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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
9012025-05-11pointscsv3List of datasetsList of species68208a412b5b1_20250511_073227
9022025-05-11whole_speciescsv9List of datasetsList of species682078786eac4_20250511_072313
9032025-05-11whole_speciescsv9List of datasetsList of species682078786eac4_20250511_061748
9042025-05-11whole_speciescsv9List of datasetsList of species682078786eac4_20250511_072607
9052025-05-11whole_speciescsv9List of datasetsList of species68207988aab2c_20250511_062611
9062025-05-11whole_speciescsv9List of datasetsList of species6820759daaaed_20250511_060807
9072025-05-09pointscsv9List of datasetsList of species681e40009f5da_20250509_135541
9082025-05-09whole_datasetcsv1948List of datasetsList of species681d6be68b290_20250508_224828
9092025-05-09dist_spcsv1483List of datasetsList of species681d6be68b290_20250508_225032
9102025-05-08dist_taxashapefile20List of datasetsList of species681cabeb862b4_20250508_091116
9112025-05-07dist_spcsv46List of datasetsList of species681b7a68b19e0_20250507_113246
9122025-05-07dist_spcsv4List of datasetsList of species681af79f29a9b_20250507_020717
9132025-05-07dist_spcsv4List of datasetsList of species681af79f29a9b_20250507_020715
9142025-05-07dist_spcsv4List of datasetsList of species681af79f29a9b_20250507_020713
9152025-05-07dist_spcsv4List of datasetsList of species681af79f29a9b_20250507_020718
9162025-05-05whole_speciesgdb23List of datasetsList of species681901d4ce25b_20250505_142523
9172025-05-05whole_specieskml23List of datasetsList of species681901d4ce25b_20250505_142612
9182025-05-01dist_spkml22List of datasetsList of species6813bb86c7032_20250501_182942
9192025-05-01dist_spshapefile1List of datasetsList of species6812adc9c779b_20250430_224805
9202025-05-01dist_spcsv1List of datasetsList of species6812adc9c779b_20250430_224846
9212025-05-01dist_spkml1List of datasetsList of species6812adc9c779b_20250430_224750
9222025-04-29dist_spcsv22List of datasetsList of species68112f31cb6e2_20250429_161904
9232025-04-29dist_spcsv14List of datasetsList of species681134c6be239_20250429_162710
9242025-04-29dist_spcsv807List of datasetsList of species681134c6be239_20250429_162229
9252025-04-29whole_speciescsv15List of datasetsList of species68112f31cb6e2_20250429_161112
9262025-04-29whole_speciescsv15List of datasetsList of species68112f31cb6e2_20250429_160848
9272025-04-29dist_spcsv9List of datasetsList of species68112f31cb6e2_20250429_161637
9282025-04-29whole_speciescsv15List of datasetsList of species68112f31cb6e2_20250429_155943
9292025-04-28whole_datasetcsv1948List of datasetsList of species680fe8e7e8d19_20250428_164837
9302025-04-28whole_datasetcsv1948List of datasetsList of species680fe8e7e8d19_20250428_164840
9312025-04-25dist_taxakml1483List of datasetsList of species680bcf6c85769_20250425_140753
9322025-04-25whole_speciescsv917List of datasetsList of species680c02466d9b8_20250425_175236
9332025-04-23dist_spcsv22List of datasetsList of species6808f521cb9f9_20250423_101730
9342025-04-23dist_spcsv729List of datasetsList of species6808f521cb9f9_20250423_102408
9352025-04-23dist_spshapefile829List of datasetsList of species6808f8fead25a_20250423_103756
9362025-04-21whole_datasetcsv1948List of datasetsList of species6806870e7afe5_20250421_140026
9372025-04-18dist_spcsv155List of datasetsList of species680238cb66131_20250418_073702
9382025-04-18dist_spcsv5List of datasetsList of species680254f1b1da2_20250418_094419
9392025-04-16dist_spkml2List of datasetsList of species67ffb432c62d6_20250416_134441
9402025-04-16dist_spkml2List of datasetsList of species67ffb02a2f57f_20250416_132728
9412025-04-16dist_spkml2List of datasetsList of species67ffafb43b122_20250416_092828
9422025-04-16dist_spkml2List of datasetsList of species67ffafb43b122_20250416_092525
9432025-04-16pointskml2List of datasetsList of species67ffafb43b122_20250416_092642
9442025-04-16pointskml2List of datasetsList of species67ffaf433b282_20250416_092350
9452025-04-16pointskml2List of datasetsList of species67ffb432c62d6_20250416_134614
9462025-04-16dist_spkml2List of datasetsList of species67ffc7d25be1a_20250416_150816
9472025-04-16dist_spkml2List of datasetsList of species67ffafb43b122_20250416_112900
9482025-04-16dist_spkml2List of datasetsList of species67ffc7d25be1a_20250416_164828
9492025-04-16dist_spkml2List of datasetsList of species67ffc7d25be1a_20250416_154047
9502025-04-16pointskml2List of datasetsList of species67ffc7d25be1a_20250416_151113
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.