<s>
The	O
Emergency	O
Data	O
Exchange	O
Language	O
(	O
EDXL	B-Application
)	O
is	O
a	O
suite	O
of	O
XML-based	O
messaging	O
standards	O
that	O
facilitate	O
emergency	O
information	O
sharing	O
between	O
government	O
entities	O
and	O
the	O
full	O
range	O
of	O
emergency-related	O
organizations	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
EDXL	B-Application
standardizes	O
messaging	O
formats	O
for	O
communications	O
between	O
these	O
parties	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
EDXL	B-Application
was	O
developed	O
as	O
a	O
royalty-free	O
standard	O
by	O
the	O
OASIS	O
International	O
Open	O
Standards	O
Consortium	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
EDXL	B-Application
was	O
designed	O
to	O
enable	O
information	O
about	O
life-saving	O
resources	O
to	O
be	O
shared	O
across	O
local	O
,	O
state	O
,	O
tribal	O
,	O
national	O
and	O
non-governmental	O
organizations	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Implementation	O
of	O
EDXL	B-Application
standards	O
aims	O
to	O
improve	O
the	O
speed	O
and	O
quality	O
of	O
coordinated	O
response	O
activities	O
by	O
allowing	O
the	O
exchange	O
of	O
information	O
in	O
real	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
EDXL	B-Application
is	O
advanced	O
by	O
the	O
OASIS	O
Emergency	O
Management	O
Technical	O
Committee	O
,	O
a	O
group	O
that	O
was	O
formed	O
in	O
2003	O
and	O
remains	O
open	O
to	O
participation	O
from	O
organizations	O
,	O
agencies	O
,	O
and	O
individuals	O
from	O
around	O
the	O
world	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
EDXL	B-Application
is	O
based	O
on	O
detailed	O
requirements	O
and	O
draft	O
specifications	O
provided	O
to	O
OASIS	O
by	O
emergency	O
practitioners	O
,	O
with	O
support	O
from	O
the	O
Emergency	O
Interoperability	O
Consortium	O
,	O
through	O
a	O
project	O
sponsored	O
by	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
Department	O
of	O
Homeland	O
Security	O
’s	O
Disaster	O
Management	O
E-Gov	O
Initiative	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
EDXL-DE	O
was	O
approved	O
as	O
an	O
OASIS	O
Standard	O
in	O
2006	O
;	O
EDXL-RM	O
and	O
–	O
HAVE	O
were	O
approved	O
as	O
OASIS	O
Standards	O
in	O
2008	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Implementation	O
of	O
EDXL	B-Application
is	O
promoted	O
by	O
the	O
OASIS	O
Emergency	O
Management	O
Adoption	O
Committee	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
formed	O
in	O
2009	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
EDXL	B-Application
suite	O
comprises	O
a	O
number	O
of	O
individual	O
standards	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
EDXL-DE	O
(	O
Distribution	O
Element	O
)	O
OASIS	O
Standard	O
,	O
an	O
XML-based	O
header	O
or	O
wrapper	O
that	O
provides	O
flexible	O
message-distribution	O
for	O
emergency	O
information	O
systems’	O
data	B-Application
sharing	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Any	O
content	O
payload	O
can	O
be	O
distributed	O
using	O
the	O
DE	O
,	O
not	O
just	O
EDXL	B-Application
messages	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
primary	O
purpose	O
of	O
the	O
Distribution	O
Element	O
is	O
to	O
facilitate	O
the	O
routing	O
of	O
any	O
properly	O
formatted	O
XML	B-Protocol
emergency	O
message	O
to	O
recipients	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
there	O
is	O
an	O
XML	B-Language
schema	I-Language
for	O
EDXL-DE	O
,	O
there	O
are	O
some	O
"	O
business	O
rules	O
"	O
or	O
conformance	O
rules	O
that	O
the	O
developer	O
must	O
comply	O
to	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
be	O
considered	O
conformant	O
/	O
compliant	O
to	O
the	O
EDXL-DE	O
Standard	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Here	O
are	O
a	O
list	O
of	O
the	O
compliance	O
rules	O
from	O
the	O
EDXL-DE	O
standard	O
document	O
:	O
</s>
<s>
Not	O
intersecting	O
itself	O
country	O
string	O
Two	O
character	O
ISO	O
3166-1	O
country	O
code	O
Two	O
characters	O
subdivision	O
string	O
Iso3166-1’-‘char[3]	O
subdivision	O
code	O
Should	O
be	O
in	O
the	O
form	O
char[2]’-‘char[1-3]	O
Two	O
characters	O
'	O
-	O
'	O
1-3	O
Characters	O
locCodeUN	O
string	O
Iso3166-1	O
’	O
-	O
‘	O
UNLOCCODE	O
Should	O
be	O
in	O
the	O
form	O
char[2]’-‘char[3]	O
5	O
characters	O
alphanumeric	O
digest	O
string	O
Result	O
of	O
SHA-1	B-Algorithm
hash	I-Algorithm
on	O
payload	O
data	O
So	O
the	O
result	O
of	O
the	O
hash	O
is	O
just	O
160	O
bits	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
keyXMLContent	O
string	O
Must	O
be	O
explicitly	O
namespaced	O
as	O
defined	O
in	O
the	O
closing	O
contentobject	O
block	O
It	O
is	O
correct	O
that	O
the	O
XML	B-Protocol
data	O
itself	O
need	O
to	O
be	O
within	O
a	O
separate	O
namespace	O
(	O
not	O
the	O
entire	O
content	O
object	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
keyXMLContent	O
must	O
be	O
well-formed	O
embeddedXMLContent	O
Example	O
string	O
Must	O
be	O
explicitly	O
namespaced	O
as	O
defined	O
in	O
the	O
closing	O
contentobject	O
block	O
It	O
is	O
correct	O
that	O
the	O
XML	B-Protocol
data	O
itself	O
need	O
to	O
be	O
within	O
a	O
separate	O
namespace	O
(	O
not	O
the	O
entire	O
content	O
object	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
was	O
named	O
Emergency	O
Data	O
Exchange	O
Language	O
(	O
EDXL	B-Application
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
goal	O
of	O
the	O
EDXL	B-Application
project	O
is	O
to	O
facilitate	O
emergency	O
information	O
sharing	O
and	O
data	O
exchange	O
across	O
the	O
local	O
,	O
state	O
,	O
tribal	O
,	O
national	O
and	O
non-governmental	O
organizations	O
of	O
different	O
professions	O
that	O
provide	O
emergency	O
response	O
and	O
management	O
services	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
EDXL	B-Application
will	O
accomplish	O
this	O
goal	O
by	O
focusing	O
on	O
the	O
standardization	O
of	O
specific	O
messages	O
(	O
messaging	O
interfaces	O
)	O
to	O
facilitate	O
emergency	O
communication	O
and	O
coordination	O
particularly	O
when	O
more	O
than	O
one	O
profession	O
is	O
involved	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Just	O
as	O
a	O
data-focused	O
effort	O
targets	O
shared	O
data	O
elements	O
,	O
the	O
EDXL	B-Application
process	O
looks	O
for	O
shared	O
message	O
needs	O
,	O
which	O
are	O
common	O
across	O
a	O
broad	O
number	O
of	O
organizations	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
EDXL	B-Application
is	O
intended	O
as	O
a	O
suite	O
of	O
emergency	O
data	O
message	O
types	O
including	O
resource	O
queries	O
and	O
requests	O
,	O
situation	O
status	O
,	O
message	O
routing	O
instructions	O
and	O
the	O
like	O
,	O
needed	O
in	O
the	O
context	O
of	O
cross-disciplinary	O
,	O
cross-jurisdictional	O
communications	O
related	O
to	O
emergency	O
response	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
priorities	O
and	O
requirements	O
are	O
created	O
by	O
the	O
DM	O
EDXL	B-Application
Standards	O
Working	O
Group	O
(	O
SWG	O
)	O
which	O
is	O
a	O
formalized	O
group	O
of	O
emergency	O
response	O
practitioners	O
,	O
technical	O
experts	O
,	O
and	O
industry	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
EDXL-RM	O
(	O
Resource	O
Message	O
)	O
OASIS	O
Standard	O
,	O
which	O
describes	O
a	O
suite	O
of	O
standard	O
messages	O
for	O
sharing	O
data	O
among	O
information	O
systems	O
that	O
coordinate	O
requests	O
for	O
emergency	O
equipment	O
,	O
supplies	O
,	O
and	O
people	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
primary	O
purpose	O
of	O
the	O
Emergency	O
Data	O
Exchange	O
Language	O
Resource	O
Messaging	O
(	O
EDXL-RM	O
)	O
Specification	O
is	O
to	O
provide	O
a	O
set	O
of	O
standard	O
formats	O
for	O
XML	B-Protocol
emergency	O
response	O
messages	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
Resource	O
Messages	O
are	O
specifically	O
designed	O
as	O
payloads	O
of	O
Emergency	O
Data	O
Exchange	O
Language	O
Distribution	O
Element	O
-	O
(	O
EDXL-DE	O
)	O
-routed	O
messages	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Together	O
EDXL-DE	O
and	O
EDXL-RM	O
are	O
intended	O
to	O
expedite	O
all	O
activities	O
associated	O
with	O
resources	O
needed	O
to	O
respond	O
and	O
adapt	O
to	O
emergency	O
incidents	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
DM	O
’s	O
mission	O
is	O
to	O
serve	O
as	O
the	O
program	O
within	O
the	O
Federal	O
Government	O
to	O
help	O
local	O
,	O
tribal	O
,	O
state	O
,	O
and	O
federal	O
public	O
safety	O
and	O
emergency	O
response	O
agencies	O
improve	O
public	O
safety	O
response	O
through	O
more	O
effective	O
and	O
efficient	O
interoperable	O
data	B-Application
sharing	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
DM	O
Practitioner	O
Steering	O
Group	O
(	O
PSG	O
)	O
governance	O
was	O
formalized	O
following	O
publication	O
of	O
the	O
EDXL	B-Application
Distribution	O
Element	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
EDXL	B-Application
Resource	O
Messaging	O
Specification	O
effort	O
was	O
identified	O
as	O
the	O
top	O
priority	O
standard	O
by	O
this	O
group	O
following	O
the	O
EDXL-DE	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
That	O
group	O
developed	O
a	O
draft	O
specification	O
which	O
was	O
submitted	O
to	O
the	O
OASIS	O
Emergency	O
Management	O
Technical	O
Committee	O
to	O
begin	O
work	O
on	O
this	O
EDXL-RM	O
specification	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
process	O
remained	O
the	O
same	O
as	O
with	O
the	O
EDXL-DE	O
specification	O
with	O
the	O
exception	O
that	O
the	O
Technical	O
Committee	O
requested	O
that	O
the	O
initial	O
candidate	O
specification	O
submitted	O
by	O
the	O
expert	O
group	O
be	O
recast	O
as	O
a	O
formal	O
Requirements	O
Document	O
according	O
to	O
a	O
template	O
that	O
the	O
Technical	O
Committee	O
provided	O
to	O
the	O
expert	O
group	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
EDXL-HAVE	O
(	O
Hospital	O
Availability	O
Exchange	O
)	O
OASIS	O
Standard	O
,	O
which	O
allows	O
a	O
hospital	O
's	O
status	O
,	O
services	O
,	O
and	O
resources	O
(	O
including	O
bed	O
capacity	O
,	O
emergency	O
department	O
status	O
,	O
and	O
available	O
service	O
coverage	O
)	O
to	O
be	O
communicated	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
EDXL-HAVE	O
specifies	O
an	O
XML	B-Protocol
document	I-Protocol
format	O
that	O
allows	O
the	O
communication	O
of	O
the	O
status	O
of	O
a	O
hospital	O
,	O
its	O
services	O
,	O
and	O
its	O
resources	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Systems	O
that	O
are	O
available	O
today	O
do	O
not	O
record	O
or	O
present	O
data	O
in	O
a	O
standardized	O
format	O
,	O
creating	O
a	O
serious	O
barrier	O
to	O
data	B-Application
sharing	I-Application
between	O
hospitals	O
and	O
emergency	O
response	O
groups	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
See	O
(	O
Common	O
Alerting	O
Protocol	O
)	O
OASIS	O
standard	O
preceding	O
EDXL-DE	O
that	O
is	O
often	O
included	O
in	O
the	O
EDXL	B-Application
family	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
EDXL-SitRep	O
(	O
Situation	O
Reporting	O
)	O
completed	O
the	O
detailed	O
practitioner	O
requirements	O
process	O
in	O
2008	O
and	O
was	O
submitted	O
by	O
EIC	O
and	O
the	O
U.S.	O
Department	O
of	O
Homeland	O
Security	O
to	O
OASIS	O
to	O
begin	O
its	O
standards	O
process	O
in	O
March	O
2009	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
EDXL-SitRep	O
will	O
provide	O
a	O
standard	O
format	O
for	O
sharing	O
general	O
information	O
across	O
the	O
disparate	O
systems	O
of	O
any	O
public	O
or	O
private	O
organization	O
and	O
Emergency	O
Support	O
Function	O
(	O
ESF	O
)	O
,	O
about	O
a	O
situation	O
,	O
incident	O
or	O
event	O
and	O
the	O
operational	O
picture	O
of	O
current	O
and	O
required	O
response	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
purpose	O
of	O
EDXL-SitRep	O
is	O
to	O
guide	O
more	O
effective	O
preparation	O
,	O
response	O
,	O
management	O
and	O
recovery	O
through	O
seamless	O
summary-level	O
information-sharing	O
before	O
,	O
during	O
and	O
after	O
emergencies	O
and	O
disasters	O
of	O
any	O
scale	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
EDXL-TEP	O
is	O
an	O
XML	B-Protocol
messaging	O
standard	O
primarily	O
for	O
exchange	O
of	O
emergency	O
patient	O
and	O
tracking	O
information	O
from	O
patient	O
encounter	O
through	O
hospital	O
admission	O
or	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
U.S.	O
Department	O
of	O
Homeland	O
Security	O
has	O
increasingly	O
embraced	O
the	O
EDXL	B-Application
suite	O
of	O
standards	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Customer	O
Information	O
Quality	O
is	O
another	O
OASIS	O
standard	O
that	O
is	O
used	O
in	O
EDXL-RM	O
and	O
EDXL-HAVE	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
light	O
of	O
this	O
a	O
profile	O
was	O
developed	O
that	O
maintained	O
compliance	O
with	O
the	O
original	O
CIQ	O
specification	O
,	O
but	O
removed	O
items	O
not	O
needed	O
for	O
EDXL	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Geography	O
Markup	O
Language	O
(	O
GML	O
)	O
is	O
the	O
XML	B-Protocol
grammar	O
defined	O
by	O
the	O
Open	O
Geospatial	O
Consortium	O
(	O
OGC	O
)	O
to	O
express	O
geographical	O
features	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
EDXL	B-Application
Data	O
Standards	O
implement	O
a	O
profile	O
of	O
the	O
GML	O
standard	O
called	O
"	O
GeoOASIS	O
Where	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
National	O
Information	O
Exchange	O
Model	O
(	O
NIEM	O
)	O
is	O
an	O
XML-based	O
information	O
exchange	O
framework	O
from	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
EDXL	B-Application
is	O
considered	O
to	O
be	O
NIEM	O
compliant	O
through	O
a	O
set	O
of	O
adapters	O
that	O
are	O
contained	O
within	O
NIEM	O
Core	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
IEEE	B-Application
1512	I-Application
Family	O
of	O
standards	O
are	O
incident	O
management	O
and	O
traffic	O
incident	O
related	O
message	O
sets	O
.	O
</s>
