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Modified: 2009-12-07

Report for the 'Advanced' gateway: 2009-09

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: 779
Multiple search fields: 529
Singular search fields: 250

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-date396
full-text222
full-text|full-text28
full-text|overlaps-bounding-box19
overlaps-bounding-box14
full-text|full-text|overlaps-bounding-box14
full-text|full-text|full-text13
full-text|full-text|overlaps-bounding-box|title8
anzlic-search-words|full-text|full-text|overlaps-bounding-box6
anzlic-search-words5
title5
anzlic-search-words|full-text5
full-text|full-text|full-text|overlaps-bounding-box4
anzlic-search-words|overlaps-bounding-box4
anzlic-search-words|full-text|full-text|overlaps-bounding-box|title4
anzlic-search-words|full-text|full-text|full-text|overlaps-bounding-box3
anzlic-identifier|anzlic-search-words2
anzlic-search-words|within-bounding-box2
within-bounding-box2
title|title|title2
custodian|title2
full-text|metadata-date2
full-text|full-text|full-text|within-bounding-box2
full-text|title1
anzlic-search-words|full-text|full-text|full-text1
full-text|metadata-date|within-bounding-box1
anzlic-identifier1
anzlic-search-words|metadata-date|metadata-date|overlaps-bounding-box|title|title|title1
abstract|overlaps-bounding-box1
anzlic-search-words|full-text|metadata-date|metadata-date1
ending-date|full-text|full-text|full-text1
full-text|within-bounding-box1
anzlic-search-words|full-text|full-text1
abstract1
beginning-date|ending-date|full-text|within-bounding-box1
anzlic-search-words|full-text|full-text|full-text|metadata-date|metadata-date|overlaps-bounding-box1
beginning-date|ending-date|full-text1
beginning-date|ending-date|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-date801
full-text454
overlaps-bounding-box79
anzlic-search-words36
title29
within-bounding-box9
ending-date4
anzlic-identifier3
beginning-date3
custodian2
abstract2
  • 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 Environment and Resource Management (qld-2 www.nrm.qld.gov.au:5550/qsii2)221
Tasmanian Spatial Data Directory (tas-1 www.thelist.tas.gov.au:5550/tas)214
Murray-Darling Basin Authority (mdbc-1 203.13.43.212:5548/mdbcprod)209
DEWHA Discover Information Geographically (DIG) (ea-1 zhora.ris.environment.gov.au:6668/dig)205
CSIRO Marine and Atmospheric Research (marlin-1 z3950.marine.csiro.au:6668/marlin)201
NSW Natural Resources Data Directory (nsw-1 canri.nsw.gov.au:6668/nrdd)181
Victorian Spatial Data Directory (vic-1 www.ogdc.vic.gov.au:6668/vicsdd)174
ACT Geographic Data Directory (act-1 indexgeo.net:5511/act)172
Geoscience Australia (ga-1 asdd.ga.gov.au:6668/ga)169
South Australian Spatial Information Directory (sa-2 www.asdd.sa.gov.au:6668/sa)163
Qld Spatial Data (QSIC) (qsiis-1 qsiismet.oesr.qld.gov.au:6668/qsiis_prod)143
NT Spatial Data Directory (nt-1 www.ntlis.nt.gov.au:210/NTSDD)142
BRS and Australian Natural Resources Data Library (ANRDL) (brs-4 adl.brs.gov.au:210/anrdl)140
Australian Hydrographic Service - Product Metadata (aho-1 www.hydro.gov.au:5550/product)137
IndexGeo Pty Ltd - Eco Companion catalogue (ig-1 indexgeo.com.au:6668/dataset)135
Bureau of Meteorology (bom-1 hoapp.bom.gov.au:6668/bom_meta)134
Other Commonwealth Agencies (hosted by BRS) (brs-2 adl.brs.gov.au:210/comm)134
PSMA Australia Limited (psma-2 psma-asdd.geometryit.com:210/PSMA)134
RAN Directorate of Oceanography and Meteorology (aodc-1 grey-2.metoc.gov.au:5550/pages_xml)132
Australian Hydrographic Service - Source Metadata (aho-2 www.hydro.gov.au:5550/source)130
Australian Hydrographic Service - Publication Metadata (aho-3 www.hydro.gov.au:5550/publication)130
  • 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 searches172
results were found53
no results found119
navigate0
full present52
search failed0
Australian Hydrographic Service - Product Metadata (aho-1 www.hydro.gov.au:5550/product)
total searches137
results were found14
no results found123
navigate16
full present171
search failed0
Australian Hydrographic Service - Publication Metadata (aho-3 www.hydro.gov.au:5550/publication)
total searches130
results were found1
no results found129
navigate0
full present0
search failed0
Australian Hydrographic Service - Source Metadata (aho-2 www.hydro.gov.au:5550/source)
total searches130
results were found4
no results found126
navigate0
full present16
search failed0
BRS and Australian Natural Resources Data Library (ANRDL) (brs-4 adl.brs.gov.au:210/anrdl)
total searches140
results were found42
no results found68
navigate19
full present27
search failed30
Bureau of Meteorology (bom-1 hoapp.bom.gov.au:6668/bom_meta)
total searches134
results were found3
no results found131
navigate0
full present1
search failed0
CSIRO Marine and Atmospheric Research (marlin-1 z3950.marine.csiro.au:6668/marlin)
total searches201
results were found95
no results found106
navigate73
full present891
search failed0
DEWHA Discover Information Geographically (DIG) (ea-1 zhora.ris.environment.gov.au:6668/dig)
total searches205
results were found93
no results found112
navigate104
full present299
search failed0
Geoscience Australia (ga-1 asdd.ga.gov.au:6668/ga)
total searches169
results were found53
no results found116
navigate22
full present80
search failed0
IndexGeo Pty Ltd - Eco Companion catalogue (ig-1 indexgeo.com.au:6668/dataset)
total searches135
results were found17
no results found118
navigate0
full present19
search failed0
Murray-Darling Basin Authority (mdbc-1 203.13.43.212:5548/mdbcprod)
total searches209
results were found112
no results found97
navigate14
full present3207
search failed0
NSW Natural Resources Data Directory (nsw-1 canri.nsw.gov.au:6668/nrdd)
total searches181
results were found88
no results found93
navigate104
full present1038
search failed0
NT Spatial Data Directory (nt-1 www.ntlis.nt.gov.au:210/NTSDD)
total searches142
results were found40
no results found102
navigate25
full present127
search failed0
Other Commonwealth Agencies (hosted by BRS) (brs-2 adl.brs.gov.au:210/comm)
total searches134
results were found15
no results found91
navigate0
full present61
search failed28
PSMA Australia Limited (psma-2 psma-asdd.geometryit.com:210/PSMA)
total searches134
results were found13
no results found121
navigate0
full present2
search failed0
Qld Spatial Data (QSIC) (qsiis-1 qsiismet.oesr.qld.gov.au:6668/qsiis_prod)
total searches143
results were found59
no results found84
navigate14
full present114
search failed0
Queensland Environment and Resource Management (qld-2 www.nrm.qld.gov.au:5550/qsii2)
total searches221
results were found105
no results found116
navigate830
full present14687
search failed3
RAN Directorate of Oceanography and Meteorology (aodc-1 grey-2.metoc.gov.au:5550/pages_xml)
total searches132
results were found10
no results found122
navigate202
full present3065
search failed0
South Australian Spatial Information Directory (sa-2 www.asdd.sa.gov.au:6668/sa)
total searches163
results were found66
no results found97
navigate11
full present50
search failed0
Tasmanian Spatial Data Directory (tas-1 www.thelist.tas.gov.au:5550/tas)
total searches214
results were found94
no results found120
navigate29
full present420
search failed0
Victorian Spatial Data Directory (vic-1 www.ogdc.vic.gov.au:6668/vicsdd)
total searches174
results were found71
no results found103
navigate26
full present301
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
the76
20060701, 2006073129
20060501, 2006053128
20060901, 2006093023
20060801, 2006083120
20051001, 2005103119
20060401, 2006043019
20050401, 2005043018
20041201, 2004123117
20051101, 2005113016
20040701, 2004073116
20041001, 2004103115
20050601, 2005063015
20060101, 2006013114
20050801, 2005083113
  • Includes all phrases, words, dates, and numbers.

Phrases (top 15)

Phrase Occurs
groundwater vulnerability condamine6
groundwater vulnerability data condamine6
groundwater vulnerability 5
groundwater vulnerability data for condamine4
vulnerability data3
Groundwater vulnerability 3
Groundwater vulnerability data for Condamine3
Bush Fire Services Stations3
vulnerability 2
HUMAN ENVIRONMENT Planning2
port philip bay2
Groundwater 2
marble bar2
nvis queensland2
Biogeographic Regionalisation of Australia, version 6.12
  • Excludes phrases used in "ANZLIC Search Words".

Words (top 15)

Word Occurs
the76
groundwater53
condamine42
vulnerability41
data22
water20
shape20
arcinfo20
map14
wetland11
nvis8
queensland8
vegetation6
cadastre5
ibra5
  • 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
LAND Topography7
BOUNDARIES7
WATER Groundwater5
BOUNDARIES Administrative4
ATMOSPHERE Greenhouse3
ECOLOGY2
FORESTS2
biodiversity2
LAND Cadastre1
DEMOGRAPHY1
AGRICULTURE1
HUMAN ENVIRONMENT Urban design1
  • 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 repository26752
21 repositories123
20 repositories6
3 repositories6
5 repositories3
2 repositories3
6 repositories1
4 repositories1
13 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 98
Single-word search 381
  • Phrase search ... more than one word occuring together.

Other statistics

Search type Occurs
ANZLIC Unique Identifiers 1
Right truncation 3
overlaps-bounding-box 79
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
Queensland Environment and Resource Management (qld-2 www.nrm.qld.gov.au:5550/qsii2)1
connection
Queensland Environment and Resource Management (qld-2 www.nrm.qld.gov.au:5550/qsii2)2
Other Commonwealth Agencies (hosted by BRS) (brs-2 adl.brs.gov.au:210/comm)28
BRS and Australian Natural Resources Data Library (ANRDL) (brs-4 adl.brs.gov.au:210/anrdl)30
  • 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.