ATI Enhances MassAlert™ to Improve User Response to Crisis Situations
1. Multiple Map Views
MassAlert™ enables multiple map views linking, providing an important advantage to the operator by viewing spatially related content side by side.
Maps can be synchronized together so that they can be used simultaneously to illustrate any required scenario. A primary site map drives and coordinates all the other views linked to it.
For example, the primary site map might show the location of all outdoors sirens and buildings with indoor systems. When a designated building is clicked, the view will navigate to that building’s floor plan displaying the location of the indoor alert units.
To improve the visual viewing, the maps layout can be arranged so that each can be seen on separate physical displays (dual displays being popular) or they can all be seen on the same display MassAlert™
April 5, 2020
Written By: Kevin Cassidy and Antonio Cracchiolo
1. Multiple Map Views
MassAlert™ enables multiple map views linking, providing an important advantage to the operator by viewing spatially related content side by side.
Maps can be synchronized together so that they can be used simultaneously to illustrate any required scenario. A primary site map drives and coordinates all the other views linked to it.
For example, the primary site map might show the location of all outdoors sirens and buildings with indoor systems. When a designated building is clicked, the view will navigate to that building’s floor plan displaying the location of the indoor alert units.
To improve the visual viewing, the maps layout can be arranged so that each can be seen on separate physical displays (dual displays being popular) or they can all be seen on the same display MassAlert™
2. Integration Scenarios
Integrated Public Alert and Warning System (IPAWS)
MassAlert™ is CAP compliant which enables it to integrate with numerous systems to automatically activate ATI’s sirens and other on-site devices based on IPAWS alerts.
It has a Flexible rules engine that allows operators to configure which IPAWS alerts the system shall respond to and what type of action to take.
When paired with MassAlert™ text-to-speech (TTS) capability, IPAWS alerts can be converted directly to speech and broadcasted over ATI’s sirens.
Panic Button Mobile Application Integration
Authorized users can use the panic button mobile application on a smartphone or smartwatch to initiate a preset alert and have it distributed over multiple channels.
PTT Mobile Application Integration
MassAlert™ integrates with PTT, one of ATI’s mobile applications, allowing authorized operators to remotely do live public announcements from their smartphones.
3. Layered Approach to Cyber Security
MassAlert™ employs layered security features such as:
Single Sign On (SSO) and access control server enables only authenticated and authorized users to access different system features and functions.
Audit logs are used in concert with access controls to pinpoint any action by a malicious actor on a system.
ATI’s proprietary protocol messages exchanged over radio or IP network utilize 256 AES encryption.
All communication between ATI’s Mass Notification System components over the IP network uses https to prevent Man-in-the-middle (MITM attacks).
All application files and sensitive data are encrypted. All data inputs to the system (especially data received from external parties) is checked and validated protecting the system from injection attacks, memory leaks or any trial to compromise the system.