OASISOrganization for the Advancement of
Structured Information StandardsUpdate: Common Alerting Protocol (CAP)
Elysa JonesChair, Emergency Management Technical Committee
(EM-TC)Chair, Emergency Interoperability Member Section
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Response to Prior Workshops CAP Logo and Guidance for Use
http://docs.oasis-open.org/emergency/edxl-cap-logo/v1.0/cnd01/edxl-cap-logo-v1.0-cnd01.pdf
CAP Video CAP Implementation GuidanceCAP Elements: http://
docs.oasis-open.org/emergency-adopt/cap-elements/v1.0/cnprd01/cap-elements-v1.0-cnprd01.pdf
CAP Feeds: http://docs.oasis-open.org/emergency-adopt/cap-feeds/v1.0/cnprd01/cap-feeds-v1.0-cnprd01.pdf
Comments: https://lists.oasis-open.org/archives/emergency-adopt-comment/
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Common Alerting Protocol (CAP)
2004 – Ratified CAP 1.0 2005 – Ratified CAP 1.1 2006 – Ratified CAP 1.1 Errata 2006 – ITU Recommendation x.1303 2010 – Ratified CAP 1.2 2013 – Provide CAP 1.2 to ITU for
consideration CAP Subcommittee Activities
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Emergency ManagementPrepare – Respond – Recover – Mitigate
Television
Radio
Cell Phone
Computer
Home Phone
Public Signage/Siren
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What is CAP?The Common Alerting Protocol (CAP) is a standard message format designed for All-Media, All-Hazard, communications:
over any and all media (television, radio, telephone, fax, highway signs, e-mail, Web sites, RSS "Blogs", ...)
about any and all kinds of hazard (Weather, Fires, Earthquakes, Volcanoes, Landslides, Child Abductions, Disease Outbreaks, Air Quality Warnings, Transportation Problems, Power Outages ...)
to anyone: the public at large; designated groups (civic authority, responders, etc.); specific people
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All Hazards ---- All Media
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Diverse Information Sources
input from devices as well as people services: news wires, weather notices, seismic
monitoring, traffic reports... technologies: telephone, radio, Blackberry, e-
mail, Internet.. forms: raw data, text, audio, maps, pictures,
video...
Hazard threat data and alerts
Alerting messages
Decision process
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Other EM-TC Standards Work EDXL-DE (Distribution Element)
1.0 Ratified 2006, 2.0 CS 2013, Standard 4Q2013 EDXL-HAVE (Hospital Availability)
1.0 Ratified 2008, 2.0 public review 2Q13 EDXL-RM (Resource Messaging)
1.0 Ratified 2008 EDXL-SitRep (Situation Reporting)
1.0 Committee Specification, Standard 4Q2013 EDXL-TEP (Tracking of Emergency Patients)
1.0 Working Draft, Public Review May 2013 EDXL-RIM (Reference Information Model)
Common types definition for reuse EDXL-TEC (Tracking of Emergency Clients)
Subcommittee formed and work to commence 2Q2013
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