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Indicator Database Search


Enter one or more search terms, separated by commas, in the box below. Then press the Search button to search the database.


   

The options below have been preset to provide the most useful results for most people -- which means that most people can simply leave them the way they are. We have included these options for those adventurous souls who want to exercise more control over the search facility. If you need help, refer to the instructions.

Option 1: How many search terms are required for a successful match?
Show matches if ANY of the search terms are present
Show matches if ALL of the search terms are present

Option 2: Must the search terms match exactly?
Match the terms exactly as I entered them
Match the terms in either upper or lower case

Option 3: How much information should be displayed?
Show just the indicator and its rank.
Show the indicator, its rank, comments, usage and data sources.
Show the indicator, its rank, comments, usage, data sources and keywords.

Option 4: How many indicators should be displayed at a time?
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Search Instructions

The search facility can be used to search the indicator database for any keyword(s) you choose. Here's how it works:
  • You enter one or more search terms. A search term can be a single word, multiple words, or a little bit of text (more about little bits of text below). Search terms must be separated from one another by a comma.

  • If you want to tailor the search to your specific needs, you can set one or more of the options. In most cases, you can just leave the options as they are.

  • You press the Search button.

  • The search facility looks at the text of each indicator and tries to find a match for your search term(s). If one or more of your search terms is in the text, then the search facility considers that entry a match.

  • Once the search facility has searched all the indicators, it shows you the results. The search results will either be a list of entries (if one or more matches were found), or a message telling you that no matches were found.

You do not need to enter complete words as search terms. You can also enter "little bits of text" (for want of a better term). A little bit of text, for example, might be "haz". If you do a keyword search for "haz," you will find "hazard," "hazardous," "hazardous waste," and any other reference that contains "haz".

This search does not use the "+" or "-" characters in search terms. Boolean conditions -- AND and OR -- are controlled by Option 1. Basing a match on ANY of the search terms is equivalent to a boolean OR. Basing a match on ALL of the search terms is equivalent to a boolean AND.

You can choose whether the search process is case sensitive or not by setting Option 2. If you select "Match the terms exactly as I entered them," the search process looks for the search terms exactly as you entered them: uppercase, lowercase, mixed case, or capitalized. If you select "Match the terms in either upper or lower case," the search process treats both the search terms and the text being searched as if they are all in lower case.

You can control how much information we return about each indicator by setting Option 3. When you look at this option, you may ask yourself, "What's a rank?" A rank is a number that is assigned to an indicator by applying the criteria described in the indicator checklist. The higher the number, the better the indicator. The term usage refers to communities or groups that actually use the indicator. The term data sources refers to the organization or document that provides the data for the indicator.

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Indicator Search Results

Category and Keyword Search

Hey! Maybe you don't have to search after all:

If you are looking for lists of indicators by category, here they are (just place your mouse-pointer over the "Category Search" label, then click on any of the category names):

Keyword Search

If you are looking for indicators related to a specific topic, use these lists of keywords. Place your mouse-pointer over any of the headings, then click on a word to find the indicators that are associated with that keyword.