Follow up questions or comments: ~ Elysa Jones – Chair, Emergency Management technical committee (TC) - ~ Thomas Ferrentino - Co-Chair, Emergency Management Adoption TC – ~ Werner Joerg - Co-Chair, Emergency Management Adoption TC – ~ Dee Schur, OASIS staff – EDXL Welcome to the OASIS ‘Emergency Data Exchange Language (EDXL) 101’ Webinar

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

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

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

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

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

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

EDXL Overview (6) EDXL 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 - CAP (1) Common Alerting Protocol (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 (2) 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 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 (4) Implementation Examples:  CAP 1.2 Specification, Schema, Examples  National Weather Service  DM-OPEN / IPAWS  CAP Cookbook EDXL - 101

CAP Message Lifecycle profile:CAP-CP:Location: fr-CA Routier - Fermeture de route Monitor Immediate Minor Observed Doug Allport T12:00:00+00: T12:00:00+00:00 Doug Allport Routier - Fermeture de route - Doug Allport, Exercise Transport profile:CAP-CP:Event:0.3 roadClose layer:CAPAN:eventLocation:point , Saint John CAP-CP:Location: NBMASASui10286 DAllport T23:49: :00 Exercise Public profile:CAP-CP:0.3 Alert en-CA Roadway - Roadway Closure Monitor Immediate Minor Observed Doug Allport T12:00:00+00: T12:00:00+00:00 Doug Allport This is a test Road Closure Alert Free form text field More free form text here NB DOT Transport profile:CAP-CP:Event:0.3 roadClose layer:CAPAN:eventLocation:point , 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

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 EDXL EDXL - CAP Additional Info → Next: Don McGarry

EDXL - DE (1) Distribution Element (Don McGarry) 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 (2) 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 EDXL - 101

EDXL - DE (3) 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 ValueLists 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 EDXL - 101

EDXL - DE (4) Implementation Examples:  DM-OPEN disastermanagement/framework/index.shtm  LAFD / EDXL Sharp  ICBRNE EDXL → Next: Camille Osterloh

Validating EDXL Implementations (1) (Camille Osterloh) 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 NIMS STEP (S upporting T echnology E valuation P rogram )

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 A2LA 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 Validating EDXL Implementations (2) NIMS STEP

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

Validating EDXL Implementations (4) nFree & Open Source:  EDXL Sharp  CAM n3 rd Party:  XRay2, XMLSpy, etc. STEP Test Tool:  XML Validation and Checks Business Rules, Cardinality, etc. EDXL Other Validation Tools

Vendor Registration Program Guide EDXL - 101

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Comments and Questions National Incident Management System Supporting Technology Evaluation Program (NIMS STEP) Website - Office: (606) Test Manager, NIMS STEP EDXL → Next: Werner Joerg

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

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

References & Resources (3) EDXL General (ctd.)  EDXL Product Directory: 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: Submit your product listing at: EDXL - 101

References & Resources (4) EDXL - CAP:  CAP Cookbook:  Official Standards: committees/tc_home.php?wg_abbrev=emergency#technical committees/tc_home.php?wg_abbrev=emergency#technical  DM-OPEN/IPAWS:  USGS:  National Weather Service:  Profiles USA Integrated Public Alert and Warning System Profile Version 1.0 (IPAWS)USA Integrated Public Alert and Warning System Profile Version 1.0 (IPAWS) CAP Canadian Profile (CAP-CP) EDXL - 101

References & Resources (5) EDXL - DE:  Official Standards: committees/tc_home.php?wg_abbrev=emergency#technical committees/tc_home.php?wg_abbrev=emergency#technical  EDXL Sharp:  ICBRNE Wiki:  Publications EDXL-DE Primer (White Paper): open.org/ committees/download.php/34264/EDXL-DE- Basics-White%20Paper-18Aug09-r2.doc open.org/ committees/download.php/34264/EDXL-DE- Basics-White%20Paper-18Aug09-r2.doc EDXL - 101

References & Resources (6) Validating EDXL Implementations:  NIMS Supporting Technology Evaluation Program:  XRay2:  EDXL Sharp:  CAM: x-camval/index.html x-camval/index.html 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

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

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 20x30 show floor demo area – in the front row of the exhibit hall (and next to IPAWS) E xposure 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: EDXL - 101