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Modified: 2006-06-12

Report for the 'Advanced' gateway: 2006-05

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: 827
Multiple search fields: 344
Singular search fields: 483

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-text371
metadata-date|metadata-date190
overlaps-bounding-box53
full-text|full-text43
full-text|overlaps-bounding-box22
full-text|full-text|full-text21
anzlic-search-words19
title16
anzlic-identifier12
anzlic-search-words|overlaps-bounding-box9
custodian7
title|title7
anzlic-search-words|full-text6
full-text|full-text|full-text|overlaps-bounding-box5
anzlic-search-words|title5
anzlic-search-words|full-text|overlaps-bounding-box4
full-text|metadata-date3
anzlic-identifier|anzlic-search-words3
beginning-date|ending-date3
abstract3
anzlic-identifier|overlaps-bounding-box2
metadata-date|metadata-date|overlaps-bounding-box2
beginning-date|ending-date|full-text2
within-bounding-box2
full-text|full-text|overlaps-bounding-box2
anzlic-search-words|full-text|full-text|overlaps-bounding-box2
title|title|title1
anzlic-search-words|full-text|full-text1
anzlic-search-words|beginning-date|ending-date1
anzlic-search-words|full-text|full-text|full-text|within-bounding-box1
anzlic-search-words|beginning-date1
anzlic-search-words|full-text|full-text|full-text|metadata-date|within-bounding-box1
anzlic-search-words|full-text|within-bounding-box1
anzlic-search-words|within-bounding-box1
ending-date|ending-date|overlaps-bounding-box|title1
full-text|within-bounding-box1
full-text|overlaps-bounding-box|title1
anzlic-search-words|beginning-date|ending-date|title|within-bounding-box1
anzlic-search-words|full-text|full-text|full-text1
  • 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-text594
metadata-date388
overlaps-bounding-box103
anzlic-search-words57
title41
anzlic-identifier17
ending-date9
beginning-date8
within-bounding-box8
custodian7
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
Tasmanian Spatial Data Directory (tas-1 www.thelist.tas.gov.au:5550/tas)285
Geoscience Australia (ga-1 www.ga.gov.au:6668/ga)230
Queensland Department of Natural Resources and Mines Spatial Data (qld-2 www.nrm.qld.gov.au:5550/qsii2)219
South Australian Spatial Information Directory (sa-2 www.asdd.sa.gov.au:6668/sa)217
NSW Natural Resources Data Directory (nsw-1 canri.nsw.gov.au:6668/nrdd)202
BRS and Australian Natural Resources Data Library (ANRDL) (brs-4 indexgeo.net:5510/anrdl)185
Victorian Spatial Data Directory (vic-1 www.ogdc.vic.gov.au:6668/vicsdd)183
Australian Antarctic Data Centre (aadc-1 aadc-db.aad.gov.au:5550/prod)182
DEH Environmental Data Directory (Green Pages) (ea-1 environment.gov.au:6668/edd)182
Qld Spatial Data (QSIIS) (qsiis-1 qsiismet.oesr.qld.gov.au:6668/qsiis_prod)177
Murray-Darling Basin Commission (mdbc-1 db.mdbc.isa.net.au:5548/mdbcprod)176
ACT Geographic Data Directory (act-1 indexgeo.net:5511/act)170
Australian Hydrographic Service - Product Metadata (aho-1 www.hydro.gov.au:5550/product)168
Bureau of Meteorology (bom-1 extapps.bom.gov.au:6668/bom_meta)167
Australian Hydrographic Service - Source Metadata (aho-2 www.hydro.gov.au:5550/source)166
Other Commonwealth Agencies (hosted by BRS) (brs-2 www.brs.gov.au:210/comm)162
CSIRO Marine and Atmospheric Research (marlin-1 z3950.marine.csiro.au:6668/marlin)159
National Oceans Office (marlin-2 z3950.marine.csiro.au:6668/neptune)159
IndexGeo Pty Ltd - Eco Companion catalogue (ig-1 indexgeo.com.au:6668/dataset)158
WALIS Interragator-Spatial Data (walis-3 waliswww.walis.wa.gov.au:6668/agency)148
RAN Directorate of Oceanography and Meteorology (aodc-1 grey-2.metoc.gov.au:5550/pages_xml)148
NT Spatial Data Directory (nt-1 www.ntlis.nt.gov.au:210/NTSDD)145
WALIS Interragator-Aerial Photography (walis-1 waliswww.walis.wa.gov.au:6668/airphoto)129
WALIS Interragator-Bibliographic Data (walis-4 waliswww.walis.wa.gov.au:6668/biblio)124
WALIS Interragator-Natural Resource Monitoring (walis-5 waliswww.walis.wa.gov.au:6668/nrm)124
WALIS Interragator-Environmental Impact Statements (walis-2 waliswww.walis.wa.gov.au:6668/eis)123
  • 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 searches170
results were found43
no results found127
navigate2
full present10
search failed0
Australian Antarctic Data Centre (aadc-1 aadc-db.aad.gov.au:5550/prod)
total searches182
results were found84
no results found98
navigate2
full present27
search failed0
Australian Hydrographic Service - Product Metadata (aho-1 www.hydro.gov.au:5550/product)
total searches168
results were found24
no results found144
navigate1
full present8
search failed0
Australian Hydrographic Service - Source Metadata (aho-2 www.hydro.gov.au:5550/source)
total searches166
results were found29
no results found137
navigate7
full present6
search failed0
BRS and Australian Natural Resources Data Library (ANRDL) (brs-4 indexgeo.net:5510/anrdl)
total searches185
results were found74
no results found111
navigate7
full present29
search failed0
Bureau of Meteorology (bom-1 extapps.bom.gov.au:6668/bom_meta)
total searches167
results were found6
no results found161
navigate0
full present3
search failed0
CSIRO Marine and Atmospheric Research (marlin-1 z3950.marine.csiro.au:6668/marlin)
total searches159
results were found47
no results found112
navigate8
full present10
search failed0
DEH Environmental Data Directory (Green Pages) (ea-1 environment.gov.au:6668/edd)
total searches182
results were found71
no results found111
navigate22
full present27
search failed0
Geoscience Australia (ga-1 www.ga.gov.au:6668/ga)
total searches230
results were found115
no results found115
navigate14
full present89
search failed0
IndexGeo Pty Ltd - Eco Companion catalogue (ig-1 indexgeo.com.au:6668/dataset)
total searches158
results were found18
no results found140
navigate0
full present0
search failed0
Murray-Darling Basin Commission (mdbc-1 db.mdbc.isa.net.au:5548/mdbcprod)
total searches176
results were found51
no results found125
navigate15
full present28
search failed0
National Oceans Office (marlin-2 z3950.marine.csiro.au:6668/neptune)
total searches159
results were found67
no results found92
navigate1
full present10
search failed0
NSW Natural Resources Data Directory (nsw-1 canri.nsw.gov.au:6668/nrdd)
total searches202
results were found111
no results found91
navigate38
full present47
search failed0
NT Spatial Data Directory (nt-1 www.ntlis.nt.gov.au:210/NTSDD)
total searches145
results were found55
no results found88
navigate22
full present43
search failed2
Other Commonwealth Agencies (hosted by BRS) (brs-2 www.brs.gov.au:210/comm)
total searches162
results were found40
no results found122
navigate1
full present12
search failed0
Qld Spatial Data (QSIIS) (qsiis-1 qsiismet.oesr.qld.gov.au:6668/qsiis_prod)
total searches177
results were found79
no results found98
navigate86
full present49
search failed0
Queensland Department of Natural Resources and Mines Spatial Data (qld-2 www.nrm.qld.gov.au:5550/qsii2)
total searches219
results were found116
no results found103
navigate28
full present45
search failed0
RAN Directorate of Oceanography and Meteorology (aodc-1 grey-2.metoc.gov.au:5550/pages_xml)
total searches148
results were found18
no results found129
navigate16
full present0
search failed1
South Australian Spatial Information Directory (sa-2 www.asdd.sa.gov.au:6668/sa)
total searches217
results were found106
no results found111
navigate33
full present48
search failed0
Tasmanian Spatial Data Directory (tas-1 www.thelist.tas.gov.au:5550/tas)
total searches285
results were found127
no results found158
navigate62
full present86
search failed0
Victorian Spatial Data Directory (vic-1 www.ogdc.vic.gov.au:6668/vicsdd)
total searches183
results were found71
no results found112
navigate19
full present21
search failed0
WALIS Interragator-Aerial Photography (walis-1 waliswww.walis.wa.gov.au:6668/airphoto)
total searches129
results were found27
no results found91
navigate2
full present1
search failed11
WALIS Interragator-Bibliographic Data (walis-4 waliswww.walis.wa.gov.au:6668/biblio)
total searches124
results were found32
no results found82
navigate0
full present1
search failed10
WALIS Interragator-Environmental Impact Statements (walis-2 waliswww.walis.wa.gov.au:6668/eis)
total searches123
results were found23
no results found90
navigate0
full present0
search failed10
WALIS Interragator-Natural Resource Monitoring (walis-5 waliswww.walis.wa.gov.au:6668/nrm)
total searches124
results were found19
no results found95
navigate0
full present1
search failed10
WALIS Interragator-Spatial Data (walis-3 waliswww.walis.wa.gov.au:6668/agency)
total searches148
results were found63
no results found73
navigate0
full present12
search failed12
  • 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
20050401, 2005043021
20040701, 2004073118
20041201, 2004123117
20050501, 2005053114
20050601, 2005063013
20050701, 2005073113
20040501, 2004053113
20041101, 2004113012
water11
20050201, 2005022811
vegetation10
20040601, 2004063010
20041001, 200410319
20040801, 200408318
darwin8
  • Includes all phrases, words, dates, and numbers.

Phrases (top 15)

Phrase Occurs
daintree national park6
western australia4
Murray-Darling Basin4
Darling Downs3
Present Vegetation3
bathymetric data3
land use3
connolly rd3
Tasman Geosyncline2
crown land2
Public and Aboriginal land2
urban land use2
narrow neck2
rosewood station2
Avon valley2
  • Excludes phrases used in "ANZLIC Search Words".

Words (top 15)

Word Occurs
land21
vegetation20
soil19
water17
darwin12
national12
australia11
river11
basin11
groundwater9
wetlands9
geology8
public7
western7
title7
  • 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
AGRICULTURE6
LAND Geography4
TRANSPORTATION Land3
BOUNDARIES Administrative3
CLIMATE AND WEATHER Rainfall3
HUMAN ENVIRONMENT Structures and facilities3
FAUNA3
AGRICULTURE Livestock2
ENERGY Electricity2
HUMAN ENVIRONMENT Livability2
MARINE2
FORESTS Plantation2
OCEANOGRAPHY2
INDUSTRY Manufacturing2
POLLUTION Water2
  • 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 repository1632
26 repositories98
21 repositories28
2 repositories23
25 repositories14
24 repositories7
3 repositories7
4 repositories5
6 repositories4
7 repositories3
23 repositories2
9 repositories2
5 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 153
Single-word search 486
  • Phrase search ... more than one word occuring together.

Other statistics

Search type Occurs
ANZLIC Unique Identifiers 18
Right truncation 6
overlaps-bounding-box 103
within-bounding-box 8
  • 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
WALIS Interragator-Spatial Data (walis-3 waliswww.walis.wa.gov.au:6668/agency)12
WALIS Interragator-Bibliographic Data (walis-4 waliswww.walis.wa.gov.au:6668/biblio)10
WALIS Interragator-Natural Resource Monitoring (walis-5 waliswww.walis.wa.gov.au:6668/nrm)10
RAN Directorate of Oceanography and Meteorology (aodc-1 grey-2.metoc.gov.au:5550/pages_xml)1
WALIS Interragator-Aerial Photography (walis-1 waliswww.walis.wa.gov.au:6668/airphoto)11
WALIS Interragator-Environmental Impact Statements (walis-2 waliswww.walis.wa.gov.au:6668/eis)10
connection
NT Spatial Data Directory (nt-1 www.ntlis.nt.gov.au:210/NTSDD)2
  • 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.