Learn / ALERT

This documentation includes background on ALERT systems and provides a discussion of the ALERT protocol specification. This documentation has been prepared by TriLynx Systems to facilitate training on ALERT flood warning systems,

Note that the ALERT2 protocol provides a newer alternative to the ALERT protocol, and overcomes limitations in the ALERT protocol.

How to Use This Documentation

This documentation has been written for ALERT Flood Warning System (FWS) administrators - people who are responsible for implementing and supporting ALERT data networks and data management systems. The following is a map of the documentation:

• ALERT Background - overview of ALERT protocol and technologies
• ALERT Specification - detailed explanation of the ALERT specification

About TriLynx Systems

TriLynx Systems is a company based in Fort Collins, Colorado and provides the NovaStar base station software, which decodes and manages data from ALERT data networks and provides flood warning system (FWS) features. See also:

• Main TriLynx website
• Additional TriLynx learning resources