= Sahana Alerting and Messaging Broker (SAMBRO) =
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== INTRODUCTION ==
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 ==
1. Deliver a 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 Sahana technologies for risk assessment, warning, and incident management

== DESIGN ==

== PROJECTS ==
=== 1. CAP on a Map ===

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

'''Overview''' [[br]]
The aims to ''Improving Coastal Resilience throug Multi-agency Situational Awareness'' in the Maldives and the Philippines. It involves deploying SAMBRO in the respective countries with a '''USD 200,000''' grant made possible through the [http://www.unescap.org/disaster-preparedness-fund UNESCAP Trust Fund for Tsunami, Disaster and Climate Preparedness].

'''Partners''' [[br]]

|| [[Image(http://eden.sahanafoundation.org/raw-attachment/wiki/Deployments/SAMBRO/pagasa_logo_small.jpeg)]] || [[Image(http://eden.sahanafoundation.org/raw-attachment/wiki/Deployments/SAMBRO/NDMC_logo_small.jpeg)]] || [[Image(http://eden.sahanafoundation.org/raw-attachment/wiki/Deployments/SAMBRO/ait_logo_small.jpeg)]] || [[Image(http://eden.sahanafoundation.org/raw-attachment/wiki/Deployments/SAMBRO/escap_logo_small.png)]] ||
|| [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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'''Events'''
|| 15 to 17 April 2015 || [http://eden.sahanafoundation.org/wiki/Event/2015/CAP_MV_NDMC Maldives kickoff workshop] ||
|| 11 to 14 May 2015 || [http://eden.sahanafoundation.org/wiki/Event/2015/CAP_PH_PAGASA Philippine kickoff workshop] ||
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'''Media'''
* [http://sahanafoundation.org/cap-on-a-map-kickoff/ Improving Coastal Resilience throug Multi-agency Situational Awareness]


== REFERENCES ==
     * [http://eden.sahanafoundation.org/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://eden.sahanafoundation.org/wiki/BluePrint/CAPBroker CAP Blueprint]