[EAS] concerning the request for new weather Event Codes

[Clay Freinwald]

What I am trying to promote is continued use of NWR for both parties - Just
have NWS encode specific portions of their message stream for broadcasters
and do this with an Event Code that we could all program into our EAS Boxes
that would have the effect of eliminating the annoying over abundance of
weather messages that NWR has on occasions...

There are a lot of things that can be done with CAP - However the problem is
that NWS is not geared up for it (yet) ....Lets fix the legacy/analog system
now before more broadcaster get PO's and pull the plug.

Perhaps that is more clear

Clay

-----Original Message-----
From: eas-bounces at radiolists.net [mailto:eas-bounces at radiolists.net] On
Behalf Of Dave Kline

Good comments Clay.

Is it possible that our EAS to CAP/IPAWS connection would be able to do at
least some of what you talk about?

Here is another thought.
What if, instead of NWS polygons, and EAS Counties how about if everyone
used Hexagons?
Hexagons could have a defined size and it would take X number of these is an
appropriate pattern to do what polygons do now.
Perhaps a very local event such as a train derailment would be covered by
one or two Hexagons, while it would take hundreds to cover a hurricane.
It would be a major change to what EAS and NWS are currently doing, but
wouldn't it help if everyone were on the same page geographically?
I suppose the other problem is that the public would have to translate
Hexagons into other better known areas, such as counties.
But maybe there could be a way to make it work so that the machines (NWS and
EAS) talk in terms of Hexagons while the verbal or text warnings do the
translation to counties, or even parts of counties.

If this sound half baked it may have something to do we me working out in
the hot weather earlier.

Dave
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Dave Kline   UNO-TV/Mav Radio/KVNO
University of Nebraska at Omaha
6001 Dodge St. Omaha, NE  68182  CPACS 200

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