Common Alert/Warning

System before/during
Disaster in India

using Common Alerting

Protocol (CAP)
 Content
o The New Strategy for Public Warning
o Common Alert Protocol
o Common Alerting System
o Alerting & Warning System Vision
o Input & Output Agencies
o Phase Wise Implementation Plan
o Acceptable Input / Output Formats
o CAP compliant Automated Standard Message
format
o Proposed Methodology for POC development
o CDoT Geo-Intelligent Functionality
o Conclusion
 The New Strategy for Public Warning
• It is realized that it makes no sense to build separate public
warning systems for each particular type of emergency and
for each particular communications medium.

• Common standards oriented platform for all hazards and

warnings

• ITU-T X.1303 Common Alert Protocol (CAP) has been

proposed for above
 Common Alert Protocol (CAP)
•The Common Alerting Protocol (CAP) is an XML-based data format for
exchanging public warnings and emergencies between alerting
technologies.

• CAP allows a warning message to be consistently disseminated

simultaneously over many warning systems to many applications, such
as Google Public Alerts.

•CAP increases warning effectiveness and simplifies the task of

activating a warning for responsible officials

•Standardized alerts can be received from many sources and configure

their applications to process and respond to the alerts as desired.

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Common Alert Protocol (CAP) contd..
• By normalizing alert data across threats, jurisdictions, and
warning systems, CAP also can be used to detect trends and
patterns in warning activity, such as trends that might indicate
an undetected hazard or hostile act. From a procedural
perspective, CAP reinforces a research-based template for
effective warning message content and structure.
• The CAP data structure is backward-compatible with existing
alert formats including the Specific Area Message
Encoding (SAME) used in NOAA Weather Radio and the
broadcast Emergency Alert System as well as new technology
such as the Wireless Emergency Alerts (WEA), while adding
capabilities.
Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Common_Alerting_Protocol
 CAP Capability
• Flexible geographic targeting by using latitude/longitude
“boxes” and other geospatial representations in three
dimensions
• Multilingual and multi-audience messaging
• Phased and delayed effective times and expirations
• Enhanced message update and cancellation features
• Template support for framing complete and effective warning
messages
• Digital encryption and signature capability
• Facility for digital images, audio, and video.

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 Common Alerting System
2 Typical Vertical Horizontal Integration

1
“Vertical”

Metrological Earthquake Financial Health Water

Home
Firefighting Railway Traffic Land
National “Horizontal” Affairs
info sharing

.
.
.
3 A Variety of
Means to
Public
State level

Management Platform
Collection Process Transmission
District level
National
Store Control
Emergency
Early Warning
Feedback Evaluation System & Alerting
Block, City, Town, Village level
System
 Alerting & Warning System Vision
Television

Radio

Common Alerting
Protocol (CAP) Cell Phone

Alerting Authorities Computer

Home Phone

Expressway
Monitoring and
Advisory System
 Input & Output Agencies
• Alerting Agencies (Input )
o India Meteorological Department
o Ministry of Home Affairs.
o Central Water Commission.
o Indian National Centre for Ocean Information Services.
o Geological Survey of India
• Alert Forwarding Media Agencies (Output)
o Telecom Operators
o All India Radio and other Radio Stations
o Doordarshan or other Television Broadcasting Agencies
o National Highway Authority of India for Road side display
o Internet (e.g. Facebook, Twitter)
o Other related organizations
 Phase Wise Implementation Plan
• Proof of Concept Development (by 30 August,2017)
o Manual Input through Web Portal.
o SMS/Email notification for selected Target mobile numbers and Email Ids by alert
generation authority.
o 2 tier Message edit and Authorization mechanism.
o GIS based intelligence mechanism

• Phase I
o Automated Input from One Input agency. (e.g. Indian Metrological Department)
o Automated SMS broadcasting notification to one Telecom Operator (e.g. BSNL) for
selected BTS list .
o CAP based Automatic alert acceleration to higher authority and event docket
management.
o Interaction for Interfacing mechanism finalization for various Input / Output
agencies
o GIS based Application for better management.
 Phase Wise Implementation Plan
• Phase II
o Interaction and Implementation of Interfacing mechanism for various Input /
Output agencies
o Automated Input from Multiple agencies.
o Automated output (SMS/AUDIO) for multiple telecom operator and radio
stations.
• Phase III ( PAN India Roll Out)
o Full phased Automated Input from Multiple agencies.
o Full Phase various output for different medium (Telecom Operators, Radio,
Television, Siren, Road Side Sign Boards, Internet etc.)
o Regional Language based messaging.
o Integration Resettlement and Relief Department GIS based intelligent warehouse
mechanism. (?)
o Interface for Public/Victim to asking for help(Rescue operation) (?)
 Acceptable Input / Output Formats
• Input
o CAP compliant Input Message
o XML/JSON
o Input through Web Portal/Mobile App
o SMS in Standard Message format
o APIs

• Output (Regional Language Supported)

o CAP Compliant Output Message
o XML/JSON
o Audio (Need to interact with AIR)
CAP compliant Automated Standard Message format
Proposed Methodology for POC development

Forward
Message to
Input Agency 1 SMS/Email Notification to Target
Insert/Enter First Level Alert Generating
Audience
Event Authority (i.e. NDMA)
Input Agency 2

.
. Transmission Selected BTS
Collection Process
.
Store Control
Input Agency N

Feedback Evaluation System

State/Regional Level
Management Platform
Warning Issuing
BTS Authority
Data
GIS Functionality

BTS display on Map with details

GIS Functionality

Select BTS by drawing circle on Map

 GIS Functionality

Select BTS by drawing Rectangle on Map

 GIS Functionality

Tag some location like "Earthquake Center ” and

Select BTS by drawing Circle on Map
 GIS Functionality

Select BTS by drawing polygon on Map

 GIS Functionality

Layer wise different data display on map

GIS Functionality

Distance calculation on map

 Conclusion
• CAP based static Disaster Management Software Platform
(DMSP) framework has been demonstrated
• DMSP has been integrated with BSNL and provision for
NDMA integration has been provided
• GIS based intelligence has been demonstrated for Geo-
Physical areas
• Disaster areas were identified with Geo-fencing and
manual alarm/message has been pushed with 2 tier
approach to BSNL network to send SMSs automatically in
disaster marked areas
• Better management of inter agencies coordination and QoS