IEPAS
- Alert and Notification Communications Technology Crib
- Lessons from the First Year of the Chatty Beetle Pilot
- EMWIN 2011 Training Application Period Extended
- U.S. NOAA NWS Products and Services Guide
- Authentication of SMS
- EMWIN on NOAA GOES LRIT
- Chatty Beetle Use on Pagan Island in the CNMI
- EMWIN Transition Guidance for Caribbean and Central American Region
- Installing FrontlineSMS as a Windows Service
- Mobile Text Messaging in Information Dissemination and Public Alert
EMWIN 2011 Training
*UPDATE*: Space is still available in the training workshop, therefore the application period has been extended until November 29, 2010. Qualified applicants should complete the following online form available in: English, Spanish, French. IEPAS will host a training workshop on the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) National Weather Service’s (NWS) Emergency Managers Weather [...]
RAW
RANET began its Alert Watcher (RAW) activity following the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami. In an effort to keep key decision makers aware of events and potential threats, the program developed an SMS notification service. Subscribers to the system receive a text message on their mobile device, which pulls key information from messages and statements issued by [...]
GEONETCast
Based upon its decade of experience using data broadcasts over Africa and Asia to deliver information to rural communities, RANET is utilizing a similar capacity and service on GEONETCast over the Americas and Africa. Our work involves deployment of stations in rural and remote areas where other means of communication limit access to bandwidth intensive [...]
About
The International Extension and Public Alert System (IEPAS) program undertakes projects to improve rural and remote communication of meteorological information. Primary support for the program is provided by the USAID Office of Foreign Disaster Assistance (OFDA), provided through an inter-agency agreement with the NOAA National Weather Service (NWS) International Activities Office (IAO). IEPAS focuses primarily on development of communication tools, training, and management of technology. The program works in parts of Africa, Asia, Pacific, and Central America and Caribbean. Read More
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Alert and Notification Communications Technology Crib
Alert & Notification Communication Technology Crib; Third draft release. The ANC Technology Crib is meant to provide an introduction and overview of how various ICTs can be incorporated into alert and notification systems. The crib is designed for rural and remote community applications or developing country environments. The crib is part of an information support effort of RANET, and it is in a perpetual draft state, reflecting the constant change of technologies, as well as the...
Lessons from the First Year of the Chatty Beetle Pilot
While development of the Chatty Beetle began in 2008, perhaps as early as 2004 if you count the initial concept articulated by RANET partners in the Pacific, the pilot ‘clock’ didn’t start until November 1, 2009. Now, having completed a year with units deployed in parts of the Pacific, Asia, Africa, and Americas, the project has learned a number of lessons. Some of these lessons and suggestions have already been incorporated into the current system and hardware designs,...
