Indonesia - GLIDE Disaster Events: Unique Disaster Identifiers

GLIDE numbers are GLobal unique IDEntifiers for Disasters, allowing information to be interoperable across multiple sources. The dataset is maintained by the GLIDE Initiative and was last updated on June 23, 2026. It is used actively by organizations including UN-OCHA, UNDRR, IFRC, and the European Commission.

Use Cases

• Cross-referencing disaster records across international databases based on the unique GLIDE identifier.
• Mapping disaster events geographically based on the available GEOJSON format.
• Aggregating disaster impact statistics over time using the structured record format.

Strengths

• Provides a globally recognized unique identifier (GLIDE number) for each disaster event.
• Formats include both CSV and GEOJSON, supporting tabular and geospatial analysis.
• Adopted by major international organizations including UN agencies and the European Commission.

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

Collection Method

Registered disaster records from multiple disaster information sources.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-06-23 23:53:26.130675; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Indonesia