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Activation Systems Many communities have invested substantial resources for notification systems and equipment that are still operational, but too costly to replace and do not meet 21st century technology standards. WSI’s activation systems can web and CAP enable those legacy systems for a fraction of the cost to replace them. Providing remote capabilities and interoperability to these systems dramatically improves functionality and provides a safe-guard to the original ROI by allowing emergency managers to notify with enhanced agility. AdaptAlert™ RF Activation System The AdaptAlert RF Activation System adds an internet front-end to existing tone encoded devices such as outdoor siren systems, pagers, and tone radios which allow them to be activated from anywhere an internet connection is available. This can speed activation and add redundancy for sites where there isn’t already a back-up activation solution. The system can activate using DTMF, two-tone, and single-tone sequences. If the target system uses over-air audio, WSI’s text-to-speech (TTS) conversion can be used in place of live audio. This can expedite activation and alleviate audio problems that can occur during stressful events. The system also allows pre-recorded audio files to be stored or uploaded and played on demand. WSI’s activation systems require password authorization and use the highest level of encryption available for all communications. All of WSI’s activation systems can be accessed directly using the on-board web interface, or by accepting a CAP message from another alert dissemination system. The result of our systems being interoperable is our customers have greater flexibility when designing their alert and warning infrastructure. This means that disparate systems can be activated and subsequently integrated from a single web-based form allowing many systems and technologies to become one homogenous system for rapid alerts and warnings. AdaptAlert™ EAS Activation System The AdaptAlert EAS Activation System enhances the Emergency Alert System (EAS) while providing solutions to many of the problems that plague it. The AdaptAlert EAS system web and CAP enables the legacy EAS by interfacing with existing EAS encoder/decoders. Primary broadcast stations become addressable so that they can be geo-targeted individually or activated as a group, eliminating the need for over-air daisy chaining of alerts. The benefits are multi-fold. The responsibility for activation is given to emergency managers, especially key since so many stations run unattended at night, and the station gets good clean audio since it’s created on site rather than being received as part of a relayed transmission. Like all of WSI’s activation systems
it can be activated using the on-board web-interface or integrated
as part of another alert dissemination system using CAP. The
CAP to EAS message can be generated using synthesized audio (TTS),
or with a pre-recorded audio file. The TTS audio can be previewed
whether being accessed locally or from another system and regional
word pronunciations can be phonetically trained. For added redundancy
or in the absence of network connectivity, WSI’s systems
can be accessed with an ad-hoc peer-to-peer connection.
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