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Modified: 2009-12-07

Report for the 'Basic' gateway: 2009-04

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: 11567
Multiple search fields: 10788
Singular search fields: 779

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-text10424
full-text778
full-text|full-text|full-text238
full-text|full-text|full-text|+126
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)11491
ACT Geographic Data Directory (act-1 indexgeo.net:5511/act)2932
Queensland Department of Natural Resources and Water Data (qld-2 www.nrm.qld.gov.au:5550/qsii2)2932
South Australian Spatial Information Directory (sa-2 www.asdd.sa.gov.au:6668/sa)2931
Geoscience Australia (ga-1 asdd.ga.gov.au:6668/ga)2930
BRS and Australian Natural Resources Data Library (ANRDL) (brs-4 adl.brs.gov.au:210/anrdl)2930
Murray-Darling Basin Authority (mdbc-1 203.13.43.212:5548/mdbcprod)2929
NSW Natural Resources Data Directory (nsw-1 canri.nsw.gov.au:6668/nrdd)2929
RAN Directorate of Oceanography and Meteorology (aodc-1 grey-2.metoc.gov.au:5550/pages_xml)2928
Bureau of Meteorology (bom-1 hoapp.bom.gov.au:6668/bom_meta)2928
Australian Hydrographic Service - Publication Metadata (aho-3 www.hydro.gov.au:5550/publication)2928
Australian Hydrographic Service - Source Metadata (aho-2 www.hydro.gov.au:5550/source)2928
DEWHA Discover Information Geographically (DIG) (ea-1 zhora.ris.environment.gov.au:6668/dig)2928
Qld Spatial Data (QSIC) (qsiis-1 qsiismet.oesr.qld.gov.au:6668/qsiis_prod)2928
Australian Hydrographic Service - Product Metadata (aho-1 www.hydro.gov.au:5550/product)2928
IndexGeo Pty Ltd - Eco Companion catalogue (ig-1 indexgeo.com.au:6668/dataset)2926
Other Commonwealth Agencies (hosted by BRS) (brs-2 adl.brs.gov.au:210/comm)2926
CSIRO Marine and Atmospheric Research (marlin-1 z3950.marine.csiro.au:6668/marlin)2922
Tasmanian Spatial Data Directory (tas-1 www.thelist.tas.gov.au:5550/tas)2915
NT Spatial Data Directory (nt-1 www.ntlis.nt.gov.au:210/NTSDD)2857
Victorian Spatial Data Directory (vic-1 www.ogdc.vic.gov.au:6668/vicsdd)2769
  • 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 searches2932
results were found1325
no results found1607
navigate14
full present40
search failed0
Australian Hydrographic Service - Product Metadata (aho-1 www.hydro.gov.au:5550/product)
total searches2928
results were found144
no results found2784
navigate0
full present4
search failed0
Australian Hydrographic Service - Publication Metadata (aho-3 www.hydro.gov.au:5550/publication)
total searches2928
results were found14
no results found2914
navigate0
full present0
search failed0
Australian Hydrographic Service - Source Metadata (aho-2 www.hydro.gov.au:5550/source)
total searches2928
results were found53
no results found2875
navigate0
full present1
search failed0
BRS and Australian Natural Resources Data Library (ANRDL) (brs-4 adl.brs.gov.au:210/anrdl)
total searches2930
results were found1515
no results found1415
navigate73
full present186
search failed0
Bureau of Meteorology (bom-1 hoapp.bom.gov.au:6668/bom_meta)
total searches2928
results were found85
no results found2843
navigate0
full present6
search failed0
CSIRO Marine and Atmospheric Research (marlin-1 z3950.marine.csiro.au:6668/marlin)
total searches2922
results were found1238
no results found1683
navigate2
full present33
search failed1
DEWHA Discover Information Geographically (DIG) (ea-1 zhora.ris.environment.gov.au:6668/dig)
total searches2928
results were found1439
no results found1489
navigate34
full present90
search failed0
Geoscience Australia (ga-1 asdd.ga.gov.au:6668/ga)
total searches2930
results were found630
no results found2300
navigate100
full present265
search failed0
IndexGeo Pty Ltd - Eco Companion catalogue (ig-1 indexgeo.com.au:6668/dataset)
total searches2926
results were found191
no results found2735
navigate0
full present4
search failed0
Murray-Darling Basin Authority (mdbc-1 203.13.43.212:5548/mdbcprod)
total searches2929
results were found512
no results found2417
navigate27
full present59
search failed0
NSW Natural Resources Data Directory (nsw-1 canri.nsw.gov.au:6668/nrdd)
total searches2929
results were found1640
no results found1287
navigate104
full present139
search failed2
NT Spatial Data Directory (nt-1 www.ntlis.nt.gov.au:210/NTSDD)
total searches2857
results were found549
no results found2308
navigate0
full present33
search failed0
Other Commonwealth Agencies (hosted by BRS) (brs-2 adl.brs.gov.au:210/comm)
total searches2926
results were found316
no results found2610
navigate1
full present48
search failed0
PSMA Australia Limited (psma-2 psma-asdd.geometryit.com:210/PSMA)
total searches11491
results were found8791
no results found2700
navigate0
full present19
search failed0
Qld Spatial Data (QSIC) (qsiis-1 qsiismet.oesr.qld.gov.au:6668/qsiis_prod)
total searches2928
results were found917
no results found2011
navigate222
full present530
search failed0
Queensland Department of Natural Resources and Water Data (qld-2 www.nrm.qld.gov.au:5550/qsii2)
total searches2932
results were found907
no results found2025
navigate184
full present291
search failed0
RAN Directorate of Oceanography and Meteorology (aodc-1 grey-2.metoc.gov.au:5550/pages_xml)
total searches2928
results were found74
no results found2854
navigate0
full present1
search failed0
South Australian Spatial Information Directory (sa-2 www.asdd.sa.gov.au:6668/sa)
total searches2931
results were found1430
no results found1501
navigate30
full present100
search failed0
Tasmanian Spatial Data Directory (tas-1 www.thelist.tas.gov.au:5550/tas)
total searches2915
results were found621
no results found2294
navigate35
full present73
search failed0
Victorian Spatial Data Directory (vic-1 www.ogdc.vic.gov.au:6668/vicsdd)
total searches2769
results were found1328
no results found1441
navigate9
full present120
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, Address8613
Air, pollution708
road36
vegetation17
roads12
flood11
population11
groundwater10
network, road9
coast, sunshine9
salinity9
planning9
water9
soil9
education7
  • Includes all phrases, words, dates, and numbers.

Phrases (top 15)

Phrase Occurs
sunshine coast5
grazing lands2
market based instruments2
old growth forest1
Fire history western australia1
water level1
LAND Topography1
geographic map 5m contours1
Kangan Batman TAFE1
north west nsw1
Kangaroo Island1
surface water1
farming systems1
aerial photo 19871
map of queensland1
  • Excludes phrases used in "ANZLIC Search Words".

Words (top 15)

Word Occurs
Address17226
pollution710
Air708
asdfh32974187g3hjbvj01pwerhamxcv87a3423647
queensland78
road56
vegetation49
water44
coast38
sunshine34
river32
Queensland30
soil30
management27
population24
  • 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 repository11516
21 repositories2656
20 repositories232
19 repositories40
  • 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 22265
  • Phrase search ... more than one word occuring together.

Other statistics

Search type Occurs
ANZLIC Unique Identifiers 3
Right truncation 3
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)2
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.