DM-OPEN 2009-08-29 Software The Disaster Management – Open Platform for Emergency Networks (DM-OPEN) is a set of web service interfaces for sharing data between disparate emergency systems. The DM-OPEN provides an entry point for interoperable system interactions using web service application programming interfaces (API’s). These API’s are based on standards defined through the Organization for the Advancement of Structured Information Standards (OASIS) Emergency Management Technical Committee (EM-TC). They are specifically designed to transport Emergency Data Exchange Language (EDXL) messages, National Information Exchange Model (NIEM) Information Exchange Packages (IEP), and standardized data structures that can be named using universal resource names (URN). These services are designed to allow loosely coupled exchange of standards-based information between systems of differing design, architecture, mission, and/or function on Federal infrastructure that provides a consistent, level-playing field in an otherwise ever-changing competitive environment. Disaster Management Service Interface and Integration Interoperability Data Format / Classification eXtensible Markup Language (XML) xmlCoP http://xml.gov/ Owen Ambur Owen.Ambur@verizon.net