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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
7512025-06-27whole_speciescsv15List of datasetsList of species685e8350d635b_20250627_095934
7522025-06-27whole_speciescsv81List of datasetsList of species685e8350d635b_20250627_100247
7532025-06-27whole_speciescsv2List of datasetsList of species685e8350d635b_20250627_101312
7542025-06-27whole_speciescsv9List of datasetsList of species685e8350d635b_20250627_101010
7552025-06-27whole_speciescsv917List of datasetsList of species685e8350d635b_20250627_085841
7562025-06-27whole_speciescsv52List of datasetsList of species685e8350d635b_20250627_101126
7572025-06-27whole_speciescsv1List of datasetsList of species685e8350d635b_20250627_090910
7582025-06-27whole_speciescsv65List of datasetsList of species685e8350d635b_20250627_090543
7592025-06-27whole_speciescsv23List of datasetsList of species685e8350d635b_20250627_093651
7602025-06-27whole_speciescsv268List of datasetsList of species685e8350d635b_20250627_094050
7612025-06-27whole_speciescsv5List of datasetsList of species685e8350d635b_20250627_100344
7622025-06-26dist_spwfs22List of datasetsList of species685cdbb5aece6_20250626_014035
7632025-06-26whole_speciescsv917List of datasetsList of species685ce86b5d2f2_20250626_023956
7642025-06-26whole_speciescsv23List of datasetsList of species685cdbb5aece6_20250626_020940
7652025-06-26whole_speciescsv15List of datasetsList of species685ce81c1d45d_20250626_022715
7662025-06-19whole_speciescsv5List of datasetsList of species68540bf44932a_20250619_092739
7672025-06-19whole_speciescsv1List of datasetsList of species68540bf44932a_20250619_092944
7682025-06-19whole_speciescsv52List of datasetsList of species68540c7d6dc63_20250619_092105
7692025-06-19whole_speciescsv14List of datasetsList of species68540c7d6dc63_20250619_092548
7702025-06-19whole_speciescsv268List of datasetsList of species68540bf44932a_20250619_092520
7712025-06-19whole_speciescsv7List of datasetsList of species6854095d546d8_20250619_090153
7722025-06-19whole_speciescsv23List of datasetsList of species68540833eccbd_20250619_085955
7732025-06-19whole_speciescsv15List of datasetsList of species68540833eccbd_20250619_085517
7742025-06-19whole_speciescsv2List of datasetsList of species6854095d546d8_20250619_090430
7752025-06-19whole_speciescsv9List of datasetsList of species68540bf44932a_20250619_091124
7762025-06-19whole_speciescsv23List of datasetsList of species68540833eccbd_20250619_090057
7772025-06-17dist_spshapefile1450List of datasetsList of species685148ee0d30c_20250617_065610
7782025-06-17whole_speciesgdb14List of datasetsList of species685132a58fd7a_20250617_052825
7792025-06-16whole_specieskml43List of datasetsList of species68506d7667af0_20250616_152202
7802025-06-12whole_specieskml52List of datasetsList of species684aa9cf4c04b_20250612_064815
7812025-06-12whole_specieskml7List of datasetsList of species684aa9cf4c04b_20250612_063256
7822025-06-12dist_spcsv7List of datasetsList of species684aa9cf4c04b_20250612_062406
7832025-06-11dist_taxashapefile3List of datasetsList of species68494aa7da199_20250611_052228
7842025-06-11dist_spkml1List of datasetsList of species6848e5c69adb5_20250610_221211
7852025-06-10dist_spshapefile7List of datasetsList of species68478e044a375_20250609_214832
7862025-06-10pointscsv52List of datasetsList of species6847928491b5c_20250609_220544
7872025-06-10pointscsv268List of datasetsList of species684798645bae5_20250609_223102
7882025-06-10dist_spcsv2List of datasetsList of species68478fb3221b4_20250609_215606
7892025-06-10dist_spcsv7List of datasetsList of species68478e044a375_20250609_214707
7902025-06-10dist_spcsv7List of datasetsList of species68478e044a375_20250609_214522
7912025-06-10dist_spcsv59List of datasetsList of species68477d716fec0_20250609_204745
7922025-06-10pointscsv5List of datasetsList of species6847940b726e8_20250609_221121
7932025-06-10pointscsv43List of datasetsList of species684799e600e0c_20250609_224302
7942025-06-10pointscsv14List of datasetsList of species6847934357db1_20250609_220740
7952025-06-10dist_spcsv22List of datasetsList of species6847edd10f24c_20250610_044350
7962025-06-10dist_spcsv22List of datasetsList of species6847edd10f24c_20250610_044354
7972025-06-09dist_spshapefile707List of datasetsList of species68465a92d5428_20250609_000001
7982025-06-09whole_speciesgdb256List of datasetsList of species68473ef723379_20250609_160744
7992025-06-08whole_specieskml23List of datasetsList of species6844e887e3ab8_20250607_213544
8002025-06-08whole_specieskml268List of datasetsList of species6844e4edaeaa6_20250607_212920
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.