= Sahana Alerting and Messaging Broker (SAMBRO) = [[TOC]] == 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 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 Sahana technology for integrated risk assessment, warning, and incident management 1. Make the SAMBRO a superior Sahana product developed and maintained by the Sahana Centre for Excellence Asian Institute of Technology Geoinformatics Centre 1. Provide training aids for system administrators, implementers, emergency managers, and other users to easy interact with SAMBRO 1. SAMBRO to function as stand alone computing device (e.g. laptop and an IVR or GSM-modem) as well as hosted on an intranet or the internet == DESIGN == == CAP Broker Blue Print == [http://eden.sahanafoundation.org/wiki/BluePrint/CAPBroker CAP Broker Blue Print] lays down the design parameters ==== Built on the Eden Modules ==== '''''MANDATORY MODULE''''' || '''Module Name''' || '''Module Key''' || '''Description''' || || Home || default || Root page with the index.html that is initially called by the application and display the home page to the user with login controls (more) || || Administrator || admin || When login as administrator the home page presents all administrative functions for the administrator to carry out the respective functions (more) || || || appAdmin || Similar to the Admin module but provides additional features relevant to the specific application such as with handling database related administrative functions (more) || || Ticket viewer || errors || required during development cycle; errors are shown only when login as administrator (more) || || Translation Functionality || translate || core module for application localization (more) || || Synchronization || sync || To manage the synchronization of multiple users working on the same features (more) || || Support || support || Help page, can be disabled but essential for providing help features (more) || || Map || gis || definitely required for spatially presenting information (more) || || Person Registry || pr || mainly used for managing users with privileges and roles with respect to accessing and operating CAP functions (more) || || Organization || org || required for managing all organizations/institutions (more) || '''''SAMRBO SPECIFIC MODULES''''' || '''Module Name''' || '''Module Key''' || '''Description (more)''' || || CAP || cap essential for enabling CAP-enabled messaging (more) || || Messaging || msg || to send and receive SMS, Email, Twitter related CAP messages (more) || || Incidents || irs || for managing incident codes and hierarchies used in CAP (more) || || Events || event || required for defining CAP events; (more) || ==== Common Operating Picture ==== == 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] || [[br]] '''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] || [[br]] '''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]