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Modified: 2009-12-07

Report for the 'Advanced' gateway: 2007-09

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: 723
Multiple search fields: 388
Singular search fields: 335

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
metadata-date|metadata-date233
full-text233
overlaps-bounding-box37
full-text|overlaps-bounding-box36
full-text|full-text32
anzlic-search-words26
full-text|within-bounding-box25
title13
anzlic-identifier13
anzlic-search-words|full-text10
full-text|full-text|full-text10
within-bounding-box9
anzlic-search-words|overlaps-bounding-box6
anzlic-search-words|beginning-date|ending-date|full-text|full-text|full-text|overlaps-bounding-box4
beginning-date|title3
beginning-date|ending-date|full-text|full-text3
beginning-date|overlaps-bounding-box3
abstract2
beginning-date|full-text|title2
anzlic-search-words|full-text|full-text|full-text2
title|title|title2
full-text|full-text|overlaps-bounding-box2
custodian|title2
beginning-date|custodian|title1
anzlic-search-words|full-text|full-text|full-text|overlaps-bounding-box1
anzlic-search-words|beginning-date|custodian|ending-date|full-text|within-bounding-box1
abstract|abstract|overlaps-bounding-box1
custodian1
beginning-date|full-text|full-text1
abstract|abstract|abstract|beginning-date|ending-date1
abstract|anzlic-search-words|beginning-date|overlaps-bounding-box1
title|title1
beginning-date1
anzlic-search-words|full-text|metadata-date|metadata-date|within-bounding-box1
anzlic-identifier|full-text1
anzlic-search-words|title1
anzlic-search-words|beginning-date|ending-date|full-text|full-text|overlaps-bounding-box1
full-text|metadata-date1
  • 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
metadata-date469
full-text439
overlaps-bounding-box92
anzlic-search-words54
within-bounding-box36
title30
beginning-date22
anzlic-identifier14
ending-date10
abstract8
custodian5
  • 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)290
WALIS Interragator-Spatial Data (walis-3 waliswww.walis.wa.gov.au:6668/agency)286
Queensland Department of Natural Resources and Mines Spatial Data (qld-2 www.nrm.qld.gov.au:5550/qsii2)282
South Australian Spatial Information Directory (sa-2 www.asdd.sa.gov.au:6668/sa)280
Tasmanian Spatial Data Directory (tas-1 www.thelist.tas.gov.au:5550/tas)275
CSIRO Marine and Atmospheric Research (marlin-1 z3950.marine.csiro.au:6668/marlin)253
WALIS Interragator-Aerial Photography (walis-1 waliswww.walis.wa.gov.au:6668/airphoto)246
DEW Discover Information Geographically (DIG) (ea-1 kaos.erin.gov.au:6668/edd)246
WALIS Interragator-Natural Resource Monitoring (walis-5 waliswww.walis.wa.gov.au:6668/nrm)242
National Oceans Office (marlin-2 z3950.marine.csiro.au:6668/neptune)240
NSW Natural Resources Data Directory (nsw-1 canri.nsw.gov.au:6668/nrdd)239
Australian Hydrographic Service - Product Metadata (aho-1 www.hydro.gov.au:5550/product)237
WALIS Interragator-Bibliographic Data (walis-4 waliswww.walis.wa.gov.au:6668/biblio)236
WALIS Interragator-Environmental Impact Statements (walis-2 waliswww.walis.wa.gov.au:6668/eis)236
Murray-Darling Basin Commission (mdbc-1 db.mdbc.isa.net.au:5548/mdbcprod)234
Australian Hydrographic Service - Source Metadata (aho-2 www.hydro.gov.au:5550/source)234
Australian Hydrographic Service - Publication Metadata (aho-3 www.hydro.gov.au:5550/publication)234
ACT Geographic Data Directory (act-1 indexgeo.net:5511/act)233
PSMA Australia Limited (psma-2 psma-asdd.geometryit.com:210/PSMA)222
IndexGeo Pty Ltd - Eco Companion catalogue (ig-1 indexgeo.com.au:6668/dataset)221
Bureau of Meteorology (bom-1 extapps.bom.gov.au:6668/bom_meta)219
BRS and Australian Natural Resources Data Library (ANRDL) (brs-4 adl.brs.gov.au:210/anrdl)219
NT Spatial Data Directory (nt-1 www.ntlis.nt.gov.au:210/NTSDD)218
Qld Spatial Data (QSIC) (qsiis-1 qsiismet.oesr.qld.gov.au:6668/qsiis_prod)216
RAN Directorate of Oceanography and Meteorology (aodc-1 grey-2.metoc.gov.au:5550/pages_xml)214
Other Commonwealth Agencies (hosted by BRS) (brs-2 www.brs.gov.au:210/comm)9
  • 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 searches233
results were found53
no results found180
navigate0
full present4
search failed0
Australian Hydrographic Service - Product Metadata (aho-1 www.hydro.gov.au:5550/product)
total searches237
results were found48
no results found189
navigate1
full present2
search failed0
Australian Hydrographic Service - Publication Metadata (aho-3 www.hydro.gov.au:5550/publication)
total searches234
results were found5
no results found229
navigate0
full present0
search failed0
Australian Hydrographic Service - Source Metadata (aho-2 www.hydro.gov.au:5550/source)
total searches234
results were found43
no results found191
navigate1
full present4
search failed0
BRS and Australian Natural Resources Data Library (ANRDL) (brs-4 adl.brs.gov.au:210/anrdl)
total searches219
results were found73
no results found92
navigate30
full present29
search failed54
Bureau of Meteorology (bom-1 extapps.bom.gov.au:6668/bom_meta)
total searches219
results were found4
no results found215
navigate0
full present0
search failed0
CSIRO Marine and Atmospheric Research (marlin-1 z3950.marine.csiro.au:6668/marlin)
total searches253
results were found108
no results found145
navigate2
full present23
search failed0
DEW Discover Information Geographically (DIG) (ea-1 kaos.erin.gov.au:6668/edd)
total searches246
results were found100
no results found146
navigate13
full present27
search failed0
Geoscience Australia (ga-1 www.ga.gov.au:6668/ga)
total searches290
results were found143
no results found147
navigate55
full present77
search failed0
IndexGeo Pty Ltd - Eco Companion catalogue (ig-1 indexgeo.com.au:6668/dataset)
total searches221
results were found47
no results found174
navigate0
full present0
search failed0
Murray-Darling Basin Commission (mdbc-1 db.mdbc.isa.net.au:5548/mdbcprod)
total searches234
results were found74
no results found158
navigate36
full present30
search failed2
National Oceans Office (marlin-2 z3950.marine.csiro.au:6668/neptune)
total searches240
results were found125
no results found115
navigate1
full present23
search failed0
NSW Natural Resources Data Directory (nsw-1 canri.nsw.gov.au:6668/nrdd)
total searches239
results were found129
no results found110
navigate20
full present39
search failed0
NT Spatial Data Directory (nt-1 www.ntlis.nt.gov.au:210/NTSDD)
total searches218
results were found75
no results found143
navigate5
full present29
search failed0
Other Commonwealth Agencies (hosted by BRS) (brs-2 www.brs.gov.au:210/comm)
total searches9
results were found2
no results found7
navigate0
full present0
search failed0
PSMA Australia Limited (psma-2 psma-asdd.geometryit.com:210/PSMA)
total searches222
results were found28
no results found194
navigate0
full present4
search failed0
Qld Spatial Data (QSIC) (qsiis-1 qsiismet.oesr.qld.gov.au:6668/qsiis_prod)
total searches216
results were found107
no results found109
navigate80
full present104
search failed0
Queensland Department of Natural Resources and Mines Spatial Data (qld-2 www.nrm.qld.gov.au:5550/qsii2)
total searches282
results were found124
no results found158
navigate49
full present128
search failed0
RAN Directorate of Oceanography and Meteorology (aodc-1 grey-2.metoc.gov.au:5550/pages_xml)
total searches214
results were found42
no results found172
navigate0
full present0
search failed0
South Australian Spatial Information Directory (sa-2 www.asdd.sa.gov.au:6668/sa)
total searches280
results were found156
no results found124
navigate109
full present81
search failed0
Tasmanian Spatial Data Directory (tas-1 www.thelist.tas.gov.au:5550/tas)
total searches275
results were found108
no results found167
navigate27
full present25
search failed0
WALIS Interragator-Aerial Photography (walis-1 waliswww.walis.wa.gov.au:6668/airphoto)
total searches246
results were found55
no results found191
navigate20
full present3
search failed0
WALIS Interragator-Bibliographic Data (walis-4 waliswww.walis.wa.gov.au:6668/biblio)
total searches236
results were found72
no results found164
navigate2
full present4
search failed0
WALIS Interragator-Environmental Impact Statements (walis-2 waliswww.walis.wa.gov.au:6668/eis)
total searches236
results were found69
no results found167
navigate0
full present7
search failed0
WALIS Interragator-Natural Resource Monitoring (walis-5 waliswww.walis.wa.gov.au:6668/nrm)
total searches242
results were found42
no results found200
navigate14
full present5
search failed0
WALIS Interragator-Spatial Data (walis-3 waliswww.walis.wa.gov.au:6668/agency)
total searches286
results were found177
no results found109
navigate35
full present61
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
20050401, 2005043016
20051101, 2005113015
"Western Australian Fauna"13
"land use"13
20060701, 2006073113
20040601, 2004063012
20060301, 2006033111
20050201, 2005022811
20050501, 2005053110
20060501, 2006053110
20040701, 2004073110
"-16,145 -16.5,145.5"9
20050901, 200509309
20040501, 200405319
20050801, 200508318
  • Includes all phrases, words, dates, and numbers.

Phrases (top 15)

Phrase Occurs
land use14
Western Australian Fauna13
groundwater vulnerability6
Groundwater vulnerability4
petrol station3
landsat 7 mosaic3
sewerage treatment plants2
postcode boundary2
IBRA subregions2
geological 2
Water Courses2
Esperance region2
lga boundaries2
sale price2
oil 2
  • Excludes phrases used in "ANZLIC Search Words".

Words (top 15)

Word Occurs
land16
australian15
western14
use14
groundwater13
fauna13
vulnerability10
water9
Adelaide9
postcode8
landsat8
NSW7
soil7
temperature7
catchment7
  • 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
BOUNDARIES Administrative10
TRANSPORTATION Land9
LAND Use6
OCEANOGRAPHY Physical3
GEOSCIENCES Geology2
HUMAN ENVIRONMENT Economics2
LAND Topography2
PHOTOGRAPHY AND IMAGERY Remote sensing2
HUMAN ENVIRONMENT Housing2
WASTE Sewage2
BOUNDARIES2
WATER Rivers2
PHOTOGRAPHY AND IMAGERY Aerial1
water1
WATER Surface1
  • 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 repository1689
25 repositories186
24 repositories17
9 repositories12
26 repositories9
16 repositories7
2 repositories4
5 repositories2
6 repositories2
11 repositories2
14 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 130
Single-word search 359
  • Phrase search ... more than one word occuring together.

Other statistics

Search type Occurs
ANZLIC Unique Identifiers 12
Right truncation 13
overlaps-bounding-box 92
within-bounding-box 36
  • 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
connection
Murray-Darling Basin Commission (mdbc-1 db.mdbc.isa.net.au:5548/mdbcprod)2
BRS and Australian Natural Resources Data Library (ANRDL) (brs-4 adl.brs.gov.au:210/anrdl)54
  • 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.