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ity, IPAWS alerts
can be converted
directly to speech
and broadcasted
over ATI’s sirens.
sirens .
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IPAWS integration
process involves the
following 4 steps (il-
lustrated in figure 1):
Step-1: Alert Origi-
nation
Figure 1: IPAWS-MassAlert® Integration
I ntegration
• Local, state, territorial, tribal or terne
ternet t through ATOMS feeds .
federal alerting authorities cre-
ate a CAP message and send it Step-3: Alert Dissemination
to the IPAWS Open Platform for • MassAlert® will monitor the IP-
AWS ATOM feed,
feed , using its rule
Emergency Networks ( (OPEN
OPEN.).)
• Federal includes NOAA’s Na- engine, to disseminate alerts
to the proper channels in the
tional Weather Service.
Service .
proper format.
format .
• For example, if the national
Step-2: Alert Aggregation
• The centralized alert aggrega- weather service sends out a tor-
threat , MassAlert® will
tor receives CAP alert messages nado threat,
from various message origina- display polygons on the map
tion tools and authenticates representing the affected areas
showing ATI’s siren location
the sender.
sender .
• Alerts will be available on the in- and sound coverage.
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