Emergency Data eXchange Language (EDXL) Webinar
Learn more about the Emergency Data Exchange Language suite of standards including the Common Alerting Protocol (CAP) by reviewing the free OASIS webinar originated on 15 July 2010. Elysa Jones, CTO of WSI, presented on the webinar panel. The webinar explores how EDXL implementation can enhance interoperability and information sharing capabilities in the emergency management domain. The presentations highlight the CAP and EDXL Distribution Element (DE) standards with specific implementation examples. This webinar includes an overview of the NIMS Supporting Technology Evaluation Program which evaluates products for the EDXL suite of standards and publishes reports on the Responder Knowledge Base website.
WSI Demonstrated Affordable EAS Activation System for Broadcasters at NAB Show
The U.S. Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Integrated Public Alert and Warning Systems (IPAWS) program office invited WSI and other CAP enabled technologies to participate in the CAP IPAWS Interoperability Demonstration at the FEMA booth at the National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) Show in Las Vegas, NV, in April. WSI’s AdaptAlert™ EAS Activation System demonstrated an affordable alternative for broadcast stations. By connecting the WSI AdaptAlert™ EAS add-on system to their current encoder/decoder unit, broadcast stations will be able to receive CAP alerts from Presidential, national, state and local sources. More…
IPAWS CAP Adoption Schedule
At the NAB Show FEMA presentation, the FEMA IPAWS office stated it expects to formally adopt the CAP IPAWS Profile standard this year, possibly as early as September 2010. This will begin the 180-day clock for EAS broadcasters to be ready to accept CAP IPAWS EAS messages. WSI is currently working with numerous state broadcaster associations and individual broadcasters to help plan their transition to this next-generation EAS capability. Let us know how we can assist you.
Also included in the FEMA IPAWS slide presentation are graphics that provide a clear picture of how the IPAWS Architecture encompasses a standards-based alert message data exchange format, alert message aggregation, shared, trusted access & distribution networks for all hazards impacting public safety and well-being. This architecture is designed for use by emergency managers at all levels of alert authority (federal, state, territorial, tribal, local) for alert origination and coordination. FEMA has other IPAWS program material available to help educate emergency managers and public safety personnel on the full range of the IPAWS program.
CAP 1.2 approved as OASIS StandardBalloting for the CAP version 1.2 specification was completed in June at the OASIS standards consortium. “We are pleased that CAP 1.2 was approved as an OASIS Standard,” said Elysa Jones, CTO of Warning Systems and chair of the OASIS Emergency Management Technical Committee. Since 2004, Jones has led a team of OASIS members who advance the Emergency Data Exchange Language (EDXL) suite of standards. CAP 1.2 reduces costs and operational complexity by eliminating the need for multiple custom software interfaces to the many warning sources and dissemination systems involved in all-hazard warning. The CAP message format can be converted to and from the native formats of all kinds of sensor and alerting technologies.
Learn more about CAP 1.2.
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President’s Message by Patrick Gannon, WSI President
Warning Systems has received many requests from our customers and other contacts to keep them informed with relevant news items. Due to your past interactions with WSI, we have included you in this inaugural issue of the WSI Newsletter. Let us know what you like, or want to hear more about.
This is an exciting time at WSI, with many new products and features being developed to meet our customers' varied needs. Here are just a couple of recent product updates:
Industrial Weather Radio
Our DSP-300-NW, industrial strength NOAA weather radio, is being purchased for many applications: alerting within emergency centers, police stations and fire stations; alerting within industrial plants with audio output to public address systems; auto-activation of siren systems based on specific NOAA Event Codes. It's really quite versatile!
Multi-Voice Text-to-Speech EAS
The AdaptAlert EAS-2 Activation system is the upgraded model which enables selection of Text-to-Speech audio output in different language voices. Let us know which languages you need in your EAS broadcast.
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