GLIDE Disaster Events: Portugal Disaster Records with Unique Identifiers

GLIDE (GLobal unique IDEntifiers for Disasters) numbers provide a common ID code for disaster events to enable interoperability across information sources. The dataset contains records of disaster events in Portugal, each registered with a unique GLIDEnumber. It is provided by the GLIDE Initiative and was last updated in June 2026.

Use Cases

• Link disaster impact data across structured and textual reports based on the common GLIDE identifier.
• Analyze disaster frequency and types in Portugal based on the geospatial event records.
• Integrate disaster information from UN agencies and research centers based on the interoperable ID standard.

Strengths

• Records use a globally recognized identifier (GLIDEnumber) adopted by major institutions like UN-OCHA, UNDRR, and IFRC.
• Data is available in both GEOJSON and CSV formats, offering flexibility for different analysis workflows.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.

Provenance

Source

GLIDE Initiative

Freshness

Last updated 2026-06-23 23:56:00.935459; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Portugal