gov.noaa.ngdc:Hazard_Images_Database series NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information ncei.info@noaa.gov https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/contact NCEI Contact Information Information for contacts at NCEI. information pointOfContact 2025-12-05T14:46:53 ISO 19115-2 Geographic Information - Metadata - Part 2: Extensions for Imagery and Gridded Data ISO 19115-2:2009(E) NCEI/WDS Natural Hazards Image Database 2012-02-01 publication First International DOI Foundation (IDF) doi:10.7289/V5154F01 NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information NCEI Metadata ID: gov.noaa.ngdc:Hazard_Images_Database Access Identifier natural-hazards-image-database NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information publisher National Geophysical Data Center / World Data Service (NGDC/WDS) author imageDigital Photographs and other visual media provide valuable pre- and post-event data for natural hazards. Research, mitigation, and forecasting rely on visual data for post-analysis, inundation mapping and historic records. Instrumental data only reveal a portion of the whole story; photographs explicitly illustrate the physical and societal impacts from an event. This resource provides high-resolution geologic and damage photographs from natural hazards events, including earthquakes, tsunamis, slides, volcanic eruptions and geologic movement (faults, creep, subsidence and flows). The earliest images date back to 1867. Each event also links to NCEI's Global Historical hazards databases, which provide details for these events. To make damage images available for research and education. 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URL (GCMD Keyword Forum Page): https://forum.earthdata.nasa.gov/app.php/tag/GCMD+Keywords information custodian otherRestrictions Distribution liability: NOAA and NCEI make no warranty, expressed or implied, regarding these data, nor does the fact of distribution constitute such a warranty. NOAA and NCEI cannot assume liability for any damages caused by any errors or omissions in these data. If appropriate, NCEI can only certify that the data it distributes are an authentic copy of the records that were accepted for inclusion in the NCEI archives. otherRestrictions Use liability: NOAA and NCEI cannot provide any warranty as to the accuracy, reliability, or completeness of furnished data. Users assume responsibility to determine the usability of these data. The user is responsible for the results of any application of this data for other than its intended purpose otherRestrictions Cite as: National Geophysical Data Center / World Data Service (NGDC/WDS). 2012: NCEI/WDS Natural Hazards Image Database. First. https://doi.org/10.7289/V5154F01. Accessed [date]. otherRestrictions Access to this dataset is unrestricted. Data Stewardship Maturity Report for NCEI/WDS Natural Hazards Image Database 2022 publication NOAA Institutional Repository publisher https://doi.org/10.25923/3h7r-b967 HTTPS Web Browser DSMR Publication at the NOAA Institutional Repository Report documenting the Scientific Data Stewardship Maturity for this dataset. information crossReference sciencePaper NCEI/WDS Global Historical Tsunami Database, 2100 BC to Present 1974-01-01 publication doi:10.7289/V5PN93H7 crossReference collection NCEI/WDS Global Significant Earthquake Database, 2150 BC to Present 1972-01-01 publication doi:10.7289/V5TD9V7K crossReference collection NCEI/WDS Global Significant Volcanic Eruptions Database, 4360 BC to Present 2001-03-23 publication doi:10.7289/V5JW8BSH crossReference collection eng; USA geoscientificInformation -180 180 -90 90 1867 Image Metadata referenceInformation Latitude Distance measured north or south from the equator. Distance north is positive, distance south is negative. 90.00000 -90.00000 decimal degrees decimal degrees Longitude Longitude is measured from the Prime Meridian (which is the north/south line that runs through Greenwich, England), values measured east are positive and values measured west are negative. 180.00000 -180.00000 decimal degrees decimal degrees Region The global region in which the image was captured. Title The title of the image. Description A description of the image content. Credit To whom the image is attributed. Associated Hazard Name The name of the associated hazard event (earthquake, tsunami, and/or volcanic eruption). Associated Hazard Description A description of the associated hazard event. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information ncei.info@noaa.gov https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/contact NCEI Contact Information Information for contacts at NCEI. information distributor In most cases, electronic downloads of the data are free. However, fees may apply for custom orders, data certifications, copies of analog materials, and data distribution on physical media. Contact NCEI for other distribution options and instructions. TIF Tagged Image File Format (TIFF). JPG Joint Photographic Experts Group (JPEG). https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/metadata/geoportal/rest/metadata/item/gov.noaa.ngdc:Hazard_Images_Database/html HTTPS Metadata Landing Page information https://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/hazardimages/ http NCEI/WDS Natural Hazards Images Database Search and download images by event search https://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/hazard/ Natural Hazards Website Data, products and services for natural hazards. information dataset The first images were probably collected in the 1970s. It is one of the oldest collections at National Geophysical Data Center (NGDC). Photographs showing the effects of natural hazards increase awareness and are useful for education. The first images were probably collected in the 1970s. Natural Hazards Data Manager DOC/NOAA/NESDIS/NCEI > National Centers for Environmental Information, NESDIS, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce custodian The images originated from a variety of sources. Credit is recorded in the database. dataset The captions that accompany the majority of the images were provided by the contributors and provide detailed information on the phenomena and effects of the phenomena. The quality of the images themselves vary based on the time period the images were taken. Not every earthquake or tsunami event was documented, but the types of phenomena (e.g. volcanic eruptions) and effects are well-documented. repository NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information NOAA created the National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI) by merging NOAA's National Climatic Data Center (NCDC), National Geophysical Data Center (NGDC), and National Oceanographic Data Center (NODC), including the National Coastal Data Development Center (NCDDC), per the Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2015, Public Law 113-235. NCEI launched publicly on April 22, 2015. 2015-04-22T00:00:00 asNeeded Modified for compliance to NCEI Template v1.2.