Ethiopia GLIDE Disaster Events: Geospatial Disaster Identifiers

GLIDE numbers are GLobal unique IDEntifiers for Disasters. The dataset contains records of disaster events in Ethiopia, each with a unique identifier for cross-referencing information across multiple sources. It is provided by the GLIDE Initiative and was last updated on 2026-06-23.

Use Cases

• Cross-reference disaster impacts across different reporting agencies based on the unique GLIDE identifier.
• Map disaster event locations and timelines in Ethiopia based on the geospatial data format.
• Analyze disaster frequency and types in Ethiopia based on the registered disaster records.

Strengths

• Uses a globally recognized unique identifier (GLIDE number) for interoperability.
• Actively used by major international organizations like 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.

Provenance

Source

GLIDE Initiative

Collection Method

Registered disaster records from multiple structured and textual sources.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-06-23 23:52:31.135690; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Ethiopia