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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
5061983
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.
681915
Years 2026202520242023
336788529330
Formats requested Types requested  
csv1169
shapefile289
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)99
All observations of species (whole_species)1072
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
6512025-07-18dist_spshapefile22List of datasetsList of species6879f7cb164b3_20250718_033346
6522025-07-18dist_spshapefile22List of datasetsList of species6879f7cb164b3_20250718_033324
6532025-07-18whole_speciesgdb23List of datasetsList of species6879fc4955028_20250718_035106
6542025-07-18dist_spshapefile181List of datasetsList of species6879ffe9c8bac_20250718_040427
6552025-07-18dist_spshapefile181List of datasetsList of species6879fc42f0195_20250718_034929
6562025-07-18whole_speciesgdb268List of datasetsList of species6879ffe9c8bac_20250718_040921
6572025-07-18dist_spshapefile260List of datasetsList of species6879f7d155b9b_20250718_033538
6582025-07-16whole_speciesgdb39List of datasetsList of species6877796abce05_20250716_060650
6592025-07-14dist_spcsv962List of datasetsList of species687529434b05d_20250714_141233
6602025-07-12pointskml43List of datasetsList of species6872d809363fa_20250712_175117
6612025-07-11dist_spkml9List of datasetsList of species687161d00eea9_20250711_151621
6622025-07-11whole_speciescsv43List of datasetsList of species686f771e03875_20250710_221907
6632025-07-11whole_speciescsv43List of datasetsList of species686f771e03875_20250710_221815
6642025-07-11whole_speciescsv1List of datasetsList of species687074d3ec401_20250710_222023
6652025-07-11whole_speciescsv43List of datasetsList of species686f771e03875_20250710_221906
6662025-07-11whole_speciescsv43List of datasetsList of species686f771e03875_20250710_221828
6672025-07-10whole_speciescsv6List of datasetsList of species686f47d3f23cd_20250710_005603
6682025-07-10whole_speciescsv52List of datasetsList of species686f46ee14659_20250710_005241
6692025-07-10whole_speciescsv3List of datasetsList of species686f47375ad34_20250710_005325
6702025-07-10whole_speciescsv52List of datasetsList of species686f5eb3c2c8a_20250710_023342
6712025-07-10whole_speciescsv3List of datasetsList of species686f5e8e1933a_20250710_023313
6722025-07-10whole_speciescsv14List of datasetsList of species686f60eb2890e_20250710_024859
6732025-07-10whole_speciescsv268List of datasetsList of species686f60e7b0576_20250710_025037
6742025-07-10whole_speciescsv268List of datasetsList of species686f60e7b0576_20250710_025145
6752025-07-10whole_speciescsv268List of datasetsList of species686f60e7b0576_20250710_025148
6762025-07-10whole_speciescsv268List of datasetsList of species686f60e7b0576_20250710_025146
6772025-07-10whole_speciescsv268List of datasetsList of species686f60e7b0576_20250710_025150
6782025-07-10whole_speciescsv9List of datasetsList of species686f67ddeb11e_20250710_031247
6792025-07-10whole_speciescsv5List of datasetsList of species686f67dd2f261_20250710_031435
6802025-07-10whole_speciescsv6List of datasetsList of species686ea0b0e26e6_20250709_225740
6812025-07-10whole_speciescsv6List of datasetsList of species686ea0b0e26e6_20250709_225741
6822025-07-10whole_speciescsv9List of datasetsList of species686fccaac4725_20250710_111437
6832025-07-10whole_speciescsv9List of datasetsList of species686fccaac4725_20250710_111443
6842025-07-10whole_speciescsv9List of datasetsList of species686fccaac4725_20250710_111427
6852025-07-09dist_spcsv707List of datasetsList of species686e24a6b3182_20250709_042128
6862025-07-09dist_taxakml1483List of datasetsList of species686ee13718115_20250709_174310
6872025-07-09dist_spcsv22List of datasetsList of species686e37ce5405b_20250709_055148
6882025-07-09dist_spcsv22List of datasetsList of species686e37ce5405b_20250709_055143
6892025-07-09whole_speciescsv65List of datasetsList of species686e74225e730_20250709_095525
6902025-07-09whole_speciescsv65List of datasetsList of species686e74225e730_20250709_095439
6912025-07-09whole_speciescsv65List of datasetsList of species686e74225e730_20250709_095434
6922025-07-09whole_speciescsv2List of datasetsList of species686e767a8422b_20250709_100248
6932025-07-09whole_speciescsv65List of datasetsList of species686e74225e730_20250709_095526
6942025-07-09whole_speciescsv65List of datasetsList of species686e74225e730_20250709_095440
6952025-07-09whole_speciescsv65List of datasetsList of species686e74225e730_20250709_095505
6962025-07-09whole_speciescsv65List of datasetsList of species686e74225e730_20250709_095524
6972025-07-09whole_speciescsv1List of datasetsList of species686e79e4d1d77_20250709_102223
6982025-07-09whole_speciescsv4List of datasetsList of species686e7aea720f5_20250709_102145
6992025-07-09whole_speciescsv65List of datasetsList of species686e74225e730_20250709_095544
7002025-07-09whole_speciescsv65List of datasetsList of species686e74225e730_20250709_095504
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.