Description
At the August 16th, 2011 meeting of the Infrastructure Framework subcommittee, the members discussed the following topics:
1. TOPIC: Can we develop a paragraph that summarizes the new DE 2.0 for use in a poster? (Answer: Yes, the following paragraph is recommended:
The Distribution Element 2.0 (DE 2.0) specification describes a standard message distribution format for data sharing among emergency information systems. The DE 2.0 serves two important purposes: (1) The DE 2.0 allows an organization to wrap separate but related pieces of emergency information, including any of the EDXL message types, into a single "package" for easier and more useful distribution; (2) The DE 2.0 allows an organization to "address" the package to organizations or individuals with specified roles, located in specified locations or those interested in specified keywords. This new version of the DE expands the ability to use local community-defined terms, uses a profile of the Geography Markup Language (GML), follows best practices for naming conventions, provides the capability to link content objects, and is reorganized for increased flexibility and reuse of common types. The DE 2.0 packages and addresses emergency information for effective distribution with improved standardization and customization for user needs. )
2. TOPIC: Can we put all of the common component schemas in one place? (Answer: Yes, for each candidate committee specification, the schemas will be in a folder with the draft specification combined into a zip file and the zip will be put in the RIM Candidate folder. Eventually, when the EM committee approves and OASIS staff processes, the zip files will appear in the formal OASIS repository.)
3. TOPIC: Is it useful to have a Quick Reference to our DE 2.0 and does the current CheatSheet satisfy that need? (Answer: Yes, it would be useful to have quick references and the current CheatSheet should be renamed to a QuickReference and be a first draft for this purpose. See http://www.oasis-open.org/apps/org/workgroup/emergency-if/download.php/43227/DE_1.0_to_2.0_CheatSheet.txt)
