The GEM Building Taxonomy is a uniform classification scheme, a method to describe and categorize buildings in the same way across the globe as a key step towards assessing their vulnerability and risk.
This tool helps users to quickly validate and understand the classification of buildings according to the GEM Taxonomy. It ensures that buildings are correctly categorized, providing explanations for each classification and helping users meet global standards in building classification.
Additional documentation and tools about the GEM Building Taxonomy are available at the end of this page. Users can also the public repository https://github.com/gem/gem_taxonomy for additional information.