OASIS Emergency Management TC

Re: meter/feet units in the altitude element of CAP

  • 1.  Re: meter/feet units in the altitude element of CAP

    Posted 05-11-2009 13:42
    Thanks Elysa,
    
    I think a small clarification is in order. For 
    that reason, and because we might want to add 
    this to tomorrow's TC Meeting Agenda, I am adding 
    the TC list to the addresses for this message.
    
    We started the list at the url cited to collect 
    comments into CAP 1.2 and CAP 2.0 categories as a 
    way to see what needed to be done next. 
    Subsequently, we have chosen to push quickly for 
    CAP 1.2 (underway). We then planned to launch 
    into a formal, but currently temporally 
    unconstrained (no fixed end date), Requirements 
    Gathering process for CAP 2.0 when CAP 1.2 is 
    announced for its 60-Day Public Review (very 
    soon). We don't currently have anyone tasked with 
    maintaining that list.
    
    I should also say that the motion I made many 
    months ago for a separate CAP SC to undertake 
    that work still stands. I think it might be 
    appropriate to modify that motion to specify the 
    SC as CAP 2.0 specific, but it should certainy be 
    discussed as to whether it is a single 
    issue/version, short-lived SC or a permanent SC. 
    I could argue both sides, but I do think it 
    should be its own entity.
    
    I think the constituency for CAP 2.0 greatly 
    exceeds that of the EM-Msg SC and for that SC to 
    handle both CAP 2.0 and EDXL-SitRep is more than 
    a single SC can or should handle. And, because I 
    am already committed to EM-Msg and EDXL-RIM SCs, 
    as co-chair, I would not be a candidate for that 
    role in a new SC.
    
    Cheers,
    Rex
    
    At 4:50 AM -0500 5/11/09, Elysa Jones wrote:
    >Art and others,
    >
    >Yes there is a list of issues for CAP 2.0 in the 
    >spreadsheet at 
    >http://www.oasis-open.org/apps/org/workgroup/emergency-msg/download.php/31699/CAP-NextGen-CommentsList_v1.4.xls
    >
    >I've copied Rex Brooks, one of the co-chairs for 
    >the Msg/Not Subcommittee on this in case he 
    >wants to add any comments about its completeness.
    >
    >Cheers,
    >Elysa
    >
    >
    >At 04:27 AM 5/11/2009, Michael Staudinger wrote:
    >
    >>many thanks for the info and pls continue to keep us informed!
    >>
    >>kind regards Michael Staudinger
    >>
    >>
    >>
    >>I don't see any reason we couldn't revisit this in CAP 2.0.
    >>
    >>Just for background... the selection of feet for the altitude
    >>elements, even though we used meters elsewhere, was based on feet
    >>being used in aviation.  And the decision to standardize on a single
    >>unit rather than supporting multiple units was made in order to
    >>minimize the complexity of CAP processing at the receiver, which we
    >>envisioned including some relatively simple embedded devices.  So
    >>these choices weren't quite as parochial or inconsistent as they may
    >>appear... although that's not to claim they were perfect!
    >>
    >>Elysa, do we have a formal issues list for CAP 2.0 yet?
    >>
    >>- Art
    >>
    >>
    >>On May 8, 2009, at 5/8/09 6:18 AM, Eliot Christian wrote:
    >>
    >>>  Hi Micheal,
    >>>
    >>>  Sorry  for the delay in my response to the problem you raised wrt
    >>>  meter/feet for the altitude element in CAP.
    >>>
    >>>  I think you need to raise the issue to the OASIS Emergency
    >>>  Management TC for consideration in the next version of CAP. (For all
    >>>   I know, this may be already on their list of issues.)
    >>>
    >>>  The contacts I would use to raise it are cc'd here:
    >>>  Art Botterell