Big Data and Analytics
TO SUPPORT EFFECTIVE DECISION MAKING
DATA LAYERS
4,500+
COUNTRY-SPECIFIC
DATA LAYERS
- All
- Multi-hazard Risk
- Multi-hazard Exposure
- Vulnerability
- Coping Capacity
- Resilience
- National Profiles
DisasterAWARE® Big Data Catalog
SNAPSHOT OF PDC’S GLOBAL-SCALE DATA
We add new data layers to our system daily. Below is a snapshot of the data available to the disaster management community through our free DisasterAWARE platform. You can also select a country from the dropdown menu for a look at PDC’s inventory of country data.
Boundaries
(5 LAYERS)
Administrative Boundaries
(1 Layer)
Detailed Coastlines
(1 Layer)
Economic Exclusion Zones
(3 Layers)
Biosurveillance
(36 LAYERS)
Disease Outbreaks and Alerts
(1 Layer)
Disease Background Information
(32 Layers)
Food and Water-Borne Disease
(3 Layers)
Climate Change Projections
(7 LAYERS)
Annual Precipitation
(1 Layer)
Extreme Heat Days
(1 Layer)
Sea Level Rise
(1 Layer)
Aqueduct Water Stress
(1 Layer)
Extreme Precipitation
(1 Layer)
Consecutive Dry Days
(1 Layer)
Hot Nights
(1 Layer)
Conflict
(4 LAYERS)
Global Conflict
(1 Layer)
Population of Concern
(1 Layer)
Migration
(2 Layers)
Demographics
(3 LAYERS)
Major Cities
(1 Layer)
Earth's City Lights
(1 Layer)
World Cities
(1 Layer)
Economic
(51 LAYERS)
Export Data
(24 Layers)
Imports
(24 Layers)
GDP growth (% change)
(1 Layer)
Remittances as percent of GNI
(1 Layer)
Gross cell product per capita ($USD)
(1 Layer)
Hazards
(115 LAYERS)
Avalanche
(2 Layers)
Drought
(5 Layers)
Flood
(9 Layers)
High Wind
(1 Layer)
Tornado
(3 Layers)
Biomedical
(14 Layers)
Earthquake
(14 Layers)
Food Insecurity
(1 Layer)
Landslide
(7 Layers)
Tropical Cyclone
(34 Layers)
Coronavirus (COVID-19)
(13 Layers)
Extreme Temperature
(2 Layers)
Geopolitical Incidents
(9 Layers)
Marine
(1 Layer)
Humanitarian Aid
(23 LAYERS)
Logistics
(11 Layers)
World Bank
(10 Layers)
NGO Aid
(1 Layer)
U.S. Foreign Assistance
(1 Layer)
Hydrology / Hydrography
(4 LAYERS)
Dams
(1 Layer)
Lakes and Reservoirs
(2 Layers)
Rivers and Waterways
(1 Layer)
Infrastructure
(1,393 LAYERS)
PDC has one of the largest inventories of infrastructure data available at the global and national level. Search our big data catalog above to explore national profile data, or login to DisasterAWARE for direct access. Below is a sample of some of the types of infrastructure information we offer:
Airfields
Heliports
Nuclear Facilities
Clinics
Hospitals
Power Plants
Dams
Ports
Reservoirs
Natural Resources
(3 LAYERS)
Diamond Occurrence
(1 Layer)
Petroleum Fields
(1 Layer)
Oil Production per Capita
(1 Layer)
Observations and Forecasts
(34 LAYERS)
Atmospheric
(16 Layers)
Ocean
(9 Layers)
Surface
(9 Layers)
Risk and Vulnerability
(68 LAYERS)
Hazard Exposure
(7 Layers)
Resilience
(1 Layer)
Vulnerability
(40 Layers)
Multi-hazard Risk
(1 Layer)
Coping Capacity
(19 Layers)
Women, Peace and Security
(50 LAYERS)
Empowerment
(23 Layers)
Inequality
(27 Layers)
NATIONAL DATA
Use the search feature or map above to explore national profile data.
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Event Brief Close Up
Event Brief provides critical, life-saving information to aid rapid response during large-scale hazards that pose potentially devastating impacts. It helps anticipate hazard impacts and answer questions like: What happened? Where did it happen? How bad is it? What actions need to be taken?
Impact and needs estimates
Estimated population exposure
Critical infrastructure and capital exposure
Potential impacts to lifelines
Estimated humanitarian needs
Similar historical events
Risk profile of affected areas
National and subnational risk information to support strategic planning. Note that subnational risk information is available for close to 20 percent of all nations.
Enhanced situational awareness
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