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Gateway Stats
Modified: 2009-12-07

Report for the 'Basic' gateway: 2008-06

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: 10145
Multiple search fields: 9518
Singular search fields: 627

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-text9220
full-text627
full-text|full-text|full-text207
full-text|full-text|full-text|+91
  • 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)10115
Tasmanian Spatial Data Directory (tas-1 www.thelist.tas.gov.au:5550/tas)1540
Queensland Department of Natural Resources and Water Data (qld-2 www.nrm.qld.gov.au:5550/qsii2)1539
South Australian Spatial Information Directory (sa-2 www.asdd.sa.gov.au:6668/sa)1536
Australian Hydrographic Service - Product Metadata (aho-1 www.hydro.gov.au:5550/product)1535
Murray-Darling Basin Commission (mdbc-1 db.mdbc.isa.net.au:5548/mdbcprod)1535
NSW Natural Resources Data Directory (nsw-1 canri.nsw.gov.au:6668/nrdd)1535
Qld Spatial Data (QSIC) (qsiis-1 qsiismet.oesr.qld.gov.au:6668/qsiis_prod)1535
Geoscience Australia (ga-1 www.ga.gov.au:6668/ga)1535
National Oceans Office (marlin-2 z3950.marine.csiro.au:6668/neptune)1535
ACT Geographic Data Directory (act-1 indexgeo.net:5511/act)1534
Bureau of Meteorology (bom-1 extapps.bom.gov.au:6668/bom_meta)1534
IndexGeo Pty Ltd - Eco Companion catalogue (ig-1 indexgeo.com.au:6668/dataset)1534
CSIRO Marine and Atmospheric Research (marlin-1 z3950.marine.csiro.au:6668/marlin)1534
Australian Hydrographic Service - Source Metadata (aho-2 www.hydro.gov.au:5550/source)1533
NT Spatial Data Directory (nt-1 www.ntlis.nt.gov.au:210/NTSDD)1533
Victorian Spatial Data Directory (vic-1 www.ogdc.vic.gov.au:6668/vicsdd)1533
Australian Hydrographic Service - Publication Metadata (aho-3 www.hydro.gov.au:5550/publication)1533
RAN Directorate of Oceanography and Meteorology (aodc-1 grey-2.metoc.gov.au:5550/pages_xml)1533
BRS and Australian Natural Resources Data Library (ANRDL) (brs-4 adl.brs.gov.au:210/anrdl)1532
DEWHA Discover Information Geographically (DIG) (ea-1 kaos.erin.gov.au:6668/edd)1532
Other Commonwealth Agencies (hosted by BRS) (brs-2 adl.brs.gov.au:210/comm)1531
  • 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 searches1534
results were found489
no results found1045
navigate0
full present11
search failed0
Australian Hydrographic Service - Product Metadata (aho-1 www.hydro.gov.au:5550/product)
total searches1535
results were found188
no results found1347
navigate4
full present9
search failed0
Australian Hydrographic Service - Publication Metadata (aho-3 www.hydro.gov.au:5550/publication)
total searches1533
results were found19
no results found1514
navigate0
full present2
search failed0
Australian Hydrographic Service - Source Metadata (aho-2 www.hydro.gov.au:5550/source)
total searches1533
results were found214
no results found1319
navigate4
full present5
search failed0
BRS and Australian Natural Resources Data Library (ANRDL) (brs-4 adl.brs.gov.au:210/anrdl)
total searches1532
results were found692
no results found840
navigate64
full present235
search failed0
Bureau of Meteorology (bom-1 extapps.bom.gov.au:6668/bom_meta)
total searches1534
results were found77
no results found1457
navigate0
full present1
search failed0
CSIRO Marine and Atmospheric Research (marlin-1 z3950.marine.csiro.au:6668/marlin)
total searches1534
results were found442
no results found1091
navigate6
full present29
search failed1
DEWHA Discover Information Geographically (DIG) (ea-1 kaos.erin.gov.au:6668/edd)
total searches1532
results were found553
no results found979
navigate4
full present73
search failed0
Geoscience Australia (ga-1 www.ga.gov.au:6668/ga)
total searches1535
results were found554
no results found981
navigate20
full present135
search failed0
IndexGeo Pty Ltd - Eco Companion catalogue (ig-1 indexgeo.com.au:6668/dataset)
total searches1534
results were found225
no results found1309
navigate0
full present6
search failed0
Murray-Darling Basin Commission (mdbc-1 db.mdbc.isa.net.au:5548/mdbcprod)
total searches1535
results were found496
no results found1036
navigate46
full present73
search failed3
National Oceans Office (marlin-2 z3950.marine.csiro.au:6668/neptune)
total searches1535
results were found568
no results found967
navigate8
full present58
search failed0
NSW Natural Resources Data Directory (nsw-1 canri.nsw.gov.au:6668/nrdd)
total searches1535
results were found773
no results found762
navigate119
full present143
search failed0
NT Spatial Data Directory (nt-1 www.ntlis.nt.gov.au:210/NTSDD)
total searches1533
results were found414
no results found1116
navigate2
full present18
search failed3
Other Commonwealth Agencies (hosted by BRS) (brs-2 adl.brs.gov.au:210/comm)
total searches1531
results were found267
no results found1264
navigate5
full present35
search failed0
PSMA Australia Limited (psma-2 psma-asdd.geometryit.com:210/PSMA)
total searches10115
results were found8753
no results found1362
navigate0
full present12
search failed0
Qld Spatial Data (QSIC) (qsiis-1 qsiismet.oesr.qld.gov.au:6668/qsiis_prod)
total searches1535
results were found641
no results found894
navigate67
full present117
search failed0
Queensland Department of Natural Resources and Water Data (qld-2 www.nrm.qld.gov.au:5550/qsii2)
total searches1539
results were found672
no results found863
navigate40
full present68
search failed4
RAN Directorate of Oceanography and Meteorology (aodc-1 grey-2.metoc.gov.au:5550/pages_xml)
total searches1533
results were found117
no results found1416
navigate0
full present0
search failed0
South Australian Spatial Information Directory (sa-2 www.asdd.sa.gov.au:6668/sa)
total searches1536
results were found576
no results found960
navigate69
full present206
search failed0
Tasmanian Spatial Data Directory (tas-1 www.thelist.tas.gov.au:5550/tas)
total searches1540
results were found522
no results found1018
navigate21
full present47
search failed0
Victorian Spatial Data Directory (vic-1 www.ogdc.vic.gov.au:6668/vicsdd)
total searches1533
results were found587
no results found946
navigate16
full present67
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, Address8586
water62
query22
soil15
nrm, southern7
wetland7
tasmania7
aquafin6
vegetation6
roads6
river6
land, use6
change, climate5
geology5
quality, water5
  • Includes all phrases, words, dates, and numbers.

Phrases (top 15)

Phrase Occurs
bonaparte basin5
south australia3
Gouroch range2
warrego river2
Southern Murray Darling Basin2
Warrego River1
groundwater management units1
wind farms1
available water capacity1
bonaparte survey1
ashmore street1
crimson finch1
council boundary1
road network1
State Herbarium1
  • Excludes phrases used in "ANZLIC Search Words".

Words (top 15)

Word Occurs
Address17172
asdfh32974187g3hjbvj01pwerhamxcv87a3423224
water99
soil28
river24
map24
query22
land21
survey20
australia19
heritage18
quality16
vegetation16
of16
south15
  • 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 repository10456
22 repositories1519
21 repositories11
19 repositories4
  • 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 35
Single-word search 19821
  • Phrase search ... more than one word occuring together.

Other statistics

Search type Occurs
ANZLIC Unique Identifiers 6
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
connection
NT Spatial Data Directory (nt-1 www.ntlis.nt.gov.au:210/NTSDD)3
Queensland Department of Natural Resources and Water Data (qld-2 www.nrm.qld.gov.au:5550/qsii2)4
Murray-Darling Basin Commission (mdbc-1 db.mdbc.isa.net.au:5548/mdbcprod)3
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.