Madagascar - GLIDE Disaster Events: Geospatial Disaster Records

GLIDE numbers are global unique identifiers for disasters, enabling interoperability across information sources. The Asian Disaster Reduction Center proposed this system, which is actively used by UN-OCHA, UNDRR, WMO, IFRC, and other major institutions. This dataset contains disaster event records for Madagascar, last updated on 2026-06-23.

Use Cases

• Cross-reference disaster impacts based on standardized GLIDE identifiers.
• Map disaster event locations based on the available geospatial data formats.
• Analyze disaster frequency and types in Madagascar based on the event registry.

Strengths

• Data is structured with globally recognized GLIDE identifiers for interoperability.
• Supported by major international organizations including UN-OCHA, UNDRR, and WMO.
• Available in both CSV and GeoJSON formats, offering flexibility for analysis.

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 23:54:33.731523; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Madagascar