Kansas Geological Survey, Open File Report 97-14
Digital Petroleum Atlas Annual Report 1996
Since the prototype Digital Petroleum Atlas is an electronic
publication, on-line access was provided to the public soon after
project inception. Use of the DPA products was almost immediate and
has grown steadily over the year (Figure 2).
This near real-time transfer of technology and information to the
client is one advantage demonstrated by the DPA.
The pages that comprise the DPA make up the bulk of the web site for the Petroleum Research Section (PRS) of the Kansas Geological Survey. Usage statistics show that access to these pages has grown steadily from 1,000 to over 5,000 access "hits" per week (Figure 2). In measuring access "hits" on the PRS site, all access to graphics is removed. This eliminates the multiple counting of access hits that result from multiple figures (buttons, bars, arrows, etc.) on a single web page. In addition, all access from the Kansas Geological Survey subdomain (kgs.ku.edu) is removed. This measurement protocal produces a consistent and conservative measure of external usage. Current usage statistics are collected daily and weekly and are available on the Petroleum Research Section of the Kansas Geological Survey web site (http://www.kgs.ku.edu/usage/past_stats.html).
Figure 2. Weekly usage statistics measuring separate pages viewed. Miscellaneous graphics and access from Kansas Geological Survey computers are removed prior to analysis. Current usage statistics are collected daily and weekly and are available on the Petroleum Research Section of the Kansas Geological Survey web site (http://www.kgs.ku.edu/usage/past_stats.html).