Another very simple but intuitive symbol is used by the Global Disaster
Alert and Coordination System (gdacs.org):
http://www.gdacs.org/images/cap.gif
Matthias
Am 10.06.2011 22:15, schrieb Steve Hakusa:
> I agree with Matthias that most of the time, the communication protocol
> should not have to surface in the iconography.
>
> When distinguishing between multiple types of feeds is necessary, the
> capsule style is nice, eg
> http://www.fngtps.com/files/2/2006/05/060530_xml_icons-1.gif It also
> allows room to specify RSS vs Atom vs EDXL-DE if that really became
> necessary.
>
> If 32x32 is required, then this makes sense. Another similar example on
> the web:
> http://www.theredelephant.org/html/images/rss_xml_atom_feeds_news_icon.jpg
>
> Steve
>
> On Fri, Jun 10, 2011 at 3:07 PM, Rob Torchon <
> <mailto:>> wrote:
>
> These look very good.
>
> I agree with your statement about the map icons. There are numerous map
> symbol tables already all indicating event or incident type.
>
> I like your first symbol. It's very clean and would scale well. The
> second
> has the "!" element that is used in some map symbols already.
>
> Rob
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Matthias Lendholt [mailto:
> <mailto:>]
> Sent: Friday, June 10, 2011 2:26 AM
> To:
> <mailto:>
> Subject: Re: [emergency] Symbol for CAP
>
> Am 09.06.2011 17:56, schrieb Elysa Jones:
> > Friends,
> >
> > As I presented after the CAP workshop and again mentioned in the
> EM-TC
> > meeting this week, there is a need of a symbol for CAP to be used on
> > maps as well as for web service CAP feeds. Just this past week Simon
> > Elliot of EUMETSAT asked if we had made any progress on this action.
> > Does anyone of our TC members with to make a contribution of symbols
> > as requested for CAP? If so or if you have any input on this topic,
> > please respond.
>
> Elysa,
>
> I think we must differentiate between usage in maps and usage in feeds.
> In most map based applications the symbol in the map will indicate
> the event
> (e.g. tsunami, bush fire, etc.) and not the type of underlying
> communication
> protocol.
>
> However, for CAP RSS feeds a unified symbol is a very good idea. The RSS
> icon is well-known, therefore I propse to create a CAP feed icon
> which is
> similar an which re-uses elements of the RSS icon.
>
> Please find attached two drafts just to give an impression.
>
> Whichever icon will be selected, it must be scalable to 32x32 pixel
> without
> getting illegible.
>
> Regards,
> Matthias
>
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