2     How to perform a normal search?

2.1     Objectives

The Normal search offers different criteria to look for metadata, each of them focusing one of the following aspects: What? or Where?

 

What:       the full text search: find all the metadata that contain all the specified strings; the search is done on the whole metadata content

Where:     the geographical search: find all the metadata which intersect a geographic region of interest (extent). Regions can be defined:

*       by drawing a geographical area on a map

*       by selecting a predefined region in a drop-down list

 

You can combine What? and Where? search to restrict the query (AND search).

Note:                Blank search will find all metadata of the catalogue.

 

The following options are available:

*      sort the results by:

*       relevance (default)

*       change date (metadata date stamp)

*       popularity (popularity increased when the metadata is viewed or edited)

*       rating (unused)

*       title (alphabetic ascending order)

*      hits per page

 

The following actions are available:

*      Search: perform the search

*      Reset: clear all search criteria

 

2.2     Access

*      Select Normal search in the Search component:

2.3     Search in the catalogue

Reminder:       You can combine What? and Where? search to restrict the search (AND search).

                         Blank search will find all metadata of the catalogue.

1.    The What? section enables a full text search.

In the What? section, enter one or several words or strings (character + number):

search1.png

Rules:

*       The text search is performed on the whole metadata content: title, abstract, URN, publisher name, addresses, etc.

*       Several words separated by spaces are combined into an "AND" search.

*       The search is not case sensitive.

*       Words can be in any order.

*       No support for phrases.

2.    The Where? section enables a geographic based search. The Where? search will find all metadata items whose geographical extent (G) overlaps the search extent (S):

In the Where? section, display a search extent by using the following buttons:

 

Button

Description

ButtonFull.png

Reset the map

Buttonplus.png

Zoom in: draw a polygon on the map or click on the map

Buttonmoins.png

Zoom out: draw a polygon on the map or click on the map

Buttonpan.png

Pan the map: press the left button and drag the map

3.    When the relevant map area is displayed, click Buttondraw.png and draw manually a rectangle on the map:

The Where? search will find all metadata items whose geographical extent overlaps the search extent (the drawn rectangle)

Or

2.    Drop down the predefined region list.

3.    Select a region:

DropDownList.png

The Where? search will find all metadata items whose geographical extent overlaps the selected region.

4.    Optionally, click Option0.png to display options:

Option2.png

5.    Select a sorting criteria:

*       relevance (default): sort by how close the metadata aligns with the search query.

*       change date: sort by metadata date stamp

*       popularity : popularity increased when the metadata is viewed or edited

*       rating (unused)

*       title: sort by alphabetic ascending order

Option3.png

6.    Select Hits: the number of result per page (10 per default)

7.    To start the search, click ButtonSearch.png.

If needed, a click on ButtonReset.png will clear all search criteria.