ADAM: Tropical Storm Event in Madagascar and French Southern Territories, January 2025

WFP’s Automated Disaster Analysis and Mapping (ADAM) system data for a tropical storm event from January 28 to 31, 2025, affecting Madagascar and the French Southern Territories. The dataset, last updated on May 21, 2026, includes geospatial information with the storm center located near latitude -31.5 and longitude 48.33. It is provided in SHP and CSV formats under a CC-BY-SA-4.0 license.

Use Cases

• Map the storm's geographic footprint and intensity based on the provided center coordinates and event period.
• Analyze potential socio-economic exposure for disaster risk assessment based on the system's purpose for humanitarian emergencies.
• Integrate storm track data with other geospatial layers for composite hazard modeling.
• Study the temporal progression of the storm event from January 28 to 31, 2025.

Strengths

• Specific event date range (Jan 28 2025-Jan 31 2025) and precise storm center coordinates (lat -31.5, lon 48.33) are provided.
• Data originates from WFP's operational ADAM system, which is designed for analyzing sudden-onset emergencies.
• Available in common geospatial (SHP) and tabular (CSV) formats for interoperability.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count and total dataset size are unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Description metadata is limited; actual data quality and completeness require manual inspection after download.

Provenance

Source

WFP Automated Disaster Analysis & Mapping (ADAM)

Collection Method

Collected, analyzed, and mapped by the ADAM system following a sudden-onset humanitarian emergency.

Time Range

2025-01-28 to 2025-01-31

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-21 22:04:35.986671; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Madagascar, French Southern Territories (storm center near lat -31.5, lon 48.33)