OASIS Emergency Management TC

FYI to TC Members I spotted an invitation from OGC to peer organizations to participate in a workshop on disaster preparedness and response, which should include emergency warnings/messaging. Since OASIS has an Organizational liaison relationship with OGC, this workshop and ongoing study might present a new opportunity to highlight the role of CAP and attract new players to the OASIS TC's work in further standards development for CAP. Details below per your possible interest. - Robin Cover ============ Details: OGC invites you to the Disasters CDS Workshop at NASA Ames http://www.opengeospatial.org/pressroom/pressreleases/2771 The Open Geospatial Consortium (OGC) invites you to the Disasters Concept Development Study Workshop on May 17-18, 2018 at NASA Ames, Moffett Field CA. The workshop is sponsored by USGS, FGDC and other US Government agencies. The workshop is hosted by NASA Ames.  The workshop marks the early stages of OGC's Disaster  Concept Development Study, and will shape future activities to be led by OGC regarding disaster preparedness & response, and to inform development of potential Disaster Spatial Data Infrastructures (SDI). In the last 10 years, Earth has experienced more than 370 annual natural disasters, causing an average of 70,000 deaths per year. So far in 2018, the United States alone has experienced three disaster events with losses exceeding $1 billion each.  Can we save more lives and reduce damages by providing  better discovery and access to data that will improve mitigation, preparedness, response and recovery of disasters? The ability to effectively share, use, and re-use geospatial information and applications across and between governments and Non-Government Organizations (NGOs) in support of disaster response and resilience is dependent upon having a Spatial Data Infrastructure (SDI) already in-place when disaster strikes. The Open Geospatial Consortium (OGC) is bringing together key stakeholders in the natural hazards disaster communities to advance the emerging Disaster SDI by conducting a study and developing a set of pilots in the coming years. The OGC's Disasters Interoperability Concept Development Study (CDS) will assess the current state of data and product exchange technologies as used in disaster planning, response, and recovery. The information gained in the CDS will aid in  developing a series of future pilots that will in turn advance the state of Spatial Data Infrastructures (SDIs)  that support disaster risk reduction across the globe. Specifically, the purpose of this workshop is to guide  future OGC Innovation Program Activities by: 1) Engaging different stakeholders in disasters 2) Helping participants better understand activities occuring    at OGC and other key organizations 3) Engaging executive level participants to understand the    most important challenges 4) Engaging operational and technical stakeholders to gather    and share information on the current state for using    geospatial data and services during natural disasters,    including: Understanding what data, applications, tools    and services stakeholders need; Understanding what data,    applications, tools and services are available; Understanding    the discoverability, accessibility, and usability of    resources; Understanding interoperability challenges    and integration opportunities; and Identifying gaps    in data, applications, tools and services Related: OGC requests information to guide Disasters Interoperability Concept Development Study http://www.opengeospatial.org/pressroom/pressreleases/2745 Disasters Interoperability Concept Development Study http://www.opengeospatial.org/projects/initiatives/disasterscds -- Robin Cover OASIS, Director of Information Services

Thanks Robin, I hope one of us can find the time to cover this, but we're very busy right now, so it might slip. It would be sad if it does slip, but there's only so many hours in a day, days in a week, etc. Cheers, Rex On 4/19/2018 9:59 AM, Robin Cover wrote: FYI to TC Members I spotted an invitation from OGC to peer organizations to participate in a workshop on disaster preparedness and response, which should include emergency warnings/messaging. Since OASIS has an Organizational liaison relationship with OGC, this workshop and ongoing study might present a new opportunity to highlight the role of CAP and attract new players to the OASIS TC's work in further standards development for CAP. Details below per your possible interest. - Robin Cover ============ Details: OGC invites you to the Disasters CDS Workshop at NASA Ames http://www.opengeospatial.org/pressroom/pressreleases/2771 The Open Geospatial Consortium (OGC) invites you to the Disasters Concept Development Study Workshop on May 17-18, 2018 at NASA Ames, Moffett Field CA. The workshop is sponsored by USGS, FGDC and other US Government agencies. The workshop is hosted by NASA Ames.  The workshop marks the early stages of OGC's Disaster  Concept Development Study, and will shape future activities to be led by OGC regarding disaster preparedness & response, and to inform development of potential Disaster Spatial Data Infrastructures (SDI). In the last 10 years, Earth has experienced more than 370 annual natural disasters, causing an average of 70,000 deaths per year. So far in 2018, the United States alone has experienced three disaster events with losses exceeding $1 billion each.  Can we save more lives and reduce damages by providing  better discovery and access to data that will improve mitigation, preparedness, response and recovery of disasters? The ability to effectively share, use, and re-use geospatial information and applications across and between governments and Non-Government Organizations (NGOs) in support of disaster response and resilience is dependent upon having a Spatial Data Infrastructure (SDI) already in-place when disaster strikes. The Open Geospatial Consortium (OGC) is bringing together key stakeholders in the natural hazards disaster communities to advance the emerging Disaster SDI by conducting a study and developing a set of pilots in the coming years. The OGC's Disasters Interoperability Concept Development Study (CDS) will assess the current state of data and product exchange technologies as used in disaster planning, response, and recovery. The information gained in the CDS will aid in  developing a series of future pilots that will in turn advance the state of Spatial Data Infrastructures (SDIs)  that support disaster risk reduction across the globe. Specifically, the purpose of this workshop is to guide  future OGC Innovation Program Activities by: 1) Engaging different stakeholders in disasters 2) Helping participants better understand activities occuring    at OGC and other key organizations 3) Engaging executive level participants to understand the    most important challenges 4) Engaging operational and technical stakeholders to gather    and share information on the current state for using    geospatial data and services during natural disasters,    including: Understanding what data, applications, tools    and services stakeholders need; Understanding what data,    applications, tools and services are available; Understanding    the discoverability, accessibility, and usability of    resources; Understanding interoperability challenges    and integration opportunities; and Identifying gaps    in data, applications, tools and services Related: OGC requests information to guide Disasters Interoperability Concept Development Study http://www.opengeospatial.org/pressroom/pressreleases/2745 Disasters Interoperability Concept Development Study http://www.opengeospatial.org/projects/initiatives/disasterscds -- Robin Cover OASIS, Director of Information Services -- Rex Brooks Starbourne Communications Design Email: rexb@starbourne.com GeoAddress: 1361 Addison St. Apt. A Berkeley, CA 94702 Phone: 510-898-0670 Virus-free. www.avast.com