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Modified: 2007-08-01

Report for the 'Advanced' gateway: 2007-07

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: 1010
Multiple search fields: 550
Singular search fields: 460

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
metadata-date|metadata-date427
full-text309
title100
full-text|full-text37
full-text|overlaps-bounding-box18
full-text|full-text|full-text16
anzlic-identifier16
overlaps-bounding-box13
custodian13
anzlic-search-words|full-text8
overlaps-bounding-box|title|title7
full-text|full-text|overlaps-bounding-box7
within-bounding-box4
anzlic-search-words4
full-text|full-text|full-text|overlaps-bounding-box4
anzlic-search-words|full-text|full-text|full-text|overlaps-bounding-box3
anzlic-identifier|anzlic-identifier3
anzlic-search-words|full-text|overlaps-bounding-box3
beginning-date|ending-date|full-text1
custodian|custodian1
title|title|title1
custodian|title1
anzlic-search-words|beginning-date|ending-date|full-text|within-bounding-box1
anzlic-identifier|custodian1
anzlic-search-words|anzlic-search-words|anzlic-search-words|beginning-date|ending-date|within-bounding-box1
anzlic-identifier|anzlic-identifier|anzlic-search-words|beginning-date|ending-date|within-bounding-box1
anzlic-search-words|custodian1
anzlic-search-words|full-text|within-bounding-box1
full-text|title1
abstract1
full-text|full-text|title1
abstract|abstract|anzlic-search-words|beginning-date|ending-date|overlaps-bounding-box1
anzlic-search-words|beginning-date|ending-date|full-text1
anzlic-search-words|full-text|full-text|within-bounding-box1
anzlic-search-words|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
metadata-date854
full-text504
title120
overlaps-bounding-box58
anzlic-search-words30
anzlic-identifier25
custodian19
within-bounding-box9
ending-date6
beginning-date6
abstract3
  • 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)294
Tasmanian Spatial Data Directory (tas-1 www.thelist.tas.gov.au:5550/tas)287
NSW Natural Resources Data Directory (nsw-1 canri.nsw.gov.au:6668/nrdd)283
Geoscience Australia (ga-1 www.ga.gov.au:6668/ga)258
South Australian Spatial Information Directory (sa-2 www.asdd.sa.gov.au:6668/sa)255
WALIS Interragator-Spatial Data (walis-3 waliswww.walis.wa.gov.au:6668/agency)252
ACT Geographic Data Directory (act-1 indexgeo.net:5511/act)231
Qld Spatial Data (QSIC) (qsiis-1 qsiismet.oesr.qld.gov.au:6668/qsiis_prod)224
National Oceans Office (marlin-2 z3950.marine.csiro.au:6668/neptune)209
CSIRO Marine and Atmospheric Research (marlin-1 z3950.marine.csiro.au:6668/marlin)202
Murray-Darling Basin Commission (mdbc-1 db.mdbc.isa.net.au:5548/mdbcprod)195
Australian Hydrographic Service - Product Metadata (aho-1 www.hydro.gov.au:5550/product)185
Other Commonwealth Agencies (hosted by BRS) (brs-2 www.brs.gov.au:210/comm)184
BRS and Australian Natural Resources Data Library (ANRDL) (brs-4 adl.brs.gov.au:210/anrdl)183
WALIS Interragator-Natural Resource Monitoring (walis-5 waliswww.walis.wa.gov.au:6668/nrm)182
IndexGeo Pty Ltd - Eco Companion catalogue (ig-1 indexgeo.com.au:6668/dataset)182
Bureau of Meteorology (bom-1 extapps.bom.gov.au:6668/bom_meta)181
WALIS Interragator-Aerial Photography (walis-1 waliswww.walis.wa.gov.au:6668/airphoto)179
RAN Directorate of Oceanography and Meteorology (aodc-1 grey-2.metoc.gov.au:5550/pages_xml)177
Australian Hydrographic Service - Publication Metadata (aho-3 www.hydro.gov.au:5550/publication)176
Australian Hydrographic Service - Source Metadata (aho-2 www.hydro.gov.au:5550/source)176
WALIS Interragator-Environmental Impact Statements (walis-2 waliswww.walis.wa.gov.au:6668/eis)174
PSMA Australia Limited (psma-2 psma-asdd.geometryit.com:210/PSMA)172
WALIS Interragator-Bibliographic Data (walis-4 waliswww.walis.wa.gov.au:6668/biblio)172
NT Spatial Data Directory (nt-1 www.ntlis.nt.gov.au:210/NTSDD)170
DEW Discover Information Geographically (DIG) (ea-1 kaos.erin.gov.au:6668/edd)160
(vic-1 )4
  • 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
(vic-1 )
total searches4
results were found3
no results found1
navigate0
full present0
search failed0
ACT Geographic Data Directory (act-1 indexgeo.net:5511/act)
total searches231
results were found23
no results found208
navigate0
full present5
search failed0
Australian Hydrographic Service - Product Metadata (aho-1 www.hydro.gov.au:5550/product)
total searches185
results were found33
no results found152
navigate5
full present15
search failed0
Australian Hydrographic Service - Publication Metadata (aho-3 www.hydro.gov.au:5550/publication)
total searches176
results were found5
no results found171
navigate0
full present1
search failed0
Australian Hydrographic Service - Source Metadata (aho-2 www.hydro.gov.au:5550/source)
total searches176
results were found28
no results found148
navigate4
full present4
search failed0
BRS and Australian Natural Resources Data Library (ANRDL) (brs-4 adl.brs.gov.au:210/anrdl)
total searches183
results were found53
no results found105
navigate13
full present17
search failed25
Bureau of Meteorology (bom-1 extapps.bom.gov.au:6668/bom_meta)
total searches181
results were found8
no results found173
navigate0
full present5
search failed0
CSIRO Marine and Atmospheric Research (marlin-1 z3950.marine.csiro.au:6668/marlin)
total searches202
results were found74
no results found128
navigate2
full present13
search failed0
DEW Discover Information Geographically (DIG) (ea-1 kaos.erin.gov.au:6668/edd)
total searches160
results were found69
no results found90
navigate7
full present15
search failed1
Geoscience Australia (ga-1 www.ga.gov.au:6668/ga)
total searches258
results were found100
no results found158
navigate15
full present97
search failed0
IndexGeo Pty Ltd - Eco Companion catalogue (ig-1 indexgeo.com.au:6668/dataset)
total searches182
results were found33
no results found149
navigate0
full present3
search failed0
Murray-Darling Basin Commission (mdbc-1 db.mdbc.isa.net.au:5548/mdbcprod)
total searches195
results were found66
no results found129
navigate274
full present49
search failed0
National Oceans Office (marlin-2 z3950.marine.csiro.au:6668/neptune)
total searches209
results were found107
no results found102
navigate0
full present37
search failed0
NSW Natural Resources Data Directory (nsw-1 canri.nsw.gov.au:6668/nrdd)
total searches283
results were found159
no results found124
navigate40
full present38
search failed0
NT Spatial Data Directory (nt-1 www.ntlis.nt.gov.au:210/NTSDD)
total searches170
results were found56
no results found114
navigate0
full present7
search failed0
Other Commonwealth Agencies (hosted by BRS) (brs-2 www.brs.gov.au:210/comm)
total searches184
results were found33
no results found151
navigate0
full present3
search failed0
PSMA Australia Limited (psma-2 psma-asdd.geometryit.com:210/PSMA)
total searches172
results were found11
no results found161
navigate0
full present2
search failed0
Qld Spatial Data (QSIC) (qsiis-1 qsiismet.oesr.qld.gov.au:6668/qsiis_prod)
total searches224
results were found108
no results found116
navigate29
full present69
search failed0
Queensland Department of Natural Resources and Mines Spatial Data (qld-2 www.nrm.qld.gov.au:5550/qsii2)
total searches294
results were found171
no results found123
navigate21
full present60
search failed0
RAN Directorate of Oceanography and Meteorology (aodc-1 grey-2.metoc.gov.au:5550/pages_xml)
total searches177
results were found17
no results found160
navigate0
full present3
search failed0
South Australian Spatial Information Directory (sa-2 www.asdd.sa.gov.au:6668/sa)
total searches255
results were found130
no results found125
navigate176
full present133
search failed0
Tasmanian Spatial Data Directory (tas-1 www.thelist.tas.gov.au:5550/tas)
total searches287
results were found166
no results found121
navigate20
full present66
search failed0
WALIS Interragator-Aerial Photography (walis-1 waliswww.walis.wa.gov.au:6668/airphoto)
total searches179
results were found29
no results found150
navigate0
full present9
search failed0
WALIS Interragator-Bibliographic Data (walis-4 waliswww.walis.wa.gov.au:6668/biblio)
total searches172
results were found35
no results found137
navigate1
full present1
search failed0
WALIS Interragator-Environmental Impact Statements (walis-2 waliswww.walis.wa.gov.au:6668/eis)
total searches174
results were found27
no results found147
navigate0
full present2
search failed0
WALIS Interragator-Natural Resource Monitoring (walis-5 waliswww.walis.wa.gov.au:6668/nrm)
total searches182
results were found30
no results found152
navigate1
full present1
search failed0
WALIS Interragator-Spatial Data (walis-3 waliswww.walis.wa.gov.au:6668/agency)
total searches252
results were found136
no results found116
navigate19
full present35
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
20050501, 2005053155
20040501, 2004053144
20041201, 2004123141
20050701, 2005073139
20050401, 2005043035
20050601, 2005063032
20040601, 2004063029
20040701, 2004073128
20050201, 2005022827
20050301, 2005033121
20041101, 2004113021
20040801, 2004083119
20050101, 2005013117
the17
dcdb14
  • Includes all phrases, words, dates, and numbers.

Phrases (top 15)

Phrase Occurs
water 5
state floral and faunal emblems4
Department of Lands4
current meter3
Yolla 3
satellite imagery2
department of primary industries2
town planning scheme2
sue grice2
Sherman Wallabe 2
distance beteen norwood and flinders sa2
newcastle nsw2
IBRA 6.1 datasets 2
low precipitation1
river condition1
  • Excludes phrases used in "ANZLIC Search Words".

Words (top 15)

Word Occurs
water21
the17
vegetation17
dcdb14
townsville11
coastal10
land10
Tasmania9
state9
topographic9
department8
DEM7
area7
deh7
surface7
  • 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
Topographic4
TRANSPORTATION Land3
OCEANOGRAPHY Physical3
bathurst2
vegetation2
LAND Geodesy1
Geomorphic1
WETLANDS Geomorphic1
CLIMATE AND WEATHER Rainfall1
CLIMATE AND WEATHER1
GEOSCIENCES Geology1
LAND Ownership1
bendigo1
PHOTOGRAPHY AND IMAGERY Satellite1
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 repository2115
26 repositories135
25 repositories30
3 repositories13
4 repositories8
2 repositories7
16 repositories6
5 repositories5
10 repositories5
6 repositories2
21 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 115
Single-word search 541
  • Phrase search ... more than one word occuring together.

Other statistics

Search type Occurs
ANZLIC Unique Identifiers 30
Right truncation 1
overlaps-bounding-box 58
within-bounding-box 9
  • 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
Respository not available
DEW Discover Information Geographically (DIG) (ea-1 kaos.erin.gov.au:6668/edd)1
connection
BRS and Australian Natural Resources Data Library (ANRDL) (brs-4 adl.brs.gov.au:210/anrdl)25
  • 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.