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Modified: 2009-12-07

Report for the 'Basic' gateway: 2008-07

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: 10307
Multiple search fields: 9648
Singular search fields: 659

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-text9337
full-text659
full-text|full-text|full-text215
full-text|full-text|full-text|+96
  • 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)10290
South Australian Spatial Information Directory (sa-2 www.asdd.sa.gov.au:6668/sa)1323
Tasmanian Spatial Data Directory (tas-1 www.thelist.tas.gov.au:5550/tas)1320
Queensland Department of Natural Resources and Water Data (qld-2 www.nrm.qld.gov.au:5550/qsii2)1320
CSIRO Marine and Atmospheric Research (marlin-1 z3950.marine.csiro.au:6668/marlin)1318
Qld Spatial Data (QSIC) (qsiis-1 qsiismet.oesr.qld.gov.au:6668/qsiis_prod)1318
Bureau of Meteorology (bom-1 extapps.bom.gov.au:6668/bom_meta)1317
ACT Geographic Data Directory (act-1 indexgeo.net:5511/act)1317
National Oceans Office (marlin-2 z3950.marine.csiro.au:6668/neptune)1317
NT Spatial Data Directory (nt-1 www.ntlis.nt.gov.au:210/NTSDD)1317
Australian Hydrographic Service - Product Metadata (aho-1 www.hydro.gov.au:5550/product)1317
Australian Hydrographic Service - Source Metadata (aho-2 www.hydro.gov.au:5550/source)1317
Australian Hydrographic Service - Publication Metadata (aho-3 www.hydro.gov.au:5550/publication)1317
IndexGeo Pty Ltd - Eco Companion catalogue (ig-1 indexgeo.com.au:6668/dataset)1317
Murray-Darling Basin Commission (mdbc-1 db.mdbc.isa.net.au:5548/mdbcprod)1317
Geoscience Australia (ga-1 www.ga.gov.au:6668/ga)1317
NSW Natural Resources Data Directory (nsw-1 canri.nsw.gov.au:6668/nrdd)1311
Victorian Spatial Data Directory (vic-1 www.ogdc.vic.gov.au:6668/vicsdd)1305
DEWHA Discover Information Geographically (DIG) (ea-1 kaos.erin.gov.au:6668/edd)1256
BRS and Australian Natural Resources Data Library (ANRDL) (brs-4 adl.brs.gov.au:210/anrdl)1131
Other Commonwealth Agencies (hosted by BRS) (brs-2 adl.brs.gov.au:210/comm)1131
RAN Directorate of Oceanography and Meteorology (aodc-1 grey-2.metoc.gov.au:5550/pages_xml)1069
  • 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 searches1317
results were found442
no results found875
navigate0
full present8
search failed1
Australian Hydrographic Service - Product Metadata (aho-1 www.hydro.gov.au:5550/product)
total searches1317
results were found141
no results found1176
navigate0
full present9
search failed0
Australian Hydrographic Service - Publication Metadata (aho-3 www.hydro.gov.au:5550/publication)
total searches1317
results were found25
no results found1292
navigate0
full present0
search failed0
Australian Hydrographic Service - Source Metadata (aho-2 www.hydro.gov.au:5550/source)
total searches1317
results were found167
no results found1150
navigate0
full present4
search failed0
BRS and Australian Natural Resources Data Library (ANRDL) (brs-4 adl.brs.gov.au:210/anrdl)
total searches1131
results were found479
no results found652
navigate29
full present132
search failed0
Bureau of Meteorology (bom-1 extapps.bom.gov.au:6668/bom_meta)
total searches1317
results were found50
no results found1267
navigate0
full present0
search failed0
CSIRO Marine and Atmospheric Research (marlin-1 z3950.marine.csiro.au:6668/marlin)
total searches1318
results were found436
no results found881
navigate17
full present13
search failed1
DEWHA Discover Information Geographically (DIG) (ea-1 kaos.erin.gov.au:6668/edd)
total searches1256
results were found537
no results found719
navigate31
full present96
search failed0
Geoscience Australia (ga-1 www.ga.gov.au:6668/ga)
total searches1317
results were found486
no results found831
navigate29
full present137
search failed0
IndexGeo Pty Ltd - Eco Companion catalogue (ig-1 indexgeo.com.au:6668/dataset)
total searches1317
results were found156
no results found1161
navigate0
full present9
search failed0
Murray-Darling Basin Commission (mdbc-1 db.mdbc.isa.net.au:5548/mdbcprod)
total searches1317
results were found388
no results found928
navigate18
full present35
search failed1
National Oceans Office (marlin-2 z3950.marine.csiro.au:6668/neptune)
total searches1317
results were found507
no results found810
navigate18
full present73
search failed0
NSW Natural Resources Data Directory (nsw-1 canri.nsw.gov.au:6668/nrdd)
total searches1311
results were found668
no results found643
navigate57
full present88
search failed0
NT Spatial Data Directory (nt-1 www.ntlis.nt.gov.au:210/NTSDD)
total searches1317
results were found418
no results found899
navigate9
full present19
search failed0
Other Commonwealth Agencies (hosted by BRS) (brs-2 adl.brs.gov.au:210/comm)
total searches1131
results were found203
no results found928
navigate2
full present28
search failed0
PSMA Australia Limited (psma-2 psma-asdd.geometryit.com:210/PSMA)
total searches10290
results were found9113
no results found1177
navigate0
full present8
search failed0
Qld Spatial Data (QSIC) (qsiis-1 qsiismet.oesr.qld.gov.au:6668/qsiis_prod)
total searches1318
results were found590
no results found728
navigate23
full present67
search failed0
Queensland Department of Natural Resources and Water Data (qld-2 www.nrm.qld.gov.au:5550/qsii2)
total searches1320
results were found560
no results found759
navigate31
full present35
search failed1
RAN Directorate of Oceanography and Meteorology (aodc-1 grey-2.metoc.gov.au:5550/pages_xml)
total searches1069
results were found99
no results found970
navigate7
full present4
search failed0
South Australian Spatial Information Directory (sa-2 www.asdd.sa.gov.au:6668/sa)
total searches1323
results were found487
no results found836
navigate144
full present211
search failed1
Tasmanian Spatial Data Directory (tas-1 www.thelist.tas.gov.au:5550/tas)
total searches1320
results were found512
no results found808
navigate156
full present127
search failed0
Victorian Spatial Data Directory (vic-1 www.ogdc.vic.gov.au:6668/vicsdd)
total searches1305
results were found526
no results found779
navigate17
full present78
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, Address8973
water22
vegetation11
bathymetry9
seagrass8
test8
salinity8
geology7
land, use6
soils5
soil5
management, surface, water4
change, climate4
population4
biodiversity4
  • Includes all phrases, words, dates, and numbers.

Phrases (top 15)

Phrase Occurs
Threatened Species3
cultural heritage3
Coal Mining Titles2
land use2
ocean waves2
Digital Elevation Model2
water quality2
australian soil resource1
Ecological Communities in NSW1
sound speed1
mckerrows marsh1
blackmans lagoon1
salt scald grass clipping revival1
cultural knowledge1
ASRIS Project1
  • Excludes phrases used in "ANZLIC Search Words".

Words (top 15)

Word Occurs
Address17946
water65
asdfh32974187g3hjbvj01pwerhamxcv87a342332
australia31
land30
vegetation23
management21
south18
basin15
geology15
victoria14
soil14
of14
bathymetry13
boundaries13
  • 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 repository10759
22 repositories825
21 repositories282
20 repositories210
  • 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 20307
  • Phrase search ... more than one word occuring together.

Other statistics

Search type Occurs
ANZLIC Unique Identifiers 4
Right truncation 23
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
ACT Geographic Data Directory (act-1 indexgeo.net:5511/act)1
connection
Queensland Department of Natural Resources and Water Data (qld-2 www.nrm.qld.gov.au:5550/qsii2)1
South Australian Spatial Information Directory (sa-2 www.asdd.sa.gov.au:6668/sa)1
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.