OPEN IO
| Summary | ||
| Name of source | OPEN IO | |
| Provider | Sustainability Consortium. University of Arkansas | |
| Summary text | A comprehensive analytical database that enables the user to gauge in detail the environmental impacts arising from the production and use of goods and services in the United States. Within the field of Life Cycle Assessment (LCA), it is one way of quantifying the use of natural resources and pollutant emission associated with the supply chain of a particular product or service. | |
| Contact | open-io@walton.uark.edu | |
| Licensing | Free | |
| Language(s) | English | |
| Website | http://www.open-io.org | |
| Access – data formats and accessibility | ||
| File type | HTML access to .ana files (zipped) | |
| Software needs | Web Browser, Analytica 4.3 | |
| Contents – breadth and depth of datasets | ||
| Age | 1998-2007 | |
| Geography | USA | |
| Original Data Source(s) | Industry statistics | |
| Other Databases Included | Unknown | |
| Life cycle stages | Cradle-to-Grave | |
| Modeling approach | ||
| Emissions results | Total CO2e | |
| Number of datasets | 3000 | |
| Main topics | Energy carriers and technologies; Materials production; Systems; End-of-life treatment; Transport services; Other Services; Use and consumption; Wastes | |
| Other topics | ||
| Data transparency – what metadata is provided for each dataset? | ||
| System boundaries | Yes | |
| Data Types | Input-Output | |
| Allocation Methods | No | |
| Technology | No | |
| Data year | Yes | |
| Original source | No | |
| Uncertainty | No | |
| Quality – is information provided on data quality? | ||
| Data quality score | No | |
| Quality assurance | Unknown | |
| Standards compliant | Unknown | |