June 23, 2005 - 4:33 P.M.
Now here's a good idea: XML for emergency data
- IT TOPICS:Government & Regulation, Networking, Privacy
Come to find out there's a special flavor of XML for sharing data among emergency personnel (assuming the computers are up-and-running during an emergency, of course). Apparently the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) is taking the lead on the Emergency Data Exchange Language (EDXL), which includes a "common alerting protocol." Seems like a good idea to get emergency agencies all taking on the same data frequency, so to speak, since their radio frequencies are often different. :-(
I just hope EDXL is compatible with the Global Justice XML data standard being pushed by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security. We are working on the same team, right, guys?
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