Geocoded Disasters (GDIS) Dataset

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).

Data and Resources

Additional Info

Field Value
Maintainer undefined
Last Updated July 17, 2025, 15:27 (UTC)
Created March 31, 2025, 18:04 (UTC)
accessLevel public
bureauCode {026:00}
catalog_@context https://project-open-data.cio.gov/v1.1/schema/catalog.jsonld
catalog_@id https://data.nasa.gov/data.json
catalog_conformsTo 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 2028deac-3d35-4831-99dc-1657eddc85df
harvest_source_id 61638e72-b36c-4866-9d28-551a3062f158
harvest_source_title DNG Legacy Data
identifier C2022273992-SEDAC
issued 2021-03-10
language {en-US}
metadata_type geospatial
modified 2021-03-10
programCode {026:001}
publisher SEDAC
release-place Palisades, NY
resource-type Dataset
source_datajson_identifier true
source_hash 8ffd06195b6369dbd19936befd72b12a89c68e6464c5cc87b0c50a9c80158dc4
source_schema_version 1.1
spatial -180.0 -58.0 180.0 90.0
temporal 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z/2018-12-31T00:00:00Z
theme {PEND,geospatial}