[EAS] Part 11

[Richard Rudman]

Hi, Al:

Thanks for offering word that this important detail is being addressed. 

When that was written I had not seen the recent posting by Herb White that seemed to indicate a path whereby this concern will be addressed.

Your point that "because something requires care, such as including NWS warning products, that it will not come to pass" is well taken. IPAWS has certainly come a long way since it was originally envisioned as just a federal level warning system.

The goal of the Petition that we filed was to get a number of issues on the record that were not specifically mentioned in the NAB/NASBA Petition. 

Maybe FCC will take these points and incorporate them in their own certification program that will assure us that all CAP warning sources will "play nice" together, including NWS.

Regards and thanks,

Richard



On Dec 3, 2010, at 2:10 PM, Kenyon, Alfred wrote:

> Before this comment becomes a living internet legend... 
> 
> "...there does not seem to be any concrete plan at this time to
> integrate the NWS centers into the CAP system."
> 
> I ask the list membership to consider this:  The FEMA IPAWS CAP
> Aggregator is being designed to support CAP messages for the Commercial
> Mobile Alert System and other potential consumers of CAP message not
> just EAS participants.  In order to support CMAS the Aggregator must
> process weather alerts and warnings.  While National Weather Service may
> or may not currently support CAP 1.2 standard, an import function
> providing for ingest of NWS weather alerts and warnings will be
> implemented.  Because the Aggregator will also deliver Non Weather
> Emergency Messages (NWEM) to NWS for distribution via National Weather
> Service Radio (and perhaps other NOAA distribution systems)
> interconnection between the Aggregator and NWS require special care to
> avoid message duplication.  We should not assume that because something
> requires care, such as including NWS warning products, that it will not
> come to pass. 
> 
> Regards,
> 
> Al
> 
> 
> 
> 
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