Bangladesh GLIDE Disaster Events: Geospatial Disaster Records

GLIDE numbers are GLobal unique IDEntifiers for Disasters, providing a common code for interoperability across multiple disaster information sources. The dataset contains disaster event records for Bangladesh, maintained by the GLIDE Initiative and used by organizations like UN-OCHA, UNDRR, and IFRC. It was last updated on 2026-06-23.

Use Cases

• Track disaster event frequency and location in Bangladesh based on the geospatial disaster records.
• Cross-reference disaster information across international agencies based on the standardized GLIDE number.
• Analyze temporal patterns of disasters in Bangladesh based on the event registration data.

Strengths

• Data uses a globally recognized unique identifier (GLIDE number) for interoperability.
• Adopted by major international organizations including UN-OCHA, UNDRR, and IFRC.
• Available in both GEOJSON and CSV formats for flexibility.

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

Registered disaster records from multiple structured and textual sources.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-06-23 23:50:49.868254; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Bangladesh