EDXL — 101 Welcome to the OASIS Emergency

EDXL - 101 Welcome to the OASIS ‘Emergency Data Exchange Language (EDXL) 101’ Webinar Follow up questions or comments: ~ Elysa Jones – Chair, Emergency Management technical committee (TC) - ejones@warningsystems. com ~ Thomas Ferrentino - Co-Chair, Emergency Management Adoption TC – tferrentino@verizon. net ~ Werner Joerg - Co-Chair, Emergency Management Adoption TC – werner. joerg@iem. com ~ Dee Schur, OASIS staff – dee. schur@oasis-open. org

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EDXL - 101 About EDXL-101 Webinar (Dee Schur) Outline: - EDXL Overview (Elysa Jones) - EDXL-CAP - EDXL-DE (Jacob Westfall) (Don Mc. Garry) - Validating EDXL Implementations • NIMS-STEP (Camille Osterloh) - References & Resources (Werner Joerg) - Q & A (Dee Schur) Future: More webinars to cover other EDXL topics → Next: Elysa Jones

EDXL - 101 EDXL Overview (1) (Elysa Jones) Topic: Introduction to the EDXL family of EM Standards with focus on EDXL-CAP and EDXL-DE Purpose: Inform the audience about the existence of EM Standards, their benefits, practical uses, creation and testing Audience: vendors, developers, end users, special interest groups

EDXL - 101 EDXL Overview (2) History § § Partnership for Public Warning (PPW) OASIS Emergency Management Technical Committee Emergency Interoperability Consortium (EIC) DHS/Science & Technology Office for Interoperability and Compatibility

EDXL - 101 EDXL Overview EDXL Process § Not a Language § All About Data § Practitioner Driven Standard Development § Free and Open OASIS Process § Common Alerting Protocol § Distribution Element § Other Content (3)

EDXL - 101 EDXL Overview Features § Practitioner driven § Vendor reviewed § International Standard Benefits § Cross geographical messaging § Cross discipline messaging § Emergency communication (4)

EDXL - 101 EDXL Overview Current EDXL Standards § § EDXL-Common Alerting Protocol (CAP) EDXL-Distribution Element (DE) EDXL-Hospital Availability e. Xchange (HAVE) EDXL-Resource Messaging (RM) EDXL Standards Under Development § EDXL-Situation Reporting (Sit-Rep) § EDXL-Tracking of Emergency Patients (TEP) (5)

EDXL - 101 EDXL Overview (6) Adoption § EM Adoption Technical Committee (EMA-TC) § Coordination with other OASIS-TCs § Coordination with other Standards Development Organizations (SDO) § International reach → Next: Jacob Westfall

EDXL - 101 EDXL - CAP Common Alerting Protocol (1) (Jacob Westfall) Overview: CAP is a message format for exchanging all types of alerts and warnings over many different networks. Features: § Extensible Markup Language (XML) with Digital Signature support § Simple to use, easy to implement § Transport and system independent § All-Hazards All-Media

EDXL - 101 EDXL - CAP Benefits: § Easy to implement § Promotes well structured messages § Extensible and adaptable Adoption: § International adoption since 2004, ITU-T 1303 § WMO support including NWS and EC § USGS for earthquakes and tsunamis § Next-generation EAS / IPAWS (2)

EDXL - 101 EDXL - CAP (3) Implementation Guidelines: § Validate messages using the schema and additional constraints in the specification § Follow message structure guidelines § Ensure alerting policy and non-technical concerns are addressed § Start early with a trial and offer public feed for testing and feedback § Watch out for Date, Update/Cancel, Area

EDXL - 101 EDXL - CAP Implementation Examples: § CAP 1. 2 Specification, Schema, Examples http: //docs. oasis-open. org/emergency/cap/v 1. 2/ § National Weather Service http: //www. weather. gov/alerts-beta/ § DM-OPEN / IPAWS http: //www. fema. gov/disastermanagement/ § CAP Cookbook http: //www. incident. com/cookbook/ (4)

EDXL - 101 CAP Message Lifecycle profile: CAP-CP: Location: 0. 3 NBMASASui 10286 1301006 DAllport 2009 -07 -17 T 23: 49: 40. 0436089+00: 00 Exercise Public profile: CAP-CP: 0. 3 fr-CA Alert Routier - Fermeture de route Monitor en-CA Immediate Roadway - Roadway Closure Minor Monitor Observed Immediate Doug Allport Minor 2009 -07 -18 T 12: 00+00: 00 Observed 2009 -07 -19 T 12: 00+00: 00 Doug Allport Doug Allport 2009 -07 -18 T 12: 00+00: 00 Routier - Fermeture de route - Doug Allport, Exercise 2009 -07 -19 T 12: 00+00: 00 http: //www. gnb. ca/0113/index-e. asp Doug Allport Transport This is a test Road Closure Alert Free form text field profile: CAP-CP: Event: 0. 3 More free form text here road. Close http: //www. gnb. ca/0113/index-e. asp NB DOT 888 -5555 Transport layer: CAPAN: event. Location: point 45. 2449203344103, -66. 11091613769532 profile: CAP-CP: Event: 0. 3 road. Close 1301006 - Saint John layer: CAPAN: event. Location: point CAP-CP: Location: 0. 3 45. 2449203344103, -66. 11091613769532 1301006 1301006 - Saint John Issuer interfaces with form, IVR, custom application, etc. Issuing Application produces Aggregator collects and shares Distributor converts to common and proprietary protocols Recipient interfaces with common products and services; e. g. Television, cellphone, . . .

EDXL - 101 CAP XML

EDXL - 101 CAP XML with XSLT

EDXL - 101 EDXL - CAP Additional Info About Profiles § Additional requirements/constraints applied to existing specifications (e. g. CAP) IPAWS (US Integrated Public Alert and Warning System Profile) § Defines event codes and location code references and requirements, in support of Emergency Alert System and other legacy systems CAP-CP (Canadian Profile) § Defines event codes and location code references and requirements in support of national needs, including automated translation → Next: Don Mc. Garry

EDXL - 101 EDXL - DE Distribution Element (1) (Don Mc. Garry) Overview: EDXL-DE facilitates the packaging of content and provides a standard set of elements in a header to describe that content in order to facilitate message delivery. Features: § Ability to package both XML and binary data § Ability to use region-specific terminology § XML with Digital Signature and encryption support § Transport and system independent § Simple to use, ability to scale

EDXL - 101 EDXL - DE Benefits: § Easy to implement § Promotes well structured messages § Extensible and adaptable Adoption: § FEMA DM-OPEN Platform § LAFD Operational Information Sharing Pilot § DHS DNDO messaging § Next-generation EAS / IPAWS (2)

EDXL - 101 EDXL - DE Implementation Guidelines: § § § § Check out the DE Basics whitepaper Use the EMA-TC wiki for tips & technical support Start simple with packaging and “direct” addressing Build out or reuse Value. Lists for terminology Follow message structure guidelines Keep it simple and add on capabilities as needed. Validate messages using the schema and additional constraints in the specification (3)

EDXL - 101 EDXL - DE (4) Implementation Examples: § DM-OPEN http: //www. fema. gov/about/programs/ disastermanagement/framework/index. shtm § LAFD / EDXL Sharp http: //earthquake. usgs. gov/earthquakes/catalogs/ § ICBRNE https: //icbrne. info/icbrnewiki/ → Next: Camille Osterloh

EDXL - 101 Validating EDXL Implementations (1) (Camille Osterloh) 1. NIMS STEP (Supporting Technology Evaluation Program) Overview: § The NIMS Support Center assists the responder stakeholder community with standards and technology integration, evaluations, exercises, and training activities relating to NIMS and Preparedness. § The purpose of NIMS STEP is to provide an objective evaluation of commercial and government software and hardware products to assist in the implementation of NIMS.

EDXL - 101 Validating EDXL Implementations NIMS STEP (2) Program Features: § Managed by the National Preparedness Directorate (NPD) within FEMA § 4 -Tier Evaluations against NIMS Concepts and Principles & OASIS Technical Standards § Incident Management Test and Evaluation Laboratory (IMTEL) accredited by A 2 LA Benefits: § Awareness of NIMS concepts and recommended standards. § Feedback from end-user representatives and test engineers. § Publication on the Responder Knowledge Base (RKB) website. § Supports Emergency Managers and Responders in decision making.

EDXL - 101 Validating EDXL Implementations NIMS STEP Recommended Technical Standards: § Common Alerting Protocol (CAP) § Emergency Data e. Xchange Language – Distribution Element (EDXL-DE) § EDXL-Hospital AVailabilty Exchange (EDXL-HAVE) § EDXL-Resource Messaging (EDXL-RM) (3)

EDXL - 101 Validating EDXL Implementations 2. Other Validation Tools Free & Open Source: § EDXL Sharp § CAM 3 rd Party: § XRay 2, XMLSpy, etc. STEP Test Tool: § XML Validation and Checks Business Rules, Cardinality, etc. (4)

EDXL - 101 Vendor Registration Program Guide https: //www. nimsstep. org

EDXL - 101 https: //www. rkb. us

EDXL - 101 Comments and Questions National Incident Management System Supporting Technology Evaluation Program (NIMS STEP) Website - https: //www. nimsstep. org Camille. l. Osterloh@saic. com Office: (606) 274 -2019 Test Manager, NIMS STEP → Next: Werner Joerg

EDXL - 101 References & Resources (Werner Joerg) About OASIS: § http: //www. oasis-open. org EM-TC: § http: //www. oasis-open. org/ committees/tc_home. php? wg_abbrev=emergency EMA-TC: § http: //www. oasis-open. org/ committees/tc_home. php? wg_abbrev=emergency-adopt Emergency Member Section: § http: //www. oasis-emergency. org/ (1)

EDXL - 101 References & Resources EDXL General: § Official EM Standards: http: //www. oasis-open. org/ committees/tc_home. php? wg_abbrev=emergency#technical § EMA-TC Wiki: http: //wiki. oasis-open. org/emergency-adopt/ § Disaster Management: http: //www. fema. gov/ about/programs/disastermanagement/index. shtm § Publications • Distributing Emergency Data Using Messaging Standards, (E. Jones, IAEM Bulletin, Oct 2009) • Why Emergency Managers Should Care about Data Standards, (E. Jones, IAEM Bulletin, Sept. 2009) (2)

EDXL - 101 References & Resources (3) EDXL General (ctd. ) § EDXL Product Directory: http: //oasis-emergency. org/products OASIS is preparing to launch the Emergency Data Exchange Language (EDXL) Product Directory. Now, potential customers will be able to easily locate products that support CAP or any of the other EDXL standards. Listing your product in the directory is simple and free. • Register at: http: //www. oasis-emergency. org/user/register • Submit your product listing at: http: //www. oasis-emergency. org/node/add/product

EDXL - 101 References & Resources (4) EDXL - CAP: § CAP Cookbook: http: //www. incident. com/cookbook/ § Official Standards: http: //www. oasis-open. org/ committees/tc_home. php? wg_abbrev=emergency#technical § DM-OPEN/IPAWS: http: //www. fema. gov/disastermanagement/ § USGS: http: //earthquake. usgs. gov/earthquakes/catalogs/ § National Weather Service: http: //www. weather. gov/alerts-beta/ § Profiles • USA Integrated Public Alert and Warning System Profile Version 1. 0 (IPAWS) • CAP Canadian Profile (CAP-CP)

EDXL - 101 References & Resources EDXL - DE: § Official Standards: http: //www. oasis-open. org/ committees/tc_home. php? wg_abbrev=emergency#technical § EDXL Sharp: http: //edxlsharp. codeplex. com § ICBRNE Wiki: https: //icbrne. info/icbrnewiki/ § Publications • EDXL-DE Primer (White Paper): http: //www. oasisopen. org/ committees/download. php/34264/EDXL-DEBasics-White%20 Paper-18 Aug 09 -r 2. doc (5)

EDXL - 101 References & Resources Validating EDXL Implementations: § NIMS Supporting Technology Evaluation Program: https: //www. nimsstep. org § XRay 2: http: //www. architag. com/architag/xray/ § EDXL Sharp: http: //edxlsharp. codeplex. com § CAM: http: //www. ibm. com/developerworks/xml/library/ xcamval/index. html (6)

EDXL - 101 Presentation Summary (Werner Joerg) Topic: Introduction to the EDXL family of EM Standards with focus on EDXL-CAP and EDXL-DE Purpose: Inform the audience about the existence of EM Standards, their benefits, practical uses, creation and testing What’s next? § More webinars § Interoperability Demonstrations (IAEM, . . ) → Next: Dee Schur

EDXL - 101 Concluding EDXL-101 Webinar (Dee Schur) Q & A

EDXL - 101 What’s next for the EM and EMA TC… IAEM 2010 Interop Demonstration Join us as a participant in our next Interop demo and receive. . . An opportunity to showcase your applications and tools that support the EDXL suite of standards A workstation in our 20 x 30 show floor demo area – in the front row of the exhibit hall (and next to IPAWS) Exposure to the more than 1, 800 EM professionals including: emergency managers, homeland security officials, first response coordinators, private industry risk managers and contingency planners More information: http: //events. oasis-open. org/home/IAEMInterop/2010