Global Emission Model for Integrated Systems (GEMIS)
| Summary | ||
| Name of source | Global Emission Model for Integrated Systems Version 4.6 | |
| Provider | Öko Institut | |
| Summary text | A life-cycle analysis program and database for energy, material, and transport systems | |
| Contact | Uwe R. Fritsche (project manager) u.fritsche@oeko.de | |
| Licensing | Free | |
| Language(s) | German, English | |
| Website | www.oeko.de/service/gemis/en/ | |
| Access – data formats and accessibility | ||
| File type | HTML (web) access to Microsoft Access or excel file (selected data) | |
| Software needs | Microsoft Office | |
| Contents – breadth and depth of datasets | ||
| Age | 1990 - 2010 | |
| Geography | Global, Germany, other countries | |
| Original Data Source(s) | Academic research, Other LCA databases | |
| Other Databases Included | Unknown | |
| Life cycle stages | Various | |
| Modeling approach | Unknown | |
| Emissions results | CO2e, separate GHGs (all Kyoto gases) | |
| Number of datasets | 5000 | |
| Main topics | Energy carriers and technologies; Materials production; Transport services | |
| Other topics | Agricultural production means; Food and renewable raw materials | |
| Data transparency – what metadata is provided for each dataset? | ||
| System boundaries | Yes | |
| Data Types | Process | |
| Allocation Methods | Yes | |
| Technology | Yes | |
| Data year | Yes | |
| Original source | Yes | |
| Uncertainty | No | |
| Quality – is information provided on data quality? | ||
| Data quality score | No | |
| Quality assurance | Yes | |
| Standards compliant | Unknown | |