Algeria - GLIDE Disaster Events: Geospatial Disaster Identifiers

GLIDE numbers are global unique identifiers designed to make disaster information interoperable across multiple sources. The dataset contains records of disaster events in Algeria, each registered with a GLIDEnumber to uniquely identify it. It is provided by the GLIDE Initiative and was last updated on 2026-06-23.

Use Cases

• Cross-referencing disaster information across different reporting agencies based on the GLIDE identifier system.
• Mapping disaster event locations and frequencies in Algeria based on the geospatial data format.
• Analyzing temporal trends in disaster occurrences in Algeria based on the event registration records.

Strengths

• Data is structured around the GLIDE standard, which is actively used by major organizations like UN-OCHA, UNDRR, and IFRC.
• Available in both GEOJSON and CSV formats, offering flexibility for geospatial or tabular analysis.
• Released under the CC-BY-3.0-IGO license, allowing for broad reuse.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment for large-scale modeling.
• Data may reflect geographic bias inherent to the hdx platform's data collection scope.

Provenance

Source

GLIDE Initiative

Collection Method

Registration of disaster events using the GLIDE unique identifier system.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-06-23 23:52:16.708047; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Algeria