DataONE Usage Statistics
========================
Overview
--------
DataONE Member Nodes and Coordinating Nodes record access events that result
from DataONE API calls. A list of access events and the API calls that logged
these events is shown in *Table 1*.
*Table 1* Access Events
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Access event DataONE MN API call Metacat API call
============ =========================== ================
create MNStorage.create() action=insert
delete MNStorage.delete() action=delete
read MNRead.get() action=read
replicate MNReplication.replicate()
update MNStoreage.update() action=update
============ =========================== ================
The content of the access event log records are described here: `<LoggingSchema.html>`_.
The access event log records are harvested from each MN in the network and
aggregated into a common search index by the Log Aggregation Facility which is
described here: `<LogAggregator.html>`_. The Event Log Index is implemented as
an Apache Solr instance and can be queried using standard Solr queries using the
DataONE service endpoint \https://cn.dataone.org/cn/v1/query/logsolr.
The Solr search platform provides query capabilities such as field faceting,
range filtering, numeric field statistics and more that provide usage
information based on the access events, harvest from the MN, thereby providing
network wide statistics from one search index.
The section *Example Queries* gives several examples of usage information that
can be obtained from the Event Log Index.
Event Log Index
---------------
*Table 2.* Solr index schema
.. include:: EventLogIndexSchema.txt
Access to Event Log Index
-------------------------
Access to the Event Log Index adheres to the DataONE identity and authentication
protocols described here: `<Authentication.html>`_. The level of access allowed
when querying the index is determined by your DataONE Authentication Session
Identity
*CN Administrators*
CN Administrators have full access to the index and can therefor select index
entries based on any field and can view the entire contents of the index
entries.
*Authenticated session access*
Clients (i.e. web browsers) that have established an authenticated session using
a DataONE identity have access to information for any pids for which they are
the rightsholder, or pids for which they have an access policy granting write
access. For example, if the authenticated subject is
``'uid=smith,o=NCEAS,dc=ecoinformatics,dc=org'`` then the client can query index
entries for pids that have access policies allowing write access to the
authenticated subject. This level of access allows summary information to be
viewed, so the full content of index entries cannot be viewed.
*Public Access*
All other access is considered non-privileged public access in which case only
index entries associated with pids that have an access policy granting public
read can be queried. This level of access only allows summary information to be
viewed, so the full content of index entries cannot be viewed.
In addition to these access rules, certain fields are considered sensitive such
that they cannot be included in Solr field queries (i.e. ``&fq=<field name>``)
or included in Solr facet queries (i.e. ``&facet.field=<field name>``). The
fields from the Event Log Index that are considered sensitive are
*rightsHolder*, *ipAddress*, *subject* and *readPermission*.
.. _COUNTER_Compliance:
COUNTER Compliance
------------------
While unfiltered log records are useful for some system monitoring and related
activities, scientifically-meaningful analysis of log records requires that we
correct log records for common events that would otherwise artificially inflate
the statistics, such as access by web-indexing robots and multiple accesses from
the same individual. Within the publishing community, the `COUNTER`_ standard
has been used to provide a consistent set of guidelines as to how resource
access statistics should be reported. To be COUNTER-compliant, DataONE provides
three filters on log files:
1. Only allow status 200 and 304 on READ requests
This ensures that redirect requests (302) are only counted once, and that
unsuccessful requests are ignored.
2. Exclude robots
This ensures that the myriad web-robots that constantly index web-accessible
content do not artificially inflate results.
3. Exclude repeat visits within certain time window
This ensures that accidental double-clicks on a link or repeated requests
from a client tool in a short time period are only counted once.
Compliance with these three `COUNTER`_ requirements is implemented as two
boolean index field (``isRepeatVisit`` and ``inFullRobotList``) which, for each
record, determines if a given record adheres to the `COUNTER`_ standards
outlined above. Client queries which wish to only report COUNTER-compliant
results just add a filter expression to their query (``isRepeatVisit=false``,
``inFullRobotList=false``), and all non-compliant records will be removed from
the usage statistics reports.
The field ``inFullRobotList`` indicates whether or not the logged event
originated from a request issued by a user agent found in the full list of web
robots, with the value ``true`` indicating that the user agent is a web robot,
and thus the event record is not `COUNTER`_ compliant.
DataONE will maintain a list on known Internet robots to be used for filtering
addresses, and this list will be updated periodically as new robots become
known, at least annually.
The field ``isRepeatVisit`` indicates whether or not a duplicate request has
occurred for the same IP address and pid within a certain time window (currently
30 seconds), with a value of ``true`` indicating that an entry is a repeat
request.
The following query will return the count of all read events that have passed the COUNTER compliance tests:
::
https://cn.dataone.org/cn/v2/query/logsolr/?q=event:read&fq=inFullRobotList:false&fq=isRepeatVisit:false
The event index is updated once a day with event entries from all active member
nodes, with the most current information being from the previous day.
In addition to the 'COUNTER_' related fields, the field ``inPartialRobotList``
indicates whether or not the user agent was found in a list that contains a
subset of the full robots list, and represents a less strict interpretation of
which user agents are considered web robots, and does not include user agents
such as 'java', 'libwww', 'Wget'. A value of ``true`` indicates that a match was
found in the less strict web robots list. This field is not used in `COUNTER`_
compliance filtering.
.. _COUNTER: http://www.projectcounter.org/
Statistics Service Usage
------------------------
The following sections shows example queries that can be sent to the Event Log
Solr index. Note: in order to make the examples easier to read, the output of
some of the examples queries has been editied, with removed lines replaced with
ellipses, i.e. '...'.
**Retrieve pids for a specified subject**
The following example shows a query for download volume for pids created by
subjects matching ``uid*smith*`` with download size statistics aggregated by
pid::
https://cn.dataone.org/cn/v2/query/logsolr/?q=*:*&fq=subject:uid*smith*&fq=event:read&stats=true&stats.field=size&rows=0&stats.facet=pid
The following result is returned:
.. code-block:: xml
<?xml version="1.0"?>
<response>
...
<result name="response" numFound="96" start="0"/>
<lst name="stats">
<lst name="stats_fields">
<lst name="size">
<double name="min">135.0</double>
<double name="max">1.5209072E8</double>
<double name="sum">1.082767665E9</double>
<long name="count">96</long>
<long name="missing">0</long>
<double name="sumOfSquares">1.13751276670495792E17</double>
<double name="mean">1.127882984375E7</double>
<double name="stddev">3.2692977584385287E7</double>
<lst name="facets">
<lst name="pid">
<lst name="doi:10.6085/AA/pisco_intertidal.45.1">
<double name="min">2.8738045E7</double>
<double name="max">2.8738045E7</double>
<double name="sum">2.8738045E7</double>
<long name="count">1</long>
<long name="missing">0</long>
<double name="sumOfSquares">8.25875230422025E14</double>
<double name="mean">2.8738045E7</double>
<double name="stddev">0.0</double>
</lst>
<lst name="doi:10.6085/AA/MLPA_intertidal.30.10">
<double name="min">2984.0</double>
<double name="max">2984.0</double>
<double name="sum">11936.0</double>
<long name="count">4</long>
<long name="missing">0</long>
<double name="sumOfSquares">3.5617024E7</double>
<double name="mean">2984.0</double>
<double name="stddev">0.0</double>
</lst>
<lst name="doi:10.6085/AA/pisco_snbs.19.1">
<double name="min">52335.0</double>
<double name="max">52335.0</double>
<double name="sum">104670.0</double>
<long name="count">2</long>
<long name="missing">0</long>
<double name="sumOfSquares">5.47790445E9</double>
<double name="mean">52335.0</double>
<double name="stddev">0.0</double>
</lst>
...
</lst>
</lst>
</lst>
</lst>
</lst>
</lst>
</response>
The previous query can be constrained to a specific time by adding a time range,
i.e.::
&fq=dateLogged:[2013-01-01T23:59:59Z TO 2013-12-31T23:59:59Z]
or using Solr date range key words::
&fq=dateLogged:[NOW-1MONTH TO NOW]
**Data upload counts**
The following query shows counts of data uploads by format type by a specified rightsHolder (PISCO)::
https://cn.dataone.org/cn/v2/query/logsolr/?&q=*:*&facet=true&fq=rightsHolder:uid*PISCO*&fq=event:create&facet.field=formatId&facet.mincount=1
.. code-block:: xml
<?xml version="1.0"?>
<response>
...
<result name="response" numFound="40928" start="0"/>
<lst name="facet_counts">
<lst name="facet_queries"/>
<lst name="facet_fields">
<lst name="formatId">
<int name="eml://ecoinformatics.org/eml-2.0.1">32932</int>
<int name="text/csv">5236</int>
<int name="application/octet-stream">2570</int>
<int name="eml://ecoinformatics.org/eml-2.0.0">100</int>
<int name="eml://ecoinformatics.org/eml-2.1.0">28</int>
<int name="-//ecoinformatics.org//eml-dataset-2.0.0beta6//EN">19</int>
<int name="-//ecoinformatics.org//eml-entity-2.0.0beta6//EN">12</int>
<int name="-//ecoinformatics.org//eml-attribute-2.0.0beta6//EN">11</int>
<int name="-//ecoinformatics.org//eml-access-2.0.0beta6//EN">7</int>
<int name="-//ecoinformatics.org//eml-physical-2.0.0beta6//EN">6</int>
<int name="image/jpeg">3</int>
<int name="text/plain">3</int>
<int name="-//ecoinformatics.org//eml-project-2.0.0beta6//EN">1</int>
</lst>
</lst>
<lst name="facet_dates"/>
<lst name="facet_ranges"/>
</lst>
</response>
**Data download counts by month**
The following query shows data download counts by a specific user for each month
in 2013::
https://cn.dataone.org/cn/v1/query/logsolr/?q=*:*&fq=rightsHolder:uid*PISCO*&fq=event:read&facet=true&facet.range=dateLogged&facet.range.start=2013-01-01T01:01:01Z&facet.range.end=2013-12-31T24:59:59Z&facet.range.gap=%2B1MONTH
.. code-block:: xml
<?xml version="1.0"?>
<response>
...
<result name="response" numFound="3623404" start="0"/>
<lst name="facet_counts">
<lst name="facet_queries"/>
<lst name="facet_fields"/>
<lst name="facet_dates"/>
<lst name="facet_ranges">
<lst name="dateLogged">
<lst name="counts">
<int name="2013-01-01T01:01:01Z">56962</int>
<int name="2013-02-01T01:01:01Z">23656</int>
<int name="2013-03-01T01:01:01Z">46167</int>
<int name="2013-04-01T01:01:01Z">58562</int>
<int name="2013-05-01T01:01:01Z">65192</int>
<int name="2013-06-01T01:01:01Z">203082</int>
<int name="2013-07-01T01:01:01Z">66013</int>
<int name="2013-08-01T01:01:01Z">92320</int>
<int name="2013-09-01T01:01:01Z">23059</int>
<int name="2013-10-01T01:01:01Z">16135</int>
<int name="2013-11-01T01:01:01Z">73831</int>
<int name="2013-12-01T01:01:01Z">44968</int>
</lst>
<str name="gap">+1MONTH</str>
<date name="start">2013-01-01T01:01:01Z</date>
<date name="end">2014-01-01T01:01:01Z</date>
</lst>
</lst>
</lst>
</respones>
**Read counts for format type EML**
The following query shows all EML metadata activity by a specific user for each
month in 2013::
https://cn.dataone.org/cn/v2/query/logsolr/?q=*:*&fq=rightsHolder:uid*PISCO*&fq=formatId:eml*&facet=true&facet.field=event&facet.range=dateLogged&facet.range.start=2013-01-01T01:01:01Z&facet.range.end=2013-12-31T24:59:59Z&facet.range.gap=%2B1MONTH
.. code-block:: xml
<?xml version="1.0"?>
<response>
...
<result name="response" numFound="3504705" start="0"/>
<lst name="facet_counts">
<lst name="facet_queries"/>
<lst name="facet_fields">
<lst name="event">
<int name="read">3327009</int>
<int name="delete">51249</int>
<int name="update">47593</int>
<int name="synchronization_failed">45752</int>
<int name="create">33060</int>
<int name="replicate">42</int>
</lst>
</lst>
<lst name="facet_dates"/>
<lst name="facet_ranges">
<lst name="dateLogged">
<lst name="counts">
<int name="2013-01-01T01:01:01Z">54815</int>
<int name="2013-02-01T01:01:01Z">18652</int>
<int name="2013-03-01T01:01:01Z">45043</int>
<int name="2013-04-01T01:01:01Z">58420</int>
<int name="2013-05-01T01:01:01Z">64208</int>
<int name="2013-06-01T01:01:01Z">136014</int>
<int name="2013-07-01T01:01:01Z">65417</int>
<int name="2013-08-01T01:01:01Z">92103</int>
<int name="2013-09-01T01:01:01Z">22899</int>
<int name="2013-10-01T01:01:01Z">15522</int>
<int name="2013-11-01T01:01:01Z">73340</int>
<int name="2013-12-01T01:01:01Z">44745</int>
</lst>
<str name="gap">+1MONTH</str>
<date name="start">2013-01-01T01:01:01Z</date>
<date name="end">2014-01-01T01:01:01Z</date>
</lst>
</lst>
</lst>
</response>
**Download volume for pids**
The following query shows all pids created by rightsHolder *PISCO* with upload
size statistics aggregated by formatId::
https://cn.dataone.org/cn/v2/query/logsolr/?q=*:*&fq=rightsHolder:uid=*PISCO*&fq=event:create&stats=true&stats.field=size&rows=0&stats.facet=formatId
.. code-block:: xml
<result name="response" numFound="14721" start="0"/>
...
<lst name="facets">
<lst name="formatId">
<lst name="eml://ecoinformatics.org/eml-2.0.0">
<double name="min">3582.0</double>
<double name="max">29176.0</double>
<double name="sum">604461.0</double>
<long name="count">43</long>
<long name="missing">0</long>
<double name="sumOfSquares">1.1348783711E10</double>
<double name="mean">14057.232558139534</double>
<double name="stddev">8240.051522137841</double>
</lst>
<lst name="eml://ecoinformatics.org/eml-2.0.1">
<double name="min">938.0</double>
<double name="max">646484.0</double>
<double name="sum">2.37265549E8</double>
<long name="count">14668</long>
<long name="missing">0</long>
<double name="sumOfSquares">7.985322030167E12</double>
<double name="mean">16175.72600218162</double>
<double name="stddev">16815.75005078953</double>
</lst>
...
</lst>
</lst>
</lst>
</lst>
</lst>
</response>
.. Note::
The examples that follow do not include the result output to improve
legibility. The reader is encouraged to cut/paste the sample queries into a
web browser to view the resulting output.
**Select events using time range based on date of access event**
::
https://cn.dataone.org/cn/v2/query/logsolr/?q=dateLogged:[2014-03-01T00:00:01Z TO 2014-03-31T00:00:01Z]
**Counts of event types**
::
https://cn.dataone.org/cn/v2/query/logsolr/?q=dateLogged:[* TO NOW]&facet=true&facet.field=event
**Wildcard search for pids**
::
https://cn.dataone.org/cn/v2/query/logsolr/?q=pid:doi*&facet=true&facet.field=pid&facet.mincount=1
**Spatial search for events within 10km of the latitude, longitude of Santa Barbara, CA**
::
https://cn.dataone.org/cn/v2/query/logsolr/?q=*:*&fq={!geofilt sfield=location pt=34.4329,-119.837 d=10}
**Search by city name for events occuring in Albuquerque**
::
https://cn.dataone.org/cn/v2/query/logsolr/?q=*:*&fq=city:Albuquerque
**Events aggregated by location name**
::
https://cn.dataone.org/cn/v2/query/logsolr/?q=event:create&facet=true&facet.field=city
**Download (read) counts by month for all data format types**
::
https://cn.dataone.org/cn/v2/query/logsolr/?q=*:*&fq=event:read&formatType=DATA&facet=true&facet.range=dateLogged&facet.range.start=2014-01-01T00:00:00.000Z&facet.range.end=2015-01-01T00:00:00.000Z&facet.range.gap=%2B1MONTH
**Download (read) counts by month for all format types, counter-compliant**
::
https://cn.dataone.org/cn/v2/query/logsolr/?q=*:*&fq=event:read&counterCompliant=true&facet=true&facet.range=dateLogged&facet.range.start=2014-01-01T00:00:00.000Z&facet.range.end=2015-01-01T00:00:00.000Z&facet.range.gap=%2B1MONTH
**Metadata read counts by month for all metadata format types**
::
https://cn.dataone.org/cn/v2/query/logsolr/?q=*:*&fq=event:read&formatType=METADATA&facet=true&facet.range=dateLogged&facet.range.start=2014-01-01T00:00:00.000Z&facet.range.end=2015-01-01T00:00:00.000Z&facet.range.gap=%2B1MONTH
**Byte count for read events for May 2013**
::
https://cn.dataone.org/cn/v2/query/logsolr/?q=event:read&fq=dateLogged:[2013-05-01T00:00:00.000Z TO 2013-05-31T23:59:59.999Z]&stats=true&stats.field=size&sort=size%20desc&rows=0
**Bytes downloaded for subject=cjones aggregated by formatId**
::
https://cn.dataone.org/cn/v2/query/logsolr/?q=*:*&fq=subject:uid=*cjones*&fq=event:read&stats=true&stats.field=size&rows=0&stats.facet=formatId
**Download (read) counts for node KNB, excluding web crawler accesses and duplicate (repeat) visits (with a short time interval, i.e. 30 seconds)**
::
https://cn.dataone.org/cn/v2/query/logsolr/?q=event:read&fq=inFullRobotList:false&fq=isRepeatVisit:false&fq=nodeId:urn\:node\:KNB