New NENA Standard available for Public Review and Comment

NENA Next Generation 9-1-1^(?) (NG9-1-1^(?)) Civic Location Data Exchange Format Standard, NENA 71-002 v1, April 8, 2011 (DRAFT) has been posted to the NENA website and is available for the 15 Business Day Public Review and Comment starting Monday, April 18, 2011 and ending on Monday, May 9, 2011 at 5PM ET. There are two accepted ways to provide comments on this document:

1. If you are a NENA Committee member, please submit your comments using the NENA Intranet (WebEx) Comments Tracking Database. Select “NEW” and fill in the blanks. If you have a lot of comments you also have the ability to attach a document.
2. If you are not a NENA Committee member, please complete the NENA Comment Tracking Form and email to [email protected] no later than Monday, May 9, 2011 at 5pm ET.

The NENA NG9-1-1 CLDXF Standard supports the exchange of United States civic location address information about 9-1-1 calls, both within the US and internationally. It covers civic location addresses within the United States, including its outlying territories and possessions and defines the detailed data elements needed for address data exchange, and provides an XSD for implementing the standard.