GLIDE Disaster Events: Papua New Guinea Disaster Records with Unique IDs

Papua New Guinea disaster events registered with GLIDE (GLobal unique IDEntifiers for Disasters) codes. The dataset is provided by the GLIDE Initiative and was last updated on 2026-06-23. GLIDE numbers are used by organizations like UN-OCHA, UNDRR, and IFRC to make disaster information interoperable across sources.

Use Cases

• Link disaster records across different humanitarian databases based on the GLIDE number identifier.
• Map disaster events in Papua New Guinea based on the provided geospatial (GEOJSON) data.
• Analyze disaster frequency and types in Papua New Guinea using structured (CSV) records.
• Support interoperability for disaster response coordination using the standardized GLIDE system.

Strengths

• Uses a globally recognized identifier (GLIDE number) adopted by major institutions like UN-OCHA and IFRC.
• Available in both tabular (CSV) and geospatial (GEOJSON) formats for different analytical needs.
• Has a clear open license (CC-BY-3.0-IGO) permitting reuse with attribution.

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.
• Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.

Provenance

Source

GLIDE Initiative

Collection Method

Registration of disaster events with unique GLIDE codes, likely aggregated from multiple sources.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-06-23 23:55:57.003062; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Papua New Guinea