Cameroon GLIDE Disaster Events: Geospatial Disaster Records

GLIDE numbers are global unique identifiers for disasters, enabling interoperability across multiple information sources. The Asian Disaster Reduction Center (ADRC) proposed this common ID to address confusion in identifying events across borders and scattered data. This dataset contains disaster event records for Cameroon, last updated in June 2026.

Use Cases

• Map disaster event locations based on the geospatial data format (GeoJSON).
• Analyze disaster trends in Cameroon based on the event registration records.
• Cross-reference disaster information using the GLIDE number for interoperability with other sources like ReliefWeb or FAO.

Strengths

• Uses a globally recognized identifier (GLIDE number) adopted by major institutions like UN-OCHA, UNDRR, and IFRC.
• Available in both GeoJSON and CSV formats, offering flexibility for geospatial or tabular analysis.
• Last updated in June 2026, suggesting ongoing maintenance.

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 analysis.
• Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.

Provenance

Source

GLIDE Initiative

Collection Method

Registration of disaster events with unique identifiers.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-06-23 23:51:33.256648

Geography

Cameroon