Iraq - GLIDE Disaster Events: Geospatial Disaster Records with Unique IDs

GLIDE disaster event records for Iraq provide a standardized global identifier for each disaster. The data is maintained by the GLIDE Initiative and was last updated on 2026-06-23. It is used by organizations including UN-OCHA, UNDRR, and IFRC to enable interoperability across disaster information sources.

Use Cases

• Track and correlate disaster events across different reporting systems based on the GLIDE unique identifier.
• Map disaster locations and analyze spatial patterns in Iraq based on the geospatial file format.
• Integrate disaster information from multiple institutional sources based on the interoperable ID system.

Strengths

• Data uses a globally recognized unique identifier (GLIDE number) for interoperability.
• Data is actively used by multiple major international organizations, including UN agencies and the European Commission.
• Available in multiple 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

Collection Method

Registered disaster records from multiple sources using the GLIDE system.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-06-23 23:53:37.039558; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Iraq