Mongolia - GLIDE Disaster Events: Geospatial Disaster Records

A collection of disaster event records for Mongolia using the GLIDE (GLobal unique IDEntifier for Disasters) system. 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 the Asian Disaster Reduction Center (ADRC) to enable interoperability across disaster information sources.

Use Cases

• Track disaster event frequency and location in Mongolia based on the geospatial disaster records.
• Link disparate disaster information sources using the GLIDE unique identifier mentioned in the description.
• Analyze disaster trends across borders based on the standardized identification system.

Strengths

• Data uses a globally common unique ID code (GLIDE) proposed by the Asian Disaster Reduction Center (ADRC).
• Adopted by multiple major institutions including UN-OCHA, UNDRR, UNDP, WMO, IFRC, FAO, and the European Commission.
• Available in interoperable formats including GEOJSON and CSV.

Limitations

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

Provenance

Source

GLIDE Initiative

Freshness

Last updated 2026-06-23 23:55:03.604210; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Mongolia