| Access – data formats and accessibility | ||
| File type | Specific database file format | |
| Software needs | Per default GaBi Software. Datasets from all major sectors in extraordinary detail and depth | |
| Contents – breadth and depth of datasets | ||
| Age | Since 1989; Since 2013 yearly updated, plus one interim mid-year release | |
| Geography | Default mainly EU, US, DE; large share also for FR, JP, CN, IT, ES, SE, BR. Any specific geography on request | |
| Original Data Source(s) | Several hundred from companies, associations, patents and technical literature, R&D projects, EPDs | |
| Other Databases Included | Many association databases, USLCI, ecoinvent | |
| Life cycle stages | Any, but predominantly production (cradle to gate) and EOL/transport (gate to gate); many parameterized datasets and models | |
| Modeling approach | Attributional | |
| Emissions results | Full range LCI, with all major LCIA Impact methods already included | |
| Number of datasets | 15,000; any datasets can be developed on demand | |
| Main topics | Agriculture & forestry & renewables, Building & construction, Chemicals & materials, Consumer goods, Electronics & electrical & ICT, Energy & utilities, Food & beverage, Healthcare & life sciences, Industrial products & machines, Metals & minerals & mining, Plastics, Service sector, Specialties, Textiles, Transport and storage, End-of-Life recycling & energy recovery & landfilling | |
| Other topics | Extensive documentation on basis of ILCD format, public and free - see: https://www.gabi-software.com/international/databases/gabi-data-search/ | |
| Data transparency – what meta data is provided for each dataset? | ||
| System boundaries | Various, see documentation | |
| Data Types | Various, see documentation | |
| Allocation Methods | Various, see documentation | |
| Technology | Various, see documentation | |
| Data year | Yearly checked and updated if needed; last update in February 2020 | |
| Original source | Several hundred from companies, associations, patents and technical literature, BAT/BREF documents, R&D projects, EPDs | |
| Uncertainty | Data quality indicators implemented according to established standards for technology, geography, actuality, completeness | |
| Quality – is information provided on data quality? | ||
| Data quality score | See documentation, predominantly “good” (2) to “very good” (1, best possible) | |
| Quality assurance | Dekra audited quality and continuous improvement process, see https://www.gabi-software.com/uploads/media/Critical_review_by_DEKRA_2014.pdf; internal QA process, various external review projects | |
| Standards compliant | GHG, ISO 14040/44, EN 15804+A2, ILCD DN entry level, subset of data: EF 2.0 and 3.0 | |
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