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Modified: 2009-12-07

Report for the 'Buildzap' 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: 86583
Multiple search fields: 0
Singular search fields: 86583

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-text14443
south14432
north14430
metadata-date14427
east14426
west14425
  • 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.

Repositories that were searched

Repository Name Occurs
Geoscience Australia (ga-1 www.ga.gov.au:6668/ga)4056
BRS and Australian Natural Resources Data Library (ANRDL) (brs-4 adl.brs.gov.au:210/anrdl)4055
Bureau of Meteorology (bom-1 extapps.bom.gov.au:6668/bom_meta)4055
DEWHA Discover Information Geographically (DIG) (ea-1 zhora.ris.environment.gov.au:6668/dig)4054
Other Commonwealth Agencies (hosted by BRS) (brs-2 adl.brs.gov.au:210/comm)4054
NSW Natural Resources Data Directory (nsw-1 canri.nsw.gov.au:6668/nrdd)4052
Victorian Spatial Data Directory (vic-1 www.ogdc.vic.gov.au:6668/vicsdd)4050
PSMA Australia Limited (psma-2 psma-asdd.geometryit.com:210/PSMA)4049
National Oceans Office (marlin-2 z3950.marine.csiro.au:6668/neptune)4049
Queensland Department of Natural Resources and Water Data (qld-2 www.nrm.qld.gov.au:5550/qsii2)4048
South Australian Spatial Information Directory (sa-2 www.asdd.sa.gov.au:6668/sa)4048
CSIRO Marine and Atmospheric Research (marlin-1 z3950.marine.csiro.au:6668/marlin)4044
IndexGeo Pty Ltd - Eco Companion catalogue (ig-1 indexgeo.com.au:6668/dataset)4040
ACT Geographic Data Directory (act-1 indexgeo.net:5511/act)4038
Australian Hydrographic Service - Product Metadata (aho-1 www.hydro.gov.au:5550/product)4034
Australian Hydrographic Service - Publication Metadata (aho-3 www.hydro.gov.au:5550/publication)4030
Tasmanian Spatial Data Directory (tas-1 www.thelist.tas.gov.au:5550/tas)4025
Australian Hydrographic Service - Source Metadata (aho-2 www.hydro.gov.au:5550/source)4008
NT Spatial Data Directory (nt-1 www.ntlis.nt.gov.au:210/NTSDD)4005
Qld Spatial Data (QSIC) (qsiis-1 qsiismet.oesr.qld.gov.au:6668/qsiis_prod)3890
RAN Directorate of Oceanography and Meteorology (aodc-1 grey-2.metoc.gov.au:5550/pages_xml)3487
Murray-Darling Basin Commission (mdbc-1 203.13.43.212:5548/mdbcprod)2412
  • 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 searches4038
results were found4038
no results found0
navigate0
full present0
search failed0
Australian Hydrographic Service - Product Metadata (aho-1 www.hydro.gov.au:5550/product)
total searches4034
results were found4034
no results found0
navigate0
full present0
search failed0
Australian Hydrographic Service - Publication Metadata (aho-3 www.hydro.gov.au:5550/publication)
total searches4030
results were found4030
no results found0
navigate0
full present0
search failed0
Australian Hydrographic Service - Source Metadata (aho-2 www.hydro.gov.au:5550/source)
total searches4008
results were found4008
no results found0
navigate0
full present0
search failed0
BRS and Australian Natural Resources Data Library (ANRDL) (brs-4 adl.brs.gov.au:210/anrdl)
total searches4055
results were found4055
no results found0
navigate0
full present0
search failed0
Bureau of Meteorology (bom-1 extapps.bom.gov.au:6668/bom_meta)
total searches4055
results were found3379
no results found676
navigate0
full present0
search failed0
CSIRO Marine and Atmospheric Research (marlin-1 z3950.marine.csiro.au:6668/marlin)
total searches4044
results were found4041
no results found3
navigate0
full present0
search failed0
DEWHA Discover Information Geographically (DIG) (ea-1 zhora.ris.environment.gov.au:6668/dig)
total searches4054
results were found4054
no results found0
navigate0
full present0
search failed0
Geoscience Australia (ga-1 www.ga.gov.au:6668/ga)
total searches4056
results were found4056
no results found0
navigate0
full present0
search failed0
IndexGeo Pty Ltd - Eco Companion catalogue (ig-1 indexgeo.com.au:6668/dataset)
total searches4040
results were found4040
no results found0
navigate0
full present0
search failed0
Murray-Darling Basin Commission (mdbc-1 203.13.43.212:5548/mdbcprod)
total searches2412
results were found2412
no results found0
navigate0
full present0
search failed0
National Oceans Office (marlin-2 z3950.marine.csiro.au:6668/neptune)
total searches4049
results were found4046
no results found3
navigate0
full present0
search failed0
NSW Natural Resources Data Directory (nsw-1 canri.nsw.gov.au:6668/nrdd)
total searches4052
results were found4052
no results found0
navigate0
full present0
search failed0
NT Spatial Data Directory (nt-1 www.ntlis.nt.gov.au:210/NTSDD)
total searches4005
results were found4005
no results found0
navigate0
full present0
search failed0
Other Commonwealth Agencies (hosted by BRS) (brs-2 adl.brs.gov.au:210/comm)
total searches4054
results were found4054
no results found0
navigate0
full present0
search failed0
PSMA Australia Limited (psma-2 psma-asdd.geometryit.com:210/PSMA)
total searches4049
results were found4049
no results found0
navigate0
full present0
search failed0
Qld Spatial Data (QSIC) (qsiis-1 qsiismet.oesr.qld.gov.au:6668/qsiis_prod)
total searches3890
results were found3890
no results found0
navigate0
full present0
search failed0
Queensland Department of Natural Resources and Water Data (qld-2 www.nrm.qld.gov.au:5550/qsii2)
total searches4048
results were found4048
no results found0
navigate0
full present0
search failed0
RAN Directorate of Oceanography and Meteorology (aodc-1 grey-2.metoc.gov.au:5550/pages_xml)
total searches3487
results were found3487
no results found0
navigate0
full present0
search failed0
South Australian Spatial Information Directory (sa-2 www.asdd.sa.gov.au:6668/sa)
total searches4048
results were found4048
no results found0
navigate0
full present0
search failed0
Tasmanian Spatial Data Directory (tas-1 www.thelist.tas.gov.au:5550/tas)
total searches4025
results were found4025
no results found0
navigate0
full present0
search failed0
Victorian Spatial Data Directory (vic-1 www.ogdc.vic.gov.au:6668/vicsdd)
total searches4050
results were found4050
no results found0
navigate0
full present0
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
title14443
-9014432
9014430
100014427
18014426
-18014425
  • Includes all phrases, words, dates, and numbers.

Phrases (top 15)

Phrase Occurs
  • Excludes phrases used in "ANZLIC Search Words".

Words (top 15)

Word Occurs
title14443
  • 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 repository86583
  • 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 0
Single-word search 14443
  • Phrase search ... more than one word occuring together.

Other statistics

Search type Occurs
ANZLIC Unique Identifiers 0
Right truncation 0
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

No errors detected.