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Description
GLIDE numbers are GLobal unique IDEntifiers for Disasters, proposed by the Asian Disaster Reduction Center (ADRC) to make disaster information interoperable. The dataset is actively used by institutions including UN-OCHA, UNDRR, IFRC, and the European Commission. It was last updated on 2026-06-23.
Use Cases
Cross-reference disaster information from different organizations based on the common GLIDE identifier.
Analyze disaster frequency and impact in Sudan based on registered event records.
Integrate structured and textual disaster data from multiple sources using the unique ID.
Strengths
Provides a globally recognized unique identifier (GLIDE number) for each disaster event.
Adopted by major international organizations including UN-OCHA, UNDRR, IFRC, and the European Commission.
Available in multiple formats including GEOJSON and CSV.
Limitations
Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
Freshness should be verified as the last update timestamp is in the future (2026-06-23).
Provenance
Source
GLIDE Initiative
Collection Method
Registration of disaster events with unique identifiers.