Geocoded Disasters (GDIS) Dataset

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National Aeronautics and Space Administration. Geocoded Disasters (GDIS) Dataset. Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 2025-12-05. https://doi.org/10.3886/E240961V1

Project Description

Project Title:  View help for Project Title Geocoded Disasters (GDIS) Dataset
Summary:  View help for Summary
The Geocoded Disasters (GDIS) Dataset is a geocoded extension of a selection of natural disasters from the Centre for Research on the Epidemiology of Disasters' (CRED) Emergency Events Database (EM-DAT). The data set encompasses 39,953 locations for 9,924 disasters that occurred worldwide in the years 1960 to 2018. All floods, storms (typhoons, monsoons etc.), earthquakes, landslides, droughts, volcanic activity and extreme temperatures that were recorded in EM-DAT during these 58 years and could be geocoded are included in the data set. The highest spatial resolution in the data set corresponds to administrative level 3 (usually district/commune/village) in the Global Administrative Areas database (GADM, 2018). The vast majority of the locations are administrative level 1 (typically state/province/region).

Original Distribution URL:  View help for Original Distribution URL https://cmr.earthdata.nasa.gov/search/concepts/C3540930147-ESDIS.html

Scope of Project

Subject Terms:  View help for Subject Terms Centre for Research on the Epidemiology of Disasters' ; Emergency Events Database; floods; storms; earthquakes; landslides; droughts; volcanic activity; extreme temperatures
Geographic Coverage:  View help for Geographic Coverage Global
Time Period(s):  View help for Time Period(s) 1/1/1960 – 12/31/2018
Data Type(s):  View help for Data Type(s) geographic information system (GIS) data
Collection Notes:  View help for Collection Notes Downloaded 2025-12-03.


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