---
schema-version: v1.2.8
id: OASISCAP-v1.2
title:
- content: Common Alerting Protocol v1.2
  language:
  - en
  script:
  - Latn
  format: text/plain
  type: main
link:
- content: http://docs.oasis-open.org/emergency/cap/v1.2/CAP-v1.2-os.html
  type: src
- content: http://docs.oasis-open.org/emergency/cap/v1.2/CAP-v1.2-os.pdf
  type: pdf
- content: http://docs.oasis-open.org/emergency/cap/v1.2/CAP-v1.2-os.doc
  type: doc
- content: http://docs.oasis-open.org/emergency/cap/v1.2/CAP-v1.2.xsd
  type: xsd
type: standard
docid:
- id: OASIS CAP-v1.2
  type: OASIS
  primary: true
docnumber: CAP-v1.2
date:
- type: issued
  value: '2010-07-01'
contributor:
- organization:
    name:
    - content: OASIS
    contact:
    - uri: https://www.oasis-open.org/
  role:
  - description:
    - content: Standards Development Organization
    type: authorizer
  - type: publisher
- organization:
    name:
    - content: OASIS Emergency Management TC
    contact:
    - uri: http://www.oasis-open.org/committees/emergency
  role:
  - description:
    - content: Committee
    type: authorizer
language:
- en
script:
- Latn
abstract:
- content: General format for exchanging all-hazard emergency alerts and public warnings
    over all kinds of networks.  CAP allows a consistent warning message to be disseminated
    simultaneously over many different warning systems, thus increasing warning effectiveness
    while simplifying the warning task.  CAP also facilitates the detection of emerging
    patterns in local warnings of various kinds, such as might indicate an undetected
    hazard or hostile act.  And CAP provides a template for effective warning messages
    based on best practices identified in academic research and real-world experience.
  language:
  - en
  script:
  - Latn
  format: text/plain
doctype:
  type: standard
editorialgroup:
- name: OASIS Emergency Management TC
ext:
  schema-version: v1.0.1
technology_area:
- Emergency-Management
- Messaging