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Modified: 2008-07-01

Report for the 'Advanced' gateway: 2008-06

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: 1424
Multiple search fields: 831
Singular search fields: 593

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-date584
full-text488
title74
full-text|full-text|overlaps-bounding-box48
full-text|full-text47
beginning-date|full-text43
full-text|overlaps-bounding-box27
overlaps-bounding-box18
anzlic-search-words|full-text18
ending-date|full-text16
custodian|full-text10
anzlic-search-words6
full-text|within-bounding-box4
full-text|full-text|full-text4
anzlic-search-words|full-text|overlaps-bounding-box4
anzlic-identifier3
beginning-date|full-text|full-text3
custodian2
full-text|metadata-date|metadata-date|overlaps-bounding-box2
full-text|full-text|full-text|overlaps-bounding-box2
full-text|metadata-date2
title|title|title2
anzlic-search-words|overlaps-bounding-box2
abstract|abstract|title1
abstract|anzlic-search-words1
full-text|overlaps-bounding-box|title1
beginning-date|full-text|overlaps-bounding-box1
abstract|overlaps-bounding-box|title1
title|title1
beginning-date|metadata-date1
anzlic-search-words|full-text|full-text1
full-text|full-text|within-bounding-box1
anzlic-identifier|anzlic-search-words|within-bounding-box1
anzlic-search-words|beginning-date|full-text1
beginning-date|ending-date|full-text1
abstract1
within-bounding-box1
beginning-date|metadata-date|title1
  • 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-date1176
full-text836
overlaps-bounding-box106
title86
beginning-date51
anzlic-search-words34
ending-date17
custodian12
within-bounding-box7
abstract5
anzlic-identifier4
  • 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)560
Tasmanian Spatial Data Directory (tas-1 www.thelist.tas.gov.au:5550/tas)544
CSIRO Marine and Atmospheric Research (marlin-1 z3950.marine.csiro.au:6668/marlin)494
Queensland Department of Natural Resources and Water Data (qld-2 www.nrm.qld.gov.au:5550/qsii2)491
NSW Natural Resources Data Directory (nsw-1 canri.nsw.gov.au:6668/nrdd)486
DEWHA Discover Information Geographically (DIG) (ea-1 kaos.erin.gov.au:6668/edd)466
National Oceans Office (marlin-2 z3950.marine.csiro.au:6668/neptune)441
Victorian Spatial Data Directory (vic-1 www.ogdc.vic.gov.au:6668/vicsdd)438
Murray-Darling Basin Commission (mdbc-1 db.mdbc.isa.net.au:5548/mdbcprod)432
BRS and Australian Natural Resources Data Library (ANRDL) (brs-4 adl.brs.gov.au:210/anrdl)424
ACT Geographic Data Directory (act-1 indexgeo.net:5511/act)420
Australian Hydrographic Service - Product Metadata (aho-1 www.hydro.gov.au:5550/product)419
Other Commonwealth Agencies (hosted by BRS) (brs-2 adl.brs.gov.au:210/comm)414
IndexGeo Pty Ltd - Eco Companion catalogue (ig-1 indexgeo.com.au:6668/dataset)413
Qld Spatial Data (QSIC) (qsiis-1 qsiismet.oesr.qld.gov.au:6668/qsiis_prod)412
RAN Directorate of Oceanography and Meteorology (aodc-1 grey-2.metoc.gov.au:5550/pages_xml)411
South Australian Spatial Information Directory (sa-2 www.asdd.sa.gov.au:6668/sa)410
Australian Hydrographic Service - Publication Metadata (aho-3 www.hydro.gov.au:5550/publication)404
Australian Hydrographic Service - Source Metadata (aho-2 www.hydro.gov.au:5550/source)404
Bureau of Meteorology (bom-1 extapps.bom.gov.au:6668/bom_meta)402
PSMA Australia Limited (psma-2 psma-asdd.geometryit.com:210/PSMA)401
NT Spatial Data Directory (nt-1 www.ntlis.nt.gov.au:210/NTSDD)388
  • 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 searches420
results were found88
no results found332
navigate0
full present30
search failed0
Australian Hydrographic Service - Product Metadata (aho-1 www.hydro.gov.au:5550/product)
total searches419
results were found85
no results found334
navigate30
full present182
search failed0
Australian Hydrographic Service - Publication Metadata (aho-3 www.hydro.gov.au:5550/publication)
total searches404
results were found6
no results found398
navigate0
full present1
search failed0
Australian Hydrographic Service - Source Metadata (aho-2 www.hydro.gov.au:5550/source)
total searches404
results were found82
no results found322
navigate7
full present48
search failed0
BRS and Australian Natural Resources Data Library (ANRDL) (brs-4 adl.brs.gov.au:210/anrdl)
total searches424
results were found106
no results found251
navigate35
full present17
search failed67
Bureau of Meteorology (bom-1 extapps.bom.gov.au:6668/bom_meta)
total searches402
results were found5
no results found397
navigate0
full present1
search failed0
CSIRO Marine and Atmospheric Research (marlin-1 z3950.marine.csiro.au:6668/marlin)
total searches494
results were found196
no results found298
navigate199
full present2243
search failed3
DEWHA Discover Information Geographically (DIG) (ea-1 kaos.erin.gov.au:6668/edd)
total searches466
results were found164
no results found302
navigate45
full present653
search failed0
Geoscience Australia (ga-1 www.ga.gov.au:6668/ga)
total searches560
results were found244
no results found316
navigate51
full present124
search failed0
IndexGeo Pty Ltd - Eco Companion catalogue (ig-1 indexgeo.com.au:6668/dataset)
total searches413
results were found74
no results found339
navigate0
full present6
search failed0
Murray-Darling Basin Commission (mdbc-1 db.mdbc.isa.net.au:5548/mdbcprod)
total searches432
results were found100
no results found327
navigate57
full present340
search failed5
National Oceans Office (marlin-2 z3950.marine.csiro.au:6668/neptune)
total searches441
results were found289
no results found152
navigate122
full present1298
search failed0
NSW Natural Resources Data Directory (nsw-1 canri.nsw.gov.au:6668/nrdd)
total searches486
results were found205
no results found280
navigate134
full present1849
search failed1
NT Spatial Data Directory (nt-1 www.ntlis.nt.gov.au:210/NTSDD)
total searches388
results were found80
no results found307
navigate8
full present11
search failed1
Other Commonwealth Agencies (hosted by BRS) (brs-2 adl.brs.gov.au:210/comm)
total searches414
results were found36
no results found312
navigate1
full present35
search failed66
PSMA Australia Limited (psma-2 psma-asdd.geometryit.com:210/PSMA)
total searches401
results were found57
no results found344
navigate0
full present5
search failed0
Qld Spatial Data (QSIC) (qsiis-1 qsiismet.oesr.qld.gov.au:6668/qsiis_prod)
total searches412
results were found157
no results found255
navigate28
full present708
search failed0
Queensland Department of Natural Resources and Water Data (qld-2 www.nrm.qld.gov.au:5550/qsii2)
total searches491
results were found194
no results found297
navigate2443
full present34051
search failed12
RAN Directorate of Oceanography and Meteorology (aodc-1 grey-2.metoc.gov.au:5550/pages_xml)
total searches411
results were found64
no results found347
navigate263
full present3321
search failed0
South Australian Spatial Information Directory (sa-2 www.asdd.sa.gov.au:6668/sa)
total searches410
results were found113
no results found297
navigate43
full present51
search failed0
Tasmanian Spatial Data Directory (tas-1 www.thelist.tas.gov.au:5550/tas)
total searches544
results were found223
no results found321
navigate51
full present331
search failed0
Victorian Spatial Data Directory (vic-1 www.ogdc.vic.gov.au:6668/vicsdd)
total searches438
results were found151
no results found287
navigate38
full present699
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
19000101, water50
20060501, 2006053150
20060701, 2006073150
"-9.00,138.00 -29.50,153.50", water, wetland43
20060801, 2006083142
water36
20051101, 2005113027
20050401, 2005043027
20050101, 2005013126
20041201, 2004123126
20050901, 2005093023
20060401, 2006043022
20050201, 2005022821
20040501, 2004053121
20040701, 2004073120
  • Includes all phrases, words, dates, and numbers.

Phrases (top 15)

Phrase Occurs
Department of Lands4
marine parks3
murray basin3
Map: Multiple use3
recording station3
New South Wales3
Forestry Tasmania3
white shark3
vicmap transport3
marine bioregion3
Regional Marine Planning Areas2
spot height2
charter boat2
Dugong Density in the Northern Territory2
weather station2
  • Excludes phrases used in "ANZLIC Search Words".

Words (top 15)

Word Occurs
water188
wetland44
marine27
data20
vicmap17
south17
basin16
map:15
petroleum14
groundwater12
australia12
lands12
wales11
new11
soil10
  • 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
WATER18
ENERGY Electricity2
SOIL2
ECOLOGY Habitat2
WATER Rivers2
MARINE1
GEOSCIENCES Geomorphology1
ECOLOGY Landscape1
Lake Eyre1
WATER Lakes1
LAND Geography1
BOUNDARIES Administrative1
UTILITIES1
  • 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 repository50561
22 repositories365
16 repositories30
2 repositories16
21 repositories4
9 repositories2
3 repositories2
11 repositories1
4 repositories1
7 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 240
Single-word search 688
  • Phrase search ... more than one word occuring together.

Other statistics

Search type Occurs
ANZLIC Unique Identifiers 9
Right truncation 9
overlaps-bounding-box 106
within-bounding-box 7
  • 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
NSW Natural Resources Data Directory (nsw-1 canri.nsw.gov.au:6668/nrdd)1
connection
NT Spatial Data Directory (nt-1 www.ntlis.nt.gov.au:210/NTSDD)1
Queensland Department of Natural Resources and Water Data (qld-2 www.nrm.qld.gov.au:5550/qsii2)12
Other Commonwealth Agencies (hosted by BRS) (brs-2 adl.brs.gov.au:210/comm)66
Murray-Darling Basin Commission (mdbc-1 db.mdbc.isa.net.au:5548/mdbcprod)5
BRS and Australian Natural Resources Data Library (ANRDL) (brs-4 adl.brs.gov.au:210/anrdl)67
CSIRO Marine and Atmospheric Research (marlin-1 z3950.marine.csiro.au:6668/marlin)3
  • 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.