[EAS] The coming evolution of CAP-EAS

[Adrienne Abbott]

Gary--
Yes, this has been a very informative discussion with lots of
revelations--not the least of which is your comment: "The issue I see is
that there is no accepted way for EM to get IPAWS CAP non-EAS messages to
broadcasters.  The only IPAWS CAP messages that appear on the EAS Atom Feed
are those fully coded for EAS and are thus meant for immediate broadcast.
How do we provide EMs with a way to send us non-EAS maps, etc. when our
current EAS/CAP units only pull down EAS-coded messages?"

Back up the truck! I thought CAP technology was able to provide stations
with non-emergency EAS information as well as EAS activations. This is going
to be a problem, especially for things like Silver Alerts and "Almost AMBER"
cases. This inability is going to make it more difficult for those of us
still trying to convince emergency managers in our states to purchase CAP
technology. Do all CAP systems have this shortcoming? This was one of the
major selling points for CAP and now we find it doesn't really work this
way. How do we resolve this situation?

Adrienne Abbott
Nevada EAS Chair