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Modified: 2004-11-02

Report for the 'Advanced' gateway: 2004-07

This report analyses the ASDD gateway log files to provide the following summaries. See some explanations of terminology below each table.

Warning: As with any statistics, you must take care with their interpretation.

Search field combinations used

Total number of searches conducted: 350
Multiple search fields: 93
Singular search fields: 257

Note: Complex search queries can be composed, so as to yield accurate results. Multiple search fields are shown separated by delimiter, e.g. abstract|title|title means 3 search fields combined with AND/OR/NOT

Search field combinations Occurs
full-text140
anzlic-search-words45
overlaps-bounding-box31
abstract20
full-text|overlaps-bounding-box15
full-text|full-text15
title12
anzlic-search-words|full-text11
within-bounding-box7
metadata-date|metadata-date6
full-text|full-text|full-text5
full-text|full-text|full-text|overlaps-bounding-box5
full-text|full-text|overlaps-bounding-box5
title|title4
anzlic-search-words|beginning-date|ending-date|full-text|overlaps-bounding-box2
full-text|title2
anzlic-search-words|full-text|full-text2
full-text|within-bounding-box2
abstract|anzlic-search-words|beginning-date|ending-date|within-bounding-box1
anzlic-search-words|beginning-date|beginning-date|full-text1
anzlic-search-words|full-text|within-bounding-box1
abstract|full-text|overlaps-bounding-box|title1
metadata-date1
anzlic-search-words|full-text|full-text|full-text|overlaps-bounding-box1
anzlic-search-words|title1
beginning-date|full-text|overlaps-bounding-box1
overlaps-bounding-box|title|title1
anzlic-search-words|full-text|full-text|title1
anzlic-search-words|beginning-date|beginning-date|within-bounding-box1
anzlic-search-words|anzlic-search-words1
anzlic-search-words|within-bounding-box1
anzlic-search-words|beginning-date|beginning-date|full-text|within-bounding-box1
beginning-date|ending-date|overlaps-bounding-box1
anzlic-search-words|beginning-date|ending-date|full-text|full-text|full-text|overlaps-bounding-box1
beginning-date1
custodian|full-text1
anzlic-search-words|full-text|full-text|overlaps-bounding-box1
anzlic-search-words|beginning-date|ending-date|overlaps-bounding-box1
full-text|metadata-date1
  • This table lists each different type of search that was used. It indicates how people are using the interface to build a complex search query.
  • Multiple search terms are shown separated by delimiter, e.g. abstract|title|title
  • Recall that the interfaces provide multiple rows for text-based queries. In addition, the Advanced interface provides Spatial, Date, and Controlled terms capabilities.
  • full-text ... Search anywhere in the document, i.e. all metadata fields.

Individual search fields used

Search field Occurs
full-text263
anzlic-search-words74
overlaps-bounding-box66
title27
abstract22
metadata-date14
within-bounding-box14
beginning-date14
ending-date6
custodian1
  • This table lists each individual search field that was used. It is a summary of the table above.

Repositories that were searched

Repository Name Occurs
Geoscience Australia (ga-1 www.ga.gov.au:6668/ga)183
Tasmanian Spatial Data Directory (tas-1 www.thelist.tas.gov.au:5550/tas)177
WALIS Interragator-Spatial Data (walis-3 www.walis.wa.gov.au:6668/agency)175
Queensland Department of Natural Resources and Mines Spatial Data (qld-2 www.nrm.qld.gov.au:5550/qsii2)173
BRS and Australian Natural Resources Data Library (ANRDL) (brs-4 indexgeo.net:5510/anrdl)170
South Australian Spatial Information Directory (sa-2 www.asdd.sa.gov.au:6668/sa)170
DEH Environmental Data Directory (Green Pages) (ea-1 environment.gov.au:6668/edd)162
Victorian Spatial Data Directory (vic-1 www.ogdc.vic.gov.au:6668/vicsdd)161
Bureau of Meteorology (bom-1 extapps.bom.gov.au:6668/bom_meta)158
Other Commonwealth Agencies (hosted by BRS) (brs-2 www.brs.gov.au:210/comm)157
WALIS Interragator-Aerial Photography (walis-1 www.walis.wa.gov.au:6668/airphoto)156
WALIS Interragator-Natural Resource Monitoring (walis-5 www.walis.wa.gov.au:6668/nrm)156
Australian Hydrographic Service - Product Metadata (aho-1 www.hydro.gov.au:5550/product)155
IndexGeo Pty Ltd - Eco Companion catalogue (ig-1 indexgeo.com.au:6668/dataset)153
WALIS Interragator-Bibliographic Data (walis-4 www.walis.wa.gov.au:6668/biblio)153
NSW Natural Resources Data Directory (nsw-1 canri.nsw.gov.au:6668/nrdd)152
Australian Antarctic Data Centre (aadc-1 aadc-db.aad.gov.au:5550/prod)152
Australian Hydrographic Service - Source Metadata (aho-2 www.hydro.gov.au:5550/source)151
WALIS Interragator-Environmental Impact Statements (walis-2 www.walis.wa.gov.au:6668/eis)151
National Oceans Office (marlin-2 z3950.marine.csiro.au:6668/neptune)150
CSIRO Marine Research (marlin-1 z3950.marine.csiro.au:6668/marlin)150
ACT Geographic Data Directory (act-1 indexgeo.net:5511/act)122
RAN Directorate of Oceanography and Meteorology (aodc-1 grey-2.aodc.gov.au:5550/pages_xml)65
(brs-1 )47
(brs-3 )41
NT Spatial Data Directory (nt-1 www.ntlis.nt.gov.au:210/NTSDD)6
Qld Spatial Data (QSIIS) (qsiis-1 qsiismet.oesr.qld.gov.au:6668/qsiis_prod)0
  • This table shows the total number of searches conducted at each node (including successful and failed searches).
  • Repository ... A collection of documents that a certain custodian has published and made available for searching. Also known as a "node".

Responses

Repository Name Type of Response Occurs
(brs-1 )
total searches47
results were found28
no results found19
navigate0
full present0
search failed0
(brs-3 )
total searches41
results were found24
no results found17
navigate0
full present0
search failed0
ACT Geographic Data Directory (act-1 indexgeo.net:5511/act)
total searches122
results were found34
no results found88
navigate1
full present11
search failed0
Australian Antarctic Data Centre (aadc-1 aadc-db.aad.gov.au:5550/prod)
total searches152
results were found50
no results found102
navigate2
full present4
search failed0
Australian Hydrographic Service - Product Metadata (aho-1 www.hydro.gov.au:5550/product)
total searches155
results were found28
no results found127
navigate0
full present4
search failed0
Australian Hydrographic Service - Source Metadata (aho-2 www.hydro.gov.au:5550/source)
total searches151
results were found24
no results found127
navigate0
full present2
search failed0
BRS and Australian Natural Resources Data Library (ANRDL) (brs-4 indexgeo.net:5510/anrdl)
total searches170
results were found88
no results found82
navigate3
full present20
search failed0
Bureau of Meteorology (bom-1 extapps.bom.gov.au:6668/bom_meta)
total searches158
results were found6
no results found152
navigate0
full present2
search failed0
CSIRO Marine Research (marlin-1 z3950.marine.csiro.au:6668/marlin)
total searches150
results were found43
no results found107
navigate25
full present6
search failed2
DEH Environmental Data Directory (Green Pages) (ea-1 environment.gov.au:6668/edd)
total searches162
results were found79
no results found83
navigate0
full present25
search failed0
Geoscience Australia (ga-1 www.ga.gov.au:6668/ga)
total searches183
results were found101
no results found82
navigate19
full present44
search failed0
IndexGeo Pty Ltd - Eco Companion catalogue (ig-1 indexgeo.com.au:6668/dataset)
total searches153
results were found33
no results found120
navigate0
full present0
search failed0
National Oceans Office (marlin-2 z3950.marine.csiro.au:6668/neptune)
total searches150
results were found51
no results found99
navigate0
full present6
search failed0
NSW Natural Resources Data Directory (nsw-1 canri.nsw.gov.au:6668/nrdd)
total searches152
results were found92
no results found60
navigate1
full present13
search failed0
NT Spatial Data Directory (nt-1 www.ntlis.nt.gov.au:210/NTSDD)
total searches6
results were found0
no results found0
navigate0
full present0
search failed6
Other Commonwealth Agencies (hosted by BRS) (brs-2 www.brs.gov.au:210/comm)
total searches157
results were found64
no results found93
navigate0
full present19
search failed0
Qld Spatial Data (QSIIS) (qsiis-1 qsiismet.oesr.qld.gov.au:6668/qsiis_prod)
total searches0
results were found0
no results found0
navigate0
full present0
search failed0
Queensland Department of Natural Resources and Mines Spatial Data (qld-2 www.nrm.qld.gov.au:5550/qsii2)
total searches173
results were found88
no results found85
navigate117
full present78
search failed0
RAN Directorate of Oceanography and Meteorology (aodc-1 grey-2.aodc.gov.au:5550/pages_xml)
total searches65
results were found7
no results found58
navigate1
full present4
search failed0
South Australian Spatial Information Directory (sa-2 www.asdd.sa.gov.au:6668/sa)
total searches170
results were found108
no results found62
navigate65
full present128
search failed0
Tasmanian Spatial Data Directory (tas-1 www.thelist.tas.gov.au:5550/tas)
total searches177
results were found71
no results found106
navigate2
full present21
search failed0
Victorian Spatial Data Directory (vic-1 www.ogdc.vic.gov.au:6668/vicsdd)
total searches161
results were found81
no results found80
navigate3
full present33
search failed0
WALIS Interragator-Aerial Photography (walis-1 www.walis.wa.gov.au:6668/airphoto)
total searches156
results were found29
no results found127
navigate0
full present10
search failed0
WALIS Interragator-Bibliographic Data (walis-4 www.walis.wa.gov.au:6668/biblio)
total searches153
results were found55
no results found98
navigate2
full present5
search failed0
WALIS Interragator-Environmental Impact Statements (walis-2 www.walis.wa.gov.au:6668/eis)
total searches151
results were found36
no results found115
navigate0
full present0
search failed0
WALIS Interragator-Natural Resource Monitoring (walis-5 www.walis.wa.gov.au:6668/nrm)
total searches156
results were found44
no results found112
navigate0
full present1
search failed0
WALIS Interragator-Spatial Data (walis-3 www.walis.wa.gov.au:6668/agency)
total searches175
results were found102
no results found72
navigate14
full present18
search failed2
  • total searches ... The total number of searches conducted.
  • results were found ... The search succeeded and one or more metadata records were found to match. The value is the number of such successful searches.
  • no results found ... The search did succeed, but no matches were found. The value indicates the number of searches that resulted in no matches.
  • navigate ... Display the Next/Previous set of results.
  • full present ... Display a complete dataset description. From the brief listing from a certain node, the user has selected to see the full metadata record.
  • search failed ... The search failed for a node-specific reason. Possible causes include: server misconfiguration, out-of-date server software at this node, network failure during search. See errors below.

Search terms, phrases, and words

Search terms (top 15)

Search term Occurs
"-34.685037,138.362078 -34.865037,138.636826"6
soil6
20040701, 200407316
aurukun5
water5
bird5
title5
vegetation4
"city of greater geelong"4
coal4
Boundaries3
"BOUNDARIES Mapping"3
australia3
cadastre3
ocean3
  • Includes all phrases, words, dates, and numbers.

Phrases (top 15)

Phrase Occurs
land use5
city of greater geelong4
maret island3
aboriginal freehold3
marine 2
local government2
main roads2
Perth CBD2
health graphs2
land use 2
land capability1
forests of australia1
coal mine1
soils chemical1
esk downs1
  • Excludes phrases used in "ANZLIC Search Words".

Words (top 15)

Word Occurs
land10
water9
lga9
vegetation8
soil8
use7
title6
Perth5
cadastre5
ice5
bird5
coal5
aurukun5
geelong5
australia5
  • Includes words used in "Phrases".
  • Excludes words used in "ANZLIC Search Words".
  • Excludes common words from the stopword list.

Miscellaneous Statistics

ANZLIC search words (top 15)

ANZLIC search words Occurs
LAND Topography9
GEOSCIENCES4
BOUNDARIES Administrative3
LAND Cadastre3
BOUNDARIES Mapping3
PHOTOGRAPHY AND IMAGERY Aerial2
CLIMATE AND WEATHER Rainfall2
HAZARDS Cyclones2
MINERALS2
TRANSPORTATION2
salinity1
INDUSTRY1
HAZARDS1
ECOLOGY Landscape1
HUMAN ENVIRONMENT1
  • Terms beginning with a word in all uppercase characters indicates that they used the pick-list option. Otherwise they must have used the text options which allow them to enter their own text to search against this field.

Number of repositories selected for simultaneous search

Number of repositories Occurs
1 repository884
23 repositories95
22 repositories48
3 repositories11
2 repositories7
24 repositories5
4 repositories4
5 repositories2
9 repositories1
21 repositories1
7 repositories1
  • Each search is conducted simultaneously against a certain number of repositories, as selected by the user.
  • If the user forgot to specify a list of repositories to be searched, then the default is to search against all repositories.
  • A high number of repositories probably indicates that they used the "select all" button.

Phrase search versus single-word search

Text search type Occurs
Phrase search 65
Single-word search 244
  • Phrase search ... more than one word occuring together.

Other statistics

Search type Occurs
ANZLIC Unique Identifiers 0
Right truncation 1
overlaps-bounding-box 66
within-bounding-box 14
  • ANZLIC Unique Identifiers ... they searched for particular IDs either explicitly or using truncation, e.g. ANZCW1101*
  • Right truncation ... they used a wildcard * to match any word-ending (see ASDD Help).
  • within-bounding-box ... they conducted a spatial search using the "Within" or "Covers" option.
  • overlaps-bounding-box ... they conducted a spatial search using the "Overlaps" option.

Errors detected

Type of Error Repository Occurs
Record syntax not supported
NT Spatial Data Directory (nt-1 www.ntlis.nt.gov.au:210/NTSDD)2
timeout
NT Spatial Data Directory (nt-1 www.ntlis.nt.gov.au:210/NTSDD)2
connection
WALIS Interragator-Spatial Data (walis-3 www.walis.wa.gov.au:6668/agency)2
CSIRO Marine Research (marlin-1 z3950.marine.csiro.au:6668/marlin)2
Unsupported attribute combination
NT Spatial Data Directory (nt-1 www.ntlis.nt.gov.au:210/NTSDD)2
  • timeout ... The remote search server could not be contacted. Possible causes include: offline for maintenance, network congestion. The ASDD Help shows other reasons.
  • connection or init ... The remote search server was contacted, but did not respond properly. Possible causes include: server software configuration error, software failure.
  • protocol ... An obscure error with the remote search server.
The ASDD is an essential component of the Australian Spatial Data Infrastructure (ASDI). The gateway to the ASDD is maintained by Geoscience Australia on behalf of ANZLIC - the Spatial Information Council, as part of its broader Australian Government responsibility for the ASDI.
The individual ASDD nodes are implemented by State/Territory jurisdictions, Australian Government agencies, and commercial organisations (for details see all node descriptions). It is the responsibility of individual nodes to maintain their own metadata and nodes in accordance with the ANZLIC Metadata Guidelines and the ASDD Requirements and Standards.