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Modified: 2007-02-01

Report for the 'Advanced' gateway: 2007-01

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: 435
Multiple search fields: 174
Singular search fields: 261

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-text158
metadata-date|metadata-date76
full-text|overlaps-bounding-box47
title36
custodian27
full-text|full-text19
anzlic-identifier17
overlaps-bounding-box17
anzlic-search-words|overlaps-bounding-box6
full-text|full-text|full-text4
anzlic-search-words3
abstract3
abstract|abstract3
anzlic-search-words|full-text3
metadata-date|metadata-date|title2
anzlic-search-words|custodian|ending-date|metadata-date|within-bounding-box2
full-text|full-text|overlaps-bounding-box2
full-text|metadata-date|metadata-date1
ending-date|overlaps-bounding-box|title1
full-text|within-bounding-box1
title|within-bounding-box1
beginning-date|ending-date|full-text|full-text|full-text|overlaps-bounding-box1
ending-date|ending-date|full-text1
anzlic-search-words|overlaps-bounding-box|title1
anzlic-search-words|ending-date|full-text|metadata-date|within-bounding-box1
anzlic-search-words|full-text|overlaps-bounding-box1
anzlic-search-words|custodian|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-text270
metadata-date161
overlaps-bounding-box77
title41
custodian30
anzlic-search-words18
anzlic-identifier17
abstract9
ending-date7
within-bounding-box5
beginning-date1
  • 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
South Australian Spatial Information Directory (sa-2 www.asdd.sa.gov.au:6668/sa)170
Geoscience Australia (ga-1 www.ga.gov.au:6668/ga)138
Tasmanian Spatial Data Directory (tas-1 www.thelist.tas.gov.au:5550/tas)123
WALIS Interragator-Spatial Data (walis-3 waliswww.walis.wa.gov.au:6668/agency)119
Queensland Department of Natural Resources and Mines Spatial Data (qld-2 www.nrm.qld.gov.au:5550/qsii2)111
NSW Natural Resources Data Directory (nsw-1 canri.nsw.gov.au:6668/nrdd)110
Qld Spatial Data (QSIC) (qsiis-1 qsiismet.oesr.qld.gov.au:6668/qsiis_prod)108
Australian Hydrographic Service - Source Metadata (aho-2 www.hydro.gov.au:5550/source)102
DEH Environmental Data Directory (Green Pages) (ea-1 kaos.erin.gov.au:6668/edd)101
Australian Hydrographic Service - Publication Metadata (aho-3 www.hydro.gov.au:5550/publication)100
Australian Hydrographic Service - Product Metadata (aho-1 www.hydro.gov.au:5550/product)99
Bureau of Meteorology (bom-1 extapps.bom.gov.au:6668/bom_meta)97
BRS and Australian Natural Resources Data Library (ANRDL) (brs-4 adl.brs.gov.au:210/anrdl)97
Other Commonwealth Agencies (hosted by BRS) (brs-2 www.brs.gov.au:210/comm)95
ACT Geographic Data Directory (act-1 indexgeo.net:5511/act)94
WALIS Interragator-Aerial Photography (walis-1 waliswww.walis.wa.gov.au:6668/airphoto)93
Murray-Darling Basin Commission (mdbc-1 db.mdbc.isa.net.au:5548/mdbcprod)92
Victorian Spatial Data Directory (vic-1 www.ogdc.vic.gov.au:6668/vicsdd)91
RAN Directorate of Oceanography and Meteorology (aodc-1 grey-2.metoc.gov.au:5550/pages_xml)89
WALIS Interragator-Natural Resource Monitoring (walis-5 waliswww.walis.wa.gov.au:6668/nrm)89
CSIRO Marine and Atmospheric Research (marlin-1 z3950.marine.csiro.au:6668/marlin)89
IndexGeo Pty Ltd - Eco Companion catalogue (ig-1 indexgeo.com.au:6668/dataset)88
WALIS Interragator-Bibliographic Data (walis-4 waliswww.walis.wa.gov.au:6668/biblio)87
WALIS Interragator-Environmental Impact Statements (walis-2 waliswww.walis.wa.gov.au:6668/eis)87
PSMA Australia Limited (psma-2 psma-asdd.geometryit.com:210/PSMA)86
NT Spatial Data Directory (nt-1 www.ntlis.nt.gov.au:210/NTSDD)85
National Oceans Office (marlin-2 z3950.marine.csiro.au:6668/neptune)84
  • 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 searches94
results were found26
no results found68
navigate0
full present0
search failed0
Australian Hydrographic Service - Product Metadata (aho-1 www.hydro.gov.au:5550/product)
total searches99
results were found17
no results found82
navigate0
full present4
search failed0
Australian Hydrographic Service - Publication Metadata (aho-3 www.hydro.gov.au:5550/publication)
total searches100
results were found0
no results found100
navigate0
full present0
search failed0
Australian Hydrographic Service - Source Metadata (aho-2 www.hydro.gov.au:5550/source)
total searches102
results were found26
no results found76
navigate4
full present10
search failed0
BRS and Australian Natural Resources Data Library (ANRDL) (brs-4 adl.brs.gov.au:210/anrdl)
total searches97
results were found41
no results found34
navigate0
full present5
search failed22
Bureau of Meteorology (bom-1 extapps.bom.gov.au:6668/bom_meta)
total searches97
results were found4
no results found93
navigate0
full present0
search failed0
CSIRO Marine and Atmospheric Research (marlin-1 z3950.marine.csiro.au:6668/marlin)
total searches89
results were found37
no results found52
navigate8
full present2
search failed0
DEH Environmental Data Directory (Green Pages) (ea-1 kaos.erin.gov.au:6668/edd)
total searches101
results were found58
no results found43
navigate14
full present13
search failed0
Geoscience Australia (ga-1 www.ga.gov.au:6668/ga)
total searches138
results were found83
no results found55
navigate16
full present42
search failed0
IndexGeo Pty Ltd - Eco Companion catalogue (ig-1 indexgeo.com.au:6668/dataset)
total searches88
results were found17
no results found71
navigate0
full present1
search failed0
Murray-Darling Basin Commission (mdbc-1 db.mdbc.isa.net.au:5548/mdbcprod)
total searches92
results were found38
no results found54
navigate22
full present14
search failed0
National Oceans Office (marlin-2 z3950.marine.csiro.au:6668/neptune)
total searches84
results were found44
no results found40
navigate0
full present0
search failed0
NSW Natural Resources Data Directory (nsw-1 canri.nsw.gov.au:6668/nrdd)
total searches110
results were found67
no results found42
navigate8
full present17
search failed1
NT Spatial Data Directory (nt-1 www.ntlis.nt.gov.au:210/NTSDD)
total searches85
results were found37
no results found48
navigate0
full present2
search failed0
Other Commonwealth Agencies (hosted by BRS) (brs-2 www.brs.gov.au:210/comm)
total searches95
results were found30
no results found65
navigate0
full present10
search failed0
PSMA Australia Limited (psma-2 psma-asdd.geometryit.com:210/PSMA)
total searches86
results were found20
no results found66
navigate0
full present2
search failed0
Qld Spatial Data (QSIC) (qsiis-1 qsiismet.oesr.qld.gov.au:6668/qsiis_prod)
total searches108
results were found68
no results found40
navigate35
full present57
search failed0
Queensland Department of Natural Resources and Mines Spatial Data (qld-2 www.nrm.qld.gov.au:5550/qsii2)
total searches111
results were found65
no results found46
navigate13
full present25
search failed0
RAN Directorate of Oceanography and Meteorology (aodc-1 grey-2.metoc.gov.au:5550/pages_xml)
total searches89
results were found7
no results found82
navigate0
full present2
search failed0
South Australian Spatial Information Directory (sa-2 www.asdd.sa.gov.au:6668/sa)
total searches170
results were found116
no results found54
navigate222
full present416
search failed0
Tasmanian Spatial Data Directory (tas-1 www.thelist.tas.gov.au:5550/tas)
total searches123
results were found58
no results found65
navigate40
full present24
search failed0
Victorian Spatial Data Directory (vic-1 www.ogdc.vic.gov.au:6668/vicsdd)
total searches91
results were found46
no results found45
navigate0
full present6
search failed0
WALIS Interragator-Aerial Photography (walis-1 waliswww.walis.wa.gov.au:6668/airphoto)
total searches93
results were found18
no results found75
navigate0
full present3
search failed0
WALIS Interragator-Bibliographic Data (walis-4 waliswww.walis.wa.gov.au:6668/biblio)
total searches87
results were found29
no results found58
navigate0
full present1
search failed0
WALIS Interragator-Environmental Impact Statements (walis-2 waliswww.walis.wa.gov.au:6668/eis)
total searches87
results were found29
no results found58
navigate0
full present0
search failed0
WALIS Interragator-Natural Resource Monitoring (walis-5 waliswww.walis.wa.gov.au:6668/nrm)
total searches89
results were found22
no results found67
navigate0
full present0
search failed0
WALIS Interragator-Spatial Data (walis-3 waliswww.walis.wa.gov.au:6668/agency)
total searches119
results were found66
no results found53
navigate20
full present25
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
20040601, 2004063012
"environment and heritage"11
ANZCW07030033968
20050401, 200504307
20050201, 200502286
20040801, 200408316
20050701, 200507315
20050601, 200506305
20040701, 200407315
20040501, 200405315
20041201, 200412315
water5
20050501, 200505315
EPA5
ANZCW07030092484
  • Includes all phrases, words, dates, and numbers.

Phrases (top 15)

Phrase Occurs
environment and heritage11
heard island4
Topographic 4
native title4
land capability4
classification, survey3
land use3
Topographic information3
Department of Land Information2
Land Administration2
satellite photo2
heritage area2
local government1
beech forest1
asset register1
  • Excludes phrases used in "ANZLIC Search Words".

Words (top 15)

Word Occurs
environment15
heritage15
land12
native11
vegetation10
topographic10
ANZCW07030033968
Fairsheet7
title7
boundaries6
roads6
road6
river5
EPA5
information5
  • 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 Topography10
CLIMATE AND WEATHER Rainfall3
TRANSPORTATION1
CLIMATE AND WEATHER Meteorology1
WATER Surface1
BOUNDARIES Biophysical1
POLLUTION Noise1
  • 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 repository1404
27 repositories73
2 repositories10
3 repositories8
25 repositories7
26 repositories4
4 repositories3
14 repositories2
5 repositories2
10 repositories1
24 repositories1
6 repositories1
12 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 89
Single-word search 267
  • Phrase search ... more than one word occuring together.

Other statistics

Search type Occurs
ANZLIC Unique Identifiers 12
Right truncation 4
overlaps-bounding-box 77
within-bounding-box 5
  • 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
BRS and Australian Natural Resources Data Library (ANRDL) (brs-4 adl.brs.gov.au:210/anrdl)22
  • 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.