DDF Search

The Search Page contains several panels

Classification Banners

A optional Banner along the top and bottom which states the maximum classification of data available from this system

Menu Bar

Includes links to this help page and back to the search page

Query Pane

A panel on the left side of the page which provides a form for entering query parameters

Query Results Table

A panel to the right of the Query Pane for displaying results from the current query in tabular form

The Input form allows the user to specify keyword, geospatial, temporal, and type query parameters. It also allows the user to select the sources to search and the number of results to return.

Keyword Search

A text box allowing the user to enter a textual query. This supports the use of (*) wildcards. If blank, the query will contain a contextual component.

Temporal Query

Select from any, relative, or absolute. Selecting Any results in no temporal restrictions to the query, selecting relative allows the user to query a period from some length of time in the past until now, and selecting absolute allows the user to specify a start and stop date range.

Spatial Search

Select from any, point-radius, and bounding box. Selecting Any results in no spatial restrictions on the query, selecting point-radius allows the user to specify a lat/lon and radius to search, and a bounding box allows the user to specify an eastern, western, southern and northern boundary to search within.

Type Search

Select from any, or a specific type. Selecting Any results in no type restrictions on the query, and specific types shows a list of known content types on the federation, and allows the user to select a specific type to search for.

Sources

Select from none, all sources, or specific sources. Selecting None results in querying only the local provider, selecting all sources results in an enterprise search where all federations are queried, and selecting specific sources allows the user to select which sources are queried.

Results per Page

Select the number of results to be returned by a single query

Submit

Submits the search, and refresh with the result

Clear

Removes all user entered data from the query form

The table of results shows the details of the results found, as well as a link to download the product if applicable.

Result Count

Total Number of Results available for this query. If There are more results than the number displayed per page then a page navigation links will appear to the right

Pages

Provides page navigation, which generate queries for requesting additional pages of results.

Results List

This provides a preview and links of the results.

The following is a list of columns in in the results table

Title

Displays title of the metacard. This will be a link which can clicked to view the metacard in the Metacard View.

Source

Displays where the metadata came from, which could be the local provider or a federated source.

Location

Displays the WKT Location of the metacard, if available

Time

Shows the Received (Created) and Effective times of the metacard, if available

Thumbnail

Shows the thumbnail of the metacard, if available

Download

A download link to retrieve the product associated with the metacard, when applicable, if available

This view shows more detailed look at a metacard.

Back to Results Button

Returns the view back to the Results Table

Previous & Next

Navigation to page through the metacards one by one

Metacard Table

Provides the list of properties and associated values of the metacard

Metadata

The metadata, when expanded, displays a tree structure representing the metacard's custom metadata