What is DM OPEN Interoperability?
OPEN provides a set of interoperability interfaces for sharing of alerts, situation reports, and common operational picture snapshots. These interfaces are designed to enable information sharing between diverse systems, both commercial and government, as long as they agree to follow the interface structures and rules of operation. In general, these interfaces conform to open messaging standards as defined through the Emergency Management Technical Committee sponsored by the OASIS standards organization. There is no charge for the use of the interfaces. They are Federal Government infrastructure provided by the Department of Homeland Security, Federal Emergency Management Agency, Disaster Management Program. The particular interface set will grow and evolve over time as standards are developed and agreed to by industry representatives on the Technical Committee.
