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Modified: 2009-12-07

Report for the 'Advanced' gateway: 2008-09

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: 1224
Multiple search fields: 904
Singular search fields: 320

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-date580
full-text268
full-text|overlaps-bounding-box154
full-text|full-text|overlaps-bounding-box46
full-text|full-text41
overlaps-bounding-box20
full-text|full-text|full-text14
anzlic-search-words13
anzlic-search-words|full-text11
full-text|within-bounding-box9
title8
anzlic-search-words|within-bounding-box5
anzlic-search-words|overlaps-bounding-box5
anzlic-search-words|full-text|overlaps-bounding-box5
anzlic-search-words|beginning-date|ending-date|full-text|full-text|full-text|within-bounding-box5
anzlic-identifier4
custodian4
overlaps-bounding-box|title3
anzlic-search-words|beginning-date|ending-date|full-text|full-text|full-text|overlaps-bounding-box3
anzlic-search-words|custodian2
anzlic-search-words|full-text|metadata-date|overlaps-bounding-box2
title|title|title2
anzlic-search-words|ending-date|ending-date|full-text|full-text|full-text|overlaps-bounding-box2
abstract2
full-text|full-text|within-bounding-box2
anzlic-search-words|overlaps-bounding-box|title1
anzlic-search-words|full-text|title|title1
abstract|anzlic-search-words1
within-bounding-box1
anzlic-search-words|title1
anzlic-search-words|anzlic-search-words|anzlic-search-words|anzlic-search-words|metadata-date|metadata-date|overlaps-bounding-box1
full-text|full-text|full-text|overlaps-bounding-box1
anzlic-search-words|anzlic-search-words|anzlic-search-words|anzlic-search-words|metadata-date|metadata-date|within-bounding-box1
anzlic-search-words|full-text|within-bounding-box1
anzlic-search-words|full-text|full-text|full-text|metadata-date|metadata-date|within-bounding-box1
title|title1
abstract|abstract|anzlic-search-words|overlaps-bounding-box1
anzlic-search-words|full-text|full-text1
anzlic-search-words|anzlic-search-words1
  • 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-date1168
full-text709
overlaps-bounding-box244
anzlic-search-words71
within-bounding-box25
title23
ending-date12
beginning-date8
custodian6
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
Queensland Department of Natural Resources and Water Data (qld-2 www.nrm.qld.gov.au:5550/qsii2)433
Tasmanian Spatial Data Directory (tas-1 www.thelist.tas.gov.au:5550/tas)426
CSIRO Marine and Atmospheric Research (marlin-1 z3950.marine.csiro.au:6668/marlin)408
South Australian Spatial Information Directory (sa-2 www.asdd.sa.gov.au:6668/sa)392
Geoscience Australia (ga-1 www.ga.gov.au:6668/ga)392
DEWHA Discover Information Geographically (DIG) (ea-1 zhora.ris.environment.gov.au:6668/dig)390
NSW Natural Resources Data Directory (nsw-1 canri.nsw.gov.au:6668/nrdd)380
National Oceans Office (marlin-2 z3950.marine.csiro.au:6668/neptune)372
Victorian Spatial Data Directory (vic-1 www.ogdc.vic.gov.au:6668/vicsdd)367
ACT Geographic Data Directory (act-1 indexgeo.net:5511/act)353
Australian Hydrographic Service - Publication Metadata (aho-3 www.hydro.gov.au:5550/publication)331
BRS and Australian Natural Resources Data Library (ANRDL) (brs-4 adl.brs.gov.au:210/anrdl)330
Other Commonwealth Agencies (hosted by BRS) (brs-2 adl.brs.gov.au:210/comm)327
Australian Hydrographic Service - Source Metadata (aho-2 www.hydro.gov.au:5550/source)326
Australian Hydrographic Service - Product Metadata (aho-1 www.hydro.gov.au:5550/product)325
IndexGeo Pty Ltd - Eco Companion catalogue (ig-1 indexgeo.com.au:6668/dataset)323
Qld Spatial Data (QSIC) (qsiis-1 qsiismet.oesr.qld.gov.au:6668/qsiis_prod)322
Bureau of Meteorology (bom-1 extapps.bom.gov.au:6668/bom_meta)317
PSMA Australia Limited (psma-2 psma-asdd.geometryit.com:210/PSMA)313
NT Spatial Data Directory (nt-1 www.ntlis.nt.gov.au:210/NTSDD)307
RAN Directorate of Oceanography and Meteorology (aodc-1 grey-2.metoc.gov.au:5550/pages_xml)293
Murray-Darling Basin Commission (mdbc-1 203.13.43.212:5548/mdbcprod)282
  • 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 searches353
results were found64
no results found289
navigate1
full present57
search failed0
Australian Hydrographic Service - Product Metadata (aho-1 www.hydro.gov.au:5550/product)
total searches325
results were found36
no results found289
navigate73
full present703
search failed0
Australian Hydrographic Service - Publication Metadata (aho-3 www.hydro.gov.au:5550/publication)
total searches331
results were found2
no results found329
navigate0
full present1
search failed0
Australian Hydrographic Service - Source Metadata (aho-2 www.hydro.gov.au:5550/source)
total searches326
results were found45
no results found281
navigate9
full present127
search failed0
BRS and Australian Natural Resources Data Library (ANRDL) (brs-4 adl.brs.gov.au:210/anrdl)
total searches330
results were found61
no results found131
navigate2
full present22
search failed138
Bureau of Meteorology (bom-1 extapps.bom.gov.au:6668/bom_meta)
total searches317
results were found6
no results found311
navigate0
full present3
search failed0
CSIRO Marine and Atmospheric Research (marlin-1 z3950.marine.csiro.au:6668/marlin)
total searches408
results were found157
no results found251
navigate189
full present2189
search failed3
DEWHA Discover Information Geographically (DIG) (ea-1 zhora.ris.environment.gov.au:6668/dig)
total searches390
results were found159
no results found231
navigate81
full present904
search failed0
Geoscience Australia (ga-1 www.ga.gov.au:6668/ga)
total searches392
results were found140
no results found252
navigate16
full present188
search failed0
IndexGeo Pty Ltd - Eco Companion catalogue (ig-1 indexgeo.com.au:6668/dataset)
total searches323
results were found40
no results found283
navigate0
full present41
search failed0
Murray-Darling Basin Commission (mdbc-1 203.13.43.212:5548/mdbcprod)
total searches282
results were found89
no results found193
navigate53
full present375
search failed0
National Oceans Office (marlin-2 z3950.marine.csiro.au:6668/neptune)
total searches372
results were found182
no results found190
navigate262
full present2606
search failed1
NSW Natural Resources Data Directory (nsw-1 canri.nsw.gov.au:6668/nrdd)
total searches380
results were found195
no results found185
navigate246
full present2849
search failed0
NT Spatial Data Directory (nt-1 www.ntlis.nt.gov.au:210/NTSDD)
total searches307
results were found77
no results found230
navigate0
full present3
search failed0
Other Commonwealth Agencies (hosted by BRS) (brs-2 adl.brs.gov.au:210/comm)
total searches327
results were found33
no results found158
navigate6
full present131
search failed136
PSMA Australia Limited (psma-2 psma-asdd.geometryit.com:210/PSMA)
total searches313
results were found48
no results found265
navigate0
full present14
search failed0
Qld Spatial Data (QSIC) (qsiis-1 qsiismet.oesr.qld.gov.au:6668/qsiis_prod)
total searches322
results were found133
no results found189
navigate41
full present718
search failed0
Queensland Department of Natural Resources and Water Data (qld-2 www.nrm.qld.gov.au:5550/qsii2)
total searches433
results were found226
no results found207
navigate3135
full present44724
search failed10
RAN Directorate of Oceanography and Meteorology (aodc-1 grey-2.metoc.gov.au:5550/pages_xml)
total searches293
results were found39
no results found254
navigate429
full present5441
search failed0
South Australian Spatial Information Directory (sa-2 www.asdd.sa.gov.au:6668/sa)
total searches392
results were found208
no results found184
navigate83
full present199
search failed0
Tasmanian Spatial Data Directory (tas-1 www.thelist.tas.gov.au:5550/tas)
total searches426
results were found147
no results found279
navigate37
full present594
search failed0
Victorian Spatial Data Directory (vic-1 www.ogdc.vic.gov.au:6668/vicsdd)
total searches367
results were found110
no results found257
navigate86
full present632
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, 2005043045
20041201, 2004123141
"-9.00,138.00 -29.50,153.50", water, wetland39
20060801, 2006083138
20060701, 2006073137
20060501, 2006053136
20060901, 2006093034
20060101, 2006013126
20050101, 2005013124
20041001, 2004103122
20060401, 2006043021
20050501, 2005053121
20050601, 2005063021
the21
20050701, 2005073118
  • Includes all phrases, words, dates, and numbers.

Phrases (top 15)

Phrase Occurs
Groundwater vulnerability data for Condamine10
Western Australia9
land use7
human services7
Groundwater vulnerability7
groundwater vulnerability4
forests nsw4
traffic accidents4
petrol stations3
murray river3
residential areas3
council boundaries3
built up areas3
groundwater vulnerability data for condamine2
groundwater vulnerability data condamine2
  • Excludes phrases used in "ANZLIC Search Words".

Words (top 15)

Word Occurs
water56
groundwater46
wetland40
vulnerability36
condamine31
roads29
the21
data18
topography13
services13
geology13
traffic11
soil11
australia11
land11
  • 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
VEGETATION8
WATER5
TRANSPORTATION Land4
WATER Groundwater4
TRANSPORTATION4
LAND Use4
LAND3
HAZARDS Drought2
geosciences2
TRANSPORTATION Marine2
INDUSTRY Service2
town2
road2
fisheries2
HUMAN ENVIRONMENT Housing2
  • 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 repository68126
22 repositories191
21 repositories100
3 repositories18
4 repositories17
2 repositories11
16 repositories11
20 repositories4
8 repositories4
10 repositories4
5 repositories3
12 repositories2
11 repositories2
18 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 195
Single-word search 581
  • Phrase search ... more than one word occuring together.

Other statistics

Search type Occurs
ANZLIC Unique Identifiers 3
Right truncation 4
overlaps-bounding-box 244
within-bounding-box 25
  • 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
National Oceans Office (marlin-2 z3950.marine.csiro.au:6668/neptune)1
Queensland Department of Natural Resources and Water Data (qld-2 www.nrm.qld.gov.au:5550/qsii2)1
connection
Queensland Department of Natural Resources and Water Data (qld-2 www.nrm.qld.gov.au:5550/qsii2)9
Other Commonwealth Agencies (hosted by BRS) (brs-2 adl.brs.gov.au:210/comm)136
BRS and Australian Natural Resources Data Library (ANRDL) (brs-4 adl.brs.gov.au:210/anrdl)138
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.