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Modified: 2008-04-07

Report for the 'Advanced' gateway: 2008-03

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: 879
Multiple search fields: 455
Singular search fields: 424

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-date354
full-text322
overlaps-bounding-box34
title32
full-text|full-text21
full-text|overlaps-bounding-box16
within-bounding-box14
full-text|full-text|full-text13
anzlic-search-words|overlaps-bounding-box11
anzlic-search-words9
custodian7
full-text|within-bounding-box7
full-text|full-text|full-text|within-bounding-box6
full-text|full-text|full-text|overlaps-bounding-box5
overlaps-bounding-box|title3
abstract3
anzlic-identifier3
anzlic-search-words|within-bounding-box3
anzlic-search-words|full-text|within-bounding-box2
anzlic-search-words|full-text|full-text|full-text2
title|title2
anzlic-search-words|beginning-date|ending-date|overlaps-bounding-box1
anzlic-identifier|full-text|full-text1
anzlic-search-words|anzlic-search-words1
anzlic-search-words|full-text|full-text|full-text|overlaps-bounding-box1
anzlic-search-words|full-text1
abstract|full-text|full-text1
anzlic-search-words|beginning-date|full-text1
beginning-date|overlaps-bounding-box1
abstract|within-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
metadata-date708
full-text478
overlaps-bounding-box73
title39
within-bounding-box33
anzlic-search-words33
custodian7
abstract5
anzlic-identifier4
beginning-date3
ending-date1
  • 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
National Oceans Office (marlin-2 z3950.marine.csiro.au:6668/neptune)318
Tasmanian Spatial Data Directory (tas-1 www.thelist.tas.gov.au:5550/tas)269
Geoscience Australia (ga-1 www.ga.gov.au:6668/ga)266
Queensland Department of Natural Resources and Water Data (qld-2 www.nrm.qld.gov.au:5550/qsii2)257
South Australian Spatial Information Directory (sa-2 www.asdd.sa.gov.au:6668/sa)248
CSIRO Marine and Atmospheric Research (marlin-1 z3950.marine.csiro.au:6668/marlin)246
NSW Natural Resources Data Directory (nsw-1 canri.nsw.gov.au:6668/nrdd)229
Victorian Spatial Data Directory (vic-1 www.ogdc.vic.gov.au:6668/vicsdd)228
DEWHA Discover Information Geographically (DIG) (ea-1 kaos.erin.gov.au:6668/edd)222
ACT Geographic Data Directory (act-1 indexgeo.net:5511/act)222
NT Spatial Data Directory (nt-1 www.ntlis.nt.gov.au:210/NTSDD)197
Bureau of Meteorology (bom-1 extapps.bom.gov.au:6668/bom_meta)197
Australian Hydrographic Service - Product Metadata (aho-1 www.hydro.gov.au:5550/product)196
Qld Spatial Data (QSIC) (qsiis-1 qsiismet.oesr.qld.gov.au:6668/qsiis_prod)194
Murray-Darling Basin Commission (mdbc-1 db.mdbc.isa.net.au:5548/mdbcprod)194
IndexGeo Pty Ltd - Eco Companion catalogue (ig-1 indexgeo.com.au:6668/dataset)190
Australian Hydrographic Service - Publication Metadata (aho-3 www.hydro.gov.au:5550/publication)189
Australian Hydrographic Service - Source Metadata (aho-2 www.hydro.gov.au:5550/source)188
PSMA Australia Limited (psma-2 psma-asdd.geometryit.com:210/PSMA)186
RAN Directorate of Oceanography and Meteorology (aodc-1 grey-2.metoc.gov.au:5550/pages_xml)179
BRS and Australian Natural Resources Data Library (ANRDL) (brs-4 adl.brs.gov.au:210/anrdl)0
WALIS Interragator-Natural Resource Monitoring (walis-5 waliswww.walis.wa.gov.au:6668/nrm)0
WALIS Interragator-Bibliographic Data (walis-4 waliswww.walis.wa.gov.au:6668/biblio)0
WALIS Interragator-Spatial Data (walis-3 waliswww.walis.wa.gov.au:6668/agency)0
WALIS Interragator-Aerial Photography (walis-1 waliswww.walis.wa.gov.au:6668/airphoto)0
WALIS Interragator-Environmental Impact Statements (walis-2 waliswww.walis.wa.gov.au:6668/eis)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 searches222
results were found35
no results found187
navigate1
full present20
search failed0
Australian Hydrographic Service - Product Metadata (aho-1 www.hydro.gov.au:5550/product)
total searches196
results were found31
no results found165
navigate0
full present4
search failed0
Australian Hydrographic Service - Publication Metadata (aho-3 www.hydro.gov.au:5550/publication)
total searches189
results were found3
no results found186
navigate1
full present0
search failed0
Australian Hydrographic Service - Source Metadata (aho-2 www.hydro.gov.au:5550/source)
total searches188
results were found28
no results found160
navigate0
full present2
search failed0
BRS and Australian Natural Resources Data Library (ANRDL) (brs-4 adl.brs.gov.au:210/anrdl)
total searches0
results were found0
no results found0
navigate0
full present0
search failed0
Bureau of Meteorology (bom-1 extapps.bom.gov.au:6668/bom_meta)
total searches197
results were found1
no results found196
navigate1
full present0
search failed0
CSIRO Marine and Atmospheric Research (marlin-1 z3950.marine.csiro.au:6668/marlin)
total searches246
results were found94
no results found152
navigate56
full present721
search failed0
DEWHA Discover Information Geographically (DIG) (ea-1 kaos.erin.gov.au:6668/edd)
total searches222
results were found76
no results found146
navigate20
full present29
search failed0
Geoscience Australia (ga-1 www.ga.gov.au:6668/ga)
total searches266
results were found103
no results found163
navigate47
full present77
search failed0
IndexGeo Pty Ltd - Eco Companion catalogue (ig-1 indexgeo.com.au:6668/dataset)
total searches190
results were found36
no results found154
navigate0
full present2
search failed0
Murray-Darling Basin Commission (mdbc-1 db.mdbc.isa.net.au:5548/mdbcprod)
total searches194
results were found44
no results found149
navigate9
full present18
search failed1
National Oceans Office (marlin-2 z3950.marine.csiro.au:6668/neptune)
total searches318
results were found190
no results found128
navigate106
full present1234
search failed0
NSW Natural Resources Data Directory (nsw-1 canri.nsw.gov.au:6668/nrdd)
total searches229
results were found171
no results found58
navigate21
full present94
search failed0
NT Spatial Data Directory (nt-1 www.ntlis.nt.gov.au:210/NTSDD)
total searches197
results were found42
no results found155
navigate1
full present7
search failed0
PSMA Australia Limited (psma-2 psma-asdd.geometryit.com:210/PSMA)
total searches186
results were found24
no results found162
navigate0
full present2
search failed0
Qld Spatial Data (QSIC) (qsiis-1 qsiismet.oesr.qld.gov.au:6668/qsiis_prod)
total searches194
results were found124
no results found70
navigate22
full present26
search failed0
Queensland Department of Natural Resources and Water Data (qld-2 www.nrm.qld.gov.au:5550/qsii2)
total searches257
results were found119
no results found138
navigate348
full present3849
search failed0
RAN Directorate of Oceanography and Meteorology (aodc-1 grey-2.metoc.gov.au:5550/pages_xml)
total searches179
results were found27
no results found152
navigate1
full present3
search failed0
South Australian Spatial Information Directory (sa-2 www.asdd.sa.gov.au:6668/sa)
total searches248
results were found106
no results found142
navigate136
full present155
search failed0
Tasmanian Spatial Data Directory (tas-1 www.thelist.tas.gov.au:5550/tas)
total searches269
results were found104
no results found165
navigate12
full present259
search failed0
Victorian Spatial Data Directory (vic-1 www.ogdc.vic.gov.au:6668/vicsdd)
total searches228
results were found75
no results found153
navigate29
full present528
search failed0
WALIS Interragator-Aerial Photography (walis-1 waliswww.walis.wa.gov.au:6668/airphoto)
total searches0
results were found0
no results found0
navigate0
full present0
search failed0
WALIS Interragator-Bibliographic Data (walis-4 waliswww.walis.wa.gov.au:6668/biblio)
total searches0
results were found0
no results found0
navigate0
full present0
search failed0
WALIS Interragator-Environmental Impact Statements (walis-2 waliswww.walis.wa.gov.au:6668/eis)
total searches0
results were found0
no results found0
navigate0
full present0
search failed0
WALIS Interragator-Natural Resource Monitoring (walis-5 waliswww.walis.wa.gov.au:6668/nrm)
total searches0
results were found0
no results found0
navigate0
full present0
search failed0
WALIS Interragator-Spatial Data (walis-3 waliswww.walis.wa.gov.au:6668/agency)
total searches0
results were found0
no results found0
navigate0
full present0
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
data101
20060801, 2006083140
20060901, 2006093035
koala33
20060401, 2006043027
20050101, 2005013125
20041201, 2004123123
20060101, 2006013120
20060701, 2006073119
20060301, 2006033118
20040701, 2004073115
20051001, 2005103113
koala, koala, koala13
20050501, 2005053112
20040501, 2004053112
  • Includes all phrases, words, dates, and numbers.

Phrases (top 15)

Phrase Occurs
biological survey5
Free Data Download4
New South Wales3
surface geology3
road centreline2
murray darling basin2
regional ecosystems2
Defence Traing Areas2
water protection2
free data download2
brigalow belt south2
clearing* wa2
North Queensland1
coal mine1
wind power1
  • Excludes phrases used in "ANZLIC Search Words".

Words (top 15)

Word Occurs
koala121
data108
vegetation13
land10
free9
deh9
download8
water7
survey6
defence6
dcdb6
biological6
title5
coal5
soil5
  • 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
HAZARDS Flood6
ENERGY Petroleum3
CLIMATE AND WEATHER Temperature3
FAUNA Native2
FAUNA1
BOUNDARIES Administrative1
CLIMATE AND WEATHER Rainfall1
LAND Use1
BOUNDARIES Biophysical1
flood1
GEOSCIENCES Geology1
AGRICULTURE Crops1
CLIMATE AND WEATHER Extreme weather events1
INDUSTRY Mining1
SOIL1
  • 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 repository8510
20 repositories176
2 repositories14
19 repositories7
3 repositories5
4 repositories3
12 repositories1
5 repositories1
7 repositories1
8 repositories1
6 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 81
Single-word search 439
  • Phrase search ... more than one word occuring together.

Other statistics

Search type Occurs
ANZLIC Unique Identifiers 7
Right truncation 3
overlaps-bounding-box 73
within-bounding-box 33
  • 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)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.