Thorough crash investigations are the basis for research and legislation in traffic accident safety. Many countries around the world have established systems to collect samples of in-depth accident data, which contains detailed information about:
- Vehicles
- Environment
- Personal injuries
- Anthropometric data
- Accident mechanics
- Event data e.g. from crash recorders
- Full accident reconstruction of each traffic accident
IGLAD is the "Initiative for the Global Harmonization of (in-depth) Accident Data" and is the only continuous international effort to provide a database of in-depth accident data from different countries around the world within a unified data scheme. Data from traffic safety researchers from Europe, North America, South America, Asia, and Australia is merged on a yearly basis into the IGLAD database. It also offers a platform for accident researchers worldwide to communicate and share experiences and knowledge around accident research. The non-profit project is completely self-funded and offers its data to interested parties to be used for research purposes charging a moderate membership fee.
IGLAD was initiated by Mercedes-Benz Group AG, ACEA, and different research institutes and announced as a working group at the FIA Mobility Group in October 2010. The project celebrated its 10th yearly data release in June 2023.
You can download a brief overview of the project on one page here.
