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Modified: 2009-12-07

Report for the 'Advanced' gateway: 2009-05

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: 850
Multiple search fields: 509
Singular search fields: 341

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-date420
full-text300
full-text|overlaps-bounding-box17
full-text|full-text17
overlaps-bounding-box17
title14
full-text|full-text|overlaps-bounding-box13
anzlic-search-words7
anzlic-search-words|full-text|full-text4
anzlic-search-words|ending-date|ending-date|full-text|full-text|full-text|overlaps-bounding-box4
anzlic-search-words|overlaps-bounding-box4
anzlic-search-words|within-bounding-box3
anzlic-search-words|full-text|overlaps-bounding-box3
anzlic-search-words|beginning-date|ending-date|full-text|full-text|full-text|overlaps-bounding-box2
anzlic-search-words|beginning-date|ending-date|full-text|full-text|full-text|within-bounding-box2
anzlic-search-words|ending-date|ending-date|full-text|full-text|full-text|within-bounding-box2
anzlic-search-words|full-text|full-text|overlaps-bounding-box2
overlaps-bounding-box|title1
abstract1
within-bounding-box1
full-text|full-text|within-bounding-box1
full-text|metadata-date|metadata-date|overlaps-bounding-box1
full-text|within-bounding-box1
anzlic-search-words|beginning-date|ending-date|full-text|within-bounding-box1
anzlic-search-words|beginning-date|beginning-date|full-text|full-text|full-text|overlaps-bounding-box1
abstract|title1
anzlic-search-words|full-text|metadata-date|metadata-date|overlaps-bounding-box1
metadata-date|overlaps-bounding-box1
metadata-date1
anzlic-search-words|full-text1
full-text|full-text|full-text1
full-text|title1
abstract|overlaps-bounding-box1
title|title1
full-text|metadata-date|overlaps-bounding-box1
anzlic-search-words|full-text|full-text|full-text1
  • 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-date847
full-text440
overlaps-bounding-box69
anzlic-search-words38
title19
ending-date17
within-bounding-box11
beginning-date7
abstract3
  • 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
Tasmanian Spatial Data Directory (tas-1 www.thelist.tas.gov.au:5550/tas)275
Victorian Spatial Data Directory (vic-1 www.ogdc.vic.gov.au:6668/vicsdd)257
Murray-Darling Basin Authority (mdbc-1 203.13.43.212:5548/mdbcprod)254
Queensland Department of Natural Resources and Water Data (qld-2 www.nrm.qld.gov.au:5550/qsii2)246
CSIRO Marine and Atmospheric Research (marlin-1 z3950.marine.csiro.au:6668/marlin)244
NSW Natural Resources Data Directory (nsw-1 canri.nsw.gov.au:6668/nrdd)237
DEWHA Discover Information Geographically (DIG) (ea-1 zhora.ris.environment.gov.au:6668/dig)230
ACT Geographic Data Directory (act-1 indexgeo.net:5511/act)222
South Australian Spatial Information Directory (sa-2 www.asdd.sa.gov.au:6668/sa)221
Geoscience Australia (ga-1 asdd.ga.gov.au:6668/ga)218
Other Commonwealth Agencies (hosted by BRS) (brs-2 adl.brs.gov.au:210/comm)186
IndexGeo Pty Ltd - Eco Companion catalogue (ig-1 indexgeo.com.au:6668/dataset)185
BRS and Australian Natural Resources Data Library (ANRDL) (brs-4 adl.brs.gov.au:210/anrdl)184
Australian Hydrographic Service - Source Metadata (aho-2 www.hydro.gov.au:5550/source)183
Australian Hydrographic Service - Product Metadata (aho-1 www.hydro.gov.au:5550/product)182
RAN Directorate of Oceanography and Meteorology (aodc-1 grey-2.metoc.gov.au:5550/pages_xml)182
Bureau of Meteorology (bom-1 hoapp.bom.gov.au:6668/bom_meta)181
NT Spatial Data Directory (nt-1 www.ntlis.nt.gov.au:210/NTSDD)178
PSMA Australia Limited (psma-2 psma-asdd.geometryit.com:210/PSMA)178
Australian Hydrographic Service - Publication Metadata (aho-3 www.hydro.gov.au:5550/publication)177
Qld Spatial Data (QSIC) (qsiis-1 qsiismet.oesr.qld.gov.au:6668/qsiis_prod)174
  • 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 found42
no results found178
navigate0
full present22
search failed2
Australian Hydrographic Service - Product Metadata (aho-1 www.hydro.gov.au:5550/product)
total searches182
results were found19
no results found163
navigate5
full present83
search failed0
Australian Hydrographic Service - Publication Metadata (aho-3 www.hydro.gov.au:5550/publication)
total searches177
results were found0
no results found177
navigate0
full present0
search failed0
Australian Hydrographic Service - Source Metadata (aho-2 www.hydro.gov.au:5550/source)
total searches183
results were found12
no results found171
navigate0
full present9
search failed0
BRS and Australian Natural Resources Data Library (ANRDL) (brs-4 adl.brs.gov.au:210/anrdl)
total searches184
results were found44
no results found117
navigate7
full present35
search failed23
Bureau of Meteorology (bom-1 hoapp.bom.gov.au:6668/bom_meta)
total searches181
results were found6
no results found175
navigate0
full present2
search failed0
CSIRO Marine and Atmospheric Research (marlin-1 z3950.marine.csiro.au:6668/marlin)
total searches244
results were found100
no results found144
navigate111
full present1243
search failed0
DEWHA Discover Information Geographically (DIG) (ea-1 zhora.ris.environment.gov.au:6668/dig)
total searches230
results were found63
no results found167
navigate28
full present193
search failed0
Geoscience Australia (ga-1 asdd.ga.gov.au:6668/ga)
total searches218
results were found58
no results found160
navigate39
full present66
search failed0
IndexGeo Pty Ltd - Eco Companion catalogue (ig-1 indexgeo.com.au:6668/dataset)
total searches185
results were found22
no results found161
navigate0
full present5
search failed2
Murray-Darling Basin Authority (mdbc-1 203.13.43.212:5548/mdbcprod)
total searches254
results were found99
no results found155
navigate6
full present5387
search failed0
NSW Natural Resources Data Directory (nsw-1 canri.nsw.gov.au:6668/nrdd)
total searches237
results were found164
no results found73
navigate109
full present314
search failed1
NT Spatial Data Directory (nt-1 www.ntlis.nt.gov.au:210/NTSDD)
total searches178
results were found36
no results found142
navigate0
full present4
search failed0
Other Commonwealth Agencies (hosted by BRS) (brs-2 adl.brs.gov.au:210/comm)
total searches186
results were found23
no results found137
navigate0
full present42
search failed26
PSMA Australia Limited (psma-2 psma-asdd.geometryit.com:210/PSMA)
total searches178
results were found11
no results found167
navigate0
full present4
search failed0
Qld Spatial Data (QSIC) (qsiis-1 qsiismet.oesr.qld.gov.au:6668/qsiis_prod)
total searches174
results were found47
no results found127
navigate10
full present79
search failed0
Queensland Department of Natural Resources and Water Data (qld-2 www.nrm.qld.gov.au:5550/qsii2)
total searches246
results were found140
no results found106
navigate940
full present16220
search failed2
RAN Directorate of Oceanography and Meteorology (aodc-1 grey-2.metoc.gov.au:5550/pages_xml)
total searches182
results were found22
no results found160
navigate180
full present4932
search failed0
South Australian Spatial Information Directory (sa-2 www.asdd.sa.gov.au:6668/sa)
total searches221
results were found74
no results found147
navigate41
full present46
search failed0
Tasmanian Spatial Data Directory (tas-1 www.thelist.tas.gov.au:5550/tas)
total searches275
results were found108
no results found167
navigate18
full present307
search failed0
Victorian Spatial Data Directory (vic-1 www.ogdc.vic.gov.au:6668/vicsdd)
total searches257
results were found100
no results found157
navigate36
full present335
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
homebush65
the62
20060801, 2006083132
20060501, 2006053128
20060701, 2006073122
20060201, 2006022821
20060901, 2006093021
20050801, 2005083120
20060101, 2006013119
20040701, 2004073118
20051101, 2005113017
20040601, 2004063017
20060301, 2006033115
20050601, 2005063015
20041201, 2004123114
  • Includes all phrases, words, dates, and numbers.

Phrases (top 15)

Phrase Occurs
river catchments7
Land Systems6
Land Tenure4
survey control marks4
bFeJxSDlsKSK,YrVKGTDeHnogFM jkpBAhfIYkwDHJmjaR,CUFUmbECuqYjaqq2
indigenous 2
field monitoring2
ANZCW1201000144 2
wfJJgEtCZPD,XCpMIaxDL gXqlzgGjVpXvhIJTF,LpYUmdNWTWlefvg2
Pre-clearing Vegetation Communities and Regional Ecosystems of Queensland version 52
regional open space2
Mount Lofty Ranges2
loXpizCkvRtYojUlNBC,bxgPjJrJSECoDc xaEaWVxwiMpEkzVeoh,wPMxVdjVtlgXGNqG2
wheat soil crop 2
child care1
  • Excludes phrases used in "ANZLIC Search Words".

Words (top 15)

Word Occurs
homebush65
the62
water19
soil14
land11
wetland10
river10
bathymetry10
wheat9
vegetation8
topography7
catchments7
tenure6
temperature6
systems6
  • 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
AGRICULTURE6
WATER Rivers6
FISHERIES Freshwater4
ATMOSPHERE2
INDUSTRY Manufacturing2
ATMOSPHERE Greenhouse2
FAUNA Native2
LAND Cadastre2
WASTE Sewage2
AGRICULTURE Horticulture2
CLIMATE AND WEATHER Rainfall1
UTILITIES1
ATMOSPHERE Air quality1
BOUNDARIES Cultural1
HERITAGE1
  • 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 repository31507
21 repositories157
2 repositories13
20 repositories12
12 repositories3
11 repositories3
6 repositories3
3 repositories2
13 repositories2
9 repositories2
7 repositories1
14 repositories1
5 repositories1
19 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 76
Single-word search 428
  • Phrase search ... more than one word occuring together.

Other statistics

Search type Occurs
ANZLIC Unique Identifiers 2
Right truncation 0
overlaps-bounding-box 69
within-bounding-box 11
  • 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
ACT Geographic Data Directory (act-1 indexgeo.net:5511/act)2
Other Commonwealth Agencies (hosted by BRS) (brs-2 adl.brs.gov.au:210/comm)26
IndexGeo Pty Ltd - Eco Companion catalogue (ig-1 indexgeo.com.au:6668/dataset)2
BRS and Australian Natural Resources Data Library (ANRDL) (brs-4 adl.brs.gov.au:210/anrdl)23
protocol
Queensland Department of Natural Resources and Water Data (qld-2 www.nrm.qld.gov.au:5550/qsii2)2
  • 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.