External Model Calculator
The External Model Calculator API enables organization to enrich their software of data systems with environmental impact assessment. Using organization specific data sets, it maps the data for the client’s system and maps that data (e.g. a bill of material for a product) from that sources to life cycle inventory data and calculate the impacts. The mapping is done through a mapping algorithm but can also be controlled by experts. This allows organizations to enrich their own system or data with footprint data, and to integrate lifecycle assessment data into their own system.
Organizations can, therefore, integrate environmental metrics with their own systems. It is focused on enriching the existing data of the system of clients and uses organization specific data sets to provide the life cycle impact assessment. It provides full transparency of what is being calculated.
How does it work?
1. Create a primary data library
The set up starts with creating or importing primary data libraries in the SimaPro Synergy platform.
2. Build request for bill of materials
Then, build the request which includes the bill of materials, which will be connected with the primary data library.
3. Retrieve and display results
Once the request is processes, the impact assessment results are returned and can be displayed in your system.