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Modified: 2005-03-04

Report for the 'Advanced' gateway: 2005-02

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: 847
Multiple search fields: 344
Singular search fields: 503

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-text401
metadata-date|metadata-date133
full-text|full-text55
title|title|title54
anzlic-search-words31
title26
full-text|overlaps-bounding-box20
overlaps-bounding-box17
title|title14
custodian13
full-text|full-text|full-text12
anzlic-identifier10
full-text|full-text|overlaps-bounding-box5
abstract|abstract5
anzlic-search-words|full-text5
full-text|full-text|full-text|overlaps-bounding-box4
within-bounding-box3
full-text|metadata-date|metadata-date2
anzlic-search-words|overlaps-bounding-box2
anzlic-search-words|within-bounding-box2
overlaps-bounding-box|title2
anzlic-search-words|full-text|overlaps-bounding-box2
abstract2
anzlic-search-words|full-text|full-text2
full-text|within-bounding-box2
anzlic-search-words|title1
beginning-date|ending-date|full-text|overlaps-bounding-box1
full-text|full-text|within-bounding-box1
anzlic-search-words|anzlic-search-words|custodian1
anzlic-search-words|full-text|full-text|full-text|overlaps-bounding-box1
overlaps-bounding-box|title|title|title1
anzlic-identifier|custodian1
anzlic-search-words|anzlic-search-words|anzlic-search-words1
abstract|anzlic-search-words1
anzlic-search-words|full-text|full-text|full-text|metadata-date1
anzlic-search-words|beginning-date|ending-date|overlaps-bounding-box|title1
full-text|title|title1
full-text|full-text|overlaps-bounding-box|title1
beginning-date|beginning-date|full-text1
abstract|full-text1
anzlic-search-words|full-text|within-bounding-box1
custodian|overlaps-bounding-box|title1
full-text|title|within-bounding-box1
beginning-date|ending-date|full-text1
abstract|abstract|abstract1
full-text|full-text|title1
anzlic-search-words|overlaps-bounding-box|title1
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-text625
metadata-date271
title230
overlaps-bounding-box60
anzlic-search-words57
abstract17
custodian16
anzlic-identifier11
within-bounding-box10
beginning-date5
ending-date3
  • 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
South Australian Spatial Information Directory (sa-2 www.asdd.sa.gov.au:6668/sa)253
Tasmanian Spatial Data Directory (tas-1 www.thelist.tas.gov.au:5550/tas)221
Qld Spatial Data (QSIIS) (qsiis-1 qsiismet.oesr.qld.gov.au:6668/qsiis_prod)206
Geoscience Australia (ga-1 www.ga.gov.au:6668/ga)205
CSIRO Marine Research (marlin-1 z3950.marine.csiro.au:6668/marlin)200
Queensland Department of Natural Resources and Mines Spatial Data (qld-2 www.nrm.qld.gov.au:5550/qsii2)193
WALIS Interragator-Spatial Data (walis-3 www.walis.wa.gov.au:6668/agency)190
BRS and Australian Natural Resources Data Library (ANRDL) (brs-4 indexgeo.net:5510/anrdl)189
ACT Geographic Data Directory (act-1 indexgeo.net:5511/act)186
DEH Environmental Data Directory (Green Pages) (ea-1 environment.gov.au:6668/edd)168
NSW Natural Resources Data Directory (nsw-1 canri.nsw.gov.au:6668/nrdd)163
Victorian Spatial Data Directory (vic-1 www.ogdc.vic.gov.au:6668/vicsdd)159
Other Commonwealth Agencies (hosted by BRS) (brs-2 www.brs.gov.au:210/comm)154
Australian Antarctic Data Centre (aadc-1 aadc-db.aad.gov.au:5550/prod)154
Bureau of Meteorology (bom-1 extapps.bom.gov.au:6668/bom_meta)148
Australian Hydrographic Service - Product Metadata (aho-1 www.hydro.gov.au:5550/product)147
National Oceans Office (marlin-2 z3950.marine.csiro.au:6668/neptune)145
IndexGeo Pty Ltd - Eco Companion catalogue (ig-1 indexgeo.com.au:6668/dataset)143
WALIS Interragator-Natural Resource Monitoring (walis-5 www.walis.wa.gov.au:6668/nrm)143
Australian Hydrographic Service - Source Metadata (aho-2 www.hydro.gov.au:5550/source)141
WALIS Interragator-Aerial Photography (walis-1 www.walis.wa.gov.au:6668/airphoto)140
WALIS Interragator-Environmental Impact Statements (walis-2 www.walis.wa.gov.au:6668/eis)134
WALIS Interragator-Bibliographic Data (walis-4 www.walis.wa.gov.au:6668/biblio)133
RAN Directorate of Oceanography and Meteorology (aodc-1 grey-2.metoc.gov.au:5550/pages_xml)122
NT Spatial Data Directory (nt-1 www.ntlis.nt.gov.au:210/NTSDD)4
  • 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 searches186
results were found67
no results found119
navigate41
full present14
search failed0
Australian Antarctic Data Centre (aadc-1 aadc-db.aad.gov.au:5550/prod)
total searches154
results were found79
no results found75
navigate1
full present6
search failed0
Australian Hydrographic Service - Product Metadata (aho-1 www.hydro.gov.au:5550/product)
total searches147
results were found22
no results found125
navigate0
full present2
search failed0
Australian Hydrographic Service - Source Metadata (aho-2 www.hydro.gov.au:5550/source)
total searches141
results were found19
no results found122
navigate0
full present4
search failed0
BRS and Australian Natural Resources Data Library (ANRDL) (brs-4 indexgeo.net:5510/anrdl)
total searches189
results were found109
no results found80
navigate13
full present29
search failed0
Bureau of Meteorology (bom-1 extapps.bom.gov.au:6668/bom_meta)
total searches148
results were found8
no results found140
navigate0
full present2
search failed0
CSIRO Marine Research (marlin-1 z3950.marine.csiro.au:6668/marlin)
total searches200
results were found63
no results found136
navigate14
full present41
search failed1
DEH Environmental Data Directory (Green Pages) (ea-1 environment.gov.au:6668/edd)
total searches168
results were found77
no results found91
navigate10
full present19
search failed0
Geoscience Australia (ga-1 www.ga.gov.au:6668/ga)
total searches205
results were found89
no results found116
navigate42
full present76
search failed0
IndexGeo Pty Ltd - Eco Companion catalogue (ig-1 indexgeo.com.au:6668/dataset)
total searches143
results were found39
no results found104
navigate0
full present3
search failed0
National Oceans Office (marlin-2 z3950.marine.csiro.au:6668/neptune)
total searches145
results were found30
no results found113
navigate5
full present8
search failed2
NSW Natural Resources Data Directory (nsw-1 canri.nsw.gov.au:6668/nrdd)
total searches163
results were found87
no results found76
navigate18
full present32
search failed0
NT Spatial Data Directory (nt-1 www.ntlis.nt.gov.au:210/NTSDD)
total searches4
results were found1
no results found1
navigate0
full present0
search failed2
Other Commonwealth Agencies (hosted by BRS) (brs-2 www.brs.gov.au:210/comm)
total searches154
results were found34
no results found120
navigate0
full present5
search failed0
Qld Spatial Data (QSIIS) (qsiis-1 qsiismet.oesr.qld.gov.au:6668/qsiis_prod)
total searches206
results were found122
no results found84
navigate105
full present71
search failed0
Queensland Department of Natural Resources and Mines Spatial Data (qld-2 www.nrm.qld.gov.au:5550/qsii2)
total searches193
results were found97
no results found96
navigate60
full present24
search failed0
RAN Directorate of Oceanography and Meteorology (aodc-1 grey-2.metoc.gov.au:5550/pages_xml)
total searches122
results were found14
no results found108
navigate0
full present1
search failed0
South Australian Spatial Information Directory (sa-2 www.asdd.sa.gov.au:6668/sa)
total searches253
results were found135
no results found118
navigate38
full present133
search failed0
Tasmanian Spatial Data Directory (tas-1 www.thelist.tas.gov.au:5550/tas)
total searches221
results were found118
no results found103
navigate57
full present41
search failed0
Victorian Spatial Data Directory (vic-1 www.ogdc.vic.gov.au:6668/vicsdd)
total searches159
results were found76
no results found83
navigate6
full present59
search failed0
WALIS Interragator-Aerial Photography (walis-1 www.walis.wa.gov.au:6668/airphoto)
total searches140
results were found27
no results found113
navigate0
full present0
search failed0
WALIS Interragator-Bibliographic Data (walis-4 www.walis.wa.gov.au:6668/biblio)
total searches133
results were found28
no results found105
navigate0
full present2
search failed0
WALIS Interragator-Environmental Impact Statements (walis-2 www.walis.wa.gov.au:6668/eis)
total searches134
results were found23
no results found111
navigate0
full present6
search failed0
WALIS Interragator-Natural Resource Monitoring (walis-5 www.walis.wa.gov.au:6668/nrm)
total searches143
results were found20
no results found123
navigate0
full present0
search failed0
WALIS Interragator-Spatial Data (walis-3 www.walis.wa.gov.au:6668/agency)
total searches190
results were found99
no results found91
navigate98
full present74
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, 2004053127
20040701, 2004073127
20040401, 2004043025
20040601, 2004063017
title12
20040801, 2004083111
soil10
lga10
20041101, 200411309
water9
fish9
20041201, 200412318
towns7
roads7
20040901, 200409307
  • Includes all phrases, words, dates, and numbers.

Phrases (top 15)

Phrase Occurs
queensland casements10
national parks5
transmission system electric5
water resources4
native vegetation4
south australia3
local authority3
transmission system map3
land use3
alice springs2
water resource*2
South Australia2
soil type2
Wet tropics2
local government boundaries2
  • Excludes phrases used in "ANZLIC Search Words".

Words (top 15)

Word Occurs
queensland28
water27
vegetation22
fish20
soil18
title17
prawn15
lga15
property14
australia14
transmission13
system13
river13
regions12
metadata12
  • 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
SOIL6
FLORA5
VEGETATION4
BOUNDARIES Administrative3
HERITAGE2
CLIMATE AND WEATHER Rainfall2
MARINE2
BOUNDARIES2
FORESTS2
WATER2
LAND Topography1
GEOSCIENCES Geology1
CLIMATE AND WEATHER1
HAZARDS Tsunamis1
CLIMATE AND WEATHER Extreme weather events1
  • 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 repository1802
24 repositories97
2 repositories39
23 repositories28
7 repositories8
5 repositories8
10 repositories6
4 repositories4
3 repositories4
25 repositories4
8 repositories2
6 repositories2
13 repositories1
9 repositories1
15 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 174
Single-word search 716
  • Phrase search ... more than one word occuring together.

Other statistics

Search type Occurs
ANZLIC Unique Identifiers 14
Right truncation 23
overlaps-bounding-box 60
within-bounding-box 10
  • 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
National Oceans Office (marlin-2 z3950.marine.csiro.au:6668/neptune)2
CSIRO Marine Research (marlin-1 z3950.marine.csiro.au:6668/marlin)1
connection
NT Spatial Data Directory (nt-1 www.ntlis.nt.gov.au:210/NTSDD)1
Unsupported Use attribute
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.