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Modified: 2005-09-01

Report for the 'Basic' gateway: 2005-08

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: 877
Multiple search fields: 384
Singular search fields: 493

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
full-text493
full-text|full-text250
full-text|full-text|full-text106
full-text|full-text|full-text|+28
  • 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.
  • full-text|full-text|full-text|+ ... They searched using the options "all of the words" or "at least one of the words".

Repositories that were searched

Repository Name Occurs
Qld Spatial Data (QSIIS) (qsiis-1 qsiismet.oesr.qld.gov.au:6668/qsiis_prod)868
South Australian Spatial Information Directory (sa-2 www.asdd.sa.gov.au:6668/sa)866
Tasmanian Spatial Data Directory (tas-1 www.thelist.tas.gov.au:5550/tas)865
Geoscience Australia (ga-1 www.ga.gov.au:6668/ga)865
NSW Natural Resources Data Directory (nsw-1 canri.nsw.gov.au:6668/nrdd)865
BRS and Australian Natural Resources Data Library (ANRDL) (brs-4 indexgeo.net:5510/anrdl)865
DEH Environmental Data Directory (Green Pages) (ea-1 environment.gov.au:6668/edd)865
Queensland Department of Natural Resources and Mines Spatial Data (qld-2 www.nrm.qld.gov.au:5550/qsii2)865
Bureau of Meteorology (bom-1 extapps.bom.gov.au:6668/bom_meta)864
ACT Geographic Data Directory (act-1 indexgeo.net:5511/act)864
CSIRO Marine Research (marlin-1 z3950.marine.csiro.au:6668/marlin)864
National Oceans Office (marlin-2 z3950.marine.csiro.au:6668/neptune)864
Australian Hydrographic Service - Product Metadata (aho-1 www.hydro.gov.au:5550/product)864
NT Spatial Data Directory (nt-1 www.ntlis.nt.gov.au:210/NTSDD)864
Australian Hydrographic Service - Source Metadata (aho-2 www.hydro.gov.au:5550/source)864
IndexGeo Pty Ltd - Eco Companion catalogue (ig-1 indexgeo.com.au:6668/dataset)864
Other Commonwealth Agencies (hosted by BRS) (brs-2 www.brs.gov.au:210/comm)862
Victorian Spatial Data Directory (vic-1 www.ogdc.vic.gov.au:6668/vicsdd)861
Australian Antarctic Data Centre (aadc-1 aadc-db.aad.gov.au:5550/prod)830
WALIS Interragator - Natural Resource Monitoring (walis-5 www.walis.wa.gov.au:6668/nrm)808
WALIS Interragator-Bibliographic Data (walis-4 www.walis.wa.gov.au:6668/biblio)808
WALIS Interragator-Spatial Data (walis-3 www.walis.wa.gov.au:6668/agency)808
WALIS Interragator-Aerial Photography (walis-1 www.walis.wa.gov.au:6668/airphoto)808
WALIS Interragator-Environmental Impact Statements (walis-2 www.walis.wa.gov.au:6668/eis)808
RAN Directorate of Oceanography and Meteorology (aodc-1 grey-2.metoc.gov.au:5550/pages_xml)715
  • 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 searches864
results were found250
no results found614
navigate0
full present1
search failed0
Australian Antarctic Data Centre (aadc-1 aadc-db.aad.gov.au:5550/prod)
total searches830
results were found381
no results found448
navigate0
full present12
search failed1
Australian Hydrographic Service - Product Metadata (aho-1 www.hydro.gov.au:5550/product)
total searches864
results were found129
no results found735
navigate0
full present6
search failed0
Australian Hydrographic Service - Source Metadata (aho-2 www.hydro.gov.au:5550/source)
total searches864
results were found146
no results found718
navigate0
full present7
search failed0
BRS and Australian Natural Resources Data Library (ANRDL) (brs-4 indexgeo.net:5510/anrdl)
total searches865
results were found437
no results found428
navigate37
full present77
search failed2
Bureau of Meteorology (bom-1 extapps.bom.gov.au:6668/bom_meta)
total searches864
results were found63
no results found801
navigate0
full present3
search failed0
CSIRO Marine Research (marlin-1 z3950.marine.csiro.au:6668/marlin)
total searches864
results were found285
no results found573
navigate3
full present13
search failed6
DEH Environmental Data Directory (Green Pages) (ea-1 environment.gov.au:6668/edd)
total searches865
results were found410
no results found455
navigate22
full present45
search failed0
Geoscience Australia (ga-1 www.ga.gov.au:6668/ga)
total searches865
results were found359
no results found506
navigate61
full present160
search failed0
IndexGeo Pty Ltd - Eco Companion catalogue (ig-1 indexgeo.com.au:6668/dataset)
total searches864
results were found144
no results found720
navigate0
full present3
search failed0
National Oceans Office (marlin-2 z3950.marine.csiro.au:6668/neptune)
total searches864
results were found393
no results found469
navigate3
full present28
search failed2
NSW Natural Resources Data Directory (nsw-1 canri.nsw.gov.au:6668/nrdd)
total searches865
results were found503
no results found362
navigate22
full present75
search failed0
NT Spatial Data Directory (nt-1 www.ntlis.nt.gov.au:210/NTSDD)
total searches864
results were found395
no results found446
navigate4
full present6
search failed23
Other Commonwealth Agencies (hosted by BRS) (brs-2 www.brs.gov.au:210/comm)
total searches862
results were found192
no results found670
navigate2
full present29
search failed0
Qld Spatial Data (QSIIS) (qsiis-1 qsiismet.oesr.qld.gov.au:6668/qsiis_prod)
total searches868
results were found498
no results found370
navigate155
full present112
search failed0
Queensland Department of Natural Resources and Mines Spatial Data (qld-2 www.nrm.qld.gov.au:5550/qsii2)
total searches865
results were found490
no results found375
navigate78
full present115
search failed0
RAN Directorate of Oceanography and Meteorology (aodc-1 grey-2.metoc.gov.au:5550/pages_xml)
total searches715
results were found65
no results found649
navigate0
full present1
search failed1
South Australian Spatial Information Directory (sa-2 www.asdd.sa.gov.au:6668/sa)
total searches866
results were found450
no results found416
navigate13
full present139
search failed0
Tasmanian Spatial Data Directory (tas-1 www.thelist.tas.gov.au:5550/tas)
total searches865
results were found180
no results found488
navigate45
full present40
search failed198
Victorian Spatial Data Directory (vic-1 www.ogdc.vic.gov.au:6668/vicsdd)
total searches861
results were found405
no results found456
navigate10
full present93
search failed0
WALIS Interragator - Natural Resource Monitoring (walis-5 www.walis.wa.gov.au:6668/nrm)
total searches808
results were found188
no results found620
navigate0
full present4
search failed0
WALIS Interragator-Aerial Photography (walis-1 www.walis.wa.gov.au:6668/airphoto)
total searches808
results were found189
no results found619
navigate3
full present26
search failed0
WALIS Interragator-Bibliographic Data (walis-4 www.walis.wa.gov.au:6668/biblio)
total searches808
results were found298
no results found510
navigate3
full present17
search failed0
WALIS Interragator-Environmental Impact Statements (walis-2 www.walis.wa.gov.au:6668/eis)
total searches808
results were found261
no results found547
navigate0
full present7
search failed0
WALIS Interragator-Spatial Data (walis-3 www.walis.wa.gov.au:6668/agency)
total searches808
results were found422
no results found384
navigate32
full present67
search failed2
  • 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
water15
soil8
groundwater6
geology6
000, 2506
forest6
marine5
vegetation5
temperature4
drainage4
natural, resources4
dem4
transport4
melbourne4
canberra4
  • Includes all phrases, words, dates, and numbers.

Phrases (top 15)

Phrase Occurs
StreetPro Singapore2
National Parks2
murray darling basin2
mount lofty ranges2
primary industries2
river health2
heritage list2
land tenure2
Drivetime Routing Data1
WA drainage1
salt lake1
gold prospecting areas1
soil landscape1
venus bay1
biodiversity audit1
  • Excludes phrases used in "ANZLIC Search Words".

Words (top 15)

Word Occurs
water35
soil25
vegetation18
queensland18
geology15
land14
australia12
tenure10
temperature10
map10
roads10
data9
drainage9
Townsville9
coast9
  • Includes words used in "Phrases".
  • Excludes words used in "ANZLIC Search Words".
  • Excludes common words from the stopword list.

Miscellaneous Statistics

Number of repositories selected for simultaneous search

Number of repositories Occurs
1 repository1592
25 repositories634
24 repositories174
20 repositories41
19 repositories15
  • 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 60
Single-word search 1332
  • Phrase search ... more than one word occuring together.

Other statistics

Search type Occurs
ANZLIC Unique Identifiers 3
Right truncation 2
overlaps-bounding-box 0
within-bounding-box 0
  • 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
NT Spatial Data Directory (nt-1 www.ntlis.nt.gov.au:210/NTSDD)18
RAN Directorate of Oceanography and Meteorology (aodc-1 grey-2.metoc.gov.au:5550/pages_xml)1
BRS and Australian Natural Resources Data Library (ANRDL) (brs-4 indexgeo.net:5510/anrdl)2
connection
National Oceans Office (marlin-2 z3950.marine.csiro.au:6668/neptune)2
NT Spatial Data Directory (nt-1 www.ntlis.nt.gov.au:210/NTSDD)5
WALIS Interragator-Spatial Data (walis-3 www.walis.wa.gov.au:6668/agency)2
Australian Antarctic Data Centre (aadc-1 aadc-db.aad.gov.au:5550/prod)1
CSIRO Marine Research (marlin-1 z3950.marine.csiro.au:6668/marlin)6
protocol
Tasmanian Spatial Data Directory (tas-1 www.thelist.tas.gov.au:5550/tas)198
  • 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.