Use cases
What do you need to do with environmental data?
Start from your question, constraint, or workflow. Each path shows where VoLCA can help and which product surface fits best.
Explore & inspect
Browse / inspect
I need to quickly inspect an LCA database
Search activities, open records, inspect exchanges, trees, inventories, and impact results without heavy expert-tool friction.
Good fit: hosted UI, desktop, self-hosted engine.
Public database example
I need to inspect a serious public database fast
Use a shareable BAFU example to evaluate search speed, navigation, process trees, mappings, and structural inspection.
Good fit: public database checks, hosted demo, technical evaluation.
Import & exchange data
Import / Agribalyse
I want to load an Agribalyse SimaPro CSV
Start from an Agribalyse 3.2 SimaPro CSV export, load it into VoLCA, then continue to search and inspect the imported database.
Good fit: SimaPro CSV exports, database upload, inspection workflows.
Private / custom data
I need VoLCA on my own database
Bring VoLCA to internal, licensed, or custom databases when public examples are not enough for a real decision.
Good fit: managed setup, self-hosted deployment, scoped pilot.
AI & integration
AI / agents
I want grounded answers, not a black-box chat reply
Connect an assistant to VoLCA through MCP so answers can point back to real datasets, methods, activities, and inspectable evidence.
Good fit: MCP, hosted or self-hosted server.
Technical integration
I want another application to call VoLCA
Use the HTTP API, Python client, CLI, or MCP endpoint to add environmental computation to a tool, dashboard, notebook, or agent workflow.
Good fit: API, pyvolca, CLI, MCP, self-hosted engine.
Prefer the product map?
The product page lists all VoLCA surfaces and capabilities. This page starts from visitor needs; the product page starts from what VoLCA offers.