Australian Spatial Data Infrastructure logo
Header image.

Australian Spatial Data Directory (ASDD)
Site search:
home | about | feedback

ASDD Search

Metadata search
Advanced metadata search
Search help

ASDD Info

Node status
Standards
ANZLIC Metadata Profile info
Node Managers
Technical details
Node descriptions
Validation tool
Metadata workshop 2004

Reports

Quarterly Reports
Node Access
Gateway Stats
Modified: 2009-12-07

Report for the 'Advanced' gateway: 2009-02

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: 581
Multiple search fields: 337
Singular search fields: 244

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-date217
full-text211
full-text|full-text|overlaps-bounding-box46
full-text|overlaps-bounding-box25
overlaps-bounding-box17
full-text|full-text15
full-text|full-text|full-text7
anzlic-search-words6
abstract5
anzlic-identifier|full-text|full-text3
anzlic-search-words|overlaps-bounding-box3
anzlic-search-words|full-text|overlaps-bounding-box2
custodian2
anzlic-identifier2
anzlic-search-words|beginning-date|beginning-date|full-text|full-text|full-text|within-bounding-box2
anzlic-search-words|beginning-date|ending-date|full-text|full-text|full-text|within-bounding-box2
overlaps-bounding-box|title2
title|title2
anzlic-search-words|ending-date|ending-date|full-text|full-text|full-text|overlaps-bounding-box2
anzlic-search-words|full-text|full-text|within-bounding-box1
beginning-date|full-text|full-text|metadata-date1
within-bounding-box1
beginning-date|full-text|full-text|full-text|metadata-date1
abstract|anzlic-search-words|title1
full-text|within-bounding-box1
full-text|title1
title|within-bounding-box1
anzlic-search-words|full-text|full-text1
anzlic-search-words|within-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-date436
full-text416
overlaps-bounding-box97
anzlic-search-words21
title9
within-bounding-box9
beginning-date8
abstract6
ending-date6
anzlic-identifier5
custodian2
  • 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
Murray-Darling Basin Authority (mdbc-1 203.13.43.212:5548/mdbcprod)192
Tasmanian Spatial Data Directory (tas-1 www.thelist.tas.gov.au:5550/tas)181
CSIRO Marine and Atmospheric Research (marlin-1 z3950.marine.csiro.au:6668/marlin)161
Queensland Department of Natural Resources and Water Data (qld-2 www.nrm.qld.gov.au:5550/qsii2)160
Victorian Spatial Data Directory (vic-1 www.ogdc.vic.gov.au:6668/vicsdd)139
Geoscience Australia (ga-1 www.ga.gov.au:6668/ga)136
DEWHA Discover Information Geographically (DIG) (ea-1 zhora.ris.environment.gov.au:6668/dig)135
NSW Natural Resources Data Directory (nsw-1 canri.nsw.gov.au:6668/nrdd)134
ACT Geographic Data Directory (act-1 indexgeo.net:5511/act)124
South Australian Spatial Information Directory (sa-2 www.asdd.sa.gov.au:6668/sa)123
RAN Directorate of Oceanography and Meteorology (aodc-1 grey-2.metoc.gov.au:5550/pages_xml)118
Australian Hydrographic Service - Product Metadata (aho-1 www.hydro.gov.au:5550/product)115
Qld Spatial Data (QSIC) (qsiis-1 qsiismet.oesr.qld.gov.au:6668/qsiis_prod)115
Australian Hydrographic Service - Source Metadata (aho-2 www.hydro.gov.au:5550/source)113
PSMA Australia Limited (psma-2 psma-asdd.geometryit.com:210/PSMA)113
Bureau of Meteorology (bom-1 extapps.bom.gov.au:6668/bom_meta)113
IndexGeo Pty Ltd - Eco Companion catalogue (ig-1 indexgeo.com.au:6668/dataset)112
NT Spatial Data Directory (nt-1 www.ntlis.nt.gov.au:210/NTSDD)108
Australian Hydrographic Service - Publication Metadata (aho-3 www.hydro.gov.au:5550/publication)108
BRS and Australian Natural Resources Data Library (ANRDL) (brs-4 adl.brs.gov.au:210/anrdl)101
Other Commonwealth Agencies (hosted by BRS) (brs-2 adl.brs.gov.au:210/comm)93
  • 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 searches124
results were found38
no results found84
navigate0
full present30
search failed2
Australian Hydrographic Service - Product Metadata (aho-1 www.hydro.gov.au:5550/product)
total searches115
results were found13
no results found102
navigate116
full present585
search failed0
Australian Hydrographic Service - Publication Metadata (aho-3 www.hydro.gov.au:5550/publication)
total searches108
results were found1
no results found107
navigate0
full present0
search failed0
Australian Hydrographic Service - Source Metadata (aho-2 www.hydro.gov.au:5550/source)
total searches113
results were found10
no results found102
navigate6
full present83
search failed1
BRS and Australian Natural Resources Data Library (ANRDL) (brs-4 adl.brs.gov.au:210/anrdl)
total searches101
results were found35
no results found46
navigate8
full present16
search failed20
Bureau of Meteorology (bom-1 extapps.bom.gov.au:6668/bom_meta)
total searches113
results were found6
no results found107
navigate0
full present1
search failed0
CSIRO Marine and Atmospheric Research (marlin-1 z3950.marine.csiro.au:6668/marlin)
total searches161
results were found80
no results found81
navigate152
full present1439
search failed1
DEWHA Discover Information Geographically (DIG) (ea-1 zhora.ris.environment.gov.au:6668/dig)
total searches135
results were found64
no results found71
navigate65
full present539
search failed0
Geoscience Australia (ga-1 www.ga.gov.au:6668/ga)
total searches136
results were found49
no results found87
navigate23
full present115
search failed0
IndexGeo Pty Ltd - Eco Companion catalogue (ig-1 indexgeo.com.au:6668/dataset)
total searches112
results were found11
no results found101
navigate0
full present36
search failed0
Murray-Darling Basin Authority (mdbc-1 203.13.43.212:5548/mdbcprod)
total searches192
results were found115
no results found77
navigate85
full present6392
search failed0
NSW Natural Resources Data Directory (nsw-1 canri.nsw.gov.au:6668/nrdd)
total searches134
results were found75
no results found58
navigate120
full present2747
search failed1
NT Spatial Data Directory (nt-1 www.ntlis.nt.gov.au:210/NTSDD)
total searches108
results were found32
no results found76
navigate0
full present11
search failed0
Other Commonwealth Agencies (hosted by BRS) (brs-2 adl.brs.gov.au:210/comm)
total searches93
results were found16
no results found60
navigate3
full present62
search failed17
PSMA Australia Limited (psma-2 psma-asdd.geometryit.com:210/PSMA)
total searches113
results were found12
no results found101
navigate0
full present4
search failed0
Qld Spatial Data (QSIC) (qsiis-1 qsiismet.oesr.qld.gov.au:6668/qsiis_prod)
total searches115
results were found56
no results found59
navigate55
full present373
search failed0
Queensland Department of Natural Resources and Water Data (qld-2 www.nrm.qld.gov.au:5550/qsii2)
total searches160
results were found87
no results found73
navigate3247
full present38967
search failed13
RAN Directorate of Oceanography and Meteorology (aodc-1 grey-2.metoc.gov.au:5550/pages_xml)
total searches118
results were found18
no results found100
navigate626
full present9878
search failed0
South Australian Spatial Information Directory (sa-2 www.asdd.sa.gov.au:6668/sa)
total searches123
results were found58
no results found64
navigate9
full present45
search failed1
Tasmanian Spatial Data Directory (tas-1 www.thelist.tas.gov.au:5550/tas)
total searches181
results were found104
no results found77
navigate75
full present366
search failed0
Victorian Spatial Data Directory (vic-1 www.ogdc.vic.gov.au:6668/vicsdd)
total searches139
results were found68
no results found71
navigate29
full present393
search failed1
  • 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
the66
"-9.00,138.00 -29.50,153.50", water, wetland44
20060801, 2006083119
20060701, 2006073117
20060501, 2006053116
20050401, 2005043014
20050101, 2005013114
"-35.80,144.92 -37.05,146.35"11
20060901, 200609309
20060201, 200602289
20040701, 200407318
20041001, 200410318
20060401, 200604307
vegetation7
20051101, 200511307
  • Includes all phrases, words, dates, and numbers.

Phrases (top 15)

Phrase Occurs
queensland rivers3
sea name3
Land Development Zones2
Australian Land Use and Management 2
HnkxdTLphRsHFakQI,EgMZPFkIACbDEQ OwcbaNFcBzYcYatmjH,wgkQBQUWfXbGbqqf2
Government Regions1
derwent estuary program1
index map1
tidal barrier1
Australian Land Use and Management (ALUM) 1
Fish BArriers1
pastoral leases in the pilbara1
department for environment1
mt gambier1
Fish Passage1
  • Excludes phrases used in "ANZLIC Search Words".

Words (top 15)

Word Occurs
the66
water46
wetland46
land12
vegetation11
derwent8
Vegetation7
use7
rivers6
queensland6
iisovahiwyd45
WA5
iimoxadofad45
iififupinyd45
management5
  • 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
LAND3
LAND Ownership3
VEGETATION2
LAND Cover2
ENERGY Renewable2
LAND Cadastre2
POLLUTION2
ECOLOGY1
INDUSTRY Service1
LAND Use1
WATER Wetlands1
LAND Topography1
  • 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 repository67162
21 repositories83
19 repositories11
20 repositories5
14 repositories5
9 repositories3
5 repositories2
2 repositories2
8 repositories2
3 repositories2
10 repositories2
13 repositories1
4 repositories1
11 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 69
Single-word search 391
  • Phrase search ... more than one word occuring together.

Other statistics

Search type Occurs
ANZLIC Unique Identifiers 2
Right truncation 0
overlaps-bounding-box 97
within-bounding-box 9
  • 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
Australian Hydrographic Service - Source Metadata (aho-2 www.hydro.gov.au:5550/source)1
NSW Natural Resources Data Directory (nsw-1 canri.nsw.gov.au:6668/nrdd)1
connection
Queensland Department of Natural Resources and Water Data (qld-2 www.nrm.qld.gov.au:5550/qsii2)13
Victorian Spatial Data Directory (vic-1 www.ogdc.vic.gov.au:6668/vicsdd)1
ACT Geographic Data Directory (act-1 indexgeo.net:5511/act)2
South Australian Spatial Information Directory (sa-2 www.asdd.sa.gov.au:6668/sa)1
Other Commonwealth Agencies (hosted by BRS) (brs-2 adl.brs.gov.au:210/comm)17
BRS and Australian Natural Resources Data Library (ANRDL) (brs-4 adl.brs.gov.au:210/anrdl)20
CSIRO Marine and Atmospheric Research (marlin-1 z3950.marine.csiro.au:6668/marlin)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.