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Modified: 2009-12-07

Report for the 'Basic' gateway: 2008-10

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: 10083
Multiple search fields: 9555
Singular search fields: 528

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-text9244
full-text527
full-text|full-text|full-text246
full-text|full-text|full-text|+65
null1
  • 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)10049
Geoscience Australia (ga-1 www.ga.gov.au:6668/ga)1129
South Australian Spatial Information Directory (sa-2 www.asdd.sa.gov.au:6668/sa)1123
ACT Geographic Data Directory (act-1 indexgeo.net:5511/act)1123
Australian Hydrographic Service - Source Metadata (aho-2 www.hydro.gov.au:5550/source)1122
BRS and Australian Natural Resources Data Library (ANRDL) (brs-4 adl.brs.gov.au:210/anrdl)1122
Queensland Department of Natural Resources and Water Data (qld-2 www.nrm.qld.gov.au:5550/qsii2)1121
Qld Spatial Data (QSIC) (qsiis-1 qsiismet.oesr.qld.gov.au:6668/qsiis_prod)1121
Other Commonwealth Agencies (hosted by BRS) (brs-2 adl.brs.gov.au:210/comm)1120
Bureau of Meteorology (bom-1 extapps.bom.gov.au:6668/bom_meta)1120
RAN Directorate of Oceanography and Meteorology (aodc-1 grey-2.metoc.gov.au:5550/pages_xml)1120
Tasmanian Spatial Data Directory (tas-1 www.thelist.tas.gov.au:5550/tas)1120
DEWHA Discover Information Geographically (DIG) (ea-1 zhora.ris.environment.gov.au:6668/dig)1120
Australian Hydrographic Service - Publication Metadata (aho-3 www.hydro.gov.au:5550/publication)1120
IndexGeo Pty Ltd - Eco Companion catalogue (ig-1 indexgeo.com.au:6668/dataset)1120
Australian Hydrographic Service - Product Metadata (aho-1 www.hydro.gov.au:5550/product)1120
NSW Natural Resources Data Directory (nsw-1 canri.nsw.gov.au:6668/nrdd)1116
Victorian Spatial Data Directory (vic-1 www.ogdc.vic.gov.au:6668/vicsdd)1115
Murray-Darling Basin Commission (mdbc-1 203.13.43.212:5548/mdbcprod)1114
NT Spatial Data Directory (nt-1 www.ntlis.nt.gov.au:210/NTSDD)1112
CSIRO Marine and Atmospheric Research (marlin-1 z3950.marine.csiro.au:6668/marlin)1105
National Oceans Office (marlin-2 z3950.marine.csiro.au:6668/neptune)1104
  • 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 searches1123
results were found405
no results found718
navigate2
full present36
search failed0
Australian Hydrographic Service - Product Metadata (aho-1 www.hydro.gov.au:5550/product)
total searches1120
results were found136
no results found984
navigate31
full present14
search failed0
Australian Hydrographic Service - Publication Metadata (aho-3 www.hydro.gov.au:5550/publication)
total searches1120
results were found32
no results found1088
navigate0
full present1
search failed0
Australian Hydrographic Service - Source Metadata (aho-2 www.hydro.gov.au:5550/source)
total searches1122
results were found163
no results found959
navigate22
full present1
search failed0
BRS and Australian Natural Resources Data Library (ANRDL) (brs-4 adl.brs.gov.au:210/anrdl)
total searches1122
results were found499
no results found623
navigate54
full present248
search failed1
Bureau of Meteorology (bom-1 extapps.bom.gov.au:6668/bom_meta)
total searches1120
results were found77
no results found1043
navigate0
full present4
search failed0
CSIRO Marine and Atmospheric Research (marlin-1 z3950.marine.csiro.au:6668/marlin)
total searches1105
results were found341
no results found764
navigate5
full present24
search failed0
DEWHA Discover Information Geographically (DIG) (ea-1 zhora.ris.environment.gov.au:6668/dig)
total searches1120
results were found469
no results found651
navigate34
full present105
search failed0
Geoscience Australia (ga-1 www.ga.gov.au:6668/ga)
total searches1129
results were found428
no results found701
navigate92
full present145
search failed0
IndexGeo Pty Ltd - Eco Companion catalogue (ig-1 indexgeo.com.au:6668/dataset)
total searches1120
results were found149
no results found971
navigate0
full present11
search failed0
Murray-Darling Basin Commission (mdbc-1 203.13.43.212:5548/mdbcprod)
total searches1114
results were found354
no results found760
navigate39
full present70
search failed0
National Oceans Office (marlin-2 z3950.marine.csiro.au:6668/neptune)
total searches1104
results were found427
no results found677
navigate1
full present67
search failed0
NSW Natural Resources Data Directory (nsw-1 canri.nsw.gov.au:6668/nrdd)
total searches1116
results were found587
no results found528
navigate45
full present330
search failed1
NT Spatial Data Directory (nt-1 www.ntlis.nt.gov.au:210/NTSDD)
total searches1112
results were found333
no results found779
navigate32
full present76
search failed0
Other Commonwealth Agencies (hosted by BRS) (brs-2 adl.brs.gov.au:210/comm)
total searches1120
results were found204
no results found916
navigate2
full present15
search failed0
PSMA Australia Limited (psma-2 psma-asdd.geometryit.com:210/PSMA)
total searches10049
results were found9042
no results found1007
navigate0
full present15
search failed0
Qld Spatial Data (QSIC) (qsiis-1 qsiismet.oesr.qld.gov.au:6668/qsiis_prod)
total searches1121
results were found514
no results found607
navigate103
full present208
search failed0
Queensland Department of Natural Resources and Water Data (qld-2 www.nrm.qld.gov.au:5550/qsii2)
total searches1121
results were found512
no results found606
navigate49
full present75
search failed4
RAN Directorate of Oceanography and Meteorology (aodc-1 grey-2.metoc.gov.au:5550/pages_xml)
total searches1120
results were found74
no results found1046
navigate1
full present2
search failed0
South Australian Spatial Information Directory (sa-2 www.asdd.sa.gov.au:6668/sa)
total searches1123
results were found470
no results found653
navigate101
full present182
search failed0
Tasmanian Spatial Data Directory (tas-1 www.thelist.tas.gov.au:5550/tas)
total searches1120
results were found396
no results found724
navigate3
full present96
search failed0
Victorian Spatial Data Directory (vic-1 www.ogdc.vic.gov.au:6668/vicsdd)
total searches1115
results were found470
no results found645
navigate79
full present155
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, Address8929
roads15
AbOcSgXTllWlwsurErX, CtVLuJdPrijWYdDNXWO, LHoiqVGQulK10
northern, territory8
dem7
transport7
geology7
flood7
postcode6
ground, water6
fire6
water6
bathymetry6
restaurant5
DyEhtlOn, IsuBCeoEyJDrq, YGJKiqdElJTHg5
  • Includes all phrases, words, dates, and numbers.

Phrases (top 15)

Phrase Occurs
available water capacity2
tenure record2
bathymetric data gulf of carpentaria2
post code1
earthquake acceleration1
lowest astronomical tide1
cockle creek1
bathymetric chart1
PORT PHILLIP BAY1
Kangaroo island1
Kangaroo islang1
power station1
canberra street1
fraser island1
practice change1
  • Excludes phrases used in "ANZLIC Search Words".

Words (top 15)

Word Occurs
Address17858
australia29
water27
river20
land18
roads16
soil16
geology15
vegetation15
shoalwater15
data14
DEM14
bay14
murray14
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 repository11535
22 repositories1066
21 repositories38
20 repositories16
2 repositories3
  • 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 41
Single-word search 19988
  • Phrase search ... more than one word occuring together.

Other statistics

Search type Occurs
ANZLIC Unique Identifiers 4
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
timeout
NSW Natural Resources Data Directory (nsw-1 canri.nsw.gov.au:6668/nrdd)1
connection
Queensland Department of Natural Resources and Water Data (qld-2 www.nrm.qld.gov.au:5550/qsii2)4
BRS and Australian Natural Resources Data Library (ANRDL) (brs-4 adl.brs.gov.au:210/anrdl)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.