OASIS Emergency Management TC

GeoConnections Releases Canada's Emergency Mapping Symbology 
(EMS) version 1.0
Over 200 emergency mapping symbols are now available 
for use in geospatial products that will help provide common understanding of 
emergency situations and improve information-sharing. The two-tiered symbology 
was designed to cover a wide range of emergency incident, infrastructure and 
operations subjects. The symbols are tailored to Canadian requirements for 
situational awareness, first response, natural hazards, public alerting and 
critical infrastructure. The Emergency Mapping Symbology is free to use, share, 
modify and extend without restriction.

Cheers

Carl Reed, PhD
CTO and Executive Director Specification 
Program
OGC
 
The OGC: Helping the World to Communicate Geographically
 
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I wasn't able to find any page on the GeoConnections website, other than an external reference to a direct download - link is provided below.

<http://geoconnections.org/masas/ems.zip>

Cheers Gavin


On 2010-07-01, at 07:50 , Carl Reed wrote:

GeoConnections Releases Canada's Emergency Mapping Symbology (EMS) version 1.0
Over 200 emergency mapping symbols are now available for use in geospatial products that will help provide common understanding of emergency situations and improve information-sharing. The two-tiered symbology was designed to cover a wide range of emergency incident, infrastructure and operations subjects. The symbols are tailored to Canadian requirements for situational awareness, first response, natural hazards, public alerting and critical infrastructure. The Emergency Mapping Symbology is free to use, share, modify and extend without restriction.
Cheers
Carl Reed, PhD
CTO and Executive Director Specification Program
OGC
 
The OGC: Helping the World to Communicate Geographically
 
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"The important thing is not to stop questioning." -- Albert Einstein 
"Security is mostly a superstition. It does not exist in nature. Life is either a daring adventure or nothing." -- Helen Keller

You can find a link to the Canadian symbology document at http://capan.ca/index.php/en/geopresent/,
as well as a link to the CAPAN CAP Event Location Layer and CAP “experimental”
symbology service (see www.capan.ca/geopresent/icon).
The event list is at www.capan.ca/CAP-CP.
Combine them, and we’ve been able to move Canadian stakeholders to use common
terms and symbology with CAP alerts.



Cheers,



Doug Allport

Executive Director

Canadian Association for Public Alerting and Notification
(CAPAN)

Doug.Allport@CAPAN.ca 

(613) 271-1040 Tel

(613) 271-6208 Fax

(613) 294-4425 Blackberry

www.CAPAN.ca











From: Carl Reed [mailto:creed@opengeospatial.org]

Sent: June-30-10 3:51 PM

To: emergency TC lists Oasis

Subject: [emergency] For those interested in standarized EM symbology









GeoConnections
Releases Canada's Emergency Mapping Symbology (EMS) version 1.0

Over 200 emergency mapping symbols are now available for use in geospatial
products that will help provide common understanding of emergency situations
and improve information-sharing. The two-tiered symbology was designed to cover
a wide range of emergency incident, infrastructure and operations subjects. The
symbols are tailored to Canadian requirements for situational awareness, first
response, natural hazards, public alerting and critical infrastructure. The
Emergency Mapping Symbology is free to use, share, modify and extend without
restriction.





Cheers





Carl Reed, PhD

CTO and Executive Director Specification Program

OGC





 





The OGC: Helping the World to Communicate Geographically





 





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"The important thing is not to stop questioning."
-- Albert Einstein

"Security is mostly a superstition. It does not exist in nature. Life is
either a daring adventure or nothing." -- Helen Keller 

Doug -
 
Thanks!

Carl
 

  


                                                

					
                                                    

        
                                                
				
                                                

                                                    
                                                        
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                                                 Original Message ----- 
  
From: 
  doug@allportgroup.com">Doug 
  Allport 
  
To: 'Carl Reed' ; 'emergency TC lists Oasis' 
  
  
Sent: Thursday, July 01, 2010 5:26 
  AM
  
Subject: RE: [emergency] For those 
  interested in standarized EM symbology
  


  

  
You 
  can find a link to the Canadian symbology document at http://capan.ca/index.php/en/geopresent/, 
  as well as a link to the CAPAN CAP Event Location Layer and CAP 
  “experimental” symbology service (see www.capan.ca/geopresent/icon). 
  The event list is at www.capan.ca/CAP-CP. Combine them, and 
  we’ve been able to move Canadian stakeholders to use common terms and 
  symbology with CAP alerts.
  

  
Cheers,
  

  
Doug 
  Allport
  
Executive 
  Director
  
Canadian 
  Association for Public Alerting and Notification (CAPAN)
  
Doug.Allport@CAPAN.ca 
  
  
(613) 
  271-1040 Tel
  
(613) 
  271-6208 Fax
  
(613) 
  294-4425 Blackberry
  
www.CAPAN.ca
  

  

  

  

  

  
From: Carl 
  Reed [mailto:creed@opengeospatial.org]
Sent: June-30-10 3:51 
  PM
To: emergency TC lists Oasis
Subject: [emergency] For 
  those interested in standarized EM symbology
  

  

  
GeoConnections Releases Canada's Emergency Mapping 
  Symbology (EMS) version 1.0
Over 200 emergency mapping symbols 
  are now available for use in geospatial products that will help provide common 
  understanding of emergency situations and improve information-sharing. The 
  two-tiered symbology was designed to cover a wide range of emergency incident, 
  infrastructure and operations subjects. The symbols are tailored to Canadian 
  requirements for situational awareness, first response, natural hazards, 
  public alerting and critical infrastructure. The Emergency Mapping Symbology 
  is free to use, share, modify and extend without 
  restriction.
  

  
Cheers
  

  
Carl Reed, PhD
CTO and Executive Director Specification 
  Program
OGC
  

  
 
  

  
The OGC: Helping the World to Communicate 
  Geographically
  

  
 
  

  
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This communication, including attachments, is for the 
  exclusive use of addressee and may contain proprietary, confidential or 
  privileged information. If you are not the intended recipient, any use, 
  copying, disclosure, dissemination or distribution is strictly prohibited. If 
  you are not the intended recipient, please notify the sender  immediately 
  by return email and delete this communication and destroy all 
  copies.
  

  
 
  

  
"The important thing is not to stop questioning." -- Albert 
  Einstein
"Security is mostly a superstition. It does not exist in nature. 
  Life is either a daring adventure or nothing." -- Helen Keller