Legacy Text Examples - Alarm Exchange Transactions (ALQ/ALR)
Alarm Exchange Legacy Specifications
This section describes the Legacy format specifications and provides examples for the Alarm Exhange Transactions (ALQ/ALR).
The Alarm Exchange Message Transaction follows a National Information Exchange Model (NIEM) structure. The message header will be in Legacy text but the payload will be in a XML format.
The standardization of this message is maintained by The Association of Public-Safety Communications Officials (APCO) and Central Station Alarm Association (CSAA). Additional documentation on this message key can be found at http://niem.gtri.gatech.edu/niemtools/iepdt/display/container.iepd?ref=Ow8gz1Pl7b4#.
Alarm Exchange Legacy Examples
Example 1: An Alarm Exchange query.
ALQ.NL00001VS.VA12200B2.TXT
<apco-alarm:ExternalAlarm xmlns:em="http://niem.gov/niem/domains/emergencyManagement/2.0"
xmlns:j="http://niem.gov/niem/domains/jxdm/4.0" xmlns:s="http://niem.gov/niem/structures/2.0"
xmlns:nc="http://niem.gov/niem/niem-core/2.0"
xmlns:apco-alarm="http://www.apcointl.com/new/commcenter911/external-alarm.xsd"
xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance">
<apco-alarm:AlarmPayload>
<j:ActivityLocationAssociation>
<nc:ActivityReference s:ref="act1"/>
<nc:LocationReference s:ref="loc1"/>
</j:ActivityLocationAssociation>
<apco-alarm:AlarmEvent s:id="act1">
<nc:ActivityIdentification>
<nc:IdentificationID>111111111</nc:IdentificationID>
</nc:ActivityIdentification>
<nc:ActivityCategoryText>Alarm</nc:ActivityCategoryText>
<nc:ActivityDate>
<nc:DateTime>2012-01-01T16:00:00.000Z</nc:DateTime>
</nc:ActivityDate>
<nc:ActivityStatus>
<nc:StatusDescriptionText>
</nc:StatusDescriptionText>
</nc:ActivityStatus>
<em:AlarmEventCategoryText>TAMPER</em:AlarmEventCategoryText>
<em:AlarmEventLocationCategoryText>Commercial</em:AlarmEventLocationCategoryText>
<em:AlarmEventDetailsText>XXX111DOOR(S) CARRAGE HSE 100</em:AlarmEventDetailsText>
<em:AlarmEventCallPrivacyBypassCode>
</em:AlarmEventCallPrivacyBypassCode>
<em:AlarmEventPermit>
<em:PermitIdentification>
<nc:IdentificationID>
</nc:IdentificationID>
</em:PermitIdentification>
<em:PermitCategoryText>
</em:PermitCategoryText>
</em:AlarmEventPermit>
<em:AlarmEventDispatchAgency>
<nc:OrganizationIdentification>
<nc:IdentificationID>VA12200B2</nc:IdentificationID>
</nc:OrganizationIdentification>
<nc:OrganizationName>P-RICHMOND (CITY), VA-APCO</nc:OrganizationName>
</em:AlarmEventDispatchAgency>
<apco-alarm:AlarmEventAugmentation>
<apco-alarm:AlarmAudibleDescriptionText>AUDIBLE</apco-alarm:AlarmAudibleDescriptionText>
<apco-alarm:AlarmConfirmationText>
</apco-alarm:AlarmConfirmationText>
<apco-alarm:CallToPremiseText>ANSWERING MACH/NO MESSAGE</apco-alarm:CallToPremiseText>
</apco-alarm:AlarmEventAugmentation>
</apco-alarm:AlarmEvent>
<apco-alarm:AlarmMonitoringStation>
<nc:OrganizationIdentification>
<nc:IdentificationID>NL00001VS</nc:IdentificationID>
</nc:OrganizationIdentification>
<nc:OrganizationName>VECTOR SECURITY</nc:OrganizationName>
<apco-alarm:AlarmMonitoringStationAugmentation>
<nc:PersonCurrentEmploymentAssociation>
<nc:EmployeeIdentification>
<nc:IdentificationID>DMB</nc:IdentificationID>
</nc:EmployeeIdentification>
<nc:EmploymentContactInformationReference s:ref="cxt1"/>
</nc:PersonCurrentEmploymentAssociation>
<nc:SourceIDText>NL00001VS</nc:SourceIDText>
</apco-alarm:AlarmMonitoringStationAugmentation>
</apco-alarm:AlarmMonitoringStation>
<apco-alarm:AlarmServiceLocation s:id="loc1">
<nc:LocationAddress>
<nc:AddressFullText>116 E LEIGH ST MAGGIE WALKER COMPLEX VA 23223</nc:AddressFullText>
<nc:StructuredAddress>
<nc:AddressSecondaryUnitText>
</nc:AddressSecondaryUnitText>
<nc:AddressSecondaryUnitText>
</nc:AddressSecondaryUnitText>
<nc:AddressBuildingText>
</nc:AddressBuildingText>
<nc:LocationStreet>
<nc:StreetNumberText>116</nc:StreetNumberText>
<nc:StreetPredirectionalText>E</nc:StreetPredirectionalText>
<nc:StreetName>LEIGH</nc:StreetName>
<nc:StreetCategoryText>ST</nc:StreetCategoryText>
<nc:StreetPostdirectionalText>
</nc:StreetPostdirectionalText>
</nc:LocationStreet>
<nc:LocationCityName>RICHMOND</nc:LocationCityName>
<nc:LocationCountyName>RICHMOND CITY</nc:LocationCountyName>
<nc:LocationStateName>VA</nc:LocationStateName>
<nc:LocationPostalCode>23223</nc:LocationPostalCode>
</nc:StructuredAddress>
</nc:LocationAddress>
<nc:LocationCrossStreet>
<nc:CrossStreetDescriptionText>
</nc:CrossStreetDescriptionText>
</nc:LocationCrossStreet>
<nc:LocationDescriptionText>
</nc:LocationDescriptionText>
<nc:LocationName>MAGGIE WALKER COMPLEX</nc:LocationName>
<em:AlarmEventLocationAugmentation>
<em:LocationDirectionsText>
</em:LocationDirectionsText>
<em:LocationInformationText>
</em:LocationInformationText>
</em:AlarmEventLocationAugmentation>
<apco-alarm:AlarmServiceLocationAugmentation>
<apco-alarm:LocationCaptureDateTime>2012-01-01T16:00:00.000Z</apco-alarm:LocationCaptureDateTime>
</apco-alarm:AlarmServiceLocationAugmentation>
</apco-alarm:AlarmServiceLocation>
<nc:ContactInformation s:id="cxt1">
<nc:ContactTelephoneNumber>
<nc:FullTelephoneNumber>
<nc:TelephoneNumberFullID>800-666-4642</nc:TelephoneNumberFullID>
</nc:FullTelephoneNumber>
</nc:ContactTelephoneNumber>
<nc:ContactTelephoneNumber>
<nc:NANPTelephoneNumber>
<nc:TelephoneAreaCodeID>800</nc:TelephoneAreaCodeID>
<nc:TelephoneExchangeID>666</nc:TelephoneExchangeID>
<nc:TelephoneLineID>4642</nc:TelephoneLineID>
</nc:NANPTelephoneNumber>
</nc:ContactTelephoneNumber>
<nc:ContactInformationDescriptionText>Land line</nc:ContactInformationDescriptionText>
</nc:ContactInformation>
<nc:ContactInformation s:id="cxt2">
<nc:ContactTelephoneNumber>
<nc:FullTelephoneNumber>
<nc:TelephoneNumberFullID>804-795-5018</nc:TelephoneNumberFullID>
</nc:FullTelephoneNumber>
<nc:NANPTelephoneNumber>
<nc:TelephoneAreaCodeID>804</nc:TelephoneAreaCodeID>
<nc:TelephoneExchangeID>795</nc:TelephoneExchangeID>
<nc:TelephoneLineID>5018</nc:TelephoneLineID>
<nc:TelephoneSuffixID>
</nc:TelephoneSuffixID>
</nc:NANPTelephoneNumber>
</nc:ContactTelephoneNumber>
</nc:ContactInformation>
<nc:PersonActivityInvolvementAssociation>
<nc:ActivityReference s:ref="act1"/>
</nc:PersonActivityInvolvementAssociation>
<nc:PersonContactInformationAssociation>
<nc:ContactInformationReference s:ref="cxt2"/>
</nc:PersonContactInformationAssociation>
</apco-alarm:AlarmPayload>
</apco-alarm:ExternalAlarm>
Example 2: An Alarm Exchange response.
ALR.VA12200P6
09:00 01/01/2012
09:00 01/01/2012 NL00001VS
TXT
<apco-alarm:ExternalAlarm xmlns:j="http://niem.gov/niem/domains/jxdm/4.0"
xmlns:s="http://niem.gov/niem/structures/2.0" xmlns:ns1="http://niem.gov/niem/fbi/2.0"
xmlns:niem-xsd="http://niem.gov/niem/proxy/xsd/2.0" xmlns:ns3="http://niem.gov/niem/appinfo/2.0"
xmlns:ns2="http://niem.gov/niem/nga/2.0" xmlns:nc="http://niem.gov/niem/niem-core/2.0"
xmlns:apco-alarm="http://www.apcointl.com/new/commcenter911/external-alarm.xsd"
xmlns:em="http://niem.gov/niem/domains/emergencyManagement/2.0">
<apco-alarm:AlarmPayload>
<apco-alarm:AlarmEvent>
<nc:ActivityIdentification>
<nc:IdentificationID>237411570</nc:IdentificationID>
</nc:ActivityIdentification>
<nc:ActivityStatus>
<nc:StatusText>Accept</nc:StatusText>
<nc:StatusDescriptionText>SENT TO POLICE DISPATCH QUEUE</nc:StatusDescriptionText>
</nc:ActivityStatus>
<em:AlarmEventDispatchAgency>
<nc:OrganizationIdentification>
<nc:IdentificationID>VA12200B2</nc:IdentificationID>
</nc:OrganizationIdentification>
</em:AlarmEventDispatchAgency>
<apco-alarm:AlarmEventAugmentation>
<apco-alarm:AlarmEventDispatchActivity>
<nc:ActivityIdentification>
<nc:IdentificationID>201204160236</nc:IdentificationID>
</nc:ActivityIdentification>
</apco-alarm:AlarmEventDispatchActivity>
</apco-alarm:AlarmEventAugmentation>
</apco-alarm:AlarmEvent>
<apco-alarm:AlarmMonitoringStation>
<nc:OrganizationIdentification>
<nc:IdentificationID>NL00001VS</nc:IdentificationID>
</nc:OrganizationIdentification>
<apco-alarm:AlarmMonitoringStationAugmentation>
<nc:SourceIDText>NL00001VS</nc:SourceIDText>
</apco-alarm:AlarmMonitoringStationAugmentation>
</apco-alarm:AlarmMonitoringStation>
<apco-alarm:AlarmServiceLocation>
<nc:LocationAddress>
<nc:AddressFullText>116 E LEIGH ST RICH</nc:AddressFullText>
</nc:LocationAddress>
<nc:LocationMapLocation>
<nc:MapHorizontalCoordinateText>37.547630888888889</nc:MapHorizontalCoordinateText>
<nc:MapVerticalCoordinateText>-77.437561166666669</nc:MapVerticalCoordinateText>
</nc:LocationMapLocation>
<nc:LocationTwoDimensionalGeographicCoordinate>
<nc:GeographicDatumCode>NAD83</nc:GeographicDatumCode>
<nc:GeographicCoordinateLatitude>
<nc:LatitudeDegreeValue>37</nc:LatitudeDegreeValue>
<nc:LatitudeMinuteValue>32</nc:LatitudeMinuteValue>
<nc:LatitudeSecondValue>51.4712</nc:LatitudeSecondValue>
</nc:GeographicCoordinateLatitude>
<nc:GeographicCoordinateLongitude>
<nc:LongitudeDegreeValue>-77</nc:LongitudeDegreeValue>
<nc:LongitudeMinuteValue>26</nc:LongitudeMinuteValue>
<nc:LongitudeSecondValue>15.2202</nc:LongitudeSecondValue>
</nc:GeographicCoordinateLongitude>
</nc:LocationTwoDimensionalGeographicCoordinate>
</apco-alarm:AlarmServiceLocation>
</apco-alarm:AlarmPayload>
</apco-alarm:ExternalAlarm>