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Common Alerting Protocol Standard and Operating Procedures
Nuwan WaidyanathaDirector - Sahana Software Foundation
nuwan[AT]sahanafoundation[DOT]org
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CAP on a Map Kickoff Workshop – Improving Institutional Responsiveness to Coastal Hazards through Multi Agency Situational Awareness
2015 May 19
PAGASA, Manila, Philippines
□Why do we need CAP
□What is CAP?
□How do we use it?■ CAP-Profile■ Register of Alerting
Authorities■ Multi agency situational
awareness
□Automation
□Pilots
□Users
□Conclusion□Resources
Outline
Typical vertical horizontal integration
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Railway FinancialCivil
affairs … …… …
National
Provincial/Regional
State/Regional
County/Town/Village
Land Earthquake Water Heath
Firefighting Meteorological TrafficDiploma
tic“Horizontal”Inf. Sharing
“Vertical”
A variety of means to public
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Management platformManagement platform
Collection
Collection
WebsiteWebsiteFeedback evaluation
systemFeedback evaluation
system
SMS release system
SMS release systemProcessProcess Transm
issionTransmission
StoreStore ControlControl
National Emergency
Early Warning & Alerting
System
□How do we manage the subscribers and publishers?
□How do we deliver early warnings in local language?
□How do we use available technologies?
□How do we disseminate alerts over multiple channels?
□How do we interoperate with incompatible systems?
□How do we effectively communicate the optimal content?
□How do we address the communication strategy?
□How do we accommodate upstream-downstream alerting?
Problem to solve in alerting/warning systems
ANSWER: CAP for all-hazards all-media and multi-agency alerting and situational awareness
Managed by the Organization for the Advancement of Structured Information Standards (OASIS)
Recommended (X.1303) by the International Telecommunications Union Standardization Sector (ITU-T) – to align with ASN1 (Abstract Syntax Notation One) ISO standards notation
Complies with the US National Science and Technology Council (NSTC) six principles of alerting, designed for :
• Coordination (avoid duplication)• Consistency (believable)• Channels (Multiple)• Completeness (unabiguity)• Coverage (Geo-targetting)• Control (security)
All-hazards displaying on all-media
TV SCROLLERSWEB ADSSPECIAL DEVICES
Any City / Province / Country
Radio
Television
Fax
Cell / SMS
SirensStorm
Earthquake
Fire
Tsunami
Volcano
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Automated Standard Message
“A <event> alert has been issued for <areaDesc> by <senderName>. Persons in this area are encouraged to <responseType>, and <instruction>. This event is rated as <severity>, and is <certainty>. Responsive action should be taken <urgency> . For more information about this event, visit <URI> or call <contact>.”
Example of Automated Standard Message
“A Flood alert has been issued for North Western Province by Department of Irrigation and Water Resources. Persons in this area are encouraged to prepare, and stay away from demarcated flood zones. This event is rated as moderate, and is likely. Responsive action should be taken in future. For more information about this event, visit http://www.ndmc.gov.lk/ or call 2395521.”
Exercise – SAMBRO message delivery
1) getting a feel for alerts in CAP format for the project focused coastal hazards (use the SimCAPTool)
INSTRUCTIONS:
- Form four groups and use the same example used in the discussion to now generate your alert message
- Access: http://cap.ituprojects.org
- Login with sd@gmail.com and 123
2) disseminate alerts in CAP format to the Restricted through multiple delivery modes for the chosen event
The Feedback Control with Social Media
Warning/AlertingBroker
SMS
Self correcting feedback control
Resources
1) Video “Introduction to CAP”, Eliot Christian (WMO): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n0iKp60jjtY
2) Instructions for translating the video to local language: http://www.wmo.int/pages/prog/www/ISS/Meetings/WIS-CAP_Geneva2011/video.zip
3) Video on the use of CAP in real-time biosurveillance pilot, Nuwan Waidyanatha (LIRNEasia): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G7WOq5giddI
4) CAP implementers workshop, WMO, Geneva, April 2011: http://www.wmo.int/pages/prog/www/ISS/Meetings/WIS-CAP_Geneva2011/DocPlan.html
5) CAP Cookbook (wiki): http://www.incident.com/cookbook/index.php/Welcome_to_the_CAP_Cookbook
6) ITU-T recommendation X.1303: http://www.itu.int/rec/T-REC-X.1303/en
7) TD No. 1556, Administrative Procedure for Registering WMO Alerting Identifiers (PWS-20): http://www.wmo.int/pages/prog/amp/pwsp/documents/AIR_PWS-20.pdf
8) OASIS EDXL suite of standards (including CAP): http://www.oasis-open.org/standards#edxl