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Subject: Re: [emergency] Fwd: Common Alerting Protocol approved
Thanks Allen, I just got word that the newsletter I've been working on will be out next week, so things are moving along. Ciao, Rex At 5:06 PM -0400 4/20/04, R. Allen Wyke wrote: >EM TC/Rex: FYI... > >Begin forwarded message: > >>From: "Jen Minnich" <jminnich@comcare.org> >>Date: April 20, 2004 4:08:57 PM EDT >>To: "Jen Minnich" <jminnich@comcare.org> >>Subject: Common Alerting Protocol approved >> >>Dear EIC Members, >> >>This is a copy of the email that Art Botterell sent to Steve Cooper, CIO >>for the Department of Homeland Security. Please note the attached file >>regarding the CAP standard. >> >>Thank you, >> >>Jen Minnich >>ComCARE Alliance >> >>-----Original Message----- >>From: Art Botterell [mailto:acb@incident.com] >>Sent: Tuesday, April 13, 2004 6:42 PM >>Subject: Common Alerting Protocol approved >> >>Dear Mr. Cooper - >> >>Attached for your information is the approved OASIS specification for >>the Common Alerting Protocol (CAP) version 1.0 >> >>CAP provides a non-proprietary industry standard data format enabling >>the coordination, integration and monitoring of all kinds of public >>warning systems at all levels of government. >> >>A number of companies have already demonstrated interoperability of >>CAP-based alerting equipment at several venues in Washington and >>elsewhere around the nation. In these demonstrations equipment for EAS, >>Weather Radio and local warning systems including sirens, wireless and >>wireline notification systems, as well as emergency-management software >>packages, were all linked into a single integrated warning network. >> >>In addition, a digital television application will be on display next >>week at this year's National Association of Broadcasters convention in >>Las Vegas. Experimental applications of CAP have been underway for >>nearly a year by the California Office of Emergency Services and, more >>recently, by the National Weather Service. >> >>The development of CAP was sponsored by the national, non-profit >>Partnership for Public Warning and completed within the OASIS industry >>standards process. Early industry support and implementation has been >>coordinated by the Emergency Interoperability Consortium and the ComCARE >>Alliance. >> >>CAP provides a simple technology that can be used to weld the nation's >>existing patchwork of warning systems into a single comprehensive >>system. It also provides a mechanism for the efficient monitoring of >>warning activity nationwide. >> >>I sincerely hope DHS will find CAP of value in its mission of protecting >>and defending our nation. >> >>- Art Botterell >> CAP Project Manager >> Partnership for Public Warning >> > > > >Content-Type: application/pdf; > x-unix-mode=0644; > name="oasis-200402-cap-core-1.0.pdf" >Content-Disposition: inline; > filename=oasis-200402-cap-core-1.0.pdf > >Attachment converted: Enterprise:oasis-200402-cap-core-1.0.pdf (PDF >/CARO) (002C8A3D) >> >-- >R. Allen Wyke >Chair, OASIS Emergency Management TC >emergency-tc@earthlink.net > > >To unsubscribe from this mailing list (and be removed from the >roster of the OASIS TC), go to >http://www.oasis-open.org/apps/org/workgroup/emergency/members/leave_workgroup.php. -- Rex Brooks GeoAddress: 1361-A Addison, Berkeley, CA, 94702 USA, Earth W3Address: http://www.starbourne.com Email: rexb@starbourne.com Tel: 510-849-2309 Fax: By Request
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