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CAP (Common Alerting Protocol)
          Pete ODell
   Pete.odell@swanisland.net
         202-460-9207
Common Alerting Protocol

          CAP
  International Standard
    Alerts & Warnings
What is CAP?

Simple and standardized
 format for exchanging alerts
 and warnings over various
 types of networks and devices
Why are standards
      key?
Physical standards
World Changers -

 TCP/IP
 HTML
 XML
What is CAP?

Simple and standardized
 format for exchanging alerts
 and warnings over various
 types of networks and devices
Insta-Poll:

Common Format good?

Crisis always happening?
CAP Design Principals
Simple
Interoperable
International
CAP Pioneers
 Art Botterell  Contra Costa, CA
 OASIS
 More.
CAP Momentum

   晦看岳壊
The CAP Information Model

                   Examples:
Alert
                   Sender
                   Message type
        Resource
                   Severity
Info
                   Attachments
            Area
                   Expiration
Internal Structure of a CAP Alert (e.g., XML)
A view for humans
Multiple Fused CAP Sources
Future Directions
Future Results
 More and better:
  warnings
  crisis alerting
  communications
 Lives saved, property protected
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 Important standard
 International in scope
 More info available 
  www.capcookbook.com
What is CAP?

Simple and standardized
 format for exchanging alerts
 and warnings over various
 types of networks and devices
Common
Alerting
Protocol

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