The document discusses the Common Alerting Protocol (CAP), which is an international standard format for exchanging emergency alerts and warnings. It allows alerts to be easily disseminated across various networks and devices. The document outlines what CAP is, why standards are important, examples of how CAP can be used, and its structure. Future directions of CAP include increased use that could save more lives and protect more property.

1. Crisis Camp Ignite Session
CAP (Common Alerting Protocol)
Pete O’Dell
Pete.odell@swanisland.net
202-460-9207

2. Common Alerting Protocol
CAP
International Standard
Alerts & Warnings

3. What is CAP?
Simple and standardized
format for exchanging alerts
and warnings over various
types of networks and devices

4. Why are standards
key?

5. Physical standards

6. World Changers -
•TCP/IP
•HTML
•XML

7. What is CAP?
Simple and standardized
format for exchanging alerts
and warnings over various
types of networks and devices

8. Insta-Poll:
Common Format good?
Crisis always happening?

9. CAP Design Principals
•Simple
•Interoperable
•International

10. CAP Pioneers
• Art Botterell – Contra Costa, CA
• OASIS
• More…….

11. CAP Momentum
Lots…

12. The CAP Information Model
Examples:
Alert
Sender
Message type
Resource
Severity
Info
Attachments
Area
Expiration

13. Internal Structure of a CAP Alert (e.g., XML)

14. A view for humans

15. Multiple Fused CAP Sources

16. Future Directions

17. Future Results
• More and better:
– warnings
– crisis alerting
– communications
• Lives saved, property protected

18. WRAP UP
• Important standard
• International in scope
• More info available –
www.capcookbook.com

19. What is CAP?
Simple and standardized
format for exchanging alerts
and warnings over various
types of networks and devices

20. Common
Alerting
Protocol