FEMA

AlertSense was the first to demonstrate live for FEMA IPAWS in June 2013 our AlertSense capability to prepare and deliver alerts to all IPAWS dissemination channels; including WEA (Wireless Emergency Alerts), formerly called CMAS, EAS, NWEM activation for NOAA Weather Radio Broadcast and a COG-to-COG (Collaborative Operating Group) messaging interface.

AlertSense tailors itself to your organization's IPAWS permission set, provides templates, and enables the alert writer to build IPAWS compatible content for any combination of dissemination channels within a single alert message.

The AlertSense IPAWs Bundle is in production and available now -- to anyone applying for (or who already sponsors) an IPAWS COG through FEMA.

JITC

AlertSense is used and tested every day by JITC (Joint Interoperability Test Command) at DISA at the Indian Head Navy Base, Indian Head, Maryland. JITC demonstrate EAS activation across the country via AlertSense. text.

The Canada Center for Security Science (CSS)

AlertSense demonstrated the capability to exchange information with the MASAS (Multi-Agency Situational Awareness System) as first CAP conformant cross border experiment. CSS set up an exercise for a cross border information exchange experiment.

AlertSense was selected to exchange information with MASAS (Multi-Agency Situational Awareness System) utilizing the IPAWS-OPEN platform. Our portion of the experiment called for CAP messages to be exchanged between the IPAWS and MASAS repositories.

This successful international demonstration is being touted as the first ever cross border CAP exchange by the Canadians.

IPAWS OPEN 3.0

AlertSense successfully connected to IPAWS OPEN 3.0 and demonstrated the capability at the NAB (National Association of Broadcasters) in April 2011 at the IAEM (International Association of Emergency Managers) in November 2011.

AlertSense continues to adhere to the standards developed by OASIS (Organization for the Advancement of Structured Information Standards).

Capital Region, Washington, DC

PNNL (Pacific Northwest National Laboratory) AlertSense participated in a Port of Seattle Integrated CBRNE pilot with PNNL in 2009 with Safe Environment Engineering, Los Angeles, California.

This project was developed in conjunction with the CBRNE CON OPS with DHS Science &TechologyChem Bio Directive.

The positive and negative readings are read by AlertSense and disseminated to the proper subject matter expert.

IPAWS Pilot

AlertSense was selected as the interface provider for the Integrated Public Alert and Warning System (IPAWS) pilot, funded by FEMA through Sandia National Labs.

This pilot allows State and Local Government Agencies including Homeland Security and Emergency Management to the AlertSense system to trigger an enhanced Emergency Alerting System, share information with each other through a secure internal web-based platform, and alert the public through the use of geo-targeted alerting to the public telephone system and public subscribers to text messages.

The pilot was begun in 2006 and ended in December, 2007.

FEMA

Beginning in 2004, AlertSense has received recognition from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) for Leadership in Emergency Data Interoperability and the Sharing of Data among Agencies.

AlertSense demonstrated integration with the Common Alerting Protocol (CAP), interoperability with DMIS (Disaster Management Interoperability Services) at the Global Homeland Security Summit, Maritime Conference, National Capitol Region, CSEPP (Chemical Stockpile Emergency Preparedness Program), and E911 Capitol Hill Interoperability Forum.