= Sahana Alerting and Messaging Broker (SAMBRO) =
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=== [wiki:Deployments/SAMBRO/FAQs SAMBRO FAQs] ===
== INTRODUCTION ==
[[Image(broker.JPG, align="left")]] Under a well-developed disaster management system, the Disaster Management Organization(s) of a Country should be aware of and should map every significant emergency incident or risk in the country. Disseminating such information among multiple agencies with disparate systems can be complicated. [http://lirneasia.net/2012/05/masas-iscram-2012/ Multi-Agency Situational-Awareness (MASA) platforms facilitate the integration of silo-ed Organizations and dilutes inter-agency rivalry] at every level of a National warning and incident management system. Such a platform that incorporates the [http://docs.oasis-open.org/emergency/cap/v1.2/CAP-v1.2-os.html Common Alerting Protocol] (CAP) standard is far more likely to interoperate with National and International warning systems. Moreover, the CAP content standard lays out emergency policies and procedures for streamlined information sharing among multiple agencies.The [http://www.wmo.int/pages/prog/amp/pwsp/CommonAlertingProtocol_en.html World Meteorological Organization], [http://www.itu.int/ITU-T/newslog/Common+Alerting+Protocol+Becomes+ITUT+Recommendation.aspx International Telecommunication Union], and [https://www.oasis-open.org/standards#capv1.2 OASIS] (Organization for the Advancement of Structured Information Standards) are advocates of CAP and continue to promote the adoption of the warning standard. Sahana Alerting and Messaging Broker ('''SAMBRO''') is essentially a Sahana Eden template designed for Multi-Agency Situational-Awareness. Moreover, it adopts the CAP standard for Sahana to interoperate with other warning systems.


== OBJECTIVES ==
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1. Deliver the SAMBRO platform to share a common operating picture to improve coordination among multiple-agencies
1. Introduce standards for interoperability to foster common policies and practices
1. Deploy, support and continue to improve the SAMBRO technology for integrated risk assessment and early warning
1. Cultivate CAP Stewardship and a Community of Practice in Asian and the Pacific Region
1. Make the SAMBRO a superior Sahana product developed and maintained by a Sahana Center for Excellence at Asian Institute of Technology Geoinformatics Centre 
1. Provide training aids for system administrators, implementers, emergency managers, and other users to easyly adopt SAMBRO into their emergency communication practices
1. SAMBRO to function as stand alone computing application on any computing device (e.g. laptop and an IVR or GSM-modem) as well as hosted on an intranet or the internet 
== DESIGN ==
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=== Blueprints list ===
* [wiki:BluePrint/CAPBroker General CAP Broker blueprint] lays down the design parameters for the generalized SAMBRO
* [wiki:BluePrint/CAPBroker/Maldives Maldives Blueprint] for deploying CAP on a Map project for the National Disaster Management Centre of Maldives
* [wiki:BluePrint/CAPBroker/Myanmar Myanmar Blueprint] for deploying CAP on a Map project for the National Department of Meteorology and Hydrology of Myanmar
* [wiki:BluePrint/CAPBroker/Philippines Philippines Blueprint]  for deploying CAP on a Map project for the National Disaster Management Centre of Philippines
* [http://eden.sahanafoundation.org/wiki/BluePrint/CAPMobileApp CAP Mobile App] for publishing and subscribing to alerts

=== Eden Modules ===
* Discussion of mandatory and specific to SAMRBO [wiki:BluePrint/CAPBroker#EdenModules Eden modules table]

=== User Interfaces ===

[wiki:BluePrint/CAPBroker/GUIDesign See the SAMBRO GUI BLUEPRINT]
==== Common Operating Picture ====
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== PROJECTS ==
=== 1. CAP on a Map ===

'''Duration''': January 2015 to September 2016 [[br]]

==== Overview ====
The aims is ''Improving Coastal Resilience through Multi-agency Situational Awareness'' in the Maldives, Myanmar and the Philippines. It involves deploying SAMBRO in the respective countries with a '''USD 300,000''' grant made possible through the [http://www.unescap.org/disaster-preparedness-fund UNESCAP Trust Fund for Tsunami, Disaster and Climate Preparedness].

==== Partners ====

|| [[Image(dmh_logo.png, align=center, height=80)]] || [[Image(pagasa_logo_small.jpeg, align=center, height=80)]] || [[Image(NDMC_logo_small.jpeg, align=center, height=80)]] || [[Image(ait_logo_small.jpeg, align=center, height=80)]] || [[Image(escap_logo_small.png, align=center, height=80)]] ||
||[http://www.dmh.gov.mm/ Myanmar Department of Meteorology and Hydrology] (DMH) || [http://pagasa.dost.gov.ph/ Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical, and Atmospheric Services Administration] (PAGASA) || [http://ndmc.gov.mv/ Maldives National Disaster Management Center] (NDMC) ||[http://www.geoinfo.ait.ac.th/ Asian Institute of Technology Geoinformatics Center] || [http://www.unescap.org/disaster-preparedness-fund United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific] ||
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==== Workshops ====
|| 22 August 2016 || [wiki:Event/2016/regional-workshop Regional Workshop on Sahana Situational-Awareness] ||
|| 29 May - 01 Jun 2016 || [# Maldives National Training Workshop] ||
|| TBA || [wiki:Event/2016/SAMBRO_PH_Training Philippines National Training Workshop] ||
|| 23 to 26 February 2016 || [wiki:Event/2016/CAP_MM_DMH_Training Myanmar National Training Workshop] ||
|| 31 Aug to 12 Sept || [wiki:Event/2015/SAMBRO_Workshop_TH_AIT Training of Master Trainers] ||
|| 15 to 17 July 2015 || [wiki:Event/2015/CAP_MM_DMH Myanmar kick-off workshop]
|| 19 to 21 May 2015 || [wiki:Event/2015/CAP_PH_PAGASA Philippine kickoff workshop] ||
|| 15 to 17 April 2015 || [wiki:Event/2015/CAP_MV_NDMC Maldives kickoff workshop] ||
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==== Blogs ====
* [https://sahana.io/2016/03/07/myanmar-sambro-training/ Myanmar trains their SAMBRO users]
* [http://sahanafoundation.org/cap-implementation-workshop-2015-rendering-agents-setting-the-course/ CAP Implementation Workshop 2015: Rendering Agents Setting the Course]
* [http://sahanafoundation.org/cap-on-a-map-tot-week-one/ One week after, SAMBRO users asking for more of Sahana]
* [http://sahanafoundation.org/training-of-sambro-trainers/ Training of SAMBRO Trainers]
* [http://sahanafoundation.org/tot-final-day/ Training of Trainer workshop: final day with ESCAP]
* [http://sahanafoundation.org/few-weeks-after-the-workshop-myanmar-faces-massive-floods/ Few weeks after the workshop Myanmar faces massive floods]
* [http://sahanafoundation.org/philippines-kickoff-workshop/ Philippines is ready, set, go with CAP on a Map]
* [http://sahanafoundation.org/cap-on-a-map-kickoff-maldives/ CAP on a Map project kickoff in the Maldives]
* [http://sahanafoundation.org/cap-on-a-map-kickoff/ Improving Coastal Resilience throug Multi-agency Situational Awareness]
== REFERENCES ==
* [wiki:Deployments/SAMBRO/Evaluation SAMBRO Evaluation Guidelines]
* [wiki:UserGuidelines/SAMBRO SAMBRO User Guide]
* [wiki:BluePrint/CAPBroker CAP Blueprint]
* [http://www.wmo.int/pages/prog/amp/pwsp/CommonAlertingProtocol_en.html World Meteorological Organization]
* [http://www.itu.int/ITU-T/newslog/Common+Alerting+Protocol+Becomes+ITUT+Recommendation.aspx International Telecommunication Union]
* [https://www.oasis-open.org/standards#capv1.2 OASIS] (Organization for the Advancement of Structured Information Standards)
* [http://threatrisk.org/drupal/ Threat and Risk Community] use cases, standards process, resources, etc.
* [https://github.com/NIEM/Emergency-Management-Model-Content NIEM Emergency Management Model] - National Information Exchange Model data structure and attributes