Uruguay GLIDE Disaster Events: Geospatial Disaster Records

GLIDE numbers are global unique identifiers for disasters, enabling interoperability across multiple information sources. The dataset contains disaster event records for Uruguay, registered by the GLIDE Initiative and used by organizations including UN-OCHA, UNDRR, and IFRC. It was last updated on 2026-06-23 and is available in GEOJSON and CSV formats.

Use Cases

• Cross-reference disaster impacts across international aid platforms based on the standardized GLIDE number.
• Map disaster event locations and types for Uruguay based on the geospatial data format.
• Analyze disaster frequency and types in Uruguay based on the event registry.
• Integrate disaster records with other structured and textual sources based on the interoperable identifier.

Strengths

• Adopts a globally recognized standard (GLIDE number) used by major international organizations.
• Available in both geospatial (GEOJSON) and tabular (CSV) formats for flexibility.
• License is CC-BY-3.0-IGO, permitting sharing and adaptation.

Limitations

• Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.
• 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

Collection Method

Registered disaster records from structured and textual sources.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-06-23 23:57:50.470968

Geography

Uruguay