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    • Geocoded Disasters (GDIS) Dataset

    Metadata Updated: December 6, 2023

    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).

    Access & Use Information

    Public: This dataset is intended for public access and use. License: No license information was provided. If this work was prepared by an officer or employee of the United States government as part of that person's official duties it is considered a U.S. Government Work.

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    Dates

    Metadata Created Date December 1, 2022
    Metadata Updated Date December 6, 2023

    Metadata Source

    Harvested from NASA Data.json

    Other Data Resources

    Graphic Preview

    Sample browse graphic of the data set.

    Additional Metadata

    Resource Type Dataset
    Metadata Created Date December 1, 2022
    Metadata Updated Date December 6, 2023
    Publisher SEDAC
    Maintainer
    Identifier C2022273992-SEDAC
    Data First Published 2021-03-10
    Language en-US
    Data Last Modified 2021-03-10
    Category PEND, geospatial
    Public Access Level public
    Bureau Code 026:00
    Metadata Context https://project-open-data.cio.gov/v1.1/schema/catalog.jsonld
    Metadata Catalog ID https://data.nasa.gov/data.json
    Schema Version https://project-open-data.cio.gov/v1.1/schema
    Catalog Describedby https://project-open-data.cio.gov/v1.1/schema/catalog.json
    Citation Rosvold, E., and H. Buhaug. 2021-03-10. Geocoded Disasters (GDIS) Dataset. Version 1.00. Palisades, NY. Archived by National Aeronautics and Space Administration, U.S. Government, NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC). https://doi.org/10.7927/zz3b-8y61. https://doi.org/10.7927/zz3b-8y61.
    Creator Rosvold, E., and H. Buhaug
    Graphic Preview Description Sample browse graphic of the data set.
    Graphic Preview File https://sedac.ciesin.columbia.edu/downloads/maps/pend/pend-gdis-1960-2018/pend-gdis-1960-2018-death-rate-africa-2009-2018-thumbnail.jpg
    Harvest Object Id b0bd5c35-927a-4078-8ed1-0abf69e1be52
    Harvest Source Id 58f92550-7a01-4f00-b1b2-8dc953bd598f
    Harvest Source Title NASA Data.json
    Homepage URL https://doi.org/10.7927/zz3b-8y61
    Metadata Type geospatial
    Old Spatial -180.0 -58.0 180.0 90.0
    Program Code 026:001
    Release Place Palisades, NY
    Source Datajson Identifier True
    Source Hash 6f401cefc2e32cc3a2344ce54bf624ad874595e5f278d7c6f318d1ecb5d890e2
    Source Schema Version 1.1
    Spatial
    Temporal 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z/2018-12-31T00:00:00Z

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