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Modified: 2009-12-07

Report for the 'Basic' gateway: 2008-09

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: 9175
Multiple search fields: 8588
Singular search fields: 587

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-text8258
full-text585
full-text|full-text|full-text225
full-text|full-text|full-text|+105
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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)9150
DEWHA Discover Information Geographically (DIG) (ea-1 zhora.ris.environment.gov.au:6668/dig)1225
NSW Natural Resources Data Directory (nsw-1 canri.nsw.gov.au:6668/nrdd)1222
BRS and Australian Natural Resources Data Library (ANRDL) (brs-4 adl.brs.gov.au:210/anrdl)1221
Queensland Department of Natural Resources and Water Data (qld-2 www.nrm.qld.gov.au:5550/qsii2)1219
South Australian Spatial Information Directory (sa-2 www.asdd.sa.gov.au:6668/sa)1219
Geoscience Australia (ga-1 www.ga.gov.au:6668/ga)1219
National Oceans Office (marlin-2 z3950.marine.csiro.au:6668/neptune)1218
Other Commonwealth Agencies (hosted by BRS) (brs-2 adl.brs.gov.au:210/comm)1218
IndexGeo Pty Ltd - Eco Companion catalogue (ig-1 indexgeo.com.au:6668/dataset)1218
Bureau of Meteorology (bom-1 extapps.bom.gov.au:6668/bom_meta)1218
ACT Geographic Data Directory (act-1 indexgeo.net:5511/act)1218
Victorian Spatial Data Directory (vic-1 www.ogdc.vic.gov.au:6668/vicsdd)1218
CSIRO Marine and Atmospheric Research (marlin-1 z3950.marine.csiro.au:6668/marlin)1218
Australian Hydrographic Service - Publication Metadata (aho-3 www.hydro.gov.au:5550/publication)1216
NT Spatial Data Directory (nt-1 www.ntlis.nt.gov.au:210/NTSDD)1215
Australian Hydrographic Service - Source Metadata (aho-2 www.hydro.gov.au:5550/source)1212
Australian Hydrographic Service - Product Metadata (aho-1 www.hydro.gov.au:5550/product)1205
Tasmanian Spatial Data Directory (tas-1 www.thelist.tas.gov.au:5550/tas)1196
Qld Spatial Data (QSIC) (qsiis-1 qsiismet.oesr.qld.gov.au:6668/qsiis_prod)1194
RAN Directorate of Oceanography and Meteorology (aodc-1 grey-2.metoc.gov.au:5550/pages_xml)1093
Murray-Darling Basin Commission (mdbc-1 203.13.43.212:5548/mdbcprod)692
  • 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 searches1218
results were found412
no results found806
navigate42
full present18
search failed0
Australian Hydrographic Service - Product Metadata (aho-1 www.hydro.gov.au:5550/product)
total searches1205
results were found156
no results found1049
navigate119
full present9
search failed0
Australian Hydrographic Service - Publication Metadata (aho-3 www.hydro.gov.au:5550/publication)
total searches1216
results were found35
no results found1181
navigate0
full present0
search failed0
Australian Hydrographic Service - Source Metadata (aho-2 www.hydro.gov.au:5550/source)
total searches1212
results were found181
no results found1031
navigate523
full present15
search failed0
BRS and Australian Natural Resources Data Library (ANRDL) (brs-4 adl.brs.gov.au:210/anrdl)
total searches1221
results were found551
no results found670
navigate244
full present193
search failed0
Bureau of Meteorology (bom-1 extapps.bom.gov.au:6668/bom_meta)
total searches1218
results were found78
no results found1140
navigate0
full present4
search failed0
CSIRO Marine and Atmospheric Research (marlin-1 z3950.marine.csiro.au:6668/marlin)
total searches1218
results were found403
no results found815
navigate236
full present30
search failed0
DEWHA Discover Information Geographically (DIG) (ea-1 zhora.ris.environment.gov.au:6668/dig)
total searches1225
results were found498
no results found727
navigate138
full present68
search failed0
Geoscience Australia (ga-1 www.ga.gov.au:6668/ga)
total searches1219
results were found455
no results found764
navigate141
full present129
search failed0
IndexGeo Pty Ltd - Eco Companion catalogue (ig-1 indexgeo.com.au:6668/dataset)
total searches1218
results were found145
no results found1073
navigate1
full present9
search failed0
Murray-Darling Basin Commission (mdbc-1 203.13.43.212:5548/mdbcprod)
total searches692
results were found228
no results found464
navigate60
full present44
search failed0
National Oceans Office (marlin-2 z3950.marine.csiro.au:6668/neptune)
total searches1218
results were found480
no results found738
navigate92
full present51
search failed0
NSW Natural Resources Data Directory (nsw-1 canri.nsw.gov.au:6668/nrdd)
total searches1222
results were found602
no results found620
navigate607
full present172
search failed0
NT Spatial Data Directory (nt-1 www.ntlis.nt.gov.au:210/NTSDD)
total searches1215
results were found366
no results found849
navigate5
full present44
search failed0
Other Commonwealth Agencies (hosted by BRS) (brs-2 adl.brs.gov.au:210/comm)
total searches1218
results were found227
no results found991
navigate7
full present28
search failed0
PSMA Australia Limited (psma-2 psma-asdd.geometryit.com:210/PSMA)
total searches9150
results were found8075
no results found1075
navigate0
full present23
search failed0
Qld Spatial Data (QSIC) (qsiis-1 qsiismet.oesr.qld.gov.au:6668/qsiis_prod)
total searches1194
results were found504
no results found690
navigate211
full present123
search failed0
Queensland Department of Natural Resources and Water Data (qld-2 www.nrm.qld.gov.au:5550/qsii2)
total searches1219
results were found542
no results found675
navigate863
full present68
search failed2
RAN Directorate of Oceanography and Meteorology (aodc-1 grey-2.metoc.gov.au:5550/pages_xml)
total searches1093
results were found81
no results found1012
navigate0
full present2
search failed0
South Australian Spatial Information Directory (sa-2 www.asdd.sa.gov.au:6668/sa)
total searches1219
results were found481
no results found738
navigate112
full present116
search failed0
Tasmanian Spatial Data Directory (tas-1 www.thelist.tas.gov.au:5550/tas)
total searches1196
results were found442
no results found754
navigate79
full present64
search failed0
Victorian Spatial Data Directory (vic-1 www.ogdc.vic.gov.au:6668/vicsdd)
total searches1218
results were found474
no results found744
navigate205
full present79
search failed1
  • 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, Address7932
1:25000, Toowoomba, map, orthophoto29
Australia13
cadastre13
usage, water11
"Toowoomba 1:25000 orthophoto map"9
geology9
soil8
water8
postcode8
road7
transport6
rainfall6
irrigation6
infrastructure6
  • Includes all phrases, words, dates, and numbers.

Phrases (top 15)

Phrase Occurs
Toowoomba 1:25000 orthophoto map9
south australia6
water usage4
lower lakes4
salinity graph3
wa roads2
natural gas2
low water2
medium low spring water2
mean high water spring2
mean high water2
toowoomba 1:25000 orthophoto map2
Alfred Deakin Irrigation Project1
mount magnet1
port arthur1
  • Excludes phrases used in "ANZLIC Search Words".

Words (top 15)

Word Occurs
Address15864
water61
map58
orthophoto51
asdfh32974187g3hjbvj01pwerhamxcv87a342334
australia29
Toowoomba29
land25
Australia20
toowoomba17
south16
of15
usage15
geology15
victoria14
  • 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 repository12931
21 repositories703
22 repositories502
20 repositories13
  • 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 70
Single-word search 18095
  • 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
Queensland Department of Natural Resources and Water Data (qld-2 www.nrm.qld.gov.au:5550/qsii2)2
Victorian Spatial Data Directory (vic-1 www.ogdc.vic.gov.au:6668/vicsdd)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.