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Modified: 2008-03-03

Report for the 'Advanced' gateway: 2008-02

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: 709
Multiple search fields: 285
Singular search fields: 424

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-text233
metadata-date|metadata-date205
title88
full-text|full-text27
ending-date25
metadata-date20
overlaps-bounding-box19
full-text|overlaps-bounding-box17
within-bounding-box15
anzlic-search-words10
anzlic-identifier8
title|title7
full-text|within-bounding-box6
full-text|full-text|full-text6
anzlic-search-words|full-text6
abstract5
full-text|full-text|full-text|overlaps-bounding-box2
abstract|custodian1
anzlic-search-words|beginning-date|ending-date|full-text|full-text1
custodian1
anzlic-search-words|overlaps-bounding-box1
beginning-date|ending-date|full-text1
anzlic-search-words|full-text|overlaps-bounding-box1
anzlic-search-words|beginning-date|metadata-date|overlaps-bounding-box1
full-text|title1
custodian|full-text1
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
metadata-date431
full-text348
title103
overlaps-bounding-box42
ending-date27
within-bounding-box21
anzlic-search-words20
anzlic-identifier8
abstract6
custodian3
beginning-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
South Australian Spatial Information Directory (sa-2 www.asdd.sa.gov.au:6668/sa)245
Tasmanian Spatial Data Directory (tas-1 www.thelist.tas.gov.au:5550/tas)206
Geoscience Australia (ga-1 www.ga.gov.au:6668/ga)204
Qld Spatial Data (QSIC) (qsiis-1 qsiismet.oesr.qld.gov.au:6668/qsiis_prod)195
Victorian Spatial Data Directory (vic-1 www.ogdc.vic.gov.au:6668/vicsdd)182
Queensland Department of Natural Resources and Water Data (qld-2 www.nrm.qld.gov.au:5550/qsii2)178
NSW Natural Resources Data Directory (nsw-1 canri.nsw.gov.au:6668/nrdd)170
National Oceans Office (marlin-2 z3950.marine.csiro.au:6668/neptune)167
ACT Geographic Data Directory (act-1 indexgeo.net:5511/act)166
CSIRO Marine and Atmospheric Research (marlin-1 z3950.marine.csiro.au:6668/marlin)162
DEW Discover Information Geographically (DIG) (ea-1 kaos.erin.gov.au:6668/edd)162
Australian Hydrographic Service - Source Metadata (aho-2 www.hydro.gov.au:5550/source)155
Murray-Darling Basin Commission (mdbc-1 db.mdbc.isa.net.au:5548/mdbcprod)151
Australian Hydrographic Service - Product Metadata (aho-1 www.hydro.gov.au:5550/product)150
Bureau of Meteorology (bom-1 extapps.bom.gov.au:6668/bom_meta)146
Australian Hydrographic Service - Publication Metadata (aho-3 www.hydro.gov.au:5550/publication)145
IndexGeo Pty Ltd - Eco Companion catalogue (ig-1 indexgeo.com.au:6668/dataset)143
PSMA Australia Limited (psma-2 psma-asdd.geometryit.com:210/PSMA)142
NT Spatial Data Directory (nt-1 www.ntlis.nt.gov.au:210/NTSDD)140
WALIS Interragator-Spatial Data (walis-3 waliswww.walis.wa.gov.au:6668/agency)134
WALIS Interragator-Aerial Photography (walis-1 waliswww.walis.wa.gov.au:6668/airphoto)103
WALIS Interragator-Bibliographic Data (walis-4 waliswww.walis.wa.gov.au:6668/biblio)102
WALIS Interragator-Natural Resource Monitoring (walis-5 waliswww.walis.wa.gov.au:6668/nrm)102
WALIS Interragator-Environmental Impact Statements (walis-2 waliswww.walis.wa.gov.au:6668/eis)102
RAN Directorate of Oceanography and Meteorology (aodc-1 grey-2.metoc.gov.au:5550/pages_xml)101
  • 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 searches166
results were found31
no results found135
navigate0
full present17
search failed0
Australian Hydrographic Service - Product Metadata (aho-1 www.hydro.gov.au:5550/product)
total searches150
results were found33
no results found117
navigate0
full present4
search failed0
Australian Hydrographic Service - Publication Metadata (aho-3 www.hydro.gov.au:5550/publication)
total searches145
results were found1
no results found144
navigate0
full present0
search failed0
Australian Hydrographic Service - Source Metadata (aho-2 www.hydro.gov.au:5550/source)
total searches155
results were found38
no results found117
navigate9
full present7
search failed0
Bureau of Meteorology (bom-1 extapps.bom.gov.au:6668/bom_meta)
total searches146
results were found3
no results found143
navigate0
full present1
search failed0
CSIRO Marine and Atmospheric Research (marlin-1 z3950.marine.csiro.au:6668/marlin)
total searches162
results were found67
no results found95
navigate0
full present4
search failed0
DEW Discover Information Geographically (DIG) (ea-1 kaos.erin.gov.au:6668/edd)
total searches162
results were found41
no results found121
navigate0
full present10
search failed0
Geoscience Australia (ga-1 www.ga.gov.au:6668/ga)
total searches204
results were found79
no results found125
navigate26
full present60
search failed0
IndexGeo Pty Ltd - Eco Companion catalogue (ig-1 indexgeo.com.au:6668/dataset)
total searches143
results were found21
no results found122
navigate0
full present0
search failed0
Murray-Darling Basin Commission (mdbc-1 db.mdbc.isa.net.au:5548/mdbcprod)
total searches151
results were found43
no results found108
navigate24
full present8
search failed0
National Oceans Office (marlin-2 z3950.marine.csiro.au:6668/neptune)
total searches167
results were found83
no results found84
navigate2
full present9
search failed0
NSW Natural Resources Data Directory (nsw-1 canri.nsw.gov.au:6668/nrdd)
total searches170
results were found98
no results found72
navigate26
full present90
search failed0
NT Spatial Data Directory (nt-1 www.ntlis.nt.gov.au:210/NTSDD)
total searches140
results were found42
no results found98
navigate0
full present6
search failed0
PSMA Australia Limited (psma-2 psma-asdd.geometryit.com:210/PSMA)
total searches142
results were found17
no results found125
navigate0
full present0
search failed0
Qld Spatial Data (QSIC) (qsiis-1 qsiismet.oesr.qld.gov.au:6668/qsiis_prod)
total searches195
results were found106
no results found89
navigate18
full present16
search failed0
Queensland Department of Natural Resources and Water Data (qld-2 www.nrm.qld.gov.au:5550/qsii2)
total searches178
results were found77
no results found101
navigate7
full present18
search failed0
RAN Directorate of Oceanography and Meteorology (aodc-1 grey-2.metoc.gov.au:5550/pages_xml)
total searches101
results were found15
no results found86
navigate0
full present0
search failed0
South Australian Spatial Information Directory (sa-2 www.asdd.sa.gov.au:6668/sa)
total searches245
results were found147
no results found98
navigate72
full present124
search failed0
Tasmanian Spatial Data Directory (tas-1 www.thelist.tas.gov.au:5550/tas)
total searches206
results were found78
no results found128
navigate37
full present40
search failed0
Victorian Spatial Data Directory (vic-1 www.ogdc.vic.gov.au:6668/vicsdd)
total searches182
results were found73
no results found109
navigate38
full present41
search failed0
WALIS Interragator-Aerial Photography (walis-1 waliswww.walis.wa.gov.au:6668/airphoto)
total searches103
results were found13
no results found90
navigate2
full present3
search failed0
WALIS Interragator-Bibliographic Data (walis-4 waliswww.walis.wa.gov.au:6668/biblio)
total searches102
results were found21
no results found81
navigate0
full present0
search failed0
WALIS Interragator-Environmental Impact Statements (walis-2 waliswww.walis.wa.gov.au:6668/eis)
total searches102
results were found16
no results found86
navigate0
full present0
search failed0
WALIS Interragator-Natural Resource Monitoring (walis-5 waliswww.walis.wa.gov.au:6668/nrm)
total searches102
results were found16
no results found86
navigate0
full present2
search failed0
WALIS Interragator-Spatial Data (walis-3 waliswww.walis.wa.gov.au:6668/agency)
total searches134
results were found75
no results found59
navigate1
full present6
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, 2004073115
20050501, 2005053113
20060201, 2006022812
20040401, 2004043012
20060301, 2006033111
water11
20060501, 2006053111
vegetation10
20060401, 2006043010
20041201, 200412319
20050401, 200504308
20040501, 200405318
in8
20050601, 200506307
20050701, 200507317
  • Includes all phrases, words, dates, and numbers.

Phrases (top 15)

Phrase Occurs
geology 4
Geological survey3
Native Title claims2
soil mapping2
soil type2
Geographic Names Gazeteer2
native title2
property sales2
lake eyre2
Irrigation Evaluation Package 2
water 2
Topography SpotHeights 10K2
average annual rainfall2
STRATA _PLAN database2
topographic digital data2
  • Excludes phrases used in "ANZLIC Search Words".

Words (top 15)

Word Occurs
water22
geology18
land11
vegetation10
in8
valuation7
marine7
subbottom7
koala7
coast7
parums7
soil7
native6
title6
elevation5
  • 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 Geomorphology4
AGRICULTURE2
CLIMATE AND WEATHER Rainfall2
CLIMATE AND WEATHER Extreme weather events2
CLIMATE AND WEATHER Temperature2
GEOSCIENCES Geophysics2
WATER Salinity1
AGRICULTURE Livestock1
HERITAGE1
LAND1
MARINE1
LAND Valuation1
  • 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 repository1281
24 repositories53
25 repositories48
20 repositories22
19 repositories17
3 repositories6
2 repositories6
4 repositories2
22 repositories1
5 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 128
Single-word search 325
  • Phrase search ... more than one word occuring together.

Other statistics

Search type Occurs
ANZLIC Unique Identifiers 13
Right truncation 4
overlaps-bounding-box 42
within-bounding-box 21
  • 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.