Not even another page should be the primary source. That page should be a secondary for updates. The alert itself should have included all the actionable details.
Doesn’t have to, I think. Text is actually quite adequate. Sure, images are great but that’s only for a subset of alerts, like AMBER, but that can be achieved by secondary distribution channels like a dedicated webpage or social media. There won’t be network congestion during those alerts. You don’t really need images or video for alerts like floods, hurricanes, or even missile incoming alerts. For those you only need an address or coordinates that can point people to the closest shelter. Yeah, not all people are familiar with the surroundings (like traveling) but in that kind of scenarios every people around you will pool together and get to the same location.
The whole core functionality that the alert system must achieve is a near 100% delivery rate that uses minimal bandwidth of the network. You don’t want to stress the network because there are more important traffic need to be routed, like 911.
It should be linked to another page. Social media should never the be the primary source for anything like this.
Yes, use the POSSE principle: post own site, syndicate elsewhere
Especially Musk’s far-right propaganda platform. Public and media organizations need to stop using it.
Social media should never be someone’s primary website too. IMO. But people are lazy.
They don’t even want email anymore, they want you to message them with Twitter or Instagram or whatever.
Not even another page should be the primary source. That page should be a secondary for updates. The alert itself should have included all the actionable details.
can/should the protocol used to deliver emergency alerts support images/video, if so what formats and size limits?
Doesn’t have to, I think. Text is actually quite adequate. Sure, images are great but that’s only for a subset of alerts, like AMBER, but that can be achieved by secondary distribution channels like a dedicated webpage or social media. There won’t be network congestion during those alerts. You don’t really need images or video for alerts like floods, hurricanes, or even missile incoming alerts. For those you only need an address or coordinates that can point people to the closest shelter. Yeah, not all people are familiar with the surroundings (like traveling) but in that kind of scenarios every people around you will pool together and get to the same location.
The whole core functionality that the alert system must achieve is a near 100% delivery rate that uses minimal bandwidth of the network. You don’t want to stress the network because there are more important traffic need to be routed, like 911.