FW: [dm-open-sig] HazCollect API

["Ham, Gary A" <hamg@BATTELLE.ORG>]

Title: We are pleased to announce that the new Web Services Release Version 2

Info on HazCollect that may have missed some on the list.

 

Gary A. Ham

Senior Research Scientist

Battelle Memorial Institute

540-288-5611 (office)

703-869-6241 (cell)

"You would be surprised what you can accomplish when you do not care who gets the credit." - Harry S. Truman

 

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From: OPEN SIG Discussion List [mailto:dm-open-sig@list.dmi-services.org]
Sent: Friday, October 27, 2006 8:55 AM
To: Ham, Gary A
Cc: Schmidt, Bernard
Subject: [dm-open-sig] HazCollect API

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A question was raised on the dmis-sig list as to when independent Incident Management Programs could have access to the HazCollect Non-weather Emergency Management API.

 

That API has been available for several weeks in the DM-OPEN INTEROPDEV environment (the external development development interface for members of the Disaster Management - Open Platform for Emergency Networks). This allows independent programs to develop access and GUI capabilities prior the time that the NWS actually approves folks for operational interface.  We expect to provide operational connectivity to independent systems at roughly the same time that the NWS officially "turns on" production capability.

 

For more information on DM-OPEN please go to www.emforum.org/open

 

There you may sign up for the DM-OPEN SIG (a resource for developers of independent systems).  There is also a downloads section that includes a FAQ (best starting place) and a developers manual that is specific to the HazCollect API.  Please note that this downloads section is a temporary repository for draft documents.  A new DM-OPEN "official" web site is in development.

 

One caveat: The fact that the physical ability to develop to the API is now in place and that the capability to achieve production connectivity will be in place very soon (roughly December is a personal guess), does not provide automatic AUTHORITY to post to NWS through the API.  That authority must be specifically granted to each separate DM COG by the NWS.  This process has yet to be officially released by the Weather Service, but should be the same regardless of whether the COG is a DMIS tools COG or an independent software COG.

 

Please call or e-mail with your questions.

 

Respectfully,

 

 

Gary A. Ham

Battelle Memorial Institute

External Systems Interoperability Coordinator

Open Platform for Emergency Networks

Disaster Management e-Gov Initiative

Office for Interoperability and Compatibility

Science and Technology

Department of Homeland Security

540-288-5611 (office)

703-869-6241 (cell)

"You would be surprised what you can accomplish when you do not care who gets the credit." - Harry S. Truman

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From: Eyestone, Scott M
Sent: Friday, October 27, 2006 7:59 AM
To: Ham, Gary A
Subject: FW: [dmis-sig] RE: DMIS v2.3.3 Release Announcement

This one’s in your yard . . .

 

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From: DMIS SIG Discussion List [mailto:dmis-sig@list.dmi-services.org]
Sent: Thursday, October 26, 2006 6:40 PM
To: Eyestone, Scott M
Subject: [dmis-sig] RE: DMIS v2.3.3 Release Announcement

 

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Is there an estimated date as to when the API (Associated Program Interface) will be ready for use by independent Incident Management programs to access HazCollect directly through OPEN?

 

Gary Timm, Broadcast Chair

Wisconsin EAS Committee

 

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