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Modified: 2007-07-25

Report for the 'Basic' gateway: 2007-06

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: 9281
Multiple search fields: 8862
Singular search fields: 419

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-text8712
full-text419
full-text|full-text|full-text94
full-text|full-text|full-text|+56
  • 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)9260
DEW Discover Information Geographically (DIG) (ea-1 kaos.erin.gov.au:6668/edd)746
NSW Natural Resources Data Directory (nsw-1 canri.nsw.gov.au:6668/nrdd)746
Geoscience Australia (ga-1 www.ga.gov.au:6668/ga)746
Murray-Darling Basin Commission (mdbc-1 db.mdbc.isa.net.au:5548/mdbcprod)745
BRS and Australian Natural Resources Data Library (ANRDL) (brs-4 adl.brs.gov.au:210/anrdl)745
RAN Directorate of Oceanography and Meteorology (aodc-1 grey-2.metoc.gov.au:5550/pages_xml)744
ACT Geographic Data Directory (act-1 indexgeo.net:5511/act)744
Qld Spatial Data (QSIC) (qsiis-1 qsiismet.oesr.qld.gov.au:6668/qsiis_prod)744
IndexGeo Pty Ltd - Eco Companion catalogue (ig-1 indexgeo.com.au:6668/dataset)744
Other Commonwealth Agencies (hosted by BRS) (brs-2 www.brs.gov.au:210/comm)744
NT Spatial Data Directory (nt-1 www.ntlis.nt.gov.au:210/NTSDD)743
Australian Hydrographic Service - Product Metadata (aho-1 www.hydro.gov.au:5550/product)743
Australian Hydrographic Service - Source Metadata (aho-2 www.hydro.gov.au:5550/source)743
Australian Hydrographic Service - Publication Metadata (aho-3 www.hydro.gov.au:5550/publication)743
South Australian Spatial Information Directory (sa-2 www.asdd.sa.gov.au:6668/sa)743
Bureau of Meteorology (bom-1 extapps.bom.gov.au:6668/bom_meta)743
Queensland Department of Natural Resources and Mines Spatial Data (qld-2 www.nrm.qld.gov.au:5550/qsii2)742
Tasmanian Spatial Data Directory (tas-1 www.thelist.tas.gov.au:5550/tas)726
(vic-1 )712
WALIS Interragator-Spatial Data (walis-3 waliswww.walis.wa.gov.au:6668/agency)711
WALIS Interragator-Bibliographic Data (walis-4 waliswww.walis.wa.gov.au:6668/biblio)710
WALIS Interragator-Environmental Impact Statements (walis-2 waliswww.walis.wa.gov.au:6668/eis)710
WALIS Interragator-Natural Resource Monitoring (walis-5 waliswww.walis.wa.gov.au:6668/nrm)709
WALIS Interragator-Aerial Photography (walis-1 waliswww.walis.wa.gov.au:6668/airphoto)709
CSIRO Marine and Atmospheric Research (marlin-1 z3950.marine.csiro.au:6668/marlin)693
National Oceans Office (marlin-2 z3950.marine.csiro.au:6668/neptune)693
  • 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
(vic-1 )
total searches712
results were found315
no results found397
navigate3
full present40
search failed0
ACT Geographic Data Directory (act-1 indexgeo.net:5511/act)
total searches744
results were found215
no results found529
navigate0
full present7
search failed0
Australian Hydrographic Service - Product Metadata (aho-1 www.hydro.gov.au:5550/product)
total searches743
results were found116
no results found627
navigate0
full present3
search failed0
Australian Hydrographic Service - Publication Metadata (aho-3 www.hydro.gov.au:5550/publication)
total searches743
results were found26
no results found717
navigate0
full present1
search failed0
Australian Hydrographic Service - Source Metadata (aho-2 www.hydro.gov.au:5550/source)
total searches743
results were found132
no results found611
navigate0
full present3
search failed0
BRS and Australian Natural Resources Data Library (ANRDL) (brs-4 adl.brs.gov.au:210/anrdl)
total searches745
results were found387
no results found358
navigate28
full present164
search failed0
Bureau of Meteorology (bom-1 extapps.bom.gov.au:6668/bom_meta)
total searches743
results were found54
no results found689
navigate0
full present6
search failed0
CSIRO Marine and Atmospheric Research (marlin-1 z3950.marine.csiro.au:6668/marlin)
total searches693
results were found229
no results found464
navigate2
full present9
search failed0
DEW Discover Information Geographically (DIG) (ea-1 kaos.erin.gov.au:6668/edd)
total searches746
results were found366
no results found380
navigate75
full present113
search failed1
Geoscience Australia (ga-1 www.ga.gov.au:6668/ga)
total searches746
results were found340
no results found406
navigate12
full present156
search failed0
IndexGeo Pty Ltd - Eco Companion catalogue (ig-1 indexgeo.com.au:6668/dataset)
total searches744
results were found115
no results found629
navigate0
full present4
search failed0
Murray-Darling Basin Commission (mdbc-1 db.mdbc.isa.net.au:5548/mdbcprod)
total searches745
results were found267
no results found478
navigate5
full present45
search failed0
National Oceans Office (marlin-2 z3950.marine.csiro.au:6668/neptune)
total searches693
results were found352
no results found341
navigate7
full present63
search failed0
NSW Natural Resources Data Directory (nsw-1 canri.nsw.gov.au:6668/nrdd)
total searches746
results were found421
no results found325
navigate39
full present50
search failed0
NT Spatial Data Directory (nt-1 www.ntlis.nt.gov.au:210/NTSDD)
total searches743
results were found259
no results found483
navigate0
full present5
search failed1
Other Commonwealth Agencies (hosted by BRS) (brs-2 www.brs.gov.au:210/comm)
total searches744
results were found150
no results found594
navigate1
full present6
search failed0
PSMA Australia Limited (psma-2 psma-asdd.geometryit.com:210/PSMA)
total searches9260
results were found8593
no results found667
navigate0
full present4
search failed0
Qld Spatial Data (QSIC) (qsiis-1 qsiismet.oesr.qld.gov.au:6668/qsiis_prod)
total searches744
results were found415
no results found329
navigate62
full present81
search failed0
Queensland Department of Natural Resources and Mines Spatial Data (qld-2 www.nrm.qld.gov.au:5550/qsii2)
total searches742
results were found386
no results found347
navigate62
full present65
search failed9
RAN Directorate of Oceanography and Meteorology (aodc-1 grey-2.metoc.gov.au:5550/pages_xml)
total searches744
results were found70
no results found674
navigate0
full present8
search failed0
South Australian Spatial Information Directory (sa-2 www.asdd.sa.gov.au:6668/sa)
total searches743
results were found311
no results found432
navigate38
full present69
search failed0
Tasmanian Spatial Data Directory (tas-1 www.thelist.tas.gov.au:5550/tas)
total searches726
results were found288
no results found438
navigate50
full present61
search failed0
WALIS Interragator-Aerial Photography (walis-1 waliswww.walis.wa.gov.au:6668/airphoto)
total searches709
results were found159
no results found550
navigate0
full present6
search failed0
WALIS Interragator-Bibliographic Data (walis-4 waliswww.walis.wa.gov.au:6668/biblio)
total searches710
results were found235
no results found475
navigate4
full present5
search failed0
WALIS Interragator-Environmental Impact Statements (walis-2 waliswww.walis.wa.gov.au:6668/eis)
total searches710
results were found201
no results found509
navigate7
full present0
search failed0
WALIS Interragator-Natural Resource Monitoring (walis-5 waliswww.walis.wa.gov.au:6668/nrm)
total searches709
results were found163
no results found546
navigate1
full present4
search failed0
WALIS Interragator-Spatial Data (walis-3 waliswww.walis.wa.gov.au:6668/agency)
total searches711
results were found352
no results found359
navigate18
full present52
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, Address8523
vegetation10
water7
soil7
land, use6
address6
tasmania5
geology5
tide4
ramsar4
electoral4
marine4
groundwater4
cover, land4
brisbane4
  • Includes all phrases, words, dates, and numbers.

Phrases (top 15)

Phrase Occurs
primary industries2
Fifty ROad2
woodie woodie1
regional ecosystems1
Tanya Williams1
admin data1
city of cairns1
environmental value1
pentecost river1
metadata validation date: 12-01-20071
Open Cut1
property sales information1
square kilometres1
Land use1
marine protected1
  • Excludes phrases used in "ANZLIC Search Words".

Words (top 15)

Word Occurs
Address17046
land22
queensland21
soil20
water19
vegetation16
geology12
australia11
use11
NSW11
Habitat10
Models10
Fauna10
Quality10
CRA/RFA9
  • 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 repository9981
27 repositories601
26 repositories55
25 repositories48
22 repositories33
24 repositories5
21 repositories1
20 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 27
Single-word search 18360
  • Phrase search ... more than one word occuring together.

Other statistics

Search type Occurs
ANZLIC Unique Identifiers 21
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
Respository not available
DEW Discover Information Geographically (DIG) (ea-1 kaos.erin.gov.au:6668/edd)1
connection
NT Spatial Data Directory (nt-1 www.ntlis.nt.gov.au:210/NTSDD)1
Queensland Department of Natural Resources and Mines Spatial Data (qld-2 www.nrm.qld.gov.au:5550/qsii2)9
  • 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.