Partial Assessment for Hurricane Matthew: IFRC Damage Data and Shapefiles

Delivering damage assessment records and geospatial basemaps produced by the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) following Hurricane Matthew. It consists of tabular assessment data in Google Sheets format and two shapefiles for spatial mapping and analysis. The data is structured using Humanitarian Exchange Language (HXL) standards to facilitate interoperability during disaster response.

Use Cases

• Spatial mapping of hurricane impact zones using the provided SHP basemaps
• Coordinating relief efforts using the 3W (Who, What, Where) data attributes
• Quantifying damage levels for resource allocation based on IFRC field assessments

Strengths

• Includes SHP files for direct integration into GIS software
• HXL-standardized tags for humanitarian data interoperability
• Primary source data from the IFRC

Limitations

• Partial assessment status implies significant geographic or thematic gaps
• Unknown record count and specific attribute headers
• Lack of sample data prevents pre-download validation of data density

Provenance

Source

International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC)

Collection Method

Field assessment and survey

Time Range

Hurricane Matthew (circa 2016)

Freshness

Last updated March 2026.

Geography

Regions affected by Hurricane Matthew