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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
6012025-09-03pointsshapefile1559List of datasetsList of species68b7e3119510e_20250903_034731
6022025-09-03whole_specieskml2List of datasetsList of species68b7ad11237c6_20250902_225447
6032025-09-03whole_speciescsv2List of datasetsList of species68b7ad11237c6_20250902_225349
6042025-09-02whole_speciescsv1List of datasetsList of species68b72ea7a543f_20250902_135626
6052025-09-01whole_speciescsv917List of datasetsList of species68b5c62be48be_20250901_121828
6062025-09-01whole_speciescsv917List of datasetsList of species68b5ccef0dcd6_20250901_125828
6072025-08-31dist_spcsv1099List of datasetsList of species68b4a66f527ad_20250831_154749
6082025-08-31dist_spcsv965List of datasetsList of species68b4a66f527ad_20250831_154648
6092025-08-31dist_spcsv1099List of datasetsList of species68b4a66f527ad_20250831_155407
6102025-08-28whole_speciesgdb2List of datasetsList of species68b09170c3aab_20250828_134046
6112025-08-21whole_datasetgdb1948List of datasetsList of species68a67879e7fdb_20250820_215003
6122025-08-21whole_datasetwfs1948List of datasetsList of species68a67879e7fdb_20250820_215015
6132025-08-21dist_spkml33List of datasetsList of species68a6ad9cdbdd0_20250821_012510
6142025-08-20dist_sp_h3shapefile2List of datasetsList of species68a5b39ed1a32_20250820_074302
6152025-08-19dist_sp_h3shapefile20List of datasetsList of species68a44696d7cef_20250819_054206
6162025-08-19dist_sp_h3shapefile752List of datasetsList of species68a43d4ae080e_20250819_051944
6172025-08-19dist_sp_h3shapefile752List of datasetsList of species68a43d4ae080e_20250819_052000
6182025-08-19dist_sp_h3shapefile752List of datasetsList of species68a43d4ae080e_20250819_051917
6192025-08-19dist_sp_h3shapefile9List of datasetsList of species68a4459c1925b_20250819_053755
6202025-08-18whole_speciesgdb268List of datasetsList of species68a32dec1113f_20250818_094751
6212025-08-18whole_speciesgdb9List of datasetsList of species68a33529a6aaf_20250818_101825
6222025-08-18dist_spshapefile181List of datasetsList of species68a32dec1113f_20250818_094915
6232025-08-18whole_speciesgdb23List of datasetsList of species68a339213740e_20250818_103142
6242025-08-18whole_speciescsv43List of datasetsList of species68a38913bbae2_20250818_161756
6252025-08-17whole_speciescsv2List of datasetsList of species68a16b58d9e0d_20250817_014200
6262025-08-15dist_spcsv1628List of datasetsList of species689fae979d8cf_20250815_180657
6272025-08-15dist_spshapefile1628List of datasetsList of species689fae979d8cf_20250815_181000
6282025-08-14dist_spshapefile9List of datasetsList of species689e6b6fee02c_20250814_190818
6292025-08-14whole_speciesgdb9List of datasetsList of species689e6b6fee02c_20250814_190753
6302025-08-12whole_speciesgdb917List of datasetsList of species689b6e9b1c437_20250812_124331
6312025-08-12whole_speciescsv917List of datasetsList of species689b6e9b1c437_20250812_124337
6322025-08-10dist_spcsv707List of datasetsList of species689603bac3a6c_20250810_080615
6332025-08-10dist_spshapefile707List of datasetsList of species689603bac3a6c_20250810_080541
6342025-08-10dist_spshapefile707List of datasetsList of species689603bac3a6c_20250810_080552
6352025-08-10dist_spcsv707List of datasetsList of species689603bac3a6c_20250810_080611
6362025-08-09dist_spcsv707List of datasetsList of species689603bac3a6c_20250809_073626
6372025-08-09dist_spshapefile707List of datasetsList of species689603bac3a6c_20250809_073613
6382025-07-29whole_speciescsv15List of datasetsList of species6888ab4e4a5fa_20250729_070908
6392025-07-28pointsshapefile23List of datasetsList of species68878067cbe52_20250728_112727
6402025-07-28pointsshapefile23List of datasetsList of species68878067cbe52_20250728_112725
6412025-07-28whole_speciescsv256List of datasetsList of species6886f3e37b01f_20250727_235920
6422025-07-28whole_speciescsv256List of datasetsList of species6886f3e37b01f_20250727_235921
6432025-07-26dist_spshapefile474List of datasetsList of species6884f8040ed8b_20250726_115000
6442025-07-26dist_spshapefile81List of datasetsList of species6884f8040ed8b_20250726_120850
6452025-07-23whole_specieswms268List of datasetsList of species6880dd96ca1d1_20250723_091002
6462025-07-23whole_specieswms268List of datasetsList of species6880dd96ca1d1_20250723_090959
6472025-07-22dist_spshapefile1List of datasetsList of species687f3a1c0ceee_20250722_031428
6482025-07-18dist_spshapefile181List of datasetsList of species6879ffe9c8bac_20250718_040427
6492025-07-18dist_spshapefile22List of datasetsList of species6879f7cb164b3_20250718_033346
6502025-07-18dist_spshapefile22List of datasetsList of species6879f7cb164b3_20250718_033324
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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.