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Subject: Fwd: Common Alerting Protocol approved
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 >
> -- R. Allen Wyke Chair, OASIS Emergency Management TC emergency-tc@earthlink.net
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