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NWS St. Louis Decision Support Workshop Dissemination of NWS Information

NWS St. Louis Decision Support Workshop Dissemination of NWS Information. NWS St. Louis Webpage. weather.gov/ stlouis. iNWS. iNWS.

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NWS St. Louis Decision Support Workshop Dissemination of NWS Information

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  1. NWS St. LouisDecision Support WorkshopDissemination of NWS Information

  2. NWS St. Louis Webpage • weather.gov/stlouis

  3. iNWS

  4. iNWS • Community emergency planning and response management (i.e. emergency managers, law enforcement managers, fire and emergency response managers, public officials) • Skywarn Net Control operators, government partners of NWS offices, and the electronic media. Do not register if you do not fit this description. Your registration request will be reviewed before it is approved or denied.

  5. iNWS

  6. NWS Mobile • HTTP enabled wireless devices: mobile.weather.gov • WAP enabled wireless devices: cell.weather.gov

  7. Commercial Mobile Alert Service • CMAS: Extension of Emergency Alert System (EAS) to mobile cellular devices • Warning, Alert, and Response Network Act of 2006 • Text • Later: voice, video, other data

  8. Commercial Mobile Alert Service • Not based on Short Message Service (SMS) • Cellular broadcasting technology • Common Alert Protocol (CAP) • Geographically targeted: GPS

  9. Commercial Mobile Alert Service • Specs October 2009 • Carriers and Service Providers: Optional • MUST let users know that they are not participating in CMAS • Users: CMAS is Opt out!

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