Common Alerting Protocol: Difference between revisions

Content deleted Content added
No edit summary
Removed missing (red-linked) image - not a recognised image file - Note images must be uploaded WP:UPIMAGE (copyright allowing)
Line 1:
[[File:CapCreator.png|400px|thumb|right|CAP Creator]]
The '''Common Alerting Protocol''' ('''CAP''') is an [[XML]]-based data format for exchanging [[Emergency population warning|public warnings]] and emergencies between [[alerting technologies]]. CAP allows a warning message to be consistently disseminated simultaneously over many warning systems to many applications. CAP increases warning effectiveness and simplifies the task of activating a warning for responsible officials.