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A. Ciroth, M. Srocka: JSON-LD, LCA XV 2015

JSON-LD: A smarter format for LCA data interchange

Andreas Ciroth, Michael Srocka

GreenDelta GmbH

New Delhi, ILCM 2015, September 2015

JSON-LD – Agenda

1. LCA data formats, status

2. Why a new, why yet another, data format

3. JSON-LD: principles

4. JSON-LD implementation status in LCA

5. Discussion, outlook and an invitation

1 LCA data formats, status

LCA data formats, status

• Basically, a data format is simply a way and an agreement how to represent information.

• For LCA, data exchange is important, and therefore agreement on LCA data exchange formats is important as well.

• What we know as LCA data format nowadays are always LCA data exchange formats.

• What we know as LCA data format nowadays are always LCA data

exchange formats. The format which is used to store the data sets in a database and software is not directly relevant (!)

LCA Software 1 LCA Software 2

LCA dataformat

• LCA data formats have a rather long history in LCA

• Spold99 was the first format to address the data exchange aspect (to my knowledge)

• Today, major formats are

• EcoSpold1 (ecoinvent 2 database, all major LCA software systems, albeit in “dialects”)

• ILCD (ELCD database of the JRC)

• EcoSpold2 (ecoinvent 3 database)

EcoSpold1, EcoSpold2, ILCD format

• All are compliant with ISO14048/TS

• All are based on XML

• Of course, differences:

• EcoSpold 1 rather simple (no parameters, only two languages, process and product is more or less the same…)

• ILCD, EcoSpold2: more recent, quite complicated, typically several thousand, interlinked files for one process data set

• Unfortunately all not fully consistent with each other

openLCA format converter and openLCA import export features help to work with different formats but not a perfect solution

Effort in implementation(e.g.: ILCD: every text field in different language possible)

Inconsistencies in formats(e.g. flow properties: ILCD: one value for one flow; EcoSpold2: one value for one exchange, may be different for each process)

2 Why a new, why yet another,data format

Why a new format

In a nutshell:

• New technological developments in “resource description” promise to be better for LCA format specification

• A new, overarching format allows to consider the existing aspects of different existing formats better.

3 JSON-LD: principles

JSON-LD: javascript object notation for linked data

Specified by the W3C

• JSON-LD: “JavaScript Object Notation for Linked Data”, W3C recommended for linked data (14 January 2014)

• Can directly be parsed as RDF triples, therefore direct link to ontologies (RDF format)

• Lightweight, human-readable, Google, Yahoo, Yandex, … are supporters

• Based on JSON (json.org) – the data format of the web, parsers available, really easy integration..

JSON-LD: javascript object notation for linked data

Specified by the W3C

Starting point: schema.org

Linked data

Knowledge Graphs

• Used by Google to enhance the search results;• Content from several sources • Basically objects and their relations• Provide structured and detailed information about

the topic in addition to a list of links to other sites• A very practical and relevant implementation of

linked data

JSON-LD can be embedded in HTML(i.e. in normal websites)

e.g., http://www.finanzen.net/aktien/Chevron-Aktie

Information harvesting, e.g. Chevron(in Google search result, information display)

4 JSON-LD implementation statusin LCA

JSON-LD: implementation status in LCA

• The JSON-LD format is implemented as one of the formats in openLCA since summer 2015, based on a US EPA project

• The format implementation is openly documented, here:

• We follow the schema.org principles (display, documentation, …)

JSON-LD: implementation status in openLCA

• A first version of the format fully implemented

• But of course interesting to put for discussion

JSON-LD: implementation status in openLCA

• The format is offered as additional format, other formats are of course still supported

ILCD format, process data set, one exchange: disposal wood ash mixture, export from openLCA

JSON-LD format, process data set, one exchange: disposal wood ash mixture, export from openLCA

5 Discussion, outlook and an invitation

Discussion

A new LCA data format should not be introduced without really good reasons.

We think there are good reasons to introduce JSON-LD as new format:

1. It is a very useful alternative to XML (i.e., EcoSpold, EcoSpold2, ILCD)

2. It helps overcome shortcomings of existing LCA data formats, and can fully replace them

3. It overcomes also shortcomings of RDF formats, more efficient and faster

Outlook

• openLCA implementation will be extended to LCIA models

• Linkage with the Life Cycle Harmonization Tool available (once this is released)

• (hopefully): Discussion, on an international level

..and an invitation:

• For other LCA tool developers: Please have a look, we of course think this format makes sense also in other tools; less implementation effort than other formats, much more powerful.

• Chance to explore this format in the context of the UNEP intergovernmental panel on interoperability

Thank youContact: Dr. Andreas Ciroth

GreenDelta GmbHMüllerstrasse 135, 13349 Berlin, Germanyciroth@greendelta.comwww.greendelta.com

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