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Modified: 2007-06-01

Report for the 'Basic' gateway: 2007-05

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: 1863
Multiple search fields: 1206
Singular search fields: 657

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-text|full-text825
full-text656
full-text|full-text|full-text215
full-text|full-text|full-text|+166
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  • 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
PSMA Australia Limited (psma-2 psma-asdd.geometryit.com:210/PSMA)1799
Murray-Darling Basin Commission (mdbc-1 db.mdbc.isa.net.au:5548/mdbcprod)1400
Qld Spatial Data (QSIC) (qsiis-1 qsiismet.oesr.qld.gov.au:6668/qsiis_prod)1399
National Oceans Office (marlin-2 z3950.marine.csiro.au:6668/neptune)1399
Geoscience Australia (ga-1 www.ga.gov.au:6668/ga)1398
ACT Geographic Data Directory (act-1 indexgeo.net:5511/act)1396
Australian Hydrographic Service - Product Metadata (aho-1 www.hydro.gov.au:5550/product)1395
Australian Hydrographic Service - Source Metadata (aho-2 www.hydro.gov.au:5550/source)1395
Australian Hydrographic Service - Publication Metadata (aho-3 www.hydro.gov.au:5550/publication)1395
IndexGeo Pty Ltd - Eco Companion catalogue (ig-1 indexgeo.com.au:6668/dataset)1395
Other Commonwealth Agencies (hosted by BRS) (brs-2 www.brs.gov.au:210/comm)1395
Tasmanian Spatial Data Directory (tas-1 www.thelist.tas.gov.au:5550/tas)1395
CSIRO Marine and Atmospheric Research (marlin-1 z3950.marine.csiro.au:6668/marlin)1394
BRS and Australian Natural Resources Data Library (ANRDL) (brs-4 adl.brs.gov.au:210/anrdl)1394
Victorian Spatial Data Directory (vic-1 www.ogdc.vic.gov.au:6668/vicsdd)1393
NT Spatial Data Directory (nt-1 www.ntlis.nt.gov.au:210/NTSDD)1389
Bureau of Meteorology (bom-1 extapps.bom.gov.au:6668/bom_meta)1384
South Australian Spatial Information Directory (sa-2 www.asdd.sa.gov.au:6668/sa)1384
Queensland Department of Natural Resources and Mines Spatial Data (qld-2 www.nrm.qld.gov.au:5550/qsii2)1383
RAN Directorate of Oceanography and Meteorology (aodc-1 grey-2.metoc.gov.au:5550/pages_xml)1321
NSW Natural Resources Data Directory (nsw-1 canri.nsw.gov.au:6668/nrdd)1204
WALIS Interragator-Spatial Data (walis-3 waliswww.walis.wa.gov.au:6668/agency)1000
WALIS Interragator-Natural Resource Monitoring (walis-5 waliswww.walis.wa.gov.au:6668/nrm)997
WALIS Interragator-Bibliographic Data (walis-4 waliswww.walis.wa.gov.au:6668/biblio)996
WALIS Interragator-Aerial Photography (walis-1 waliswww.walis.wa.gov.au:6668/airphoto)996
WALIS Interragator-Environmental Impact Statements (walis-2 waliswww.walis.wa.gov.au:6668/eis)991
DEW Discover Information Geographically (DIG) (ea-1 kaos.erin.gov.au:6668/edd)466
  • 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 searches1396
results were found302
no results found1094
navigate4
full present2
search failed0
Australian Hydrographic Service - Product Metadata (aho-1 www.hydro.gov.au:5550/product)
total searches1395
results were found200
no results found1195
navigate15
full present8
search failed0
Australian Hydrographic Service - Publication Metadata (aho-3 www.hydro.gov.au:5550/publication)
total searches1395
results were found41
no results found1354
navigate0
full present1
search failed0
Australian Hydrographic Service - Source Metadata (aho-2 www.hydro.gov.au:5550/source)
total searches1395
results were found229
no results found1166
navigate19
full present9
search failed0
BRS and Australian Natural Resources Data Library (ANRDL) (brs-4 adl.brs.gov.au:210/anrdl)
total searches1394
results were found682
no results found712
navigate195
full present254
search failed0
Bureau of Meteorology (bom-1 extapps.bom.gov.au:6668/bom_meta)
total searches1384
results were found89
no results found1295
navigate0
full present3
search failed0
CSIRO Marine and Atmospheric Research (marlin-1 z3950.marine.csiro.au:6668/marlin)
total searches1394
results were found403
no results found991
navigate5
full present12
search failed0
DEW Discover Information Geographically (DIG) (ea-1 kaos.erin.gov.au:6668/edd)
total searches466
results were found155
no results found311
navigate1
full present41
search failed17
Geoscience Australia (ga-1 www.ga.gov.au:6668/ga)
total searches1398
results were found526
no results found872
navigate21
full present160
search failed0
IndexGeo Pty Ltd - Eco Companion catalogue (ig-1 indexgeo.com.au:6668/dataset)
total searches1395
results were found147
no results found1248
navigate0
full present1
search failed0
Murray-Darling Basin Commission (mdbc-1 db.mdbc.isa.net.au:5548/mdbcprod)
total searches1400
results were found442
no results found958
navigate61
full present56
search failed0
National Oceans Office (marlin-2 z3950.marine.csiro.au:6668/neptune)
total searches1399
results were found622
no results found777
navigate41
full present108
search failed0
NSW Natural Resources Data Directory (nsw-1 canri.nsw.gov.au:6668/nrdd)
total searches1204
results were found598
no results found606
navigate153
full present116
search failed0
NT Spatial Data Directory (nt-1 www.ntlis.nt.gov.au:210/NTSDD)
total searches1389
results were found523
no results found864
navigate4
full present21
search failed3
Other Commonwealth Agencies (hosted by BRS) (brs-2 www.brs.gov.au:210/comm)
total searches1395
results were found236
no results found1159
navigate1
full present35
search failed0
PSMA Australia Limited (psma-2 psma-asdd.geometryit.com:210/PSMA)
total searches1799
results were found562
no results found1237
navigate0
full present6
search failed0
Qld Spatial Data (QSIC) (qsiis-1 qsiismet.oesr.qld.gov.au:6668/qsiis_prod)
total searches1399
results were found722
no results found677
navigate298
full present232
search failed0
Queensland Department of Natural Resources and Mines Spatial Data (qld-2 www.nrm.qld.gov.au:5550/qsii2)
total searches1383
results were found691
no results found681
navigate75
full present119
search failed11
RAN Directorate of Oceanography and Meteorology (aodc-1 grey-2.metoc.gov.au:5550/pages_xml)
total searches1321
results were found100
no results found1179
navigate1
full present10
search failed42
South Australian Spatial Information Directory (sa-2 www.asdd.sa.gov.au:6668/sa)
total searches1384
results were found609
no results found775
navigate86
full present181
search failed0
Tasmanian Spatial Data Directory (tas-1 www.thelist.tas.gov.au:5550/tas)
total searches1395
results were found510
no results found885
navigate25
full present92
search failed0
Victorian Spatial Data Directory (vic-1 www.ogdc.vic.gov.au:6668/vicsdd)
total searches1393
results were found544
no results found849
navigate6
full present55
search failed0
WALIS Interragator-Aerial Photography (walis-1 waliswww.walis.wa.gov.au:6668/airphoto)
total searches996
results were found142
no results found854
navigate0
full present9
search failed0
WALIS Interragator-Bibliographic Data (walis-4 waliswww.walis.wa.gov.au:6668/biblio)
total searches996
results were found284
no results found712
navigate19
full present6
search failed0
WALIS Interragator-Environmental Impact Statements (walis-2 waliswww.walis.wa.gov.au:6668/eis)
total searches991
results were found236
no results found755
navigate0
full present2
search failed0
WALIS Interragator-Natural Resource Monitoring (walis-5 waliswww.walis.wa.gov.au:6668/nrm)
total searches997
results were found187
no results found810
navigate4
full present3
search failed0
WALIS Interragator-Spatial Data (walis-3 waliswww.walis.wa.gov.au:6668/agency)
total searches1000
results were found469
no results found531
navigate37
full present73
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
Address, Address427
address17
road12
population12
vegetation8
barrier8
bathymetry7
queensland7
tenure7
quality, water6
topography6
police6
wind6
In, River5
land, use5
  • Includes all phrases, words, dates, and numbers.

Phrases (top 15)

Phrase Occurs
south east12
national land5
water resources audit4
aboriginal sites3
Water Condition Sub-index aggregated to AWRC catchments2
Meteorological data has been recorded at a variety of sites around South Australia. Data was collected from 1987c2
Sediment quality data on the Port River Estuaries2
Boundary to be used in conjunction2
rudall river national park2
urban footprint2
Potential Diffuse Sources of Sediments in Water Catchments2
South East2
A land use map of Australia2
Lambells Lagoon2
Polygons showing the extent2
  • Excludes phrases used in "ANZLIC Search Words".

Words (top 15)

Word Occurs
Address858
queensland58
water54
of50
Queensland43
land36
south30
vegetation29
data29
river28
road23
australia23
population20
east20
national20
  • 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 repository3154
21 repositories389
27 repositories384
26 repositories370
25 repositories217
24 repositories24
20 repositories8
22 repositories2
23 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 183
Single-word search 3517
  • Phrase search ... more than one word occuring together.

Other statistics

Search type Occurs
ANZLIC Unique Identifiers 22
Right truncation 1
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
Respository not available
DEW Discover Information Geographically (DIG) (ea-1 kaos.erin.gov.au:6668/edd)17
timeout
Queensland Department of Natural Resources and Mines Spatial Data (qld-2 www.nrm.qld.gov.au:5550/qsii2)5
RAN Directorate of Oceanography and Meteorology (aodc-1 grey-2.metoc.gov.au:5550/pages_xml)42
connection
NT Spatial Data Directory (nt-1 www.ntlis.nt.gov.au:210/NTSDD)3
Queensland Department of Natural Resources and Mines Spatial Data (qld-2 www.nrm.qld.gov.au:5550/qsii2)6
  • 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.