Tonga GLIDE Disaster Events: Geospatial Disaster Records with Unique IDs

GLIDE disaster event records for Tonga provide a globally unique identifier for each disaster to enable interoperability across information sources. The dataset is produced by the GLIDE Initiative and was last updated on 2026-06-23. It includes file formats like GEOJSON and CSV, suggesting geospatial and tabular representations of disaster events.

Use Cases

• Link disaster information across different databases based on the unique GLIDE identifier mentioned in the description.
• Map disaster events in Tonga based on the availability of GEOJSON format data.
• Analyze disaster frequency or types in Tonga based on the structured disaster records.
• Integrate disaster data with other sources like ReliefWeb or CRED using the common GLIDE code system.

Strengths

• Uses a globally adopted unique identifier (GLIDE number) promoted by ADRC and used by UN-OCHA, UNDRR, and others.
• Data is available in both geospatial (GEOJSON) and tabular (CSV) formats, offering flexibility for analysis.
• 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.
• Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.

Provenance

Source

GLIDE Initiative

Collection Method

Likely compiled from disaster information sources registered with the GLIDE system.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-06-23 23:57:25.699719; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Tonga