ITU X.1303 InternationalWarning Standard: Lessons from an Asian Implementation

Authors

  • Nuwan Waidyanatha Sahana Software Foundation, 350 S Figueroa St. STE 437, Los Angeles, CA 90071, USA
  • Biplov Bhandari Sahana Software Foundation, 350 S Figueroa St. STE 437, Los Angeles, CA 90071, USA
  • Lutz Frommberger Sahana Software Foundation, 350 S Figueroa St. STE 437, Los Angeles, CA 90071, USA

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.13052/jicts2245-800X.431

Keywords:

Warning, Interoperability, Standard, Information Communication Technology

Abstract

The International Telecommunication Union (ITU) Standardization Sector recommends implementing the ITU-T X.1303 Common Alerting Protocol (CAP) early warning standard [1]. The Sahana Alerting and Messaging Broker (SAMBRO) software adopts CAP and similar policies and procedures recommended for Mexico by Christian [2]. SAMBRO was operationalized in Myanmar, Maldives, and the Philippines. The strategies for implementing CAP, customizing SAMBRO, and incorporating Information Communication Technologies (ICTs) to meet the individual country requirements, are the primary discussion in this paper. This informative paper presents itself as a case study for CAP Practitioners and Researchers to make use in improving warning interoperability.

 

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Author Biographies

Nuwan Waidyanatha, Sahana Software Foundation, 350 S Figueroa St. STE 437, Los Angeles, CA 90071, USA

Nuwan Waidyanatha is a Sahana Software Foundation Board Director and a LIRNEasia Senior Research Fellow. He has strong credentials in emergency communication systems; especially, with the development and deployment of early warning and first response systems. He recently finished leading the design, development, and implementation of the Sahana Alert and Messaging Broker in Myanmar, Maldives, and the Philippines. For over a decade, Nuwan has been conducting emergency communication related action research and pilot implementations in the Asia Pacific Region; emphasizing on low-cost technologies, communication standards, and human computer interfaces. He has served the International Telecommunication Union, and LIRNEasia, on short term assignments, evaluating national emergency communications and recommending improvements in India, Timor-Leste, and Nepal. He applies his Mathematics, Operations Research, Computer Engineering, and Systems Theory Masters and Bachelors education in his work, along with a Social Practices touch.

Biplov Bhandari, Sahana Software Foundation, 350 S Figueroa St. STE 437, Los Angeles, CA 90071, USA

Biplov Bhandari is a social and humanitarian technology practitioner, working in community engagement and empowerment. He currently works as Research Associate at Asian Institute of Technology, Thailand. As a member of the Sahana Software Foundation, Biplov works in the capacity of a Software Developer. In this regard, he was instrumental to the development, implementation and evaluation of the Location-based Sahana Early Warning System in Myanmar, Maldives, and the Philippines. Other affiliations involve membership with the International Coordination Council at AstaJa Research and Development Center. He has received several awards for his work, including the Young Author Recognition and Best Paper at ITU Kaleidescope 2016 and the International Space Apps Challenge Kathmandu 2014. Biplov received his B. Eng degree in Computer Science (2014), Kathmandu University, Nepal.

Lutz Frommberger, Sahana Software Foundation, 350 S Figueroa St. STE 437, Los Angeles, CA 90071, USA

Lutz Frommberger is a freelancing scientist and ICT consultant associated with Sahana Software Foundation. He is an expert on cognitively adequate user interfaces and mobile development, with considerable experience in disaster communication systems. He received a diploma in computer science from University of Karlsruhe (now KIT), Germany, in 2002, and a Ph.D. from the University of Bremen, Germany, in 2009. Lutz has a large research record in artificial intelligence, machine learning, cognitive robotics, and geographic information processing. Until 2015, he has been leading the Capacity Lab at the Cognitive Systems Group at University of Bremen where he, among other projects, led the development of the mobile disaster alerting and reporting tool “mobile4D” applied in Lao PDR.

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Published

2017-03-25

How to Cite

Waidyanatha, N. ., Bhandari, B. ., & Frommberger, L. . (2017). ITU X.1303 InternationalWarning Standard: Lessons from an Asian Implementation. Journal of ICT Standardization, 4(3), 177–198. https://doi.org/10.13052/jicts2245-800X.431

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2017: Vol 4 Iss 3

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