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Modified: 2006-07-04

Report for the 'Advanced' gateway: 2006-06

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: 692
Multiple search fields: 289
Singular search fields: 403

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-text311
metadata-date|metadata-date148
overlaps-bounding-box48
full-text|full-text43
full-text|overlaps-bounding-box36
anzlic-search-words21
title15
anzlic-search-words|full-text13
anzlic-search-words|overlaps-bounding-box6
anzlic-identifier|overlaps-bounding-box6
overlaps-bounding-box|title4
anzlic-identifier4
full-text|within-bounding-box3
title|title3
full-text|full-text|full-text3
beginning-date|ending-date|full-text3
abstract|anzlic-search-words|beginning-date|ending-date3
anzlic-search-words|full-text|full-text2
full-text|full-text|overlaps-bounding-box2
beginning-date|full-text2
within-bounding-box2
full-text|overlaps-bounding-box|title1
anzlic-search-words|beginning-date|ending-date|title1
custodian1
abstract1
full-text|full-text|full-text|overlaps-bounding-box1
anzlic-search-words|full-text|full-text|metadata-date|metadata-date|within-bounding-box1
abstract|title|within-bounding-box1
anzlic-search-words|metadata-date|metadata-date1
anzlic-search-words|full-text|within-bounding-box1
beginning-date|ending-date|overlaps-bounding-box1
anzlic-search-words|beginning-date|ending-date|full-text1
abstract|beginning-date|ending-date|within-bounding-box1
anzlic-identifier|anzlic-search-words|full-text1
anzlic-search-words|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-text480
metadata-date300
overlaps-bounding-box105
anzlic-search-words52
title29
beginning-date12
anzlic-identifier11
ending-date10
within-bounding-box10
abstract6
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
Australian Hydrographic Service - Source Metadata (aho-2 www.hydro.gov.au:5550/source)258
Queensland Department of Natural Resources and Mines Spatial Data (qld-2 www.nrm.qld.gov.au:5550/qsii2)220
Victorian Spatial Data Directory (vic-1 www.ogdc.vic.gov.au:6668/vicsdd)211
Tasmanian Spatial Data Directory (tas-1 www.thelist.tas.gov.au:5550/tas)209
Australian Antarctic Data Centre (aadc-1 aadc-db.aad.gov.au:5550/prod)193
Qld Spatial Data (QSIIS) (qsiis-1 qsiismet.oesr.qld.gov.au:6668/qsiis_prod)191
Geoscience Australia (ga-1 www.ga.gov.au:6668/ga)191
Australian Hydrographic Service - Product Metadata (aho-1 www.hydro.gov.au:5550/product)190
South Australian Spatial Information Directory (sa-2 www.asdd.sa.gov.au:6668/sa)185
NSW Natural Resources Data Directory (nsw-1 canri.nsw.gov.au:6668/nrdd)184
DEH Environmental Data Directory (Green Pages) (ea-1 environment.gov.au:6668/edd)184
ACT Geographic Data Directory (act-1 indexgeo.net:5511/act)172
National Oceans Office (marlin-2 z3950.marine.csiro.au:6668/neptune)166
BRS and Australian Natural Resources Data Library (ANRDL) (brs-4 indexgeo.net:5510/anrdl)162
CSIRO Marine and Atmospheric Research (marlin-1 z3950.marine.csiro.au:6668/marlin)162
Bureau of Meteorology (bom-1 extapps.bom.gov.au:6668/bom_meta)160
IndexGeo Pty Ltd - Eco Companion catalogue (ig-1 indexgeo.com.au:6668/dataset)159
Murray-Darling Basin Commission (mdbc-1 db.mdbc.isa.net.au:5548/mdbcprod)158
Other Commonwealth Agencies (hosted by BRS) (brs-2 www.brs.gov.au:210/comm)156
WALIS Interragator-Spatial Data (walis-3 waliswww.walis.wa.gov.au:6668/agency)150
RAN Directorate of Oceanography and Meteorology (aodc-1 grey-2.metoc.gov.au:5550/pages_xml)136
WALIS Interragator-Natural Resource Monitoring (walis-5 waliswww.walis.wa.gov.au:6668/nrm)129
WALIS Interragator-Bibliographic Data (walis-4 waliswww.walis.wa.gov.au:6668/biblio)126
WALIS Interragator-Environmental Impact Statements (walis-2 waliswww.walis.wa.gov.au:6668/eis)126
WALIS Interragator-Aerial Photography (walis-1 waliswww.walis.wa.gov.au:6668/airphoto)121
NT Spatial Data Directory (nt-1 www.ntlis.nt.gov.au:210/NTSDD)118
Australian Hydrographic Service - Publication Metadata (aho-3 www.hydro.gov.au:5550/publication)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 searches172
results were found32
no results found140
navigate0
full present3
search failed0
Australian Antarctic Data Centre (aadc-1 aadc-db.aad.gov.au:5550/prod)
total searches193
results were found57
no results found136
navigate0
full present1
search failed0
Australian Hydrographic Service - Product Metadata (aho-1 www.hydro.gov.au:5550/product)
total searches190
results were found40
no results found150
navigate1
full present20
search failed0
Australian Hydrographic Service - Publication Metadata (aho-3 www.hydro.gov.au:5550/publication)
total searches0
results were found0
no results found0
navigate0
full present0
search failed0
Australian Hydrographic Service - Source Metadata (aho-2 www.hydro.gov.au:5550/source)
total searches258
results were found122
no results found136
navigate31
full present148
search failed0
BRS and Australian Natural Resources Data Library (ANRDL) (brs-4 indexgeo.net:5510/anrdl)
total searches162
results were found59
no results found103
navigate4
full present16
search failed0
Bureau of Meteorology (bom-1 extapps.bom.gov.au:6668/bom_meta)
total searches160
results were found4
no results found156
navigate0
full present2
search failed0
CSIRO Marine and Atmospheric Research (marlin-1 z3950.marine.csiro.au:6668/marlin)
total searches162
results were found51
no results found111
navigate4
full present7
search failed0
DEH Environmental Data Directory (Green Pages) (ea-1 environment.gov.au:6668/edd)
total searches184
results were found78
no results found106
navigate15
full present38
search failed0
Geoscience Australia (ga-1 www.ga.gov.au:6668/ga)
total searches191
results were found76
no results found115
navigate4
full present39
search failed0
IndexGeo Pty Ltd - Eco Companion catalogue (ig-1 indexgeo.com.au:6668/dataset)
total searches159
results were found25
no results found134
navigate0
full present2
search failed0
Murray-Darling Basin Commission (mdbc-1 db.mdbc.isa.net.au:5548/mdbcprod)
total searches158
results were found36
no results found122
navigate3
full present11
search failed0
National Oceans Office (marlin-2 z3950.marine.csiro.au:6668/neptune)
total searches166
results were found83
no results found83
navigate5
full present16
search failed0
NSW Natural Resources Data Directory (nsw-1 canri.nsw.gov.au:6668/nrdd)
total searches184
results were found92
no results found92
navigate32
full present66
search failed0
NT Spatial Data Directory (nt-1 www.ntlis.nt.gov.au:210/NTSDD)
total searches118
results were found43
no results found75
navigate11
full present4
search failed0
Other Commonwealth Agencies (hosted by BRS) (brs-2 www.brs.gov.au:210/comm)
total searches156
results were found21
no results found135
navigate0
full present2
search failed0
Qld Spatial Data (QSIIS) (qsiis-1 qsiismet.oesr.qld.gov.au:6668/qsiis_prod)
total searches191
results were found90
no results found101
navigate17
full present16
search failed0
Queensland Department of Natural Resources and Mines Spatial Data (qld-2 www.nrm.qld.gov.au:5550/qsii2)
total searches220
results were found115
no results found105
navigate22
full present75
search failed0
RAN Directorate of Oceanography and Meteorology (aodc-1 grey-2.metoc.gov.au:5550/pages_xml)
total searches136
results were found10
no results found126
navigate1
full present1
search failed0
South Australian Spatial Information Directory (sa-2 www.asdd.sa.gov.au:6668/sa)
total searches185
results were found97
no results found88
navigate21
full present52
search failed0
Tasmanian Spatial Data Directory (tas-1 www.thelist.tas.gov.au:5550/tas)
total searches209
results were found72
no results found137
navigate7
full present32
search failed0
Victorian Spatial Data Directory (vic-1 www.ogdc.vic.gov.au:6668/vicsdd)
total searches211
results were found86
no results found125
navigate49
full present61
search failed0
WALIS Interragator-Aerial Photography (walis-1 waliswww.walis.wa.gov.au:6668/airphoto)
total searches121
results were found22
no results found98
navigate0
full present1
search failed1
WALIS Interragator-Bibliographic Data (walis-4 waliswww.walis.wa.gov.au:6668/biblio)
total searches126
results were found23
no results found103
navigate0
full present0
search failed0
WALIS Interragator-Environmental Impact Statements (walis-2 waliswww.walis.wa.gov.au:6668/eis)
total searches126
results were found12
no results found114
navigate0
full present0
search failed0
WALIS Interragator-Natural Resource Monitoring (walis-5 waliswww.walis.wa.gov.au:6668/nrm)
total searches129
results were found12
no results found117
navigate0
full present0
search failed0
WALIS Interragator-Spatial Data (walis-3 waliswww.walis.wa.gov.au:6668/agency)
total searches150
results were found68
no results found81
navigate1
full present14
search failed1
  • 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, 2004123116
20050601, 2005063012
"lord howe island"12
20050701, 2005073111
20040501, 2004053111
20050401, 2005043011
20040701, 2004073110
20050501, 200505319
20040601, 200406309
20041001, 200410318
20050101, 200501318
20040801, 200408318
20050201, 200502288
"PHOTOGRAPHY AND IMAGERY Aerial"8
"-31.25,115 -32.5,116"8
  • Includes all phrases, words, dates, and numbers.

Phrases (top 15)

Phrase Occurs
lord howe island12
land use5
threatened species3
Bass Strait 3
floodplain 3
ground water2
Ground Water2
Satellite imagery2
Bass Strait wave height data2
Ground Water Mapping2
street address geocode2
macquarie island2
floodplain extent2
rainfall averages2
Census Collection Districts 2001 2
  • Excludes phrases used in "ANZLIC Search Words".

Words (top 15)

Word Occurs
island15
groundwater14
howe13
lord13
water13
land12
toowoomba9
floodplain9
river8
Toowoomba8
ground7
hydrogeology7
DEM7
marine6
Unknown6
  • 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
PHOTOGRAPHY AND IMAGERY Aerial8
CLIMATE AND WEATHER Rainfall7
SOIL5
WASTE Solid2
WATER Quality2
topography2
HERITAGE Aboriginal2
TRANSPORTATION Marine1
OCEANOGRAPHY1
WASTE Liquid1
HUMAN ENVIRONMENT1
FAUNA1
BOUNDARIES Administrative1
CLIMATE AND WEATHER1
MARINE Biology1
  • 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 repository1325
26 repositories86
2 repositories54
25 repositories23
20 repositories18
24 repositories14
21 repositories13
3 repositories11
14 repositories1
4 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 148
Single-word search 293
  • Phrase search ... more than one word occuring together.

Other statistics

Search type Occurs
ANZLIC Unique Identifiers 7
Right truncation 20
overlaps-bounding-box 105
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
WALIS Interragator-Spatial Data (walis-3 waliswww.walis.wa.gov.au:6668/agency)1
WALIS Interragator-Aerial Photography (walis-1 waliswww.walis.wa.gov.au:6668/airphoto)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.