Introduction of GLIDE system
Masahiko MURATA
Professor, Kansai University of Inter’l Studies (KUIS)
Director, Safety Management Education andResearch Institute, KUIS

Visiting Researcher/ Advisor
Asian Disaster Reduction Center (ADRC)(GLobal unique disaster IDEntifier)Disaster databases in the world
UNOSAT

UNOCHA

LaRED

inTERRAgate
/UK

JAXA

SHELUDUS
/USA

OSADI
/ASEAN

Web

Web

UNFAO
PDC/USA
Common and Unique Number
GLIDE

IRP
GLIDE

CalamiDat
/Ph

ADRC
TCDIS
/KOR

GLIDE

Newly build
Database

Data items (d)Data items (c)Data items (a)Data items (b)Details

Disaster Mapetc

GLIDE - For Effective Disaster
Information Sharing & Management
Background

Each organization has its own databases using its own coding system
No links between databases
Not easy to relate a certain event in database A to an event of database B

Difficulty to match data
Different names of events are used;(West) India Earthquake, Gujarat Earthquake, Bhuj Earthquake in 2001
Kobe Earthquake, Hanshin- Awaji Earthquake, Hyogo-Nanbu Earthquake in 1995

Different dates of event occurrence are registered;
Difficult to identify when a flood/drought started

By introducing GLIDE(GLobal unique disaster IDEntifier)•Easy access to various data sources•Rapid automatic linking by search engine

Facilitate Effective Info. Sharing

GLIDE(GLobal unique disaster IDEntifier)

ADRC proposed GLIDE for effective sharing of disaster data sourcesamong different organizations and institutions(Example)
Tsunami Disaster Caused by the Indian Ocean Earthquake
and Tsunami on December 26, 2004

Serial Number

Hazard CodeTS-2004-000147-IDN
YearISO Country Code〔 DR: Drought EQ: Earthquake EP: Epidemic FL: Flood TS: Tsunami SL: Slide
VO: Volcano WV: Wave / Surge WF: Wild Fire ST: Wild Storm 〕

Hazard Code used in GLIDE
CW - Cold Wave
CE - Complex Emergency
DR - Drought
EQ - Earthquake
EP - Epidemic
EC – Extra-tropical Cyclone
FR - Fire
FF - Flash Flood
FL - Flood
HT - Heat Wave
IN - Insect Infestation
LS - Land Slide

MS - Mud Slide
OT - Other
ST - Severe Local Storm
AV - Snow Avalanche
SS - Storm Surge
AC - Tech. DisasterTO - Tornadoes
TC - Tropical Cyclone
TS - Tsunami
VW - Violent WindVO - Volcano
WF - Wild fire
24 hazard codes

Note: ET - Extreme temperature (use CW/HW instead), FA -Famine(use other "Hazard" code instead), SL - SLIDE (use LS/AV/MS instead),
WV-Wave/Surge (use TS/SS instead)Current registry on GLIDEnumber.net
 No. of registered events: almost 6,250 from 1965

to 13th May 2018
EventFlood
Tech. Disaster
Tropical Cyclone
Epidemic
SEVERE LOCALSTORM
Earthquake
Drought
Flash Flood
Land Slide
Wild fire

Records Year Records
309
1,749 2008
296
1,081 2009291
799 2007
288
577 2010
2006
256
4692005252
243419 2012236
259 2011
218
153 2004
205
136 2015202
122 2014

Country
China, People'sRepublic
United StatesIndonesia
PhilippinesIndia
Nigeria(Non-Localized)
Japan
Bangladesh
Viet NamRecords

455
286
271
246
232
166
160
138
122
116

Criteria for Generation of GLIDE
number GLIDE should be generated based on a certain criteria
 ADRC’s criteria for the generation of GLIDEA) JapanB) Asia
C) World

Five (5) or more people killed, hundred (100) or more people injured,thousand (1,000) or more people affected
Ten (10) or more people killed, hundred (100) or more people injured,thousand (1,000) or more affected
Hundred (100) or more people killed, thousand (1,000) or more people
injured, ten thousand (10,000) or more people affectedYour criteria could include;􀂄 Casualties (dead / injured / affected)
􀂄 Damages to agriculture, infrastructure􀂄 Declaration of a state of emergency
􀂄 Call for international assistanceEffective information sharing toolfor multi-national disasters

26/Dec/2004
Tsunami hits Sumatra in Indonesia

TS-2004-000147-IDN

Tsunami hits Phuket and southern Thailand TS-2004-000147-THA

Tsunami hits northern Malaysia

TS-2004-000147-MYS

Tsunami hits southern Sri Lanka

TS-2004-000147-LKA

Tsunami hits Southeast India
Tsunami hits Myanmar
Tsunami hits Bangladesh
Tsunami hits Maldives
Tsunami hits Somalia

TS-2004-000147-IND
TS-2004-000147-MMR
TS-2004-000147-BGD
TS-2004-000147-MDV
TS-2004-000147-SOM

Effective information sharing tool
for multi-national disasters

Date

Phenomena

GLIDE

01/Sep/04

ADRC generate GLIDE for typhoon A

TC-2004-000187-

07/Sep/04

Many houses were lost in the Philippines

TC-2004-000187-PHL

12/Sep/04

200 people evacuated to avoid Storm Surge inChina

SS-2004-000187-CHI

15/Sep/04

10 people dead by Landslide in Korea

LS-2004-000187-KOR

17/Sep/04

1000 houses were flooded in Japan

FL-2004-000087-JPN

Current status of GLIDE Community
GLIDE Operators ○ Institutional Operators
ADRC, CRED, ReliefWeb(UNOCHA)
JRC/EC, IFRC, LaRED
CDEMA○ Country Operators
Lao PDR, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore,
Thailand, Vietnam, Indonesia

GLIDE Users

FAO, UNOSAT, GDACS
Typhoon Committee (UNESCAP / WMO)JAXA, NIED, PDC
Dartmouth Flood Observatory
SHELDUS (University of South Calorina)
Benfield Ltd.

Endorsed byUNDP, UNISDR, WMO

Functions of GLIDEnember.net

 Search Engine of disasters
Users can search for disasters by any combination of continents,
countries, event types and dates as well as keywords.

 Instant Notification of disasters
Users will automatically receive instant notification of disasters by emails.

 Issuance of GLIDE number
GLIDE operators can issue new GLIDE numbers to disasters upon
their occurrence.

Generate New GLIDEnumber Record

https://reliefweb.int/disaster/fl-2018-000065-tjk

Examples of using GLIDE: Nepal Eq. April, 2015

http://www.unitar.org/unosat/map/2199

http://gdacs.org/report.aspx?eventid=1152815&episodeid=1222783&eventtype=EQ

Sendai Framework for DRR has theSeven Global Targets
a. Reduce global disaster mortality by 2030, aiming to lower averageper 100,000 global mortality rate in the decade 2020-2030 comparedto the period 2005-2015.
b. Reduce the number of affected people globally by 2030, aiming tolower average global figure per 100,000 in the decade 2020 -2030
compared to the period 2005-2015.
c. Reduce direct disaster economic loss in relation to global grossdomestic product (GDP) by 2030.
d. Reduce disaster damage to critical infrastructure and disruption ofbasic services, among them health and educational facilities,
including through developing their resilience by 2030.
e) Increase the number of countries with national and local disaster risk reduction strategies by 2020.
f) Enhance international cooperation to developing countries through adequate and sustainable support
to complement their national actions for implementation of this Framework by 2030.
g) Increase the availability of and access to multi-hazard early warning systems and disaster risk
information and assessments to the people by 2030.

To Achieve the Global Target ofthe Sendai Framework Needs statistic disaster data of 2005-2015 for a-d

Global Center for Disaster Statistics will provide,EM-DAT, CRED may be used Actually Reduce Disaster Damage

Various DRR related information of each pastdisasters such as countermeasures taken,
support for refugees, build back better recovery
procedure, lessons learned--- should be referred from data source of DRR
related organizations using GLIDE System

Challenges of GLIDEnember.net
1) Numbering of unregistered disasters

2) Organizing and holding the GLIDE Steering Committee3) Update GLIDE server system and operation
4) Establishment of GLIDE e-Learning for operators
5) Improve traceability of continuous disaster and damage
6) Updating of registered information

7) Improve GLIDE server system interface such as API
8) Publish GLIDE Annual Report

It’s time to Set GLIDE as DRR Information
Sharing Global Standard !
ADRC Promote and Implement the GLIDE
Project with Close Cooperation with all of You.

http://glidenumber.net

Thank You for Your Attention