GDACS - Global Disaster Alert and Coordination System
UN/European Commission multi-hazard alert system providing real-time flood and drought alerts with severity, alert level, country and coordinates. Confirmed live GeoJSON event API and flood detection products.
gdacs.org
At a glance
- Region
- Belgium/Italy (Global)
- Coverage
- Global
- Access
- Free
- Category
- International
- Last updated
- 2026
What's inside
- flood alert
- drought alert
- disaster event
- hazard
What you can do with it
Typical work that data of this type supports.
- 01
Hazard maps
Map flood-prone areas and who and what is exposed.
Because it has: flood alert
- 02
Model validation
Check flood models against observed events.
- 03
Drought indices
Track SPI and SPEI style indices for declarations and relief.
Because it has: drought alert
Where AI adds value
Ideas for machine learning and AI agents built on this kind of data.
- 01
Flood extent from SAR
Segment flooded areas in radar imagery, even through cloud.
- 02
Depth estimates
Learn flood depth from terrain, rainfall and past events.
- 03
Onset forecasts
Predict drought onset months ahead from climate signals.
Machine access and documentation
Open API
JSON/GeoJSON event API at gdacs.org/gdacsapi/api/Events/geteventlist/SEARCH?eventlist=FL; also RSS, KML and CAP feeds. Confirmed returning flood events 2025-2026.
Licence: Open data
Listed in our registry of open water APIs, which WaterDataGPT can query live.
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