The
following are enough examples,
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Multiple
Languages,
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Multiple
Geographic areas
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Multiple
Severity
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Multiple
Timing
Listing
the ways Multiple Info blocks can be used to divide the
story for audiences is understood for the most part. So the
real question is whether this gets done in one CAP message
or several. That goes more to the “business model” of the
CAP recipients as to whether they actively assess the
message for relevance or not, and subsequently make
decisions on whether to present the information based on
that assessment.
To
accommodate those that do not assess, means to create
additional overhead to those that do, Those that service
multiple audiences with multiple presentations are now
required to track and reconcile many more CAP messages to do
so. Therefore, I see no issue in originators using multiple
info blocks for those recipients, and if other recipients
only want single info blocks, then a middleman should be
found to modify the CAP messages for that use on their
behalf (delete what is not relevant for them).
With
this, as an originator, I can get my full story our to all
my intended audiences in one CAP message without having to
run a separate CAP services for a variety of recipients and
their pretences. The nice thing about the CAP Standard is
that it allows me that option.
Norm
Hi
Everyone,
Here are the bullet points so far for the slide to use to
gaining feedback on the issue of multile info blocks in CAP
in the CAP Workshop.
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What
are the uses of Multiple Info Blocks?
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Multiple
languages,
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Multiple
Geographic areas (such as changing paths/expiration of
severe storms per area—tornadoes; Protective Action
Recommendation per geozone for toxic/hazardous
releases—shelter in place v. evacuation--where speed
of alerting is imperative)
-
please
replace this bullet with more multiple info block
usages
Cheers,
Rex
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Rex Brooks
Starbourne Communications Design
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