Australia - GLIDE Disaster Events: Geospatial Disaster Identifiers

Australia's disaster events registered with GLIDE (GLobal unique IDEntifiers for Disasters) numbers. Each disaster receives a unique identifier to enable interoperability across multiple information sources. The data is provided by the GLIDE Initiative and was last updated on 2026-06-23.

Use Cases

• Cross-reference disaster information from UN-OCHA, UNDRR, and IFRC based on the common GLIDE identifier.
• Map disaster events across Australian regions based on the provided GEOJSON format.
• Analyze disaster frequency and types in Australia based on the standardized event registry.

Strengths

• Provides a globally recognized unique identifier (GLIDE number) for each disaster event.
• Data is actively used by major international organizations including UN-OCHA, UNDRR, and WMO.
• Available in both GEOJSON and CSV formats for different analytical needs.

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

Collection Method

Registry of disaster events assigned a unique GLIDE number.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-06-23 23:50:32.174088; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Australia