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Modified: 2005-01-01

Report for the 'Advanced' gateway: 2004-12

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: 315
Multiple search fields: 160
Singular search fields: 155

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-text131
metadata-date|metadata-date53
full-text|full-text35
full-text|overlaps-bounding-box24
full-text|full-text|full-text16
overlaps-bounding-box11
anzlic-search-words7
anzlic-search-words|full-text5
anzlic-search-words|overlaps-bounding-box4
full-text|full-text|full-text|overlaps-bounding-box3
anzlic-search-words|anzlic-search-words3
anzlic-search-words|full-text|full-text|full-text|overlaps-bounding-box2
title2
metadata-date|within-bounding-box2
beginning-date2
within-bounding-box1
anzlic-search-words|full-text|within-bounding-box1
anzlic-search-words|beginning-date|ending-date|full-text|overlaps-bounding-box1
overlaps-bounding-box|title|title1
custodian|overlaps-bounding-box1
full-text|within-bounding-box1
abstract|title1
title|title|title1
abstract|overlaps-bounding-box1
beginning-date|ending-date|full-text1
overlaps-bounding-box|title1
anzlic-search-words|full-text|overlaps-bounding-box1
abstract|abstract|full-text1
abstract1
anzlic-search-words|full-text|full-text|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-text301
metadata-date108
overlaps-bounding-box51
anzlic-search-words28
title9
abstract5
within-bounding-box5
beginning-date4
ending-date2
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
CSIRO Marine Research (marlin-1 z3950.marine.csiro.au:6668/marlin)110
WALIS Interragator-Spatial Data (walis-3 www.walis.wa.gov.au:6668/agency)103
Queensland Department of Natural Resources and Mines Spatial Data (qld-2 www.nrm.qld.gov.au:5550/qsii2)101
South Australian Spatial Information Directory (sa-2 www.asdd.sa.gov.au:6668/sa)99
Tasmanian Spatial Data Directory (tas-1 www.thelist.tas.gov.au:5550/tas)91
ACT Geographic Data Directory (act-1 indexgeo.net:5511/act)89
Australian Antarctic Data Centre (aadc-1 aadc-db.aad.gov.au:5550/prod)88
Geoscience Australia (ga-1 www.ga.gov.au:6668/ga)86
IndexGeo Pty Ltd - Eco Companion catalogue (ig-1 indexgeo.com.au:6668/dataset)85
DEH Environmental Data Directory (Green Pages) (ea-1 environment.gov.au:6668/edd)84
BRS and Australian Natural Resources Data Library (ANRDL) (brs-4 indexgeo.net:5510/anrdl)83
WALIS Interragator-Aerial Photography (walis-1 www.walis.wa.gov.au:6668/airphoto)82
Qld Spatial Data (QSIIS) (qsiis-1 qsiismet.oesr.qld.gov.au:6668/qsiis_prod)82
WALIS Interragator-Natural Resource Monitoring (walis-5 www.walis.wa.gov.au:6668/nrm)82
WALIS Interragator-Bibliographic Data (walis-4 www.walis.wa.gov.au:6668/biblio)82
Victorian Spatial Data Directory (vic-1 www.ogdc.vic.gov.au:6668/vicsdd)81
WALIS Interragator-Environmental Impact Statements (walis-2 www.walis.wa.gov.au:6668/eis)81
Bureau of Meteorology (bom-1 extapps.bom.gov.au:6668/bom_meta)80
NSW Natural Resources Data Directory (nsw-1 canri.nsw.gov.au:6668/nrdd)78
Australian Hydrographic Service - Product Metadata (aho-1 www.hydro.gov.au:5550/product)77
National Oceans Office (marlin-2 z3950.marine.csiro.au:6668/neptune)74
Other Commonwealth Agencies (hosted by BRS) (brs-2 www.brs.gov.au:210/comm)74
Australian Hydrographic Service - Source Metadata (aho-2 www.hydro.gov.au:5550/source)73
RAN Directorate of Oceanography and Meteorology (aodc-1 grey-2.aodc.gov.au:5550/pages_xml)40
NT Spatial Data Directory (nt-1 www.ntlis.nt.gov.au:210/NTSDD)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
ACT Geographic Data Directory (act-1 indexgeo.net:5511/act)
total searches89
results were found18
no results found71
navigate0
full present7
search failed0
Australian Antarctic Data Centre (aadc-1 aadc-db.aad.gov.au:5550/prod)
total searches88
results were found36
no results found52
navigate0
full present1
search failed0
Australian Hydrographic Service - Product Metadata (aho-1 www.hydro.gov.au:5550/product)
total searches77
results were found9
no results found68
navigate0
full present3
search failed0
Australian Hydrographic Service - Source Metadata (aho-2 www.hydro.gov.au:5550/source)
total searches73
results were found12
no results found61
navigate0
full present0
search failed0
BRS and Australian Natural Resources Data Library (ANRDL) (brs-4 indexgeo.net:5510/anrdl)
total searches83
results were found47
no results found36
navigate4
full present11
search failed0
Bureau of Meteorology (bom-1 extapps.bom.gov.au:6668/bom_meta)
total searches80
results were found4
no results found76
navigate0
full present0
search failed0
CSIRO Marine Research (marlin-1 z3950.marine.csiro.au:6668/marlin)
total searches110
results were found50
no results found59
navigate18
full present31
search failed1
DEH Environmental Data Directory (Green Pages) (ea-1 environment.gov.au:6668/edd)
total searches84
results were found39
no results found45
navigate3
full present38
search failed0
Geoscience Australia (ga-1 www.ga.gov.au:6668/ga)
total searches86
results were found41
no results found45
navigate2
full present43
search failed0
IndexGeo Pty Ltd - Eco Companion catalogue (ig-1 indexgeo.com.au:6668/dataset)
total searches85
results were found16
no results found69
navigate0
full present4
search failed0
National Oceans Office (marlin-2 z3950.marine.csiro.au:6668/neptune)
total searches74
results were found27
no results found47
navigate0
full present3
search failed0
NSW Natural Resources Data Directory (nsw-1 canri.nsw.gov.au:6668/nrdd)
total searches78
results were found46
no results found32
navigate0
full present6
search failed0
NT Spatial Data Directory (nt-1 www.ntlis.nt.gov.au:210/NTSDD)
total searches0
results were found0
no results found0
navigate0
full present0
search failed0
Other Commonwealth Agencies (hosted by BRS) (brs-2 www.brs.gov.au:210/comm)
total searches74
results were found18
no results found56
navigate0
full present2
search failed0
Qld Spatial Data (QSIIS) (qsiis-1 qsiismet.oesr.qld.gov.au:6668/qsiis_prod)
total searches82
results were found45
no results found37
navigate258
full present37
search failed0
Queensland Department of Natural Resources and Mines Spatial Data (qld-2 www.nrm.qld.gov.au:5550/qsii2)
total searches101
results were found52
no results found49
navigate157
full present32
search failed0
RAN Directorate of Oceanography and Meteorology (aodc-1 grey-2.aodc.gov.au:5550/pages_xml)
total searches40
results were found8
no results found32
navigate0
full present0
search failed0
South Australian Spatial Information Directory (sa-2 www.asdd.sa.gov.au:6668/sa)
total searches99
results were found55
no results found44
navigate66
full present40
search failed0
Tasmanian Spatial Data Directory (tas-1 www.thelist.tas.gov.au:5550/tas)
total searches91
results were found38
no results found53
navigate4
full present15
search failed0
Victorian Spatial Data Directory (vic-1 www.ogdc.vic.gov.au:6668/vicsdd)
total searches81
results were found45
no results found36
navigate1
full present13
search failed0
WALIS Interragator-Aerial Photography (walis-1 www.walis.wa.gov.au:6668/airphoto)
total searches82
results were found11
no results found71
navigate2
full present8
search failed0
WALIS Interragator-Bibliographic Data (walis-4 www.walis.wa.gov.au:6668/biblio)
total searches82
results were found24
no results found58
navigate0
full present2
search failed0
WALIS Interragator-Environmental Impact Statements (walis-2 www.walis.wa.gov.au:6668/eis)
total searches81
results were found20
no results found61
navigate0
full present0
search failed0
WALIS Interragator-Natural Resource Monitoring (walis-5 www.walis.wa.gov.au:6668/nrm)
total searches82
results were found21
no results found61
navigate0
full present1
search failed0
WALIS Interragator-Spatial Data (walis-3 www.walis.wa.gov.au:6668/agency)
total searches103
results were found63
no results found40
navigate7
full present31
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
20040501, 2004053123
20040401, 2004043022
20040801, 200408318
water8
derwent8
land5
"-20.36,137.75 -29.54,146.76", geology5
"-11,136 -18,142", fisheries3
a3
and3
albatross, fish3
binningup2
"-34.794357,138.512038 -34.877536,138.639030"2
koala2
"NATIONAL PARKS"2
  • Includes all phrases, words, dates, and numbers.

Phrases (top 15)

Phrase Occurs
land use5
land system3
tron range3
Land Systems3
Western Australia3
NATIONAL PARKS2
victorian groundwater2
new south wales2
australian rivers map1
state 1
geographic projection1
bulk water supply1
area health1
VicMap Elevation1
Public Land1
  • Excludes phrases used in "ANZLIC Search Words".

Words (top 15)

Word Occurs
land20
water11
fisheries9
geology9
derwent8
albatross7
topographic6
gulf6
prawn6
use6
system5
australia5
data5
fish5
health5
  • 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 Cadastre6
HERITAGE3
LAND Geography2
FISHERIES2
GEOSCIENCES Hydrogeology2
WATER Groundwater2
dcdb2
BOUNDARIES1
FISHERIES Marine1
HAZARDS Earthquake1
CLIMATE AND WEATHER Temperature1
WATER Lakes1
CLIMATE AND WEATHER Rainfall1
PHOTOGRAPHY AND IMAGERY Aerial1
ENERGY Petroleum1
  • 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 repository1079
24 repositories37
23 repositories34
5 repositories7
4 repositories2
22 repositories2
2 repositories2
3 repositories1
12 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 59
Single-word search 256
  • Phrase search ... more than one word occuring together.

Other statistics

Search type Occurs
ANZLIC Unique Identifiers 3
Right truncation 6
overlaps-bounding-box 51
within-bounding-box 5
  • 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
connection
CSIRO Marine Research (marlin-1 z3950.marine.csiro.au:6668/marlin)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.