Colombia - GLIDE Disaster Events: Disaster Records with Unique IDs

Colombia disaster records using GLIDE numbers, which are GLobal unique IDEntifiers for Disasters. The data is intended to make disaster information interoperable across multiple sources, including structured and textual reports. It is provided by the GLIDE Initiative and was last updated on 2026-06-23.

Use Cases

• Link disaster reports from multiple agencies based on the common GLIDE identifier.
• Analyze disaster frequency and impact in Colombia based on registered event records.
• Build a unified disaster database for cross-border or regional analysis using the interoperable ID system.

Strengths

• Uses a globally recognized unique identifier (GLIDE number) adopted by major organizations like UN-OCHA, UNDRR, and IFRC.
• Available in both GEOJSON and CSV formats, supporting geospatial and tabular analysis.

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.

Provenance

Source

GLIDE Initiative

Freshness

Last updated 2026-06-23 23:51:49.220230; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Colombia