Angola - GLIDE Disaster Events

GLIDE numbers are GLobal unique IDEntifiers for Disasters registered by the GLIDE Initiative. The dataset contains disaster events for Angola, allowing information to be interoperable across sources like UN-OCHA, UNDRR, and IFRC. It was last updated on 2026-06-23.

Use Cases

• Correlating disaster impacts across different reporting agencies based on the common GLIDE identifier.
• Mapping disaster events in Angola based on the geospatial file format.
• Analyzing disaster frequency and type for Angola using structured disaster records.
• Integrating disaster data from multiple sources like ReliefWeb and FAO using the standardized ID.

Strengths

• Uses a globally recognized unique identifier (GLIDE number) adopted by major institutions like UN-OCHA and IFRC.
• Data is provided in both GEOJSON and CSV formats, offering flexibility for analysis.
• License is CC-BY-3.0-IGO, permitting open sharing and adaptation.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.

Provenance

Source

GLIDE Initiative

Freshness

Last updated 2026-06-23 23:50:12.564240; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Angola