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Modified: 2006-06-12

Report for the 'Basic' gateway: 2006-05

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: 1091
Multiple search fields: 537
Singular search fields: 554

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-text554
full-text|full-text329
full-text|full-text|full-text125
full-text|full-text|full-text|+83
  • 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
Tasmanian Spatial Data Directory (tas-1 www.thelist.tas.gov.au:5550/tas)1061
Murray-Darling Basin Commission (mdbc-1 db.mdbc.isa.net.au:5548/mdbcprod)1059
Queensland Department of Natural Resources and Mines Spatial Data (qld-2 www.nrm.qld.gov.au:5550/qsii2)1059
Geoscience Australia (ga-1 www.ga.gov.au:6668/ga)1059
DEH Environmental Data Directory (Green Pages) (ea-1 environment.gov.au:6668/edd)1058
Qld Spatial Data (QSIIS) (qsiis-1 qsiismet.oesr.qld.gov.au:6668/qsiis_prod)1058
BRS and Australian Natural Resources Data Library (ANRDL) (brs-4 indexgeo.net:5510/anrdl)1057
Other Commonwealth Agencies (hosted by BRS) (brs-2 www.brs.gov.au:210/comm)1056
South Australian Spatial Information Directory (sa-2 www.asdd.sa.gov.au:6668/sa)1056
Victorian Spatial Data Directory (vic-1 www.ogdc.vic.gov.au:6668/vicsdd)1056
Australian Hydrographic Service - Source Metadata (aho-2 www.hydro.gov.au:5550/source)1055
IndexGeo Pty Ltd - Eco Companion catalogue (ig-1 indexgeo.com.au:6668/dataset)1055
Australian Hydrographic Service - Product Metadata (aho-1 www.hydro.gov.au:5550/product)1055
Bureau of Meteorology (bom-1 extapps.bom.gov.au:6668/bom_meta)1052
CSIRO Marine and Atmospheric Research (marlin-1 z3950.marine.csiro.au:6668/marlin)1049
National Oceans Office (marlin-2 z3950.marine.csiro.au:6668/neptune)1049
NSW Natural Resources Data Directory (nsw-1 canri.nsw.gov.au:6668/nrdd)1044
ACT Geographic Data Directory (act-1 indexgeo.net:5511/act)1042
RAN Directorate of Oceanography and Meteorology (aodc-1 grey-2.metoc.gov.au:5550/pages_xml)1025
Australian Antarctic Data Centre (aadc-1 aadc-db.aad.gov.au:5550/prod)1021
WALIS Interragator-Spatial Data (walis-3 waliswww.walis.wa.gov.au:6668/agency)942
WALIS Interragator-Bibliographic Data (walis-4 waliswww.walis.wa.gov.au:6668/biblio)941
WALIS Interragator-Natural Resource Monitoring (walis-5 waliswww.walis.wa.gov.au:6668/nrm)940
WALIS Interragator-Environmental Impact Statements (walis-2 waliswww.walis.wa.gov.au:6668/eis)940
WALIS Interragator-Aerial Photography (walis-1 waliswww.walis.wa.gov.au:6668/airphoto)903
NT Spatial Data Directory (nt-1 www.ntlis.nt.gov.au:210/NTSDD)901
  • 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 searches1042
results were found245
no results found797
navigate0
full present5
search failed0
Australian Antarctic Data Centre (aadc-1 aadc-db.aad.gov.au:5550/prod)
total searches1021
results were found429
no results found592
navigate0
full present7
search failed0
Australian Hydrographic Service - Product Metadata (aho-1 www.hydro.gov.au:5550/product)
total searches1055
results were found144
no results found911
navigate32
full present8
search failed0
Australian Hydrographic Service - Source Metadata (aho-2 www.hydro.gov.au:5550/source)
total searches1055
results were found166
no results found889
navigate1
full present8
search failed0
BRS and Australian Natural Resources Data Library (ANRDL) (brs-4 indexgeo.net:5510/anrdl)
total searches1057
results were found497
no results found560
navigate49
full present176
search failed0
Bureau of Meteorology (bom-1 extapps.bom.gov.au:6668/bom_meta)
total searches1052
results were found67
no results found985
navigate0
full present6
search failed0
CSIRO Marine and Atmospheric Research (marlin-1 z3950.marine.csiro.au:6668/marlin)
total searches1049
results were found305
no results found744
navigate11
full present29
search failed0
DEH Environmental Data Directory (Green Pages) (ea-1 environment.gov.au:6668/edd)
total searches1058
results were found424
no results found634
navigate29
full present101
search failed0
Geoscience Australia (ga-1 www.ga.gov.au:6668/ga)
total searches1059
results were found464
no results found595
navigate47
full present346
search failed0
IndexGeo Pty Ltd - Eco Companion catalogue (ig-1 indexgeo.com.au:6668/dataset)
total searches1055
results were found140
no results found915
navigate1
full present2
search failed0
Murray-Darling Basin Commission (mdbc-1 db.mdbc.isa.net.au:5548/mdbcprod)
total searches1059
results were found375
no results found684
navigate83
full present75
search failed0
National Oceans Office (marlin-2 z3950.marine.csiro.au:6668/neptune)
total searches1049
results were found475
no results found574
navigate13
full present81
search failed0
NSW Natural Resources Data Directory (nsw-1 canri.nsw.gov.au:6668/nrdd)
total searches1044
results were found572
no results found471
navigate59
full present56
search failed1
NT Spatial Data Directory (nt-1 www.ntlis.nt.gov.au:210/NTSDD)
total searches901
results were found348
no results found549
navigate0
full present12
search failed4
Other Commonwealth Agencies (hosted by BRS) (brs-2 www.brs.gov.au:210/comm)
total searches1056
results were found195
no results found861
navigate0
full present45
search failed0
Qld Spatial Data (QSIIS) (qsiis-1 qsiismet.oesr.qld.gov.au:6668/qsiis_prod)
total searches1058
results were found557
no results found500
navigate61
full present153
search failed1
Queensland Department of Natural Resources and Mines Spatial Data (qld-2 www.nrm.qld.gov.au:5550/qsii2)
total searches1059
results were found522
no results found524
navigate95
full present60
search failed13
RAN Directorate of Oceanography and Meteorology (aodc-1 grey-2.metoc.gov.au:5550/pages_xml)
total searches1025
results were found79
no results found946
navigate7
full present9
search failed0
South Australian Spatial Information Directory (sa-2 www.asdd.sa.gov.au:6668/sa)
total searches1056
results were found482
no results found574
navigate1
full present63
search failed0
Tasmanian Spatial Data Directory (tas-1 www.thelist.tas.gov.au:5550/tas)
total searches1061
results were found396
no results found662
navigate63
full present71
search failed3
Victorian Spatial Data Directory (vic-1 www.ogdc.vic.gov.au:6668/vicsdd)
total searches1056
results were found464
no results found592
navigate4
full present98
search failed0
WALIS Interragator-Aerial Photography (walis-1 waliswww.walis.wa.gov.au:6668/airphoto)
total searches903
results were found160
no results found735
navigate3
full present19
search failed8
WALIS Interragator-Bibliographic Data (walis-4 waliswww.walis.wa.gov.au:6668/biblio)
total searches941
results were found280
no results found655
navigate29
full present24
search failed6
WALIS Interragator-Environmental Impact Statements (walis-2 waliswww.walis.wa.gov.au:6668/eis)
total searches940
results were found239
no results found695
navigate4
full present7
search failed6
WALIS Interragator-Natural Resource Monitoring (walis-5 waliswww.walis.wa.gov.au:6668/nrm)
total searches940
results were found160
no results found776
navigate3
full present14
search failed5
WALIS Interragator-Spatial Data (walis-3 waliswww.walis.wa.gov.au:6668/agency)
total searches942
results were found421
no results found514
navigate75
full present197
search failed7
  • 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
vegetation13
ANZCW070300900810
ANZCW07030090688
water8
rainfall7
road7
soils6
salinity6
brisbane6
postcode6
ramsar6
2004, 2006, Annual, Australia, Rainfall, Recorded, Western, from, of, to6
roads6
ANZCW11010000075
ANZCW07030090885
  • Includes all phrases, words, dates, and numbers.

Phrases (top 15)

Phrase Occurs
south australia4
Land Use3
spot 52
street name2
mole creek1
hopkins river1
eungella road1
ambient air quality1
Property Database1
fleurieu penisnsula1
South Coast Catchment Council1
curtin university1
dryland salinity1
water quality objectives1
river murray mapping1
  • Excludes phrases used in "ANZLIC Search Words".

Words (top 15)

Word Occurs
tasmania33
vegetation27
australia23
rainfall22
of22
queensland21
soil20
road20
data20
land19
river17
Australia16
water16
south16
NSW15
  • 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 repository2377
26 repositories686
25 repositories220
21 repositories97
24 repositories27
20 repositories18
23 repositories7
16 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 61
Single-word search 1882
  • Phrase search ... more than one word occuring together.

Other statistics

Search type Occurs
ANZLIC Unique Identifiers 46
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
WALIS Interragator-Spatial Data (walis-3 waliswww.walis.wa.gov.au:6668/agency)7
NT Spatial Data Directory (nt-1 www.ntlis.nt.gov.au:210/NTSDD)2
WALIS Interragator-Bibliographic Data (walis-4 waliswww.walis.wa.gov.au:6668/biblio)6
Queensland Department of Natural Resources and Mines Spatial Data (qld-2 www.nrm.qld.gov.au:5550/qsii2)10
WALIS Interragator-Natural Resource Monitoring (walis-5 waliswww.walis.wa.gov.au:6668/nrm)5
WALIS Interragator-Aerial Photography (walis-1 waliswww.walis.wa.gov.au:6668/airphoto)8
NSW Natural Resources Data Directory (nsw-1 canri.nsw.gov.au:6668/nrdd)1
WALIS Interragator-Environmental Impact Statements (walis-2 waliswww.walis.wa.gov.au:6668/eis)6
connection
Tasmanian Spatial Data Directory (tas-1 www.thelist.tas.gov.au:5550/tas)3
NT Spatial Data Directory (nt-1 www.ntlis.nt.gov.au:210/NTSDD)2
Qld Spatial Data (QSIIS) (qsiis-1 qsiismet.oesr.qld.gov.au:6668/qsiis_prod)1
Queensland Department of Natural Resources and Mines Spatial Data (qld-2 www.nrm.qld.gov.au:5550/qsii2)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.