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Description
GLIDE Initiative provides GLIDE numbers, which are GLobal unique IDEntifiers for Disasters. The dataset likely contains a registry of disaster events in Ecuador, enabling interoperability across multiple disaster information sources. It is used by institutions including UN-OCHA, UNDRR, UNDP, WMO, IFRC, FAO, the European Commission, and CRED.
Use Cases
Link disaster reports across different humanitarian platforms based on the unique GLIDE identifier.
Analyze disaster frequency and types in Ecuador based on the registered event records.
Build a unified disaster information system based on the interoperable ID standard.
Perform geospatial analysis of disaster events in Ecuador based on the GEOJSON format.
Strengths
Provides a globally recognized unique identifier (GLIDE number) for each disaster event.
Formats include both GEOJSON and CSV, supporting geospatial and tabular analysis.
Adopted by major international organizations including UN-OCHA, UNDRR, and IFRC.
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 23:52:20.573832; freshness should be verified.