USDA LCA Commons Data Submission Guidelines
This document provides instructions for editing and submitting unit process or product system models to the USDA LCA Commons life cycle inventory (LCI) database. The LCA Commons LCI database uses the openLCA life cycle modeling tool's database schema. Therefore, this document describes how to import and edit data in openLCA and name and classify flows such that they properly import into and operate in the database. This document also describes metadata or documentation requirements for posting models to the LCA Commons.
This document is an evolving standard for LCA Commons data. As USDA-NAL continues to gain experience in managing a general purpose LCI database and global conventions continue to evolve, so too will the LCA Commons Submission Guidelines.
Resources in this dataset:
Resource Title: LCA Commons Submission Guidelines_12/09/2015.
File Name: lcaCommonsSubmissionGuidelines_Final_2015-12-09.pdf
Funding
USDA-ARS
History
Data contact name
LCA Commons StaffData contact email
ARS-NAL-LCACommonsEditor@ARS.USDA.GOVPublisher
Ag Data CommonsIntended use
This document is intended to assist LCA modelers to submit unit process and product system models to the USDA LCA Commons.Use limitations
These guidelines were developed specifically for the USDA LCA Commons and do not reflect the requirements of any other government or commercial repository.Frequency
- irregular
Theme
- Not specified
ISO Topic Category
- economy
- environment
- society
National Agricultural Library Thesaurus terms
databases; life cycle inventory; models; unit processOMB Bureau Code
- 005:18 - Agricultural Research Service
OMB Program Code
- 005:040 - National Research
Pending citation
- No
Public Access Level
- Public