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Modified: 2009-12-07

Report for the 'Basic' gateway: 2008-12

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: 9568
Multiple search fields: 9236
Singular search fields: 332

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-text9039
full-text332
full-text|full-text|full-text141
full-text|full-text|full-text|+56
  • 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)9552
Queensland Department of Natural Resources and Water Data (qld-2 www.nrm.qld.gov.au:5550/qsii2)669
BRS and Australian Natural Resources Data Library (ANRDL) (brs-4 adl.brs.gov.au:210/anrdl)665
Qld Spatial Data (QSIC) (qsiis-1 qsiismet.oesr.qld.gov.au:6668/qsiis_prod)664
NSW Natural Resources Data Directory (nsw-1 canri.nsw.gov.au:6668/nrdd)664
National Oceans Office (marlin-2 z3950.marine.csiro.au:6668/neptune)664
DEWHA Discover Information Geographically (DIG) (ea-1 zhora.ris.environment.gov.au:6668/dig)664
Victorian Spatial Data Directory (vic-1 www.ogdc.vic.gov.au:6668/vicsdd)664
Other Commonwealth Agencies (hosted by BRS) (brs-2 adl.brs.gov.au:210/comm)663
CSIRO Marine and Atmospheric Research (marlin-1 z3950.marine.csiro.au:6668/marlin)663
Australian Hydrographic Service - Product Metadata (aho-1 www.hydro.gov.au:5550/product)663
Australian Hydrographic Service - Source Metadata (aho-2 www.hydro.gov.au:5550/source)663
Australian Hydrographic Service - Publication Metadata (aho-3 www.hydro.gov.au:5550/publication)663
Murray-Darling Basin Commission (mdbc-1 203.13.43.212:5548/mdbcprod)663
South Australian Spatial Information Directory (sa-2 www.asdd.sa.gov.au:6668/sa)663
Geoscience Australia (ga-1 www.ga.gov.au:6668/ga)663
RAN Directorate of Oceanography and Meteorology (aodc-1 grey-2.metoc.gov.au:5550/pages_xml)662
Tasmanian Spatial Data Directory (tas-1 www.thelist.tas.gov.au:5550/tas)661
Bureau of Meteorology (bom-1 extapps.bom.gov.au:6668/bom_meta)658
NT Spatial Data Directory (nt-1 www.ntlis.nt.gov.au:210/NTSDD)658
IndexGeo Pty Ltd - Eco Companion catalogue (ig-1 indexgeo.com.au:6668/dataset)653
ACT Geographic Data Directory (act-1 indexgeo.net:5511/act)651
  • 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 searches651
results were found211
no results found439
navigate1
full present5
search failed1
Australian Hydrographic Service - Product Metadata (aho-1 www.hydro.gov.au:5550/product)
total searches663
results were found71
no results found592
navigate0
full present8
search failed0
Australian Hydrographic Service - Publication Metadata (aho-3 www.hydro.gov.au:5550/publication)
total searches663
results were found4
no results found659
navigate0
full present0
search failed0
Australian Hydrographic Service - Source Metadata (aho-2 www.hydro.gov.au:5550/source)
total searches663
results were found82
no results found581
navigate0
full present3
search failed0
BRS and Australian Natural Resources Data Library (ANRDL) (brs-4 adl.brs.gov.au:210/anrdl)
total searches665
results were found290
no results found375
navigate72
full present144
search failed0
Bureau of Meteorology (bom-1 extapps.bom.gov.au:6668/bom_meta)
total searches658
results were found30
no results found628
navigate0
full present6
search failed0
CSIRO Marine and Atmospheric Research (marlin-1 z3950.marine.csiro.au:6668/marlin)
total searches663
results were found200
no results found463
navigate76
full present16
search failed0
DEWHA Discover Information Geographically (DIG) (ea-1 zhora.ris.environment.gov.au:6668/dig)
total searches664
results were found284
no results found380
navigate115
full present90
search failed0
Geoscience Australia (ga-1 www.ga.gov.au:6668/ga)
total searches663
results were found249
no results found414
navigate17
full present87
search failed0
IndexGeo Pty Ltd - Eco Companion catalogue (ig-1 indexgeo.com.au:6668/dataset)
total searches653
results were found90
no results found562
navigate0
full present3
search failed1
Murray-Darling Basin Commission (mdbc-1 203.13.43.212:5548/mdbcprod)
total searches663
results were found182
no results found481
navigate15
full present13
search failed0
National Oceans Office (marlin-2 z3950.marine.csiro.au:6668/neptune)
total searches664
results were found271
no results found393
navigate32
full present50
search failed0
NSW Natural Resources Data Directory (nsw-1 canri.nsw.gov.au:6668/nrdd)
total searches664
results were found315
no results found348
navigate4
full present225
search failed1
NT Spatial Data Directory (nt-1 www.ntlis.nt.gov.au:210/NTSDD)
total searches658
results were found205
no results found453
navigate0
full present15
search failed0
Other Commonwealth Agencies (hosted by BRS) (brs-2 adl.brs.gov.au:210/comm)
total searches663
results were found130
no results found533
navigate0
full present29
search failed0
PSMA Australia Limited (psma-2 psma-asdd.geometryit.com:210/PSMA)
total searches9552
results were found8955
no results found597
navigate0
full present9
search failed0
Qld Spatial Data (QSIC) (qsiis-1 qsiismet.oesr.qld.gov.au:6668/qsiis_prod)
total searches664
results were found293
no results found371
navigate37
full present152
search failed0
Queensland Department of Natural Resources and Water Data (qld-2 www.nrm.qld.gov.au:5550/qsii2)
total searches669
results were found281
no results found385
navigate107
full present71
search failed3
RAN Directorate of Oceanography and Meteorology (aodc-1 grey-2.metoc.gov.au:5550/pages_xml)
total searches662
results were found44
no results found618
navigate0
full present2
search failed0
South Australian Spatial Information Directory (sa-2 www.asdd.sa.gov.au:6668/sa)
total searches663
results were found264
no results found399
navigate23
full present84
search failed0
Tasmanian Spatial Data Directory (tas-1 www.thelist.tas.gov.au:5550/tas)
total searches661
results were found232
no results found429
navigate7
full present75
search failed0
Victorian Spatial Data Directory (vic-1 www.ogdc.vic.gov.au:6668/vicsdd)
total searches664
results were found248
no results found415
navigate5
full present30
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, Address8889
coastal12
water7
forecast6
climate5
dem5
tenure5
geology4
NNTT4
postcode3
catchment3
national, park3
geomorphic3
roads3
Roads3
  • Includes all phrases, words, dates, and numbers.

Phrases (top 15)

Phrase Occurs
The Transport2
effectiveness of works1
peak oil1
geologic provinces1
Topography dataset is underpinned1
soil type1
water courses1
Topography dataset1
place names1
east australian current1
condamine balonne1
  • Excludes phrases used in "ANZLIC Search Words".

Words (top 15)

Word Occurs
Address17779
asdfh32974187g3hjbvj01pwerhamxcv87a342324
tasmania16
water14
coastal12
queensland12
of12
land11
climate9
catchment8
vegetation8
local8
New8
dem7
soil7
  • 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 repository10533
22 repositories635
21 repositories18
20 repositories10
  • 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 12
Single-word search 19074
  • Phrase search ... more than one word occuring together.

Other statistics

Search type Occurs
ANZLIC Unique Identifiers 0
Right truncation 1
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
IndexGeo Pty Ltd - Eco Companion catalogue (ig-1 indexgeo.com.au:6668/dataset)1
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)3
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.