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Modified: 2004-11-02

Report for the 'Advanced' gateway: 2004-09

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: 481
Multiple search fields: 182
Singular search fields: 299

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-text244
full-text|full-text41
full-text|overlaps-bounding-box24
anzlic-search-words22
anzlic-search-words|full-text15
full-text|within-bounding-box13
overlaps-bounding-box13
full-text|full-text|full-text|overlaps-bounding-box12
full-text|full-text|full-text12
title11
anzlic-search-words|overlaps-bounding-box6
within-bounding-box5
beginning-date|ending-date|full-text5
full-text|full-text|overlaps-bounding-box5
anzlic-search-words|beginning-date|ending-date|full-text|overlaps-bounding-box4
anzlic-identifier4
anzlic-search-words|full-text|overlaps-bounding-box3
custodian|full-text3
anzlic-search-words|beginning-date|ending-date|full-text|within-bounding-box3
anzlic-search-words|within-bounding-box3
abstract|abstract|beginning-date|overlaps-bounding-box2
abstract|anzlic-search-words|title2
anzlic-search-words|beginning-date|full-text2
overlaps-bounding-box|title2
anzlic-search-words|full-text|full-text|full-text2
abstract|within-bounding-box2
title|within-bounding-box2
anzlic-search-words|full-text|full-text|full-text|overlaps-bounding-box1
anzlic-search-words|ending-date|full-text|within-bounding-box1
abstract|abstract|beginning-date1
abstract|anzlic-search-words|within-bounding-box1
anzlic-identifier|anzlic-search-words1
anzlic-search-words|beginning-date|full-text|within-bounding-box1
ending-date|full-text1
abstract|abstract|anzlic-search-words|beginning-date|ending-date|overlaps-bounding-box|title1
anzlic-search-words|beginning-date|ending-date|within-bounding-box1
anzlic-search-words|beginning-date|ending-date1
anzlic-search-words|full-text|full-text1
full-text|full-text|within-bounding-box1
anzlic-search-words|beginning-date|metadata-date1
anzlic-search-words|anzlic-search-words1
beginning-date|ending-date1
anzlic-search-words|title1
abstract|abstract1
anzlic-search-words|beginning-date|beginning-date|full-text|overlaps-bounding-box1
anzlic-search-words|custodian|overlaps-bounding-box1
  • 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-text497
anzlic-search-words77
overlaps-bounding-box75
within-bounding-box33
beginning-date25
title19
ending-date18
abstract15
anzlic-identifier5
custodian4
metadata-date1
  • 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
Queensland Department of Natural Resources and Mines Spatial Data (qld-2 www.nrm.qld.gov.au:5550/qsii2)229
Tasmanian Spatial Data Directory (tas-1 www.thelist.tas.gov.au:5550/tas)218
BRS and Australian Natural Resources Data Library (ANRDL) (brs-4 indexgeo.net:5510/anrdl)214
Qld Spatial Data (QSIIS) (qsiis-1 qsiismet.oesr.qld.gov.au:6668/qsiis_prod)214
Geoscience Australia (ga-1 www.ga.gov.au:6668/ga)213
WALIS Interragator-Spatial Data (walis-3 www.walis.wa.gov.au:6668/agency)197
ACT Geographic Data Directory (act-1 indexgeo.net:5511/act)189
South Australian Spatial Information Directory (sa-2 www.asdd.sa.gov.au:6668/sa)185
Victorian Spatial Data Directory (vic-1 www.ogdc.vic.gov.au:6668/vicsdd)180
DEH Environmental Data Directory (Green Pages) (ea-1 environment.gov.au:6668/edd)178
Other Commonwealth Agencies (hosted by BRS) (brs-2 www.brs.gov.au:210/comm)177
Bureau of Meteorology (bom-1 extapps.bom.gov.au:6668/bom_meta)176
IndexGeo Pty Ltd - Eco Companion catalogue (ig-1 indexgeo.com.au:6668/dataset)176
Australian Hydrographic Service - Product Metadata (aho-1 www.hydro.gov.au:5550/product)173
Australian Antarctic Data Centre (aadc-1 aadc-db.aad.gov.au:5550/prod)169
Australian Hydrographic Service - Source Metadata (aho-2 www.hydro.gov.au:5550/source)168
WALIS Interragator-Aerial Photography (walis-1 www.walis.wa.gov.au:6668/airphoto)167
WALIS Interragator-Bibliographic Data (walis-4 www.walis.wa.gov.au:6668/biblio)166
CSIRO Marine Research (marlin-1 z3950.marine.csiro.au:6668/marlin)165
WALIS Interragator-Natural Resource Monitoring (walis-5 www.walis.wa.gov.au:6668/nrm)165
WALIS Interragator-Environmental Impact Statements (walis-2 www.walis.wa.gov.au:6668/eis)165
National Oceans Office (marlin-2 z3950.marine.csiro.au:6668/neptune)163
NSW Natural Resources Data Directory (nsw-1 canri.nsw.gov.au:6668/nrdd)155
RAN Directorate of Oceanography and Meteorology (aodc-1 grey-2.aodc.gov.au:5550/pages_xml)99
NT Spatial Data Directory (nt-1 www.ntlis.nt.gov.au:210/NTSDD)1
  • 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
ACT Geographic Data Directory (act-1 indexgeo.net:5511/act)
total searches189
results were found31
no results found158
navigate0
full present3
search failed0
Australian Antarctic Data Centre (aadc-1 aadc-db.aad.gov.au:5550/prod)
total searches169
results were found44
no results found125
navigate0
full present1
search failed0
Australian Hydrographic Service - Product Metadata (aho-1 www.hydro.gov.au:5550/product)
total searches173
results were found19
no results found154
navigate0
full present3
search failed0
Australian Hydrographic Service - Source Metadata (aho-2 www.hydro.gov.au:5550/source)
total searches168
results were found24
no results found144
navigate0
full present2
search failed0
BRS and Australian Natural Resources Data Library (ANRDL) (brs-4 indexgeo.net:5510/anrdl)
total searches214
results were found90
no results found124
navigate83
full present80
search failed0
Bureau of Meteorology (bom-1 extapps.bom.gov.au:6668/bom_meta)
total searches176
results were found5
no results found171
navigate0
full present1
search failed0
CSIRO Marine Research (marlin-1 z3950.marine.csiro.au:6668/marlin)
total searches165
results were found45
no results found120
navigate2
full present1
search failed0
DEH Environmental Data Directory (Green Pages) (ea-1 environment.gov.au:6668/edd)
total searches178
results were found56
no results found122
navigate21
full present27
search failed0
Geoscience Australia (ga-1 www.ga.gov.au:6668/ga)
total searches213
results were found69
no results found144
navigate6
full present25
search failed0
IndexGeo Pty Ltd - Eco Companion catalogue (ig-1 indexgeo.com.au:6668/dataset)
total searches176
results were found13
no results found163
navigate0
full present0
search failed0
National Oceans Office (marlin-2 z3950.marine.csiro.au:6668/neptune)
total searches163
results were found48
no results found115
navigate0
full present1
search failed0
NSW Natural Resources Data Directory (nsw-1 canri.nsw.gov.au:6668/nrdd)
total searches155
results were found65
no results found89
navigate1
full present18
search failed1
NT Spatial Data Directory (nt-1 www.ntlis.nt.gov.au:210/NTSDD)
total searches1
results were found0
no results found0
navigate0
full present0
search failed1
Other Commonwealth Agencies (hosted by BRS) (brs-2 www.brs.gov.au:210/comm)
total searches177
results were found33
no results found144
navigate0
full present6
search failed0
Qld Spatial Data (QSIIS) (qsiis-1 qsiismet.oesr.qld.gov.au:6668/qsiis_prod)
total searches214
results were found102
no results found112
navigate110
full present97
search failed0
Queensland Department of Natural Resources and Mines Spatial Data (qld-2 www.nrm.qld.gov.au:5550/qsii2)
total searches229
results were found94
no results found135
navigate190
full present99
search failed0
RAN Directorate of Oceanography and Meteorology (aodc-1 grey-2.aodc.gov.au:5550/pages_xml)
total searches99
results were found6
no results found93
navigate0
full present0
search failed0
South Australian Spatial Information Directory (sa-2 www.asdd.sa.gov.au:6668/sa)
total searches185
results were found77
no results found108
navigate3
full present31
search failed0
Tasmanian Spatial Data Directory (tas-1 www.thelist.tas.gov.au:5550/tas)
total searches218
results were found79
no results found139
navigate51
full present37
search failed0
Victorian Spatial Data Directory (vic-1 www.ogdc.vic.gov.au:6668/vicsdd)
total searches180
results were found70
no results found110
navigate0
full present17
search failed0
WALIS Interragator-Aerial Photography (walis-1 www.walis.wa.gov.au:6668/airphoto)
total searches167
results were found21
no results found146
navigate0
full present5
search failed0
WALIS Interragator-Bibliographic Data (walis-4 www.walis.wa.gov.au:6668/biblio)
total searches166
results were found36
no results found130
navigate4
full present4
search failed0
WALIS Interragator-Environmental Impact Statements (walis-2 www.walis.wa.gov.au:6668/eis)
total searches165
results were found26
no results found139
navigate0
full present3
search failed0
WALIS Interragator-Natural Resource Monitoring (walis-5 www.walis.wa.gov.au:6668/nrm)
total searches165
results were found19
no results found146
navigate0
full present3
search failed0
WALIS Interragator-Spatial Data (walis-3 www.walis.wa.gov.au:6668/agency)
total searches197
results were found76
no results found121
navigate7
full present70
search failed0
  • 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
water10
vegetation9
"soil erosion"8
north8
marine7
"-23.870610,151.014229 -24.770610,152.387970", digital, forestry, topographic*6
"native vegetation"6
aboriginal, geology6
contour5
condition5
"BOUNDARIES Administrative"4
soils4
jerangle3
CALM, seagrass3
sea3
  • Includes all phrases, words, dates, and numbers.

Phrases (top 15)

Phrase Occurs
soil erosion8
land use7
native vegetation6
land capability4
bass strait4
soil 3
car park area3
hotel car park mine area3
Cooper Creek2
soil moisture2
gas pipelines2
Export Ports2
Coopers Creek2
power stations2
apollo bay2
  • Excludes phrases used in "ANZLIC Search Words".

Words (top 15)

Word Occurs
land23
vegetation22
water20
soil20
north12
aboriginal12
marine11
use11
geology10
erosion10
landuse9
australia8
area7
contour7
groundwater7
  • 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
BOUNDARIES Administrative10
CLIMATE AND WEATHER Extreme weather events5
HUMAN ENVIRONMENT Planning3
LAND Use3
SOIL3
BOUNDARIES Biophysical3
MARINE Geology and geophysics3
TRANSPORTATION Land3
emergency3
WATER Salinity2
LAND Topography2
CLIMATE AND WEATHER Drought2
BOUNDARIES2
FAUNA Exotic2
soils2
  • 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 repository1277
24 repositories79
23 repositories39
22 repositories28
2 repositories14
3 repositories11
6 repositories8
15 repositories8
21 repositories7
5 repositories7
19 repositories7
4 repositories3
16 repositories2
7 repositories1
25 repositories1
8 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 150
Single-word search 381
  • Phrase search ... more than one word occuring together.

Other statistics

Search type Occurs
ANZLIC Unique Identifiers 3
Right truncation 8
overlaps-bounding-box 75
within-bounding-box 33
  • 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
timeout
NSW Natural Resources Data Directory (nsw-1 canri.nsw.gov.au:6668/nrdd)1
Unsupported attribute combination
NT Spatial Data Directory (nt-1 www.ntlis.nt.gov.au:210/NTSDD)1
  • 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.