]> lca 1.0 2004/05/12 Life cycle assessment basic concepts CASCADE - G7RT-CT-2001-05045 Basic concepts in ISO/TS 14048:2002 Basic concepts defined in ISO/TS 14048:2002. CASCADE - G7RT-CT-2001-05045 2004 text/xml lca Process An activity that is a set of interrelated or interacting activities which transforms inputs into outputs - ISO 14048 A2.2 1. Flow process An activity that is a flow of material or energy - ISO 14048 A2.2 1.2.8.1.2. Process description property A property that provides a process description as defined in ISO 14048, Section 5.2.2 and Table A1. - ISO 14048 A2.2 1.1. Process name A descriptive name for a process - ISO 14048 A2.2 1.1.1. Process class A class that indicates the nature of a process - ISO 14048 A2.2 1.2. Quantitative refererence type A class that indicates the quantitative reference basis for a quantitative reference process class - ISO 14048 A2.2 1.1.3.1. Technical scope A class to which a process belongs defined by technical scope - ISO 14048 A2.2 1.1.4. Aggregation type A class that indicates the aggregation basis for a quantitative reference process class - ISO 14048 A2.2 1.1.5. Technology documentation property A property that documents a technology as required by ISO 14048, Section 5.2.2.f - ISO 14048 A2.2 1.1.6. Short technology description A short description of the intended technological applicability of the process - ISO 14048 A2.2 1.1.6.1. Technical content and functionality description A detailed description of the intended technological applicability of the process - ISO 14048 A2.2 1.1.6.2. Technology picture A graphical representation of the process - ISO 14048 A2.2 1.1.6.3. Process contents property A property that describes the contents of a process as required by ISO 14048, Section 5.2.2.f - ISO 14048 A2.2 1.1.6.4. Included process An included process - ISO 14048 A2.2 1.1.6.4.1. Intermediate product flow An intermediate product flows as required by ISO 14048, Section 5.2.2.f - ISO 14048 A2.2 1.1.6.4.2. Operating conditions description An explanation of the operating conditions for the process, i.e. actual (possibly non-linear) relations between inputs and outputs - ISO 14048 A2.2 1.1.6.5. Valid time span documentation property A property that describes a time span during which a model may be valid as required by ISO 14048, Section 5.2.2.g - ISO 14048 A2.2 1.1.7. Time-span description A description of a valid time span for a model - ISO 14048 A2.2 1.1.7.3. Valid geography description property A property that describes a a geographical area or location for which a process and data are valid as required by ISO 14048, Section 5.2.2.h - ISO 14048 A2.2 1.1.8. Area name A name of an area from the inclusive nomenclature defined by ISO/TS 14048:2002, Sect. 7.3.c, Process description - Valid geography - Area name, e.g. a name of an area as defined in ISO 3166-1, Alpha-2 (two letter) codes - ISO 14048 A2.2 1.1.8.1. Area description A description of an area - ISO 14048 A2.2 1.1.8.2. Site An address to a site that has been specifically identified as valid for a process - ISO 14048 A2.2 1.1.8.3. Geographical Information System (GIS) reference A GIS reference from the inclusive nomenclature defined by ISO/TS 14048:2002, Sect. 7.3.d, Process description - Valid geography - GIS reference, e.g. a name of GIS reference as defined in ISO 6709 - ISO 14048 A2.2 1.1.8.4. Data acquisition documentation property An property that documents data collection and treatment as required by ISO 14048, Section 5.2.2.i - ISO 14048 A2.2 1.1.9. Sampling procedure description A description of a sampling procedure - ISO 14048 A2.2 1.1.9.1. Sampling site address An address to a site where sampling has been performed - ISO 14048 A2.2 1.1.9.2. Sample volume documentation A documentation of the sample volume as required by ISO 14048, Section 5.2.2.i - ISO 14048 A2.2 1.1.9.4. Absolute sample description A description of the total production volume of the sampled sites - ISO 14048 A2.2 1.1.9.4.1. Inputs and output documentation property A property that documents process inputs and outputs as required by ISO 14048, Section 5.2.3 - ISO 14048 A2.2 1.2. Input flow A FlowProcess that is an input - ISO 14048 A2.2 1.2. Output flow A FlowProcess that is an output - ISO 14048 A2.2 1.2. Input-output identification code An identification code that is a unique code within a local data storage or data transfer media to identify the input or output - ISO 14048 A2.2 1.2.1. Flow process group An group to which a flow process belongs - ISO 14048 A2.2 1.2.3. Environment condition description A description of the environmental conditions in the source or destination Process - ISO 14048 A2.2 1.2.6. Flow process geographical location A description of the geographical location where processes, inputs and outputs occur - ISO 14048 A2.2 1.2.7. Related external system documentation property A property that documents a related external system as required by ISO 14048, Section 5.2.3.h - ISO 14048 A2.2 1.2.8. Origin or destination description A description of delivering or receiving processes for intermediate product flows - ISO 14048 A2.2 1.2.8.1. Transport description A description that is the name of the transport supplier or the type of transport - ISO 14048 A2.2 1.1.8.2. External system information reference description A description that contains references to contact persons or other documents where information on the described related external systems - ISO 14048 A2.2 1.1.8.3. Internal location description A description of the use of an input or output within a process - ISO 14048 A2.2 1.2.9. Substance A class to which the object that flows belongs - ISO 14048 A2.2 1.2.10. Input and output data documentation property A property that documents the relevant aspects of the methods for data collection and data treatment related to inputs and outputs as required by ISO 14048, Section 5.2.3.n - ISO 14048 A2.2 1.2.14. Data collection method description A description of the methods that have been used for data collection - ISO 14048 A2.2 1.2.14.1. Data treatment description A description of the methods, sources and assumptions used to generate, recalculate and reformat the presented data - ISO 14048 A2.2 1.2.14.3. Reference to data source A reference to sources that have been used in the data collection and data treatment - ISO 14048 A2.2 1.2.14.4.