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Modified: 2006-04-04

Report for the 'Advanced' gateway: 2006-03

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: 658
Multiple search fields: 243
Singular search fields: 415

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-text329
metadata-date|metadata-date105
full-text|full-text41
overlaps-bounding-box38
full-text|overlaps-bounding-box30
title17
anzlic-search-words|overlaps-bounding-box17
anzlic-search-words14
anzlic-identifier10
full-text|full-text|full-text7
anzlic-search-words|full-text|full-text7
anzlic-search-words|beginning-date|ending-date|full-text4
beginning-date|ending-date|full-text4
custodian3
abstract3
title|title3
beginning-date|ending-date2
anzlic-search-words|full-text2
overlaps-bounding-box|title2
anzlic-search-words|full-text|full-text|full-text2
full-text|full-text|full-text|overlaps-bounding-box2
anzlic-identifier|anzlic-search-words|custodian|title2
full-text|title2
full-text|within-bounding-box1
anzlic-search-words|beginning-date|ending-date|full-text|full-text1
within-bounding-box1
anzlic-search-words|beginning-date|full-text|within-bounding-box1
anzlic-search-words|full-text|full-text|within-bounding-box1
beginning-date|ending-date|overlaps-bounding-box1
anzlic-search-words|within-bounding-box1
anzlic-search-words|beginning-date|full-text|overlaps-bounding-box1
full-text|full-text|full-text|within-bounding-box1
full-text|full-text|within-bounding-box1
anzlic-search-words|full-text|full-text|overlaps-bounding-box1
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-text516
metadata-date210
overlaps-bounding-box93
anzlic-search-words54
title29
beginning-date14
anzlic-identifier12
ending-date12
within-bounding-box7
custodian5
abstract3
  • 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)252
Queensland Department of Natural Resources and Mines Spatial Data (qld-2 www.nrm.qld.gov.au:5550/qsii2)231
South Australian Spatial Information Directory (sa-2 www.asdd.sa.gov.au:6668/sa)212
Tasmanian Spatial Data Directory (tas-1 www.thelist.tas.gov.au:5550/tas)208
DEH Environmental Data Directory (Green Pages) (ea-1 environment.gov.au:6668/edd)201
BRS and Australian Natural Resources Data Library (ANRDL) (brs-4 indexgeo.net:5510/anrdl)194
ACT Geographic Data Directory (act-1 indexgeo.net:5511/act)188
Murray-Darling Basin Commission (mdbc-1 db.mdbc.isa.net.au:5548/mdbcprod)188
Australian Antarctic Data Centre (aadc-1 aadc-db.aad.gov.au:5550/prod)184
Qld Spatial Data (QSIIS) (qsiis-1 qsiismet.oesr.qld.gov.au:6668/qsiis_prod)183
NSW Natural Resources Data Directory (nsw-1 canri.nsw.gov.au:6668/nrdd)181
Bureau of Meteorology (bom-1 extapps.bom.gov.au:6668/bom_meta)179
NT Spatial Data Directory (nt-1 www.ntlis.nt.gov.au:210/NTSDD)179
Other Commonwealth Agencies (hosted by BRS) (brs-2 www.brs.gov.au:210/comm)176
WALIS Interragator-Spatial Data (walis-3 waliswww.walis.wa.gov.au:6668/agency)174
Victorian Spatial Data Directory (vic-1 www.ogdc.vic.gov.au:6668/vicsdd)173
Australian Hydrographic Service - Source Metadata (aho-2 www.hydro.gov.au:5550/source)172
Australian Hydrographic Service - Product Metadata (aho-1 www.hydro.gov.au:5550/product)167
IndexGeo Pty Ltd - Eco Companion catalogue (ig-1 indexgeo.com.au:6668/dataset)164
WALIS Interragator-Natural Resource Monitoring (walis-5 waliswww.walis.wa.gov.au:6668/nrm)161
WALIS Interragator-Bibliographic Data (walis-4 waliswww.walis.wa.gov.au:6668/biblio)160
WALIS Interragator-Environmental Impact Statements (walis-2 waliswww.walis.wa.gov.au:6668/eis)160
RAN Directorate of Oceanography and Meteorology (aodc-1 grey-2.metoc.gov.au:5550/pages_xml)154
WALIS Interragator-Aerial Photography (walis-1 waliswww.walis.wa.gov.au:6668/airphoto)154
CSIRO Marine and Atmospheric Research (marlin-1 z3950.marine.csiro.au:6668/marlin)122
National Oceans Office (marlin-2 z3950.marine.csiro.au:6668/neptune)119
  • 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 searches188
results were found35
no results found153
navigate1
full present16
search failed0
Australian Antarctic Data Centre (aadc-1 aadc-db.aad.gov.au:5550/prod)
total searches184
results were found77
no results found107
navigate0
full present9
search failed0
Australian Hydrographic Service - Product Metadata (aho-1 www.hydro.gov.au:5550/product)
total searches167
results were found22
no results found145
navigate3
full present10
search failed0
Australian Hydrographic Service - Source Metadata (aho-2 www.hydro.gov.au:5550/source)
total searches172
results were found28
no results found144
navigate21
full present6
search failed0
BRS and Australian Natural Resources Data Library (ANRDL) (brs-4 indexgeo.net:5510/anrdl)
total searches194
results were found87
no results found107
navigate31
full present24
search failed1
Bureau of Meteorology (bom-1 extapps.bom.gov.au:6668/bom_meta)
total searches179
results were found5
no results found174
navigate0
full present3
search failed0
CSIRO Marine and Atmospheric Research (marlin-1 z3950.marine.csiro.au:6668/marlin)
total searches122
results were found30
no results found92
navigate0
full present3
search failed0
DEH Environmental Data Directory (Green Pages) (ea-1 environment.gov.au:6668/edd)
total searches201
results were found96
no results found105
navigate14
full present52
search failed0
Geoscience Australia (ga-1 www.ga.gov.au:6668/ga)
total searches252
results were found123
no results found129
navigate71
full present74
search failed0
IndexGeo Pty Ltd - Eco Companion catalogue (ig-1 indexgeo.com.au:6668/dataset)
total searches164
results were found21
no results found143
navigate0
full present1
search failed0
Murray-Darling Basin Commission (mdbc-1 db.mdbc.isa.net.au:5548/mdbcprod)
total searches188
results were found70
no results found118
navigate77
full present32
search failed0
National Oceans Office (marlin-2 z3950.marine.csiro.au:6668/neptune)
total searches119
results were found43
no results found76
navigate3
full present4
search failed0
NSW Natural Resources Data Directory (nsw-1 canri.nsw.gov.au:6668/nrdd)
total searches181
results were found91
no results found90
navigate7
full present22
search failed0
NT Spatial Data Directory (nt-1 www.ntlis.nt.gov.au:210/NTSDD)
total searches179
results were found68
no results found110
navigate10
full present7
search failed1
Other Commonwealth Agencies (hosted by BRS) (brs-2 www.brs.gov.au:210/comm)
total searches176
results were found38
no results found138
navigate0
full present22
search failed0
Qld Spatial Data (QSIIS) (qsiis-1 qsiismet.oesr.qld.gov.au:6668/qsiis_prod)
total searches183
results were found92
no results found91
navigate14
full present20
search failed0
Queensland Department of Natural Resources and Mines Spatial Data (qld-2 www.nrm.qld.gov.au:5550/qsii2)
total searches231
results were found117
no results found113
navigate54
full present70
search failed1
RAN Directorate of Oceanography and Meteorology (aodc-1 grey-2.metoc.gov.au:5550/pages_xml)
total searches154
results were found16
no results found138
navigate0
full present0
search failed0
South Australian Spatial Information Directory (sa-2 www.asdd.sa.gov.au:6668/sa)
total searches212
results were found106
no results found106
navigate73
full present72
search failed0
Tasmanian Spatial Data Directory (tas-1 www.thelist.tas.gov.au:5550/tas)
total searches208
results were found74
no results found134
navigate17
full present33
search failed0
Victorian Spatial Data Directory (vic-1 www.ogdc.vic.gov.au:6668/vicsdd)
total searches173
results were found69
no results found104
navigate3
full present26
search failed0
WALIS Interragator-Aerial Photography (walis-1 waliswww.walis.wa.gov.au:6668/airphoto)
total searches154
results were found31
no results found123
navigate0
full present6
search failed0
WALIS Interragator-Bibliographic Data (walis-4 waliswww.walis.wa.gov.au:6668/biblio)
total searches160
results were found43
no results found116
navigate0
full present2
search failed1
WALIS Interragator-Environmental Impact Statements (walis-2 waliswww.walis.wa.gov.au:6668/eis)
total searches160
results were found30
no results found129
navigate0
full present0
search failed1
WALIS Interragator-Natural Resource Monitoring (walis-5 waliswww.walis.wa.gov.au:6668/nrm)
total searches161
results were found32
no results found129
navigate0
full present0
search failed0
WALIS Interragator-Spatial Data (walis-3 waliswww.walis.wa.gov.au:6668/agency)
total searches174
results were found75
no results found99
navigate40
full present36
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
20041201, 2004123115
20050301, 200503319
20040601, 200406309
20050101, 200501319
20050201, 200502288
irrigation8
IBRA7
20050401, 200504307
20041001, 200410317
soil7
title7
geology6
data6
20041101, 200411306
vegetation5
  • Includes all phrases, words, dates, and numbers.

Phrases (top 15)

Phrase Occurs
gold coast6
information to buy4
PLACE NAMES3
state parks3
online information3
national parks3
river basin3
water quality3
West Melbourne2
sacred sites2
land cover2
south east freeway2
aerial photographs2
aerial photography2
flora 2
  • Excludes phrases used in "ANZLIC Search Words".

Words (top 15)

Word Occurs
geology16
land14
irrigation13
soil12
vegetation11
water10
parks9
coast8
IBRA8
topography8
catchment8
gold8
title7
information7
data7
  • 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 Topography6
FORESTS3
LAND Use3
ECOLOGY Ecosystem3
SOIL Physics2
UTILITIES2
ATMOSPHERE Air quality2
pollution2
BOUNDARIES2
FISHERIES Marine2
WATER2
WATER Rivers2
Land2
WASTE1
WATER Wetlands1
  • 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 repository1445
26 repositories78
24 repositories31
25 repositories24
23 repositories18
2 repositories15
21 repositories11
5 repositories8
4 repositories6
3 repositories4
6 repositories4
7 repositories1
18 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 137
Single-word search 401
  • Phrase search ... more than one word occuring together.

Other statistics

Search type Occurs
ANZLIC Unique Identifiers 7
Right truncation 26
overlaps-bounding-box 93
within-bounding-box 7
  • 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
Queensland Department of Natural Resources and Mines Spatial Data (qld-2 www.nrm.qld.gov.au:5550/qsii2)1
WALIS Interragator-Bibliographic Data (walis-4 waliswww.walis.wa.gov.au:6668/biblio)1
BRS and Australian Natural Resources Data Library (ANRDL) (brs-4 indexgeo.net:5510/anrdl)1
WALIS Interragator-Environmental Impact Statements (walis-2 waliswww.walis.wa.gov.au:6668/eis)1
connection
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.