Centre for HumData: “Based on analysis of the HDX Data Grids, we estimate that 68 percent of crisis data is available and up-to-date across 22 humanitarian operations, down from 74 percent in the previous year.
The report provides details on the data available for each location, category and sub-category covered in the Data Grids. The 22 Data Grids include 411 unique datasets, which were downloaded almost four times more than the average dataset on HDX.
In addition, the report explores changes in data availability, reflected both in the Data Grids and in conversations with data partners throughout the year. This qualitative analysis has allowed us to capture changes that would otherwise be hard to quantify. In addition, we explain the impact of AI bots on web traffic and Open Data platforms with the aggressive roll out of Large Language Models. Finally, we take a closer look at the organizations that contribute climate hazards data on HDX, which is essential for getting ahead of crises…(More)”.
