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Modified: 2005-06-10

Report for the 'Advanced' gateway: 2005-05

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: 1277
Multiple search fields: 337
Singular search fields: 940

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-text563
title169
metadata-date|metadata-date104
anzlic-identifier78
full-text|full-text56
overlaps-bounding-box52
anzlic-search-words46
full-text|overlaps-bounding-box42
anzlic-search-words|full-text23
custodian15
full-text|full-text|full-text14
anzlic-search-words|overlaps-bounding-box12
abstract10
anzlic-search-words|full-text|full-text10
title|title7
within-bounding-box6
anzlic-search-words|beginning-date|ending-date|full-text5
abstract|full-text5
anzlic-search-words|full-text|full-text|full-text5
anzlic-search-words|full-text|within-bounding-box5
beginning-date|full-text4
full-text|full-text|overlaps-bounding-box4
anzlic-search-words|anzlic-search-words3
custodian|full-text3
full-text|full-text|full-text|overlaps-bounding-box3
anzlic-search-words|beginning-date|ending-date2
full-text|full-text|within-bounding-box2
anzlic-search-words|full-text|full-text|full-text|overlaps-bounding-box2
metadata-date|metadata-date|overlaps-bounding-box2
anzlic-search-words|full-text|overlaps-bounding-box2
anzlic-identifier|anzlic-search-words|full-text1
full-text|within-bounding-box1
abstract|anzlic-search-words1
abstract|beginning-date|ending-date|full-text|overlaps-bounding-box1
anzlic-search-words|beginning-date|ending-date|full-text|full-text|full-text|overlaps-bounding-box1
anzlic-identifier|anzlic-search-words1
anzlic-identifier|overlaps-bounding-box1
overlaps-bounding-box|title1
beginning-date|ending-date|full-text1
beginning-date|ending-date|full-text|full-text|overlaps-bounding-box1
anzlic-search-words|anzlic-search-words|within-bounding-box1
anzlic-search-words|anzlic-search-words|beginning-date|metadata-date|within-bounding-box1
anzlic-search-words|metadata-date|metadata-date1
anzlic-search-words|full-text|full-text|within-bounding-box1
anzlic-search-words|metadata-date|metadata-date|within-bounding-box1
metadata-date1
anzlic-search-words|within-bounding-box1
beginning-date|ending-date|full-text|full-text1
anzlic-search-words|full-text|full-text|full-text|within-bounding-box1
anzlic-search-words|custodian1
anzlic-search-words|ending-date|full-text|overlaps-bounding-box1
anzlic-search-words|beginning-date|ending-date|full-text|overlaps-bounding-box1
title|within-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-text886
metadata-date218
title185
anzlic-search-words134
overlaps-bounding-box126
anzlic-identifier81
within-bounding-box21
custodian19
beginning-date18
abstract17
ending-date14
  • 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
WALIS Interragator-Spatial Data (walis-3 www.walis.wa.gov.au:6668/agency)563
WALIS Interragator - Natural Resource Monitoring (walis-5 www.walis.wa.gov.au:6668/nrm)518
WALIS Interragator-Aerial Photography (walis-1 www.walis.wa.gov.au:6668/airphoto)516
WALIS Interragator-Environmental Impact Statements (walis-2 www.walis.wa.gov.au:6668/eis)511
WALIS Interragator-Bibliographic Data (walis-4 www.walis.wa.gov.au:6668/biblio)510
Qld Spatial Data (QSIIS) (qsiis-1 qsiismet.oesr.qld.gov.au:6668/qsiis_prod)505
Tasmanian Spatial Data Directory (tas-1 www.thelist.tas.gov.au:5550/tas)449
Geoscience Australia (ga-1 www.ga.gov.au:6668/ga)449
CSIRO Marine Research (marlin-1 z3950.marine.csiro.au:6668/marlin)441
Queensland Department of Natural Resources and Mines Spatial Data (qld-2 www.nrm.qld.gov.au:5550/qsii2)440
South Australian Spatial Information Directory (sa-2 www.asdd.sa.gov.au:6668/sa)437
NSW Natural Resources Data Directory (nsw-1 canri.nsw.gov.au:6668/nrdd)431
BRS and Australian Natural Resources Data Library (ANRDL) (brs-4 indexgeo.net:5510/anrdl)423
ACT Geographic Data Directory (act-1 indexgeo.net:5511/act)411
Australian Antarctic Data Centre (aadc-1 aadc-db.aad.gov.au:5550/prod)409
Australian Hydrographic Service - Product Metadata (aho-1 www.hydro.gov.au:5550/product)406
DEH Environmental Data Directory (Green Pages) (ea-1 environment.gov.au:6668/edd)401
National Oceans Office (marlin-2 z3950.marine.csiro.au:6668/neptune)397
Other Commonwealth Agencies (hosted by BRS) (brs-2 www.brs.gov.au:210/comm)394
IndexGeo Pty Ltd - Eco Companion catalogue (ig-1 indexgeo.com.au:6668/dataset)393
Bureau of Meteorology (bom-1 extapps.bom.gov.au:6668/bom_meta)390
Australian Hydrographic Service - Source Metadata (aho-2 www.hydro.gov.au:5550/source)389
Victorian Spatial Data Directory (vic-1 www.ogdc.vic.gov.au:6668/vicsdd)343
RAN Directorate of Oceanography and Meteorology (aodc-1 grey-2.metoc.gov.au:5550/pages_xml)328
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 searches411
results were found99
no results found312
navigate0
full present20
search failed0
Australian Antarctic Data Centre (aadc-1 aadc-db.aad.gov.au:5550/prod)
total searches409
results were found157
no results found252
navigate5
full present4
search failed0
Australian Hydrographic Service - Product Metadata (aho-1 www.hydro.gov.au:5550/product)
total searches406
results were found66
no results found340
navigate0
full present8
search failed0
Australian Hydrographic Service - Source Metadata (aho-2 www.hydro.gov.au:5550/source)
total searches389
results were found72
no results found317
navigate3
full present1
search failed0
BRS and Australian Natural Resources Data Library (ANRDL) (brs-4 indexgeo.net:5510/anrdl)
total searches423
results were found188
no results found235
navigate125
full present264
search failed1
Bureau of Meteorology (bom-1 extapps.bom.gov.au:6668/bom_meta)
total searches390
results were found34
no results found356
navigate0
full present5
search failed0
CSIRO Marine Research (marlin-1 z3950.marine.csiro.au:6668/marlin)
total searches441
results were found148
no results found288
navigate40
full present52
search failed5
DEH Environmental Data Directory (Green Pages) (ea-1 environment.gov.au:6668/edd)
total searches401
results were found209
no results found191
navigate68
full present232
search failed1
Geoscience Australia (ga-1 www.ga.gov.au:6668/ga)
total searches449
results were found185
no results found264
navigate47
full present138
search failed0
IndexGeo Pty Ltd - Eco Companion catalogue (ig-1 indexgeo.com.au:6668/dataset)
total searches393
results were found86
no results found307
navigate0
full present14
search failed0
National Oceans Office (marlin-2 z3950.marine.csiro.au:6668/neptune)
total searches397
results were found134
no results found247
navigate24
full present29
search failed16
NSW Natural Resources Data Directory (nsw-1 canri.nsw.gov.au:6668/nrdd)
total searches431
results were found240
no results found191
navigate51
full present87
search failed0
NT Spatial Data Directory (nt-1 www.ntlis.nt.gov.au:210/NTSDD)
total searches1
results were found0
no results found1
navigate0
full present0
search failed0
Other Commonwealth Agencies (hosted by BRS) (brs-2 www.brs.gov.au:210/comm)
total searches394
results were found113
no results found281
navigate1
full present40
search failed0
Qld Spatial Data (QSIIS) (qsiis-1 qsiismet.oesr.qld.gov.au:6668/qsiis_prod)
total searches505
results were found277
no results found228
navigate162
full present179
search failed0
Queensland Department of Natural Resources and Mines Spatial Data (qld-2 www.nrm.qld.gov.au:5550/qsii2)
total searches440
results were found208
no results found231
navigate108
full present130
search failed1
RAN Directorate of Oceanography and Meteorology (aodc-1 grey-2.metoc.gov.au:5550/pages_xml)
total searches328
results were found45
no results found283
navigate0
full present2
search failed0
South Australian Spatial Information Directory (sa-2 www.asdd.sa.gov.au:6668/sa)
total searches437
results were found236
no results found201
navigate97
full present124
search failed0
Tasmanian Spatial Data Directory (tas-1 www.thelist.tas.gov.au:5550/tas)
total searches449
results were found169
no results found280
navigate39
full present41
search failed0
Victorian Spatial Data Directory (vic-1 www.ogdc.vic.gov.au:6668/vicsdd)
total searches343
results were found149
no results found193
navigate18
full present43
search failed1
WALIS Interragator - Natural Resource Monitoring (walis-5 www.walis.wa.gov.au:6668/nrm)
total searches518
results were found99
no results found419
navigate4
full present6
search failed0
WALIS Interragator-Aerial Photography (walis-1 www.walis.wa.gov.au:6668/airphoto)
total searches516
results were found84
no results found432
navigate3
full present11
search failed0
WALIS Interragator-Bibliographic Data (walis-4 www.walis.wa.gov.au:6668/biblio)
total searches510
results were found151
no results found359
navigate14
full present26
search failed0
WALIS Interragator-Environmental Impact Statements (walis-2 www.walis.wa.gov.au:6668/eis)
total searches511
results were found88
no results found423
navigate12
full present2
search failed0
WALIS Interragator-Spatial Data (walis-3 www.walis.wa.gov.au:6668/agency)
total searches563
results were found325
no results found238
navigate182
full present186
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
data69
water24
20041201, 2004123118
20040701, 2004073117
20040501, 2004053115
marine15
"-10.992366,142.909160 -28.167939,154.242519"12
20040401, 2004043012
ANZQL001300007010
20040601, 2004063010
topo9
20040801, 200408319
a9
national8
rainfall8
  • Includes all phrases, words, dates, and numbers.

Phrases (top 15)

Phrase Occurs
adelaide river5
Australias longest river5
recreational fishing in South australia4
native vegetation NSW4
digital atlas of Australian soils4
surface geology4
land resources survey3
Darling Downs3
fuel load3
Profile Data3
Acid Sulfate Soils 3
land resources3
Soil Erosion in Australia Predicted by the Universal Soil Loss Equation3
soil and water resource audit3
atlas of australian soils3
  • Excludes phrases used in "ANZLIC Search Words".

Words (top 15)

Word Occurs
data83
vegetation42
water41
soil37
river32
australian30
land29
soils28
australia25
health22
national19
marine19
database19
landscape19
topographic17
  • 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
SOIL11
AGRICULTURE10
LAND Topography7
AGRICULTURE Horticulture6
GEOSCIENCES Geomorphology5
HUMAN ENVIRONMENT Structures and facilities5
PHOTOGRAPHY AND IMAGERY Aerial5
BOUNDARIES Administrative4
ENERGY Electricity4
MARINE Reefs4
ENERGY Petroleum3
HAZARDS Fire3
PHOTOGRAPHY AND IMAGERY3
CLIMATE AND WEATHER Rainfall3
WATER Groundwater3
  • 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 repository3359
24 repositories273
5 repositories151
23 repositories34
22 repositories33
19 repositories21
3 repositories10
21 repositories10
17 repositories9
4 repositories8
2 repositories7
6 repositories5
13 repositories2
25 repositories1
9 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 370
Single-word search 804
  • Phrase search ... more than one word occuring together.

Other statistics

Search type Occurs
ANZLIC Unique Identifiers 89
Right truncation 14
overlaps-bounding-box 126
within-bounding-box 21
  • 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
Respository not available
Victorian Spatial Data Directory (vic-1 www.ogdc.vic.gov.au:6668/vicsdd)1
CSIRO Marine Research (marlin-1 z3950.marine.csiro.au:6668/marlin)2
timeout
BRS and Australian Natural Resources Data Library (ANRDL) (brs-4 indexgeo.net:5510/anrdl)1
connection
National Oceans Office (marlin-2 z3950.marine.csiro.au:6668/neptune)16
Queensland Department of Natural Resources and Mines Spatial Data (qld-2 www.nrm.qld.gov.au:5550/qsii2)1
CSIRO Marine Research (marlin-1 z3950.marine.csiro.au:6668/marlin)3
protocol
DEH Environmental Data Directory (Green Pages) (ea-1 environment.gov.au:6668/edd)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.