FW: [dm-open-sig] HazCollect API

Title: We are pleased to announce that the new Web Services Release Version 2

Info on HazCollect that may have missed some on the 
list.

 

Gary A. Ham 

Senior Research Scientist

Battelle Memorial Institute

540-288-5611 (office)

703-869-6241 
(cell)

"You would be surprised what you can accomplish 
when you do not care who gets the credit." - Harry S. 
Truman

 

From: OPEN SIG Discussion List 
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Sent: Friday, October 27, 
2006 8:55 AM
To: Ham, Gary A
Cc: Schmidt, 
Bernard
Subject: [dm-open-sig] HazCollect API

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A question was raised on the dmis-sig list as to 
when independent Incident Management Programs could have access to 
the HazCollect Non-weather Emergency Management API.

 

That API has been available for several weeks in 
the DM-OPEN INTEROPDEV environment (the external development development 
interface for members of the Disaster Management - Open Platform for Emergency 
Networks). This allows independent programs to develop access and GUI 
capabilities prior the time that the NWS actually approves folks for operational 
interface.  We expect to provide operational connectivity to independent 
systems at roughly the same time that the NWS officially "turns on" 
production capability.

 

For more information on DM-OPEN please go to www.emforum.org/open

 

There you may sign up for the DM-OPEN SIG (a resource 
for developers of independent systems).  There is also a downloads section 
that includes a FAQ (best starting place) and a developers manual that is 
specific to the HazCollect API.  Please note that this downloads section is 
a temporary repository for draft documents.  A new DM-OPEN "official" web 
site is in development.

 

One caveat: The fact that the physical ability to 
develop to the API is now in place and that the capability to achieve production 
connectivity will be in place very soon (roughly December is a personal 
guess), does not provide automatic AUTHORITY to post to NWS through the 
API.  That authority must be specifically granted to each separate DM COG 
by the NWS.  This process has yet to be officially released by the Weather 
Service, but should be the same regardless of whether the COG is a DMIS tools 
COG or an independent software COG. 

 

Please call or e-mail with your 
questions.

 

Respectfully,

 

 

Gary A. Ham

Battelle Memorial 
Institute

External Systems Interoperability 
Coordinator

Open Platform for Emergency Networks

Disaster Management e-Gov Initiative

Office for Interoperability and Compatibility 

Science and Technology 

Department of Homeland Security

540-288-5611 (office)

703-869-6241 
(cell)

"You would be surprised what you can accomplish 
when you do not care who gets the credit." - Harry S. 
Truman

From: Eyestone, Scott M 
Sent: Friday, 
October 27, 2006 7:59 AM
To: Ham, Gary A
Subject: FW: 
[dmis-sig] RE: DMIS v2.3.3 Release Announcement

This one’s in your yard 
. . .

 

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To: Eyestone, Scott 
M
Subject: [dmis-sig] RE: DMIS 
v2.3.3 Release Announcement

 

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Is there an estimated 
date as to when the API (Associated Program Interface) will be ready for use by 
independent Incident Management programs to access HazCollect directly through 
OPEN?

 

Gary Timm, Broadcast 
Chair

Wisconsin EAS 
Committee