ImpactCategory

Properties

@type

Inherited from Entity.@type

• Type: string (external doc)
• Proto-Index: 1

@id

Inherited from RefEntity.@id

• Type: string (external doc)
• Proto-Index: 2

name

Inherited from RefEntity.name

• Type: string (external doc)
• Proto-Index: 3

description

Inherited from RefEntity.description

• Type: string (external doc)
• Proto-Index: 4

category

Inherited from RootEntity.category

• Type: string (external doc)
• Proto-Index: 5

lastChange

Inherited from RootEntity.lastChange

• Type: dateTime (external doc)
• Proto-Index: 6

tags

Inherited from RootEntity.tags

• Type: List of string (external doc)
• Proto-Index: 7

version

Inherited from RootEntity.version

• Type: string (external doc)
• Proto-Index: 8

library

Inherited from RootEntity.library

• Type: string (external doc)
• Proto-Index: 9

otherProperties

Inherited from RootEntity.otherProperties

• Type: optional JsonObject (an arbitrary JSON object for custom extensions)
• Proto-Index: 1000

code

• Type: string (external doc)
• Proto-Index: 10

impactFactors

The characterisation factors of the LCIA category.

• Type: List of ImpactFactor
• Proto-Index: 11

parameters

A set of parameters which can be used in formulas of the characterisation factors in this impact category.

• Type: List of Parameter
• Proto-Index: 12

refUnit

The name of the reference unit of the LCIA category (e.g. kg CO2-eq.).

• Type: string (external doc)
• Proto-Index: 13

direction

The impact direction of this impact category.

• Type: Direction
• Proto-Index: 14

source

• Type: Ref of Source
• Proto-Index: 15

Python class stub

The snippet below shows the names of the properties of the corresponding Python class of the olca-schema package. Note that this is not the full class definition but just shows the names of the class and its properties.

@dataclass
class ImpactCategory:
  id: str
  category: str
  code: str
  description: str
  direction: Direction
  impact_factors: List[ImpactFactor]
  last_change: str
  library: str
  name: str
  other_properties: Dict[str, Any]
  parameters: List[Parameter]
  ref_unit: str
  source: Ref
  tags: List[str]
  version: str

JSON example

{
  "@type": "ImpactCategory",
  "@id": "3a08605b-d7c9-4f40-a17e-74cece1dde8b",
  "name": "Depletion of abiotic resources - elements, ultimate reserves",
  "description": "ADPelements (Oers et al. 2001)",
  "referenceUnitName": "kg antimony eq.",
  "impactFactors": [
    {
      "@type": "ImpactFactor",
      "value": 1.0943318963E-9,
      "flow": {
        "@type": "Flow",
        "@id": "0305b169-255d-4041-8f5d-6e095bcb6358",
        "name": "Aluminium"
      },
      "unit": {
        "@type": "Unit",
        "@id": "20aadc24-a391-41cf-b340-3e4529f44bde",
        "name": "kg"
      },
      "flowProperty": {
        "@type": "FlowProperty",
        "@id": "93a60a56-a3c8-11da-a746-0800200b9a66",
        "name": "Mass"
      }
    }
  ]
}