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Description

The Global Landslide Hazard Distribution is a 2.5 minute grid of global landslide and snow avalanche hazards based upon work of the Norwegian Geotechnical Institute (NGI). The hazards mapping of NGI incorporates a range of data including slope, soil, soil moisture conditions, precipitation, seismicity, and temperature. Shuttle Radar Topography Mission (SRTM) elevation data at 30 seconds resolution are also incorporated. Hazards values less than or equal to 4 are considered negligible and only values 5 through 9 are utilized in further analyses. To ensure compatibility with other data sets, value 1 is added to each of the values to provide a hazard ranking ranging 6 through 10 in increasing hazard. This data set is the result of collaboration among the Columbia University Center for Hazards and Risk Research (CHRR), Norwegian Geotechnical Institute (NGI), and Columbia University Center for International Earth Science and Information Network (CIESIN).

Product Summary

Platforms
MODELS
Instruments
Computer
Spatial Extent

N: 85 S: -58 E: 180 W: -180

Spatial Resolution
0.0417 Decimal Degrees x 0.0417 Decimal Degrees
Location
GLOBAL
Coordinate System
CARTESIAN
Granule Spatial Representation
CARTESIAN
Temporal Extent
2000-01-01 to 2000-12-31
Data Partner
Earth Science Data Information System (ESDIS)
Concept ID
C3550189895-ESDIS
Data State
COMPLETE
Number of Files/Granules
1
Processing Level
4
Published
Updated
Science Keywords
Landslides ,
Avalanche ,
Food Security ,
Sustainability

Citation

Citation is critically important for dataset documentation and discovery. This dataset is openly shared, without restriction, in accordance with the EOSDIS Data Use and Citation Guidance.

Copy Citation

Center For Hazards And Risk Research-CHRR-Columbia University, Center For International Earth Science Information Network-CIESIN-Columbia University, & Norwegian Geotechnical Institute-NGI. (2005). Global Landslide Hazard Distribution (Version 1.00) [Data set]. Palisades, NY: NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC). https://doi.org/10.7927/H4P848VZ Date Accessed: 2026-05-13

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Slope instabilities in steep cultivation systems: Process classification and opportunities from remote sensing Tarolli, Paolo, Pijl, Anton, Cucchiaro, Sara, Wei, Wei Landslides, Avalanche, Food Security, Sustainability
Diversity under threat: connecting genetic diversity and threat mapping to set conservation priorities for Juglans regia L. populations in Central Asia Gaisberger, Hannes, Legay, Sylvain, Andre, Christelle, Loo, Judy, Azimov, Rashid, Aaliev, Sagynbek, Bobokalonov, Farhod, Mukhsimov, Nurullo, Kettle, Chris, Vinceti, Barbara Landslides, Avalanche, Food Security, Sustainability
Landslides in Mexico: their occurrence and social impact since 1935 Diaz, Srahyrlandy Rocio, Cadena, Edel, Adame, Salvador, Davila, Norma Landslides, Avalanche, Food Security, Sustainability
Multi-hazard detection by integrating social media and physical sensors Musaev, Aibek, Wang, De, Pu, Calton Landslides, Avalanche, Food Security, Sustainability
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