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Modified: 2007-10-03

Report for the 'Basic' gateway: 2007-09

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: 9589
Multiple search fields: 9025
Singular search fields: 564

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-text8855
full-text564
full-text|full-text|full-text91
full-text|full-text|full-text|+79
  • 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)9572
ACT Geographic Data Directory (act-1 indexgeo.net:5511/act)973
WALIS Interragator-Spatial Data (walis-3 waliswww.walis.wa.gov.au:6668/agency)972
Queensland Department of Natural Resources and Mines Spatial Data (qld-2 www.nrm.qld.gov.au:5550/qsii2)971
Geoscience Australia (ga-1 www.ga.gov.au:6668/ga)971
DEW Discover Information Geographically (DIG) (ea-1 kaos.erin.gov.au:6668/edd)970
WALIS Interragator-Bibliographic Data (walis-4 waliswww.walis.wa.gov.au:6668/biblio)969
WALIS Interragator-Natural Resource Monitoring (walis-5 waliswww.walis.wa.gov.au:6668/nrm)969
WALIS Interragator-Environmental Impact Statements (walis-2 waliswww.walis.wa.gov.au:6668/eis)969
Bureau of Meteorology (bom-1 extapps.bom.gov.au:6668/bom_meta)969
RAN Directorate of Oceanography and Meteorology (aodc-1 grey-2.metoc.gov.au:5550/pages_xml)969
National Oceans Office (marlin-2 z3950.marine.csiro.au:6668/neptune)969
Australian Hydrographic Service - Product Metadata (aho-1 www.hydro.gov.au:5550/product)969
Australian Hydrographic Service - Source Metadata (aho-2 www.hydro.gov.au:5550/source)969
Australian Hydrographic Service - Publication Metadata (aho-3 www.hydro.gov.au:5550/publication)969
Tasmanian Spatial Data Directory (tas-1 www.thelist.tas.gov.au:5550/tas)969
WALIS Interragator-Aerial Photography (walis-1 waliswww.walis.wa.gov.au:6668/airphoto)969
Murray-Darling Basin Commission (mdbc-1 db.mdbc.isa.net.au:5548/mdbcprod)968
CSIRO Marine and Atmospheric Research (marlin-1 z3950.marine.csiro.au:6668/marlin)968
South Australian Spatial Information Directory (sa-2 www.asdd.sa.gov.au:6668/sa)964
NT Spatial Data Directory (nt-1 www.ntlis.nt.gov.au:210/NTSDD)963
NSW Natural Resources Data Directory (nsw-1 canri.nsw.gov.au:6668/nrdd)954
IndexGeo Pty Ltd - Eco Companion catalogue (ig-1 indexgeo.com.au:6668/dataset)954
Qld Spatial Data (QSIC) (qsiis-1 qsiismet.oesr.qld.gov.au:6668/qsiis_prod)926
BRS and Australian Natural Resources Data Library (ANRDL) (brs-4 adl.brs.gov.au:210/anrdl)923
Other Commonwealth Agencies (hosted by BRS) (brs-2 www.brs.gov.au:210/comm)54
  • 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 searches973
results were found343
no results found630
navigate0
full present9
search failed0
Australian Hydrographic Service - Product Metadata (aho-1 www.hydro.gov.au:5550/product)
total searches969
results were found189
no results found780
navigate0
full present5
search failed0
Australian Hydrographic Service - Publication Metadata (aho-3 www.hydro.gov.au:5550/publication)
total searches969
results were found27
no results found942
navigate0
full present3
search failed0
Australian Hydrographic Service - Source Metadata (aho-2 www.hydro.gov.au:5550/source)
total searches969
results were found241
no results found728
navigate2
full present4
search failed0
BRS and Australian Natural Resources Data Library (ANRDL) (brs-4 adl.brs.gov.au:210/anrdl)
total searches923
results were found537
no results found386
navigate80
full present72
search failed0
Bureau of Meteorology (bom-1 extapps.bom.gov.au:6668/bom_meta)
total searches969
results were found52
no results found917
navigate0
full present2
search failed0
CSIRO Marine and Atmospheric Research (marlin-1 z3950.marine.csiro.au:6668/marlin)
total searches968
results were found385
no results found582
navigate1
full present12
search failed1
DEW Discover Information Geographically (DIG) (ea-1 kaos.erin.gov.au:6668/edd)
total searches970
results were found482
no results found488
navigate4
full present47
search failed0
Geoscience Australia (ga-1 www.ga.gov.au:6668/ga)
total searches971
results were found497
no results found474
navigate21
full present151
search failed0
IndexGeo Pty Ltd - Eco Companion catalogue (ig-1 indexgeo.com.au:6668/dataset)
total searches954
results were found211
no results found743
navigate0
full present2
search failed0
Murray-Darling Basin Commission (mdbc-1 db.mdbc.isa.net.au:5548/mdbcprod)
total searches968
results were found407
no results found560
navigate34
full present47
search failed1
National Oceans Office (marlin-2 z3950.marine.csiro.au:6668/neptune)
total searches969
results were found482
no results found487
navigate10
full present48
search failed0
NSW Natural Resources Data Directory (nsw-1 canri.nsw.gov.au:6668/nrdd)
total searches954
results were found616
no results found338
navigate58
full present49
search failed0
NT Spatial Data Directory (nt-1 www.ntlis.nt.gov.au:210/NTSDD)
total searches963
results were found389
no results found574
navigate0
full present15
search failed0
Other Commonwealth Agencies (hosted by BRS) (brs-2 www.brs.gov.au:210/comm)
total searches54
results were found14
no results found40
navigate0
full present2
search failed0
PSMA Australia Limited (psma-2 psma-asdd.geometryit.com:210/PSMA)
total searches9572
results were found8761
no results found810
navigate0
full present8
search failed1
Qld Spatial Data (QSIC) (qsiis-1 qsiismet.oesr.qld.gov.au:6668/qsiis_prod)
total searches926
results were found500
no results found426
navigate23
full present68
search failed0
Queensland Department of Natural Resources and Mines Spatial Data (qld-2 www.nrm.qld.gov.au:5550/qsii2)
total searches971
results were found550
no results found419
navigate33
full present51
search failed2
RAN Directorate of Oceanography and Meteorology (aodc-1 grey-2.metoc.gov.au:5550/pages_xml)
total searches969
results were found139
no results found830
navigate0
full present1
search failed0
South Australian Spatial Information Directory (sa-2 www.asdd.sa.gov.au:6668/sa)
total searches964
results were found507
no results found457
navigate30
full present66
search failed0
Tasmanian Spatial Data Directory (tas-1 www.thelist.tas.gov.au:5550/tas)
total searches969
results were found432
no results found537
navigate32
full present57
search failed0
WALIS Interragator-Aerial Photography (walis-1 waliswww.walis.wa.gov.au:6668/airphoto)
total searches969
results were found300
no results found669
navigate0
full present14
search failed0
WALIS Interragator-Bibliographic Data (walis-4 waliswww.walis.wa.gov.au:6668/biblio)
total searches969
results were found429
no results found540
navigate0
full present5
search failed0
WALIS Interragator-Environmental Impact Statements (walis-2 waliswww.walis.wa.gov.au:6668/eis)
total searches969
results were found373
no results found596
navigate0
full present6
search failed0
WALIS Interragator-Natural Resource Monitoring (walis-5 waliswww.walis.wa.gov.au:6668/nrm)
total searches969
results were found269
no results found700
navigate0
full present4
search failed0
WALIS Interragator-Spatial Data (walis-3 waliswww.walis.wa.gov.au:6668/agency)
total searches972
results were found547
no results found425
navigate35
full present71
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, Address8603
water57
land24
1:25000, Toowoomba, map, orthophoto15
darling, murray10
tree9
land, water8
soil8
salinity7
"Toowoomba 1:25000 orthophoto map"7
rivers7
1:25000, map, orthophoto, toowoomba6
perth6
car6
climate6
  • Includes all phrases, words, dates, and numbers.

Phrases (top 15)

Phrase Occurs
Toowoomba 1:25000 orthophoto map8
toowoomba 1:25000 orthophto map2
toowoomba 1:25000 orthophoto map2
darling murray2
our land2
Broome WA1
box gum woodland1
Kentish LD 13621
post code1
planning zone1
atlas of australian soils queensland1
Terrestrial Laser Scanning1
Landsat Australian Greenhouse Offcie Continenal1
hill river1
land use1
  • Excludes phrases used in "ANZLIC Search Words".

Words (top 15)

Word Occurs
Address17206
water80
land56
map48
orthophoto37
toowoomba23
soil22
Toowoomba17
darling15
australia15
murray14
south14
salinity13
1:2500012
geology12
  • 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 repository9802
25 repositories780
24 repositories134
26 repositories54
22 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 36
Single-word search 18802
  • Phrase search ... more than one word occuring together.

Other statistics

Search type Occurs
ANZLIC Unique Identifiers 5
Right truncation 0
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
PSMA Australia Limited (psma-2 psma-asdd.geometryit.com:210/PSMA)1
connection
Queensland Department of Natural Resources and Mines Spatial Data (qld-2 www.nrm.qld.gov.au:5550/qsii2)2
Murray-Darling Basin Commission (mdbc-1 db.mdbc.isa.net.au:5548/mdbcprod)1
CSIRO Marine and Atmospheric Research (marlin-1 z3950.marine.csiro.au:6668/marlin)1
  • 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.