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Presenter: Norm Paulsen Date: May 2 , 2012 Session: 8

Weather Alerts in Canada. Presenter: Norm Paulsen Date: May 2 , 2012 Session: 8. Canadian Profile Clients / Re-originator CAP Container Challenges - Minor Update - Geography - Updates/Cancels Customization. Canadian Profile. Generally considered to be in 3 parts

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Presenter: Norm Paulsen Date: May 2 , 2012 Session: 8

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  1. Weather Alerts in Canada Presenter: Norm Paulsen Date: May 2, 2012 Session: 8

  2. Canadian Profile Clients / Re-originator CAP Container Challenges - Minor Update - Geography - Updates/Cancels Customization

  3. Canadian Profile • Generally considered to be in 3 parts • Rules (proper CAP profile – constraints and extra parameters) • Event List (Managed list – Business Profile) • Location list (Managed list of Geocodes) • Extra Parameters and Managed Lists are attributed in the CAP message

  4. Clients • NAAD – National Alerts, Aggregation and Dissemination • MASAS – Multi Agency – Situational Awareness System • Alberta – Provincial system • Agreements in place or in development with each

  5. Re-originator • Alberta • By Agreement cannot alter the content of the warning information found within the CAP message • Can augment the CAP message with additional elements (primarily text) that they have in place with their user group

  6. CAP Container • Local Current State Warning Database • Every data update to a warning causes a CAP Message to be built and sent out

  7. Challenges • Minor Update • Alert goes out • Text is auto/human translated and then added to the db • Minor Update goes out (parameter) • Causes a problem for Broadcasters

  8. Geography • We include both GIS polygons and CAP-CP geocodes • Geocodes spatially over alert

  9. Update / Cancels • Due to moving subject events out threat zones constantly move within the life of the Alert • Location References change frequently • Multiple Info Blocks are used • Active Area Blocks / Ended Area Blocks • Urgency and Expires Settings can be used to identify ended blocks

  10. Customization • We have a parameterized Warning Database that is capable of containing everything we have on alert messages • We will inform on what and how each element is used in our CAP and our extra parameters and resources • We could extract customized products per client group or individual client ...or... • We could remove elements of our “all inclusive CAP” and send that (ID?)

  11. Demonstrations Issuing System MASAS (ESRI)IPAWS MYSTATE Aggregators/Re-originators MASASIPAWSMYSTATE Distributor GOOGLECELLCASTMYSTATE Recipient interfaces with common products and services. Ex. Email, map, RSS, TV, ... Issuer interfaces with input form, mapping application, etc. Meet: North East Entrance (Outside Glass doors). North end of the Food Court (up the escalators) Escort: At Glass doors and again on 7th level Time: Please arrive at your appointed time to minimize disruptions to the office (Check with Jane at the table to confirm your time if you have forgotten) 11

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