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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
9512025-04-16dist_spkml2List of datasetsList of species67ffafb43b122_20250416_112900
9522025-04-16dist_spkml2List of datasetsList of species67ffafb43b122_20250416_092525
9532025-04-16dist_spkml2List of datasetsList of species67ffafb43b122_20250416_092828
9542025-04-16whole_speciesgdb2List of datasetsList of species67ffc7d25be1a_20250416_203858
9552025-04-16whole_speciescsv2List of datasetsList of species67ffc7d25be1a_20250416_203850
9562025-04-16dist_spcsv35List of datasetsList of species67ffcc6b413b8_20250416_113751
9572025-04-16dist_spcsv35List of datasetsList of species67ffcc6b413b8_20250416_113740
9582025-04-15dist_spkml34List of datasetsList of species67fdddeab4b81_20250415_004309
9592025-04-14whole_datasetcsv1948List of datasetsList of species67fd93219340b_20250414_190225
9602025-04-11whole_speciescsv268List of datasetsList of species67f97326aa2dc_20250411_155700
9612025-04-09dist_taxakml1483List of datasetsList of species67f6adefab61c_20250409_132724
9622025-04-06dist_taxakml1483List of datasetsList of species67f29b7e32f0b_20250406_111959
9632025-04-06dist_spkml1670List of datasetsList of species67f28d372679f_20250406_105029
9642025-04-06dist_spkml1670List of datasetsList of species67f28d372679f_20250406_105014
9652025-04-03pointscsv917List of datasetsList of species67eeb1df976cf_20250403_131645
9662025-04-02dist_spcsv46List of datasetsList of species67edc6a7192c5_20250402_193424
9672025-04-02dist_spshapefile46List of datasetsList of species67ed8fa1b0821_20250402_153034
9682025-03-27dist_spcsv22List of datasetsList of species67e55c1073325_20250327_101421
9692025-03-27whole_speciescsv256List of datasetsList of species67e567606ec03_20250327_110443
9702025-03-27dist_spshapefile9List of datasetsList of species67e55319c3191_20250327_093353
9712025-03-25dist_spcsv3List of datasetsList of species67e2eda091bed_20250325_150047
9722025-03-25whole_speciescsv3List of datasetsList of species67e2eda091bed_20250325_145610
9732025-03-25whole_speciesgdb52List of datasetsList of species67e28dd71214d_20250325_071017
9742025-03-25whole_speciesgdb52List of datasetsList of species67e28dd71214d_20250325_071023
9752025-03-25whole_speciescsv52List of datasetsList of species67e2a2b9312ea_20250325_084018
9762025-03-25dist_spcsv33List of datasetsList of species67e335d161e53_20250325_190407
9772025-03-24dist_taxakml1483List of datasetsList of species67e168b1538e4_20250324_101517
9782025-03-24dist_taxakml1483List of datasetsList of species67e15ba8c9a38_20250324_092102
9792025-03-24dist_taxakml1483List of datasetsList of species67e14571874f2_20250324_074619
9802025-03-24dist_taxakml1483List of datasetsList of species67e156f432e88_20250324_085851
9812025-03-24dist_taxakml1483List of datasetsList of species67e168b1538e4_20250324_101516
9822025-03-23whole_datasetcsv1948List of datasetsList of species67e056d750cb7_20250323_144758
9832025-03-22dist_spcsv1483List of datasetsList of species67de151f60f98_20250321_215335
9842025-03-22dist_spcsv1483List of datasetsList of species67de151f60f98_20250321_215340
9852025-03-22whole_datasetcsv1948List of datasetsList of species67de151f60f98_20250321_215817
9862025-03-20whole_specieskml39List of datasetsList of species67db6026ee3de_20250319_203612
9872025-03-20whole_speciescsv39List of datasetsList of species67db6026ee3de_20250319_203623
9882025-03-18whole_speciescsv268List of datasetsList of species67d1c6070988f_20250318_121557
9892025-03-18whole_datasetcsv1948List of datasetsList of species67d95774209e7_20250318_072451
9902025-03-17whole_speciescsv7List of datasetsList of species67d8508f78d15_20250317_124637
9912025-03-17whole_specieskml7List of datasetsList of species67d8508f78d15_20250317_124625
9922025-03-17whole_speciescsv7List of datasetsList of species67d8508f78d15_20250317_124628
9932025-03-17whole_speciesgdb7List of datasetsList of species67d8508f78d15_20250317_124623
9942025-03-14dist_spkml1449List of datasetsList of species67d4487abee32_20250314_113244
9952025-03-13whole_speciescsv2List of datasetsList of species67d32bce0b3e6_20250313_150904
9962025-03-10whole_speciescsv9List of datasetsList of species67cf33b2c709b_20250310_150009
9972025-03-10whole_speciescsv7List of datasetsList of species67cf33b2c709b_20250310_145231
9982025-03-10whole_speciesgdb23List of datasetsList of species67ced36d573f9_20250310_090027
9992025-03-10whole_speciesgdb23List of datasetsList of species67ced36d573f9_20250310_085458
10002025-03-10whole_speciescsv23List of datasetsList of species67ced36d573f9_20250310_081943
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.