Egypt - GLIDE Disaster Events: Geospatial Disaster Identifiers

Egyptian disaster events registered with GLIDE numbers, which are globally unique identifiers for disasters. The data is provided by the GLIDE Initiative and is used by organizations including UN-OCHA, UNDRR, and IFRC. The dataset was last updated on 2026-06-23.

Use Cases

• Cross-reference disaster information across multiple sources based on the GLIDE number identifier.
• Map disaster events geographically based on the provided GEOJSON format.
• Analyze disaster event frequency and types for a specific country based on the Egypt-focused scope.

Strengths

• Provides a globally recognized unique identifier (GLIDE number) for each disaster event.
• Adopted by major international organizations including UN-OCHA, UNDRR, and IFRC.
• Available in multiple interoperable formats including GEOJSON and CSV.

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 23:52:23.617111; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Egypt