The system is used to precautionary prevent the emergence of environmental- and health hazardous substances from industrial processes as much as possible. Incidents and accidents become predictable regarding their origin and spread, and their probability of occurrence gets comprehensibly calculated. Additionally, effective prevention strategies can be simulated. Decisions on land use for potentially environmentally hazardous industrial processes get a rational and conclusive data base for administrative procedures.

Ovridia calculates the effect of various safety measures for the environment at one location. The system quantifies potential personal- and property damage involving geo-coordinates, meteorological values ​​and databases.
The disclosure of the method facilitates the comparison of different approaches, thus contributing to greater objectivity in public debates.