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Modified: 2006-11-06

Report for the 'Advanced' gateway: 2006-09

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: 593
Multiple search fields: 261
Singular search fields: 332

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-text272
metadata-date|metadata-date114
full-text|overlaps-bounding-box52
full-text|full-text40
overlaps-bounding-box26
title14
anzlic-search-words|within-bounding-box10
anzlic-identifier9
custodian|custodian|custodian6
custodian5
full-text|full-text|full-text4
full-text|full-text|overlaps-bounding-box3
anzlic-search-words3
full-text|within-bounding-box3
anzlic-search-words|beginning-date|full-text2
beginning-date|ending-date|overlaps-bounding-box2
custodian|custodian2
abstract2
anzlic-search-words|full-text2
custodian|custodian|title2
full-text|full-text|full-text|overlaps-bounding-box2
anzlic-search-words|beginning-date2
anzlic-identifier|anzlic-identifier1
anzlic-search-words|beginning-date|ending-date|full-text|overlaps-bounding-box1
anzlic-search-words|full-text|full-text|full-text|overlaps-bounding-box1
beginning-date|beginning-date|full-text|full-text|full-text|overlaps-bounding-box1
within-bounding-box1
anzlic-search-words|full-text|overlaps-bounding-box1
title|title1
overlaps-bounding-box|title1
full-text|full-text|within-bounding-box1
title|title|title1
anzlic-search-words|beginning-date|ending-date|within-bounding-box1
anzlic-search-words|full-text|within-bounding-box1
custodian|full-text1
anzlic-search-words|full-text|full-text|within-bounding-box1
ending-date|ending-date|full-text|within-bounding-box1
anzlic-search-words|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-text450
metadata-date228
overlaps-bounding-box91
custodian32
anzlic-search-words26
title22
within-bounding-box19
anzlic-identifier11
beginning-date10
ending-date6
abstract2
  • 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)212
Qld Spatial Data (QSIC) (qsiis-1 qsiismet.oesr.qld.gov.au:6668/qsiis_prod)198
Geoscience Australia (ga-1 www.ga.gov.au:6668/ga)182
Tasmanian Spatial Data Directory (tas-1 www.thelist.tas.gov.au:5550/tas)176
Queensland Department of Natural Resources and Mines Spatial Data (qld-2 www.nrm.qld.gov.au:5550/qsii2)171
Victorian Spatial Data Directory (vic-1 www.ogdc.vic.gov.au:6668/vicsdd)169
NSW Natural Resources Data Directory (nsw-1 canri.nsw.gov.au:6668/nrdd)165
Australian Antarctic Data Centre (aadc-1 aadc-db.aad.gov.au:5550/prod)162
BRS and Australian Natural Resources Data Library (ANRDL) (brs-4 indexgeo.net:5510/anrdl)154
ACT Geographic Data Directory (act-1 indexgeo.net:5511/act)148
WALIS Interragator-Spatial Data (walis-3 waliswww.walis.wa.gov.au:6668/agency)145
Other Commonwealth Agencies (hosted by BRS) (brs-2 www.brs.gov.au:210/comm)144
NT Spatial Data Directory (nt-1 www.ntlis.nt.gov.au:210/NTSDD)144
Bureau of Meteorology (bom-1 extapps.bom.gov.au:6668/bom_meta)144
RAN Directorate of Oceanography and Meteorology (aodc-1 grey-2.metoc.gov.au:5550/pages_xml)141
CSIRO Marine and Atmospheric Research (marlin-1 z3950.marine.csiro.au:6668/marlin)140
Murray-Darling Basin Commission (mdbc-1 db.mdbc.isa.net.au:5548/mdbcprod)140
IndexGeo Pty Ltd - Eco Companion catalogue (ig-1 indexgeo.com.au:6668/dataset)138
National Oceans Office (marlin-2 z3950.marine.csiro.au:6668/neptune)138
Australian Hydrographic Service - Product Metadata (aho-1 www.hydro.gov.au:5550/product)137
Australian Hydrographic Service - Source Metadata (aho-2 www.hydro.gov.au:5550/source)137
Australian Hydrographic Service - Publication Metadata (aho-3 www.hydro.gov.au:5550/publication)137
WALIS Interragator-Aerial Photography (walis-1 waliswww.walis.wa.gov.au:6668/airphoto)128
WALIS Interragator-Environmental Impact Statements (walis-2 waliswww.walis.wa.gov.au:6668/eis)126
WALIS Interragator-Natural Resource Monitoring (walis-5 waliswww.walis.wa.gov.au:6668/nrm)125
WALIS Interragator-Bibliographic Data (walis-4 waliswww.walis.wa.gov.au:6668/biblio)125
DEH Environmental Data Directory (Green Pages) (ea-1 kaos.erin.gov.au:6668/edd)58
  • 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 searches148
results were found39
no results found109
navigate0
full present2
search failed1
Australian Antarctic Data Centre (aadc-1 aadc-db.aad.gov.au:5550/prod)
total searches162
results were found79
no results found83
navigate0
full present4
search failed0
Australian Hydrographic Service - Product Metadata (aho-1 www.hydro.gov.au:5550/product)
total searches137
results were found30
no results found107
navigate0
full present5
search failed0
Australian Hydrographic Service - Publication Metadata (aho-3 www.hydro.gov.au:5550/publication)
total searches137
results were found1
no results found136
navigate0
full present0
search failed0
Australian Hydrographic Service - Source Metadata (aho-2 www.hydro.gov.au:5550/source)
total searches137
results were found31
no results found106
navigate2
full present16
search failed0
BRS and Australian Natural Resources Data Library (ANRDL) (brs-4 indexgeo.net:5510/anrdl)
total searches154
results were found78
no results found76
navigate18
full present19
search failed0
Bureau of Meteorology (bom-1 extapps.bom.gov.au:6668/bom_meta)
total searches144
results were found4
no results found140
navigate0
full present1
search failed0
CSIRO Marine and Atmospheric Research (marlin-1 z3950.marine.csiro.au:6668/marlin)
total searches140
results were found58
no results found82
navigate0
full present16
search failed0
DEH Environmental Data Directory (Green Pages) (ea-1 kaos.erin.gov.au:6668/edd)
total searches58
results were found28
no results found30
navigate8
full present4
search failed0
Geoscience Australia (ga-1 www.ga.gov.au:6668/ga)
total searches182
results were found93
no results found89
navigate17
full present58
search failed0
IndexGeo Pty Ltd - Eco Companion catalogue (ig-1 indexgeo.com.au:6668/dataset)
total searches138
results were found27
no results found111
navigate0
full present0
search failed0
Murray-Darling Basin Commission (mdbc-1 db.mdbc.isa.net.au:5548/mdbcprod)
total searches140
results were found39
no results found101
navigate4
full present10
search failed0
National Oceans Office (marlin-2 z3950.marine.csiro.au:6668/neptune)
total searches138
results were found74
no results found64
navigate0
full present12
search failed0
NSW Natural Resources Data Directory (nsw-1 canri.nsw.gov.au:6668/nrdd)
total searches165
results were found109
no results found56
navigate219
full present139
search failed0
NT Spatial Data Directory (nt-1 www.ntlis.nt.gov.au:210/NTSDD)
total searches144
results were found62
no results found82
navigate5
full present19
search failed0
Other Commonwealth Agencies (hosted by BRS) (brs-2 www.brs.gov.au:210/comm)
total searches144
results were found42
no results found102
navigate0
full present16
search failed0
Qld Spatial Data (QSIC) (qsiis-1 qsiismet.oesr.qld.gov.au:6668/qsiis_prod)
total searches198
results were found112
no results found86
navigate156
full present217
search failed0
Queensland Department of Natural Resources and Mines Spatial Data (qld-2 www.nrm.qld.gov.au:5550/qsii2)
total searches171
results were found78
no results found93
navigate1
full present12
search failed0
RAN Directorate of Oceanography and Meteorology (aodc-1 grey-2.metoc.gov.au:5550/pages_xml)
total searches141
results were found14
no results found127
navigate0
full present2
search failed0
South Australian Spatial Information Directory (sa-2 www.asdd.sa.gov.au:6668/sa)
total searches212
results were found134
no results found78
navigate35
full present88
search failed0
Tasmanian Spatial Data Directory (tas-1 www.thelist.tas.gov.au:5550/tas)
total searches176
results were found77
no results found99
navigate11
full present26
search failed0
Victorian Spatial Data Directory (vic-1 www.ogdc.vic.gov.au:6668/vicsdd)
total searches169
results were found77
no results found92
navigate6
full present63
search failed14
WALIS Interragator-Aerial Photography (walis-1 waliswww.walis.wa.gov.au:6668/airphoto)
total searches128
results were found28
no results found100
navigate1
full present4
search failed0
WALIS Interragator-Bibliographic Data (walis-4 waliswww.walis.wa.gov.au:6668/biblio)
total searches125
results were found37
no results found88
navigate0
full present3
search failed0
WALIS Interragator-Environmental Impact Statements (walis-2 waliswww.walis.wa.gov.au:6668/eis)
total searches126
results were found31
no results found95
navigate0
full present0
search failed0
WALIS Interragator-Natural Resource Monitoring (walis-5 waliswww.walis.wa.gov.au:6668/nrm)
total searches125
results were found25
no results found100
navigate0
full present1
search failed0
WALIS Interragator-Spatial Data (walis-3 waliswww.walis.wa.gov.au:6668/agency)
total searches145
results were found67
no results found78
navigate20
full present29
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
20040701, 2004073113
ANZQL003200012212
20050501, 2005053112
20050701, 2005073111
bathymetry11
20041201, 2004123111
20050401, 2005043010
20040601, 200406308
Forestry, Queensland7
20050601, 200506307
fauna7
20040501, 200405317
20050301, 200503316
catchment6
20050201, 200502286
  • Includes all phrases, words, dates, and numbers.

Phrases (top 15)

Phrase Occurs
land use8
native title8
Environmental Protection Agency6
jervis bay4
surface temperature3
land use mapping3
post codes3
land ownership & tenure system2
new south wales2
east coast2
ANZQL0032000122 2
Land use2
registered native title2
Dryland Salinity Assessment1
height 1
  • Excludes phrases used in "ANZLIC Search Words".

Words (top 15)

Word Occurs
land20
fauna13
use13
ANZQL003200012212
native11
bathymetry11
water11
catchment10
title10
vegetation9
Forestry8
Queensland8
flora8
EPA8
environmental7
  • 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
WATER Hydrology5
LAND Topography3
MARINE3
AGRICULTURE2
LAND Geography1
HUMAN ENVIRONMENT1
WASTE1
BOUNDARIES Administrative1
CLIMATE AND WEATHER1
carnarvon1
ATMOSPHERE Air quality1
ECOLOGY1
BOUNDARIES1
LAND Cadastre1
WATER1
  • 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 repository1711
26 repositories85
27 repositories35
2 repositories11
22 repositories11
20 repositories4
5 repositories3
25 repositories1
3 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 102
Single-word search 397
  • Phrase search ... more than one word occuring together.

Other statistics

Search type Occurs
ANZLIC Unique Identifiers 32
Right truncation 4
overlaps-bounding-box 91
within-bounding-box 19
  • 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
Victorian Spatial Data Directory (vic-1 www.ogdc.vic.gov.au:6668/vicsdd)14
ACT Geographic Data Directory (act-1 indexgeo.net:5511/act)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.