ILCD Schema Documentation

This documentation provides a comprehensive reference for the ILCD (International Reference Life Cycle Data System) XML Schema.

Schema Overview

The ILCD format defines several data set types for Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) data:

• Process - Unit processes, partly terminated systems, and LCI results
• Flow - Elementary, product, and waste flows
• FlowProperty - Flow properties like mass, volume, or energy content
• UnitGroup - Groups of measurement units with conversion factors
• Source - Bibliographic sources and documentation
• Contact - Organizations and persons
• ImpactMethod - LCIA methods and characterization factors
• Categories - Classification systems for data sets
• Locations - Geographic location definitions
• Common - Shared types, elements, and enumerations

Select a schema from the navigation to explore its structure and components.