GLIDE Disaster Events: Philippines Disaster Records with Unique Identifiers

GLIDE disaster event records for the Philippines provide globally unique identifiers for disasters to enable interoperability across information sources. The dataset is provided by the GLIDE Initiative and was last updated on 2026-06-23. It includes data from multiple international institutions like UN-OCHA, UNDRR, and IFRC.

Use Cases

• Cross-reference disaster information from multiple sources based on the GLIDE unique identifier system.
• Map disaster events geographically in the Philippines based on the provided GEOJSON format.
• Analyze disaster frequency and types in the Philippines based on the registered disaster records.
• Integrate disaster data into humanitarian information systems based on the interoperable GLIDE standard.

Strengths

• Data is structured for interoperability using the GLIDE unique identifier system adopted by multiple major international organizations.
• Available in both GEOJSON and CSV formats, offering flexibility for geospatial and tabular analysis.
• Last updated on 2026-06-23, indicating recent maintenance.

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

Collection Method

Registered disaster records from the GLIDE system, which aggregates information from multiple sources.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-06-23 23:55:53.717361; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Philippines