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Modified: 2006-09-01

Report for the 'Advanced' gateway: 2006-08

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: 740
Multiple search fields: 273
Singular search fields: 467

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-text401
metadata-date|metadata-date122
full-text|full-text|full-text43
full-text|full-text39
title29
full-text|overlaps-bounding-box22
custodian10
overlaps-bounding-box8
full-text|full-text|overlaps-bounding-box8
anzlic-identifier7
title|title5
anzlic-search-words5
anzlic-search-words|full-text4
abstract3
full-text|title3
beginning-date|full-text3
within-bounding-box3
anzlic-search-words|overlaps-bounding-box2
full-text|title|title2
anzlic-search-words|within-bounding-box2
anzlic-search-words|full-text|overlaps-bounding-box2
anzlic-search-words|title|within-bounding-box2
anzlic-search-words|full-text|full-text2
beginning-date|ending-date1
full-text|full-text|full-text|within-bounding-box1
ending-date|full-text1
anzlic-search-words|anzlic-search-words|within-bounding-box1
anzlic-search-words|beginning-date|full-text|overlaps-bounding-box1
metadata-date1
abstract|anzlic-search-words|custodian1
abstract|abstract|anzlic-search-words1
full-text|metadata-date1
anzlic-search-words|beginning-date|ending-date|overlaps-bounding-box1
anzlic-identifier|anzlic-search-words|within-bounding-box1
title|within-bounding-box1
anzlic-search-words|full-text|full-text|overlaps-bounding-box1
  • 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.

Individual search fields used

Search field Occurs
full-text672
metadata-date246
title49
overlaps-bounding-box45
anzlic-search-words27
custodian11
within-bounding-box11
anzlic-identifier8
beginning-date6
abstract6
ending-date3
  • This table lists each individual search field that was used. It is a summary of the table above.

Repositories that were searched

Repository Name Occurs
Tasmanian Spatial Data Directory (tas-1 www.thelist.tas.gov.au:5550/tas)264
Geoscience Australia (ga-1 www.ga.gov.au:6668/ga)185
Queensland Department of Natural Resources and Mines Spatial Data (qld-2 www.nrm.qld.gov.au:5550/qsii2)185
Victorian Spatial Data Directory (vic-1 www.ogdc.vic.gov.au:6668/vicsdd)175
NSW Natural Resources Data Directory (nsw-1 canri.nsw.gov.au:6668/nrdd)172
Australian Antarctic Data Centre (aadc-1 aadc-db.aad.gov.au:5550/prod)164
South Australian Spatial Information Directory (sa-2 www.asdd.sa.gov.au:6668/sa)155
WALIS Interragator-Spatial Data (walis-3 waliswww.walis.wa.gov.au:6668/agency)152
DEH Environmental Data Directory (Green Pages) (ea-1 environment.gov.au:6668/edd)136
Qld Spatial Data (QSIC) (qsiis-1 qsiismet.oesr.qld.gov.au:6668/qsiis_prod)133
Murray-Darling Basin Commission (mdbc-1 db.mdbc.isa.net.au:5548/mdbcprod)132
Australian Hydrographic Service - Source Metadata (aho-2 www.hydro.gov.au:5550/source)129
ACT Geographic Data Directory (act-1 indexgeo.net:5511/act)129
BRS and Australian Natural Resources Data Library (ANRDL) (brs-4 indexgeo.net:5510/anrdl)127
National Oceans Office (marlin-2 z3950.marine.csiro.au:6668/neptune)127
CSIRO Marine and Atmospheric Research (marlin-1 z3950.marine.csiro.au:6668/marlin)126
Australian Hydrographic Service - Publication Metadata (aho-3 www.hydro.gov.au:5550/publication)124
Other Commonwealth Agencies (hosted by BRS) (brs-2 www.brs.gov.au:210/comm)124
IndexGeo Pty Ltd - Eco Companion catalogue (ig-1 indexgeo.com.au:6668/dataset)123
NT Spatial Data Directory (nt-1 www.ntlis.nt.gov.au:210/NTSDD)122
Australian Hydrographic Service - Product Metadata (aho-1 www.hydro.gov.au:5550/product)122
Bureau of Meteorology (bom-1 extapps.bom.gov.au:6668/bom_meta)120
WALIS Interragator-Aerial Photography (walis-1 waliswww.walis.wa.gov.au:6668/airphoto)119
WALIS Interragator-Natural Resource Monitoring (walis-5 waliswww.walis.wa.gov.au:6668/nrm)118
WALIS Interragator-Environmental Impact Statements (walis-2 waliswww.walis.wa.gov.au:6668/eis)118
WALIS Interragator-Bibliographic Data (walis-4 waliswww.walis.wa.gov.au:6668/biblio)117
RAN Directorate of Oceanography and Meteorology (aodc-1 grey-2.metoc.gov.au:5550/pages_xml)115
  • 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 searches129
results were found32
no results found97
navigate3
full present4
search failed0
Australian Antarctic Data Centre (aadc-1 aadc-db.aad.gov.au:5550/prod)
total searches164
results were found77
no results found87
navigate0
full present8
search failed1
Australian Hydrographic Service - Product Metadata (aho-1 www.hydro.gov.au:5550/product)
total searches122
results were found15
no results found107
navigate0
full present4
search failed0
Australian Hydrographic Service - Publication Metadata (aho-3 www.hydro.gov.au:5550/publication)
total searches124
results were found1
no results found123
navigate0
full present0
search failed0
Australian Hydrographic Service - Source Metadata (aho-2 www.hydro.gov.au:5550/source)
total searches129
results were found20
no results found109
navigate0
full present10
search failed0
BRS and Australian Natural Resources Data Library (ANRDL) (brs-4 indexgeo.net:5510/anrdl)
total searches127
results were found52
no results found75
navigate6
full present24
search failed0
Bureau of Meteorology (bom-1 extapps.bom.gov.au:6668/bom_meta)
total searches120
results were found1
no results found119
navigate0
full present0
search failed0
CSIRO Marine and Atmospheric Research (marlin-1 z3950.marine.csiro.au:6668/marlin)
total searches126
results were found42
no results found84
navigate0
full present3
search failed0
DEH Environmental Data Directory (Green Pages) (ea-1 environment.gov.au:6668/edd)
total searches136
results were found53
no results found83
navigate12
full present38
search failed0
Geoscience Australia (ga-1 www.ga.gov.au:6668/ga)
total searches185
results were found76
no results found109
navigate4
full present51
search failed0
IndexGeo Pty Ltd - Eco Companion catalogue (ig-1 indexgeo.com.au:6668/dataset)
total searches123
results were found18
no results found105
navigate0
full present0
search failed0
Murray-Darling Basin Commission (mdbc-1 db.mdbc.isa.net.au:5548/mdbcprod)
total searches132
results were found41
no results found89
navigate12
full present19
search failed2
National Oceans Office (marlin-2 z3950.marine.csiro.au:6668/neptune)
total searches127
results were found52
no results found75
navigate0
full present18
search failed0
NSW Natural Resources Data Directory (nsw-1 canri.nsw.gov.au:6668/nrdd)
total searches172
results were found91
no results found81
navigate74
full present80
search failed0
NT Spatial Data Directory (nt-1 www.ntlis.nt.gov.au:210/NTSDD)
total searches122
results were found42
no results found80
navigate18
full present20
search failed0
Other Commonwealth Agencies (hosted by BRS) (brs-2 www.brs.gov.au:210/comm)
total searches124
results were found27
no results found97
navigate0
full present7
search failed0
Qld Spatial Data (QSIC) (qsiis-1 qsiismet.oesr.qld.gov.au:6668/qsiis_prod)
total searches133
results were found64
no results found69
navigate14
full present25
search failed0
Queensland Department of Natural Resources and Mines Spatial Data (qld-2 www.nrm.qld.gov.au:5550/qsii2)
total searches185
results were found101
no results found84
navigate21
full present84
search failed0
RAN Directorate of Oceanography and Meteorology (aodc-1 grey-2.metoc.gov.au:5550/pages_xml)
total searches115
results were found9
no results found106
navigate0
full present0
search failed0
South Australian Spatial Information Directory (sa-2 www.asdd.sa.gov.au:6668/sa)
total searches155
results were found72
no results found83
navigate50
full present63
search failed0
Tasmanian Spatial Data Directory (tas-1 www.thelist.tas.gov.au:5550/tas)
total searches264
results were found157
no results found107
navigate308
full present168
search failed0
Victorian Spatial Data Directory (vic-1 www.ogdc.vic.gov.au:6668/vicsdd)
total searches175
results were found76
no results found99
navigate109
full present61
search failed0
WALIS Interragator-Aerial Photography (walis-1 waliswww.walis.wa.gov.au:6668/airphoto)
total searches119
results were found18
no results found101
navigate0
full present0
search failed0
WALIS Interragator-Bibliographic Data (walis-4 waliswww.walis.wa.gov.au:6668/biblio)
total searches117
results were found23
no results found94
navigate0
full present0
search failed0
WALIS Interragator-Environmental Impact Statements (walis-2 waliswww.walis.wa.gov.au:6668/eis)
total searches118
results were found25
no results found93
navigate0
full present2
search failed0
WALIS Interragator-Natural Resource Monitoring (walis-5 waliswww.walis.wa.gov.au:6668/nrm)
total searches118
results were found23
no results found95
navigate0
full present2
search failed0
WALIS Interragator-Spatial Data (walis-3 waliswww.walis.wa.gov.au:6668/agency)
total searches152
results were found72
no results found80
navigate0
full present30
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
20040701, 2004073114
20050201, 2005022813
water13
vegetation10
20050301, 2005033110
20041201, 2004123110
20050501, 200505319
20050601, 200506309
20041001, 200410319
20050401, 200504308
20050701, 200507318
seagrasses7
20040501, 200405317
catchment7
20040601, 200406307
  • Includes all phrases, words, dates, and numbers.

Phrases (top 15)

Phrase Occurs
native vegetation7
natural resources4
protected areas4
native title4
native title claim4
isohyet map of victoria4
land 3
cultural heritage3
Interim 2
regional ecosystem 2
administrative boundary2
bathymetric grid2
lake macquarie2
australian antarctic2
Darling Riverine Plains2
  • Excludes phrases used in "ANZLIC Search Words".

Words (top 15)

Word Occurs
vegetation33
native22
water19
land14
LIST13
soil12
areas11
bathymetry10
victoria10
interim9
local9
title9
wetlands9
catchment9
marine8
  • Includes words used in "Phrases".
  • Excludes words used in "ANZLIC Search Words".
  • Excludes common words from the stopword list.

Miscellaneous Statistics

ANZLIC search words (top 15)

ANZLIC search words Occurs
LAND Topography6
BOUNDARIES Administrative4
bathymetry3
OCEANOGRAPHY3
AGRICULTURE3
BOUNDARIES2
PHOTOGRAPHY AND IMAGERY Remote sensing1
Fire History1
LAND Use1
AGRICULTURE Livestock1
AGRICULTURE Crops1
HERITAGE Aboriginal1
  • Terms beginning with a word in all uppercase characters indicates that they used the pick-list option. Otherwise they must have used the text options which allow them to enter their own text to search against this field.

Number of repositories selected for simultaneous search

Number of repositories Occurs
1 repository1937
27 repositories93
2 repositories20
26 repositories14
22 repositories5
4 repositories4
3 repositories4
5 repositories4
17 repositories3
6 repositories2
20 repositories2
10 repositories2
25 repositories1
7 repositories1
  • 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 142
Single-word search 580
  • Phrase search ... more than one word occuring together.

Other statistics

Search type Occurs
ANZLIC Unique Identifiers 3
Right truncation 1
overlaps-bounding-box 45
within-bounding-box 11
  • 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
Murray-Darling Basin Commission (mdbc-1 db.mdbc.isa.net.au:5548/mdbcprod)2
Australian Antarctic Data Centre (aadc-1 aadc-db.aad.gov.au:5550/prod)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.