IPAWS Overview and CMAS Introduction

What is IPAWS

Why IPAWS

Who

IPAWS Architecture (Where)

What is CMAS

How CMAS Looks and Feels

CMAS Timeline

Questions




What is IPAWS? 

The Integrated Public Alert and Warning System (IPAWS) is the nation’s next-generation infrastructure of alert and warning networks expanding upon the traditional audio-only radio and television Emergency Alert System (EAS) by providing one message over more media to more people before, during, and after a disaster.

The vision of IPAWS builds and maintains an effective, reliable,integrated, flexible and comprehensive system that enables the American people to receive alert and warning information through as many means as possible.

IPAWS ensures the President can alert and warn the public under all conditions.IPAWS will provide federal, state, territorial, tribal, and local warning authorities the capabilities to alert and warn their respective communities of all hazards impacting public safety and well-being via multiple communications pathways.




Why IPAWS?

Since 2004, FEMA has served as the Executive Office lead agency for developing IPAWS.

In June 2006, the President signed the Public Alert and Warning System Executive Order 13407 to drive the creation of a more “effective, reliable, integrated, flexible, and comprehensive system that enables the American people to receive alert and warning information through as many means as possible.”

In response, FEMA established the IPAWS Program Management Office (PMO) in April 2007.




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IPAWS Projects

The current IPAWS projects are categorized into the areas of systems engineering, integration and implementation. 

–EAS Modernization and Expansion Project

–Digital Emergency Alert System (DEAS)

–Standards and Protocols Project (CAP)

–Commercial Mobile Alert System (CMAS)

–Geo-Targeted Alerting System (GTAS)

–NOAA Weather Radio Improvement Program (WRIP)

–Inventory and Evaluation (I&E)

–Radio Broadcast Data System (RBDS)

Updates and more available at http://www.fema.gov/emergency/ipaws/




IPAWS Vision Architecture
Standards Based Alert Message data exchange format, alert message aggregation, shared, 
trusted access & distribution networks, alerts delivered to morepublic interface devices



What is the Commercial Mobile Alert System (CMAS)?

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How CMAS Works



CMAS Capabilities



Planning Schedule for Initial CMAS Development.
Federal Alert Gateway Timeline for Testing in 1Q FY12

Planning

Design & Engineering

Integration & Test

Operations & Maintenance

System Implementation

Requirements Analysis

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