Open Platform for Emergency Networks (OPEN) Web Services
During 2010, DM-OPEN will be enhanced to provide a richer development environment. For further information, see Next Generation DM.
Disaster Management Open Platform for Emergency Networks (DM-OPEN) was created to establish information exchange and collaboration between existing emergency preparedness information systems.
Monthly Webinars
Monthly online presentations are scheduled on a range of topics of interest to developers of interoperable services. Subscribe to the OPEN SIG 
Email Updates to get program notices with meeting instructions.
Next Presentation: Wednesday January 20, 12:00 Noon Eastern
DM-OPEN is a non-proprietary operational interoperability backbone that provides a set of non-proprietary "level playing field" web services designed to enable disparate third-party applications, systems, networks and devices to share information using open interoperability standards.
As Federal infrastructure, DM-OPEN is designed to support the delivery of real-time data and situational awareness to public emergency responders in the field, at operation centers and across all levels of response management.
DM-OPEN also serves as a test bed to facilitate the development of open, non- proprietary consensus standards that support interoperable information sharing for the emergency responder community. Included in this section:
- Interoperability Services - Learn about the services DM-OPEN provides, and COGs.
- Request OPEN Access - Register for the Interoperability COG development environment.
- Standards & Initiatives - OPEN implements existing interoperability standards.
- Downloads - Documentation, code samples, and guides.
- Special Interest Group - Subscribe to the SIG mailing list for a notice of monthly events.
- Frequently Asked Questions - Answers to popular questions.