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Modified: 2007-03-01

Report for the 'Advanced' gateway: 2007-02

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: 521
Multiple search fields: 171
Singular search fields: 350

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-text231
metadata-date|metadata-date82
title46
full-text|overlaps-bounding-box25
full-text|full-text24
custodian20
overlaps-bounding-box15
anzlic-identifier14
metadata-date10
anzlic-search-words|full-text10
anzlic-search-words9
full-text|within-bounding-box5
full-text|full-text|full-text5
anzlic-search-words|full-text|overlaps-bounding-box3
abstract3
custodian|full-text3
abstract|full-text2
full-text|title2
full-text|metadata-date2
beginning-date|ending-date|full-text1
overlaps-bounding-box|title1
abstract|overlaps-bounding-box1
anzlic-search-words|beginning-date|ending-date|full-text|full-text1
anzlic-search-words|title1
ending-date1
full-text|full-text|overlaps-bounding-box1
within-bounding-box1
full-text|full-text|full-text|overlaps-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-text356
metadata-date176
title50
overlaps-bounding-box48
anzlic-search-words25
custodian23
anzlic-identifier14
within-bounding-box6
abstract6
ending-date3
beginning-date2
  • 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
Queensland Department of Natural Resources and Mines Spatial Data (qld-2 www.nrm.qld.gov.au:5550/qsii2)220
Tasmanian Spatial Data Directory (tas-1 www.thelist.tas.gov.au:5550/tas)184
Geoscience Australia (ga-1 www.ga.gov.au:6668/ga)178
South Australian Spatial Information Directory (sa-2 www.asdd.sa.gov.au:6668/sa)174
NSW Natural Resources Data Directory (nsw-1 canri.nsw.gov.au:6668/nrdd)162
Qld Spatial Data (QSIC) (qsiis-1 qsiismet.oesr.qld.gov.au:6668/qsiis_prod)159
WALIS Interragator-Spatial Data (walis-3 waliswww.walis.wa.gov.au:6668/agency)158
ACT Geographic Data Directory (act-1 indexgeo.net:5511/act)157
Murray-Darling Basin Commission (mdbc-1 db.mdbc.isa.net.au:5548/mdbcprod)153
BRS and Australian Natural Resources Data Library (ANRDL) (brs-4 adl.brs.gov.au:210/anrdl)152
WALIS Interragator-Natural Resource Monitoring (walis-5 waliswww.walis.wa.gov.au:6668/nrm)151
WALIS Interragator-Aerial Photography (walis-1 waliswww.walis.wa.gov.au:6668/airphoto)150
DEW Discover Information Geographically (DIG) (ea-1 kaos.erin.gov.au:6668/edd)150
WALIS Interragator-Bibliographic Data (walis-4 waliswww.walis.wa.gov.au:6668/biblio)150
Victorian Spatial Data Directory (vic-1 www.ogdc.vic.gov.au:6668/vicsdd)149
Other Commonwealth Agencies (hosted by BRS) (brs-2 www.brs.gov.au:210/comm)148
CSIRO Marine and Atmospheric Research (marlin-1 z3950.marine.csiro.au:6668/marlin)148
WALIS Interragator-Environmental Impact Statements (walis-2 waliswww.walis.wa.gov.au:6668/eis)147
PSMA Australia Limited (psma-2 psma-asdd.geometryit.com:210/PSMA)146
Australian Hydrographic Service - Product Metadata (aho-1 www.hydro.gov.au:5550/product)146
Australian Hydrographic Service - Source Metadata (aho-2 www.hydro.gov.au:5550/source)146
Australian Hydrographic Service - Publication Metadata (aho-3 www.hydro.gov.au:5550/publication)145
National Oceans Office (marlin-2 z3950.marine.csiro.au:6668/neptune)145
NT Spatial Data Directory (nt-1 www.ntlis.nt.gov.au:210/NTSDD)144
Bureau of Meteorology (bom-1 extapps.bom.gov.au:6668/bom_meta)144
IndexGeo Pty Ltd - Eco Companion catalogue (ig-1 indexgeo.com.au:6668/dataset)139
RAN Directorate of Oceanography and Meteorology (aodc-1 grey-2.metoc.gov.au:5550/pages_xml)63
  • 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 searches157
results were found39
no results found118
navigate3
full present18
search failed0
Australian Hydrographic Service - Product Metadata (aho-1 www.hydro.gov.au:5550/product)
total searches146
results were found16
no results found130
navigate1
full present1
search failed0
Australian Hydrographic Service - Publication Metadata (aho-3 www.hydro.gov.au:5550/publication)
total searches145
results were found1
no results found144
navigate1
full present0
search failed0
Australian Hydrographic Service - Source Metadata (aho-2 www.hydro.gov.au:5550/source)
total searches146
results were found20
no results found126
navigate1
full present1
search failed0
BRS and Australian Natural Resources Data Library (ANRDL) (brs-4 adl.brs.gov.au:210/anrdl)
total searches152
results were found47
no results found76
navigate24
full present11
search failed29
Bureau of Meteorology (bom-1 extapps.bom.gov.au:6668/bom_meta)
total searches144
results were found5
no results found139
navigate1
full present2
search failed0
CSIRO Marine and Atmospheric Research (marlin-1 z3950.marine.csiro.au:6668/marlin)
total searches148
results were found44
no results found104
navigate2
full present9
search failed0
DEW Discover Information Geographically (DIG) (ea-1 kaos.erin.gov.au:6668/edd)
total searches150
results were found55
no results found95
navigate11
full present30
search failed0
Geoscience Australia (ga-1 www.ga.gov.au:6668/ga)
total searches178
results were found76
no results found102
navigate3
full present40
search failed0
IndexGeo Pty Ltd - Eco Companion catalogue (ig-1 indexgeo.com.au:6668/dataset)
total searches139
results were found17
no results found122
navigate1
full present1
search failed0
Murray-Darling Basin Commission (mdbc-1 db.mdbc.isa.net.au:5548/mdbcprod)
total searches153
results were found41
no results found112
navigate23
full present27
search failed0
National Oceans Office (marlin-2 z3950.marine.csiro.au:6668/neptune)
total searches145
results were found50
no results found95
navigate2
full present12
search failed0
NSW Natural Resources Data Directory (nsw-1 canri.nsw.gov.au:6668/nrdd)
total searches162
results were found81
no results found81
navigate161
full present76
search failed0
NT Spatial Data Directory (nt-1 www.ntlis.nt.gov.au:210/NTSDD)
total searches144
results were found49
no results found95
navigate1
full present11
search failed0
Other Commonwealth Agencies (hosted by BRS) (brs-2 www.brs.gov.au:210/comm)
total searches148
results were found22
no results found126
navigate4
full present2
search failed0
PSMA Australia Limited (psma-2 psma-asdd.geometryit.com:210/PSMA)
total searches146
results were found17
no results found129
navigate1
full present1
search failed0
Qld Spatial Data (QSIC) (qsiis-1 qsiismet.oesr.qld.gov.au:6668/qsiis_prod)
total searches159
results were found82
no results found77
navigate2
full present33
search failed0
Queensland Department of Natural Resources and Mines Spatial Data (qld-2 www.nrm.qld.gov.au:5550/qsii2)
total searches220
results were found104
no results found116
navigate14
full present26
search failed0
RAN Directorate of Oceanography and Meteorology (aodc-1 grey-2.metoc.gov.au:5550/pages_xml)
total searches63
results were found5
no results found58
navigate0
full present1
search failed0
South Australian Spatial Information Directory (sa-2 www.asdd.sa.gov.au:6668/sa)
total searches174
results were found86
no results found88
navigate14
full present81
search failed0
Tasmanian Spatial Data Directory (tas-1 www.thelist.tas.gov.au:5550/tas)
total searches184
results were found64
no results found120
navigate13
full present31
search failed0
Victorian Spatial Data Directory (vic-1 www.ogdc.vic.gov.au:6668/vicsdd)
total searches149
results were found45
no results found104
navigate1
full present37
search failed0
WALIS Interragator-Aerial Photography (walis-1 waliswww.walis.wa.gov.au:6668/airphoto)
total searches150
results were found26
no results found124
navigate1
full present10
search failed0
WALIS Interragator-Bibliographic Data (walis-4 waliswww.walis.wa.gov.au:6668/biblio)
total searches150
results were found37
no results found113
navigate2
full present0
search failed0
WALIS Interragator-Environmental Impact Statements (walis-2 waliswww.walis.wa.gov.au:6668/eis)
total searches147
results were found28
no results found119
navigate1
full present0
search failed0
WALIS Interragator-Natural Resource Monitoring (walis-5 waliswww.walis.wa.gov.au:6668/nrm)
total searches151
results were found20
no results found131
navigate1
full present0
search failed0
WALIS Interragator-Spatial Data (walis-3 waliswww.walis.wa.gov.au:6668/agency)
total searches158
results were found67
no results found91
navigate29
full present17
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
20050401, 2005043042
200740
"deh epa"9
river7
20050701, 200507316
20040701, 200407315
water5
20050601, 200506305
20040601, 200406304
cadastre4
ANZNS00019000274
20040501, 200405314
200701014
Vegetation4
"LAND Ownership", hundreds4
  • Includes all phrases, words, dates, and numbers.

Phrases (top 15)

Phrase Occurs
deh epa9
saudi arabia4
delay in construction industry4
raster 3
storm tide gauge3
native vegetation3
Drainage Network3
Land Administration3
environments of south australia2
Distributary System IQQM2
Ernest Henry2
South West Queensland2
lpi cadastre2
land capability2
wetland inventory2
  • Excludes phrases used in "ANZLIC Search Words".

Words (top 15)

Word Occurs
land10
epa9
queensland9
deh9
cadastre8
river7
south7
vegetation6
construction6
boundaries6
drainage6
tide5
forest5
state5
administration5
  • 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
GEOSCIENCES Geology4
LAND Ownership4
CLIMATE AND WEATHER Drought2
GEOSCIENCES2
AGRICULTURE2
LAND Topography2
TRANSPORTATION Land1
BOUNDARIES Administrative1
WATER QUALITY1
SOIL1
LAND Use1
HAZARDS Flood1
DEMOGRAPHY1
INDUSTRY Mining1
AGRICULTURE Livestock1
  • 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 repository1126
26 repositories74
27 repositories61
5 repositories14
2 repositories5
4 repositories4
25 repositories3
3 repositories3
21 repositories1
6 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 114
Single-word search 274
  • Phrase search ... more than one word occuring together.

Other statistics

Search type Occurs
ANZLIC Unique Identifiers 13
Right truncation 1
overlaps-bounding-box 48
within-bounding-box 6
  • 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
BRS and Australian Natural Resources Data Library (ANRDL) (brs-4 adl.brs.gov.au:210/anrdl)29
  • 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.