InfoCategory
Stay organized with collections
Save and categorize content based on your preferences.
The following table describes the values for the alert <InfoCategory>
enumeration in<info> entities. For guidance about how to select the correct
category, see the
OASIS event terms list
.
| Value |
Description |
Geo |
The Geo value indicates geophysical events like
landslides.
|
Met |
The Met value indicates meteorological events like
floods.
|
Safety |
The Safety value indicates general emergencies and
public safety events.
|
Security |
The Security value indicates law enforcement, military,
homeland, and local or private security events.
|
Rescue |
The Rescue value indicates rescue and recovery
events.
|
Fire |
The Fire value indicates fire suppression and rescue
events.
|
Health |
The Health value indicates medical and public health
events.
|
Env |
The Env value indicates pollution and other
environmental events.
|
Transport |
The Transport value indicates public and private
transportation events.
|
Infra |
The Infra value indicates utility, telecommunication,
and other non-transport infrastructure events.
|
CBRNE |
The CBRNE value indicates chemical, biological,
radiological, nuclear, or high-yield explosive threat or attack
events.
|
Other |
The Other value indicates events other than those
covered by the values in this table.
|
Except as otherwise noted, the content of this page is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License, and code samples are licensed under the Apache 2.0 License. For details, see the Google Developers Site Policies. Java is a registered trademark of Oracle and/or its affiliates.
Last updated 2025-08-28 UTC.
[[["Easy to understand","easyToUnderstand","thumb-up"],["Solved my problem","solvedMyProblem","thumb-up"],["Other","otherUp","thumb-up"]],[["Missing the information I need","missingTheInformationINeed","thumb-down"],["Too complicated / too many steps","tooComplicatedTooManySteps","thumb-down"],["Out of date","outOfDate","thumb-down"],["Samples / code issue","samplesCodeIssue","thumb-down"],["Other","otherDown","thumb-down"]],["Last updated 2025-08-28 UTC."],[[["\u003cp\u003eThe \u003ccode\u003e<InfoCategory>\u003c/code\u003e enumeration within \u003ccode\u003e<info>\u003c/code\u003e entities classifies alert messages into specific event types.\u003c/p\u003e\n"],["\u003cp\u003eThese categories, ranging from geophysical (\u003ccode\u003eGeo\u003c/code\u003e) to other (\u003ccode\u003eOther\u003c/code\u003e), are based on the OASIS event terms list for better standardization.\u003c/p\u003e\n"],["\u003cp\u003eThe table provides a description of each category value to guide users in selecting the most appropriate classification for their alert.\u003c/p\u003e\n"]]],["The `\u003cInfoCategory\u003e` enumeration defines alert categories within `\u003cinfo\u003e` entities. Key values include: `Geo` (geophysical events), `Met` (meteorological), `Safety` (general emergencies), `Security` (law enforcement), `Rescue`, `Fire`, `Health`, `Env` (pollution), `Transport`, `Infra` (infrastructure), `CBRNE` (chemical/biological threats), and `Other` (uncategorized events). Each value describes the specific type of event the alert pertains to, such as floods for `Met` or landslides for `Geo`. The guidance for selecting the correct category is in the [OASIS event terms list](https://docs.oasis-open.org/emergency/cap-etl/v1.2/cap-etl-v1.2.html).\n"],null,["# InfoCategory\n\nThe following table describes the values for the alert `\u003cInfoCategory\u003e`\nenumeration in`\u003cinfo\u003e` entities. For guidance about how to select the correct\ncategory, see the\n[OASIS event terms list](https://docs.oasis-open.org/emergency/cap-etl/v1.2/cap-etl-v1.2.html)\n\n.\n\n\u003cbr /\u003e\n\n| Value | Description |\n|-------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|\n| `Geo` | The `Geo` value indicates geophysical events like landslides. |\n| `Met` | The `Met` value indicates meteorological events like floods. |\n| `Safety` | The `Safety` value indicates general emergencies and public safety events. |\n| `Security` | The `Security` value indicates law enforcement, military, homeland, and local or private security events. |\n| `Rescue` | The `Rescue` value indicates rescue and recovery events. |\n| `Fire` | The `Fire` value indicates fire suppression and rescue events. |\n| `Health` | The `Health` value indicates medical and public health events. |\n| `Env` | The `Env` value indicates pollution and other environmental events. |\n| `Transport` | The `Transport` value indicates public and private transportation events. |\n| `Infra` | The `Infra` value indicates utility, telecommunication, and other non-transport infrastructure events. |\n| `CBRNE` | The `CBRNE` value indicates chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear, or high-yield explosive threat or attack events. |\n| `Other` | The `Other` value indicates events other than those covered by the values in this table. |\n\n\u003cbr /\u003e"]]
