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The '''NP Tracker project''', provided and maintained by [[NPS|Number Plate Systems (NPS)]], is a South African technology project focused on making vehicle-related lookout information easier to retrieve and use within community safety and security environments.
 
NP Tracker processes vehicle-related information from public-domain sources and participating channels, identifies relevant registration numbers, and makes matching lookout information available through supported bots, applications and integrations.
 
The project forms part of a broader NPS ecosystem that includes vehicle intelligence, cloud-based ANPR/LPR monitoring, security intelligence and OSINT analysis, visitor management, patrol operations, evidence capture, communications and specialised community-safety projects.
 
The purpose of these wiki pages is to help users understand the [[NP_Tracker_projects|NP Tracker projects]], learn how the available platforms operate, and understand how the different systems can be used within appropriate community, security and operational workflows.
 
'''Important:''' Information returned through NP Tracker may originate from community-generated lookout reports and should be treated as intelligence rather than proof of criminal activity. Users remain responsible for evaluating the information and following the appropriate legal, security and operational procedures.
 
== NP Tracker Ecosystem ==
 
The NPS ecosystem consists of a number of independent but related projects. Some systems provide vehicle intelligence, ANPR/LPR monitoring or broader security intelligence, while others address visitor management, patrol operations, evidence collection, communications or specialised reporting requirements.
 
{{#mermaid:
flowchart TD
NPS["Number Plate Systems (NPS)"]
 
NPS --> NPT["NP Tracker<br/>Vehicle lookout intelligence"]
NPS --> CLOUD["NPS-CLOUD<br/>Vehicle and operational management"]
NPS --> ANPRC["ANPR-Cloud<br/>Cloud ANPR / LPR monitoring"]
NPS --> MIND["secureMIND<br/>Security intelligence & OSINT"]
NPS --> STREET["StreetTalker<br/>Communication monitoring & alerts"]
NPS --> ADMIT["AdmitIT<br/>Visitor management & entrance control"]
NPS --> PROVE["ProveIT<br/>Verifiable image evidence"]
NPS --> PATROL["PatrolIT<br/>Patrol operations"]
NPS --> FM["freeMIRROR<br/>Community communication"]
NPS --> FV["FaceVault"]
NPS --> SP["socialPRINTS"]
NPS --> PROJECTS["Specialised NPS Projects"]
 
NPT --> BOTS["Bots / Messaging Interfaces"]
NPT --> API["NPS APIs"]
 
ANPRC --> CAMERAS["Connected LPR / ANPR Cameras"]
ANPRC --> DETECTIONS["Vehicle Detection Records"]
ANPRC --> HOTLISTS["Hotlists & Alerts"]
ANPRC --> LOOKUPS["NP Tracker Lookups"]
 
MIND --> OSINT["NPS-OSINT"]
MIND --> ANALYST["NPS-ANALYST"]
MIND --> KPI["NPS-KPI"]
 
STREET --> PLATES["Vehicle registration detection"]
STREET --> KEYWORDS["Keyword & campaign monitoring"]
STREET --> MIND
}}
 
== Core Platforms ==
 
=== NP Tracker ===
 
'''NP Tracker''' is a vehicle lookout and lookup system intended to make vehicle-related community intelligence easier to retrieve.
 
Vehicle registration numbers appearing in supported reports and participating information sources can be processed and associated with relevant lookout information. Users can then search for a known registration number through supported interfaces such as bots, applications or integrations.
 
A simplified NP Tracker workflow is:
 
{{#mermaid:
flowchart LR
A["Vehicle-related report"] --> B["Registration identified"]
B --> C["Relevant information structured"]
C --> D["Stored for lookup"]
D --> E["User submits known registration"]
E --> F["Matching lookout context returned"]
F --> G["User evaluates information"]
}}
 
NP Tracker does '''not''' replace official law-enforcement databases, legal processes or independent verification.
 
[https://www.nptracker.co.za/ Visit the NP Tracker website]
 
=== NPS-CLOUD ===
 
'''[[NPS-CLOUD]]''' provides browser-based tools for managing supported vehicle and operational information.
 
Published NPS-CLOUD functionality includes:
 
* Browser-based access for authorised users
* Vehicle activity and monitoring workflows
* Private registration hotlists
* Scanner and vehicle records
* Alerts and reports
* NP Tracker integration within supported vehicle workflows
* ANPR/LPR-related management functions
 
NPS-CLOUD can therefore act as a management layer for organisations using vehicle-monitoring and related NPS services.
 
[https://www.npscloud.co.za/ Visit NPS-CLOUD]
 
=== ANPR-Cloud ===
 
'''ANPR-Cloud''' is a cloud-based Automatic Number Plate Recognition (ANPR) / Licence Plate Recognition (LPR) platform for receiving and managing vehicle detections from supported cameras.
 
Official website: '''[https://www.anprcloud.co.za/ ANPRCloud.co.za]'''
 
ANPR-Cloud receives plate-detection information from connected LPR/ANPR cameras and provides a central cloud environment in which authorised users can monitor detections, search historical activity and manage vehicles of interest.
 
Published ANPR-Cloud functionality includes:
 
* Real-time vehicle detection feeds
* Integration with supported LPR/ANPR cameras
* Centralised monitoring across one or multiple locations
* Vehicle registration searches
* Historical detection searches
* Hotlist and watchlist management
* Alerts for flagged vehicle registrations
* Vehicle movement and repeat-sighting analysis
* Camera and site mapping
* Plate and vehicle image storage
* Detection timestamps and associated metadata
* Confidence information for supported detection records
* Filtering by registration, site, camera or time period
* NP Tracker lookups within supported service plans
 
ANPR-Cloud is designed for environments such as security operations, estates, campuses, commercial sites and other operations that need centralised monitoring of vehicle detections.
 
A simplified ANPR-Cloud workflow is:
 
{{#mermaid:
flowchart LR
CAM["ANPR / LPR Camera"] --> READ["Plate Detection"]
READ --> CLOUD["ANPR-Cloud"]
CLOUD --> LIVE["Live Detection Feed"]
CLOUD --> HISTORY["Historical Search"]
CLOUD --> HOTLIST["Hotlist Check"]
CLOUD --> IMAGE["Images & Metadata"]
CLOUD --> NPT["NP Tracker Lookup"]
 
HOTLIST --> ALERT{"Vehicle Flagged?"}
ALERT -->|Yes| NOTIFY["Generate Operational Alert"]
ALERT -->|No| STORE["Retain Detection Record"]
 
LIVE --> REVIEW["Authorised User Review"]
HISTORY --> REVIEW
IMAGE --> REVIEW
NPT --> REVIEW
NOTIFY --> REVIEW
}}
 
ANPR-Cloud can provide the technical vehicle-detection record, while NP Tracker may provide additional lookout context where the relevant lookup functionality is configured and available.
 
Neither an ANPR detection nor an NP Tracker result should automatically be treated as proof of criminal conduct. The information must be assessed within its operational context.
 
'''ANPR-Cloud resources:'''
 
* [https://www.anprcloud.co.za/ ANPR-Cloud Website]
* [https://wiki.anprcloud.co.za/ ANPR-Cloud Wiki and Documentation]
 
=== secureMIND ===
 
'''[[TheNeedle|secureMIND]]''' is an NPS security-intelligence platform that brings together tools for open-source intelligence (OSINT), analyst investigations and operational performance reporting.
 
Official website: '''[https://www.securemind.co.za/ secureMIND.co.za]'''
 
secureMIND is intended to help authorised security, risk and investigation teams turn information from monitored sources into structured intelligence. It supports the collection and analysis of relevant digital information so analysts can identify threats, suspicious activity, developing incidents, recurring patterns and wider trends.
 
The secureMIND product family includes:
 
* '''NPS-OSINT''' — intelligence ingestion, monitoring and correlation
* '''NPS-ANALYST''' — investigation, analysis and incident-mapping workflows
* '''NPS-KPI''' — operational dashboards, performance indicators and response metrics
 
Published secureMIND and related NPS intelligence capabilities include:
 
* Open-source and social-media intelligence monitoring
* Keyword and campaign monitoring
* Social listening
* Detection of relevant patterns and indicators
* Threat and risk assessment support
* Sentiment and trend analysis
* Intelligence correlation across supported sources
* Analyst investigation dashboards
* Incident mapping and operational awareness
* KPI tracking and management reporting
 
secureMIND may receive structured intelligence from related monitoring tools such as [https://www.streettalker.co.za StreetTalker]. This can allow organisations to move from source monitoring and automated detection to analyst review, correlation, investigation and operational reporting.
 
A simplified secureMIND workflow is:
 
{{#mermaid:
flowchart LR
SOURCES["Authorised information sources"] --> INGEST["NPS-OSINT<br/>Ingest & correlate"]
INGEST --> DETECT["Keywords, indicators & patterns"]
DETECT --> ANALYSE["NPS-ANALYST<br/>Investigate & map"]
ANALYSE --> ASSESS["Human intelligence assessment"]
ASSESS --> ACTION["Appropriate operational response"]
ANALYSE --> METRICS["NPS-KPI<br/>Metrics & dashboards"]
ACTION --> METRICS
}}
}}


The NP Tracker project, provided and maintained by [[NPS]], is dedicated to creating state-of-the-art software to assist our communities. We have developed the largest and subscription-free network of real-time intelligence, primarily focused on vehicle crime in South Africa. Our tools and resources have been made available to the public domain for community use.
secureMIND supports human analysis and decision-making; automated monitoring or a detected indicator does not by itself establish wrongdoing. Information should be assessed in context, access should be restricted to authorised users, and data should be handled according to applicable law and organisational policy.
 
'''secureMIND resources:'''
 
* [https://www.securemind.co.za/ secureMIND Website]
* [[TheNeedle|secureMIND Wiki Page]]
* [https://www.streettalker.co.za StreetTalker Communication Platform Monitor Suites]
 
=== StreetTalker ===
 
'''[https://www.streettalker.co.za StreetTalker]''' is an NPS communication-monitoring and intelligence-support platform designed to help authorised security teams, control rooms and analysts monitor supported communication channels and social-platform activity for relevant operational signals.
 
Official website: '''[https://www.streettalker.co.za/ StreetTalker.co.za]'''
 
StreetTalker can collect and structure activity from configured sources so that important information is easier to identify, review and route into an authorised operational workflow. Instead of requiring operators to manually watch every conversation, the platform can apply configured detection rules to highlight information that may require assessment.
 
Published StreetTalker capabilities include:
 
* Monitoring supported communication channels and social-platform feeds
* Keyword and campaign monitoring
* Detection of threat-related discussions and suspicious-activity indicators
* Identification of developing incident reports
* Detection of coordinated or recurring message patterns
* Alerting when configured keywords or patterns are identified
* NP Tracker vehicle-registration detection within supported messages
* Structuring relevant source activity for analyst review
* Integration with the wider secureMIND intelligence ecosystem where configured
 
StreetTalker can operate as a focused monitoring platform or provide structured intelligence to secureMIND components such as:
 
* '''NPS-OSINT''' — large-scale intelligence ingestion and correlation
* '''NPS-ANALYST''' — investigation dashboards, incident analysis and mapping
* '''NPS-KPI''' — executive dashboards and operational performance metrics
 
Typical StreetTalker users and environments include:
 
* Security control rooms
* Intelligence-analysis teams
* Corporate risk and investigation units
* Community-safety organisations
* Incident-monitoring networks
 
A simplified StreetTalker workflow is:
 
{{#mermaid:
flowchart LR
SOURCES["Authorised channels & sources"] --> MONITOR["StreetTalker monitoring"]
MONITOR --> RULES["Keywords, campaigns & indicators"]
MONITOR --> PLATE["Vehicle registration detection"]
RULES --> ALERT["Operational alert / review item"]
PLATE --> NPT["Supported NP Tracker workflow"]
ALERT --> REVIEW["Authorised human review"]
NPT --> REVIEW
REVIEW --> MIND["Optional secureMIND analysis"]
MIND --> RESPONSE["Appropriate operational response"]
}}
 
StreetTalker detections and alerts are intelligence indicators requiring human assessment. A keyword match, message pattern or detected registration does not by itself establish criminal conduct, confirm the accuracy of a report or determine the correct operational response.
 
StreetTalker should be configured only for authorised sources and legitimate operational purposes, with appropriate access controls, privacy safeguards, retention rules and organisational oversight.
 
'''StreetTalker resources:'''
 
* [https://www.streettalker.co.za/ StreetTalker Website]
* [https://wiki.streettalker.co.za/ StreetTalker Wiki Page]
* [https://www.securemind.co.za/ secureMIND Website]
 
=== AdmitIT ===
 
'''AdmitIT''' is the NPS visitor-management and entrance-control platform.
 
Official website: '''[https://admitit.co.za/ AdmitIT.co.za]'''
 
It provides Android and browser-based workflows for organisations that need to register visitors and create structured records relating to people, vehicles and destinations.
 
Published AdmitIT functionality includes:
 
* Visitor registration and management
* Walk-in and pre-approved visitor workflows
* South African identity-document scanning
* Driver's-licence scanning
* Vehicle licence-disc capture
* Vehicle number-plate capture
* Face capture/detection
* Fingerprint capture
* Visitor-code verification
* Destination selection
* Destination notifications
* Entry and exit records
* Access-decision records
* Operational audit history
 
AdmitIT represents the current visitor-management and entrance-scanning platform in the NPS portfolio and provides functionality related to several older scanning and access-control projects.
 
A typical entrance workflow can be represented as follows:
 
{{#mermaid:
flowchart TD
A["Visitor arrives"] --> B["Register or retrieve visitor"]
B --> C["Capture identity information"]
C --> D["Capture vehicle information"]
D --> E["Confirm destination"]
E --> F["Verify visitor / configured credentials"]
F --> G["Notify destination or host"]
G --> H{"Access decision"}
H -->|Approved| I["Admit visitor"]
H -->|Not approved| J["Follow site's access procedure"]
I --> K["Maintain entry / exit history"]
J --> K
}}
 
AdmitIT should be configured and used according to the organisation's own access-control policies and applicable legal requirements.
 
'''AdmitIT resources:'''
 
* [https://admitit.co.za/ AdmitIT Website]
* [https://app.admitit.co.za/ AdmitIT Application]
 
=== ProveIT ===
 
'''ProveIT''' is an NPS image-evidence platform designed to capture photographs together with supporting contextual information.
 
Official website: '''[https://www.proveit.co.za/ ProveIT.co.za]'''
 
Rather than treating a photograph as an isolated image, ProveIT creates a structured evidence record around a capture and can preserve contextual information such as:
 
* Capture date and time
* GPS/location information
* Device information
* Evidence-integrity information
* Structured storage and later access
* Sharing with contacts
* Telegram forwarding to configured groups or users
 
Published example use cases include security and patrol activities, construction and projects, insurance and claims, inspections and audits, agriculture and farming, logistics and deliveries, and field operations.
 
ProveIT is intended to improve the context and traceability surrounding captured images. The existence of a ProveIT record does not by itself determine the legal significance of the underlying event.
 
'''ProveIT resources:'''
 
* [https://www.proveit.co.za/ ProveIT Website]
* [https://app.proveit.co.za/ ProveIT Application]
* [https://wiki.proveit.co.za/ ProveIT Wiki and Documentation]
 
=== PatrolIT ===
 
'''PatrolIT''' is an NPS patrol-management, tracking and communications platform.
 
Official website: '''[https://www.patrolit.co.za/ PatrolIT.co.za]'''
 
It is designed to provide supervisors and field teams with operational visibility and communications during patrol shifts while retaining operational history for later review.
 
Published PatrolIT functionality includes:
 
* Live location tracking and team mapping
* Patrol shift management
* Clock-in and clock-out records
* Push-to-talk (PTT) communications
* Team chat
* Incident reporting, descriptions and categories
* Incident locations and photographs
* Operational history
* Supervisor visibility and shift review
 
PatrolIT provides an operational record and communications environment; organisational procedures determine how patrol information and incidents are handled.
 
'''PatrolIT resources:'''
 
* [https://www.patrolit.co.za/ PatrolIT Website]
* [https://app.patrolit.co.za/ PatrolIT Application]
* [https://wiki.patrolit.co.za/ PatrolIT Wiki and Help]
 
== How the Platforms Relate ==
 
Although the platforms serve different purposes, they can be understood as separate parts of a wider operational ecosystem.
 
* '''NP Tracker''' provides vehicle-related lookout intelligence.
* '''ANPR-Cloud''' receives, stores, searches and monitors ANPR/LPR camera detections.
* '''NPS-CLOUD''' provides vehicle and operational management functionality.
* '''secureMIND''' supports security-intelligence monitoring, correlation, investigation and operational analysis.
* '''StreetTalker''' monitors supported communication sources for configured keywords, campaigns, incident signals and vehicle registrations, and can supply structured information to authorised review or secureMIND workflows.
* '''AdmitIT''' manages visitor registration, identification, vehicles, destinations and entrance workflows.
* '''PatrolIT''' provides patrol-team location, communications, shift and incident-management functionality.
* '''ProveIT''' creates contextual image-evidence records.
 
These systems should not be interpreted as automatically integrating with one another in every deployment. Their availability and connections depend on the services configured for each organisation.
 
== Manuals and Guides ==
 
We aim to provide user manuals and operational guides for the various projects. Documentation may develop as systems change, and community contributions can help improve these pages.
 
=== freeMIRROR ===
 
* [[Freemirror web]]
* [[FreeMIRROR user manual]]
 
=== NPS-CLOUD ===
 
* [[NPS-CLOUD]]
* [https://www.npscloud.co.za/ www.NPSCloud.co.za]
 
=== ANPR-Cloud ===
 
* [https://www.anprcloud.co.za/ www.ANPRCloud.co.za]
* [https://wiki.anprcloud.co.za/ ANPR-Cloud Wiki and Documentation]
 
=== secureMIND ===
 
* [[TheNeedle|secureMIND]]
* [https://www.securemind.co.za/ www.secureMIND.co.za]
* [https://www.streettalker.co.za StreetTalker Communication Platform Monitor Suites]
 
=== StreetTalker ===
 
* [https://www.streettalker.co.za/ www.StreetTalker.co.za]
* [https://www.streettalker.co.za StreetTalker Communication Platform Monitor Suites]
* [https://www.securemind.co.za/ secureMIND]
 
=== AdmitIT ===
 
* [https://admitit.co.za/ www.AdmitIT.co.za]
* [https://app.admitit.co.za/ AdmitIT Application]
 
=== ProveIT ===
 
* [https://www.proveit.co.za/ www.ProveIT.co.za]
* [https://app.proveit.co.za/ ProveIT Application]
* [https://wiki.proveit.co.za/ ProveIT Wiki]
 
=== PatrolIT ===
 
* [https://www.patrolit.co.za/ www.PatrolIT.co.za]
* [https://app.patrolit.co.za/ PatrolIT Application]
* [https://wiki.patrolit.co.za/ PatrolIT Wiki and Help]
 
=== NP Tracker ===
 
* [[NP_Tracker_projects|About the NP Tracker Projects]]
* [https://www.nptracker.co.za/ www.NPTracker.co.za]
* [https://www.nptracker.co.za/guides.html NP Tracker Guides]
 
== Applications and Programs ==
 
Over the years, NPS has developed a range of applications, bots, APIs and specialised systems. Some projects are active while others have been retired, replaced or superseded.
 
=== Bots and Messaging Applications ===
 
==== Telegram ====
 
* [[@NPTrackerBOT]]
* [[@freeMIRRORBOT]]
* [[@faceVaultBOT]]
* [[@GroupJoinerBOT]]
* [[@HotlistBOT]]
* [[@PartitionBOT]]
* [[@SpeedCopBOT]]
* [[@socialprintsBOT]]
* [[@NPSCloudBOT]]
* [[@NPS_CaptureBOT]]
* [[@VCR_ScannerBOT]]
* [[OwnLookupBOT|Own managed lookup bots]]
* [[Third party/custom bots]]
 
==== WhatsApp ====
 
* [[NP Tracker on Whatsapp]]
 
==== Twitter / X ====
 
* [[NP Tracker on Twitter]]
 
== API Services ==
 
Developer documentation is available at:
 
[https://api.nptracker.co.za/docs/ NP Tracker API Documentation]
 
Documented or historically listed API-related projects include:
 
* [[NPS-ANPR]]
* [[NPS-API]]
* [[NPS-CLONE]]
* [[NPS-DL]]
* [[NPS-DLNAM]]
* [[NPS-ID]]
* [[NPS-LIC]]
* [[NPS-SHARE]]
* [[NPS-VCR]]
 
API availability, authentication requirements and commercial conditions may differ between services. Refer to the current API documentation rather than relying exclusively on historical wiki pages.
 
== Android Applications ==
 
The following applications have historically formed part of the NPS project catalogue.
 
* <s>[[FreeMIRROR Android App]]</s>
* <s>[[NPS-ACCESS]]</s> — visitor-management functionality is now available through [https://admitit.co.za/ AdmitIT]
* <s>[[NPS-CUSTOM]]</s> — related current visitor-management functionality is available through [https://admitit.co.za/ AdmitIT]
* <s>[[NPS-License Disk Scanner]]</s> — licence-disc capture functionality is available through [https://admitit.co.za/ AdmitIT]
* <s>[[NPS-SADL]]</s> — driver's-licence scanning functionality is available through [https://admitit.co.za/ AdmitIT]
* [[NPS-TOPC]]
 
Current mobile-oriented NPS platforms also include:
 
* '''[https://admitit.co.za/ AdmitIT]''' — visitor management and entrance-control workflows
* '''[https://www.proveit.co.za/ ProveIT]''' — contextual image-evidence capture
* '''[https://www.patrolit.co.za/ PatrolIT]''' — patrol tracking, communications and incident reporting
 
== NPS Projects ==
 
The broader NPS project catalogue includes community, communications, reporting, vehicle, risk-management and specialised technology projects.
 
* <s>[[ANPR Project|Open Source ANPR Project]]</s>
* '''[https://www.anprcloud.co.za/ ANPR-Cloud]''' — cloud-based ANPR/LPR detection monitoring, hotlists, searches and vehicle analytics
* [[Cyber_Chaperone|Cyber Chaperone - AI Travel Guardian]]
* [[FarmAttack|Farm Attack Reporting Platform]]
* [[FindTheLost|Find-The-Lost - Consolidated View of Missing Person Reports in South Africa]]
* [[FreeMIRROR-Communicate|freeMIRROR Communicate]]
* [[FreeMIRROR_user_manual|freeMIRROR Standard]]
* [[NPS-Community|WhatsApp Keyword Notification]]
* '''[[TheNeedle|secureMIND]]''' — security intelligence, OSINT monitoring, analyst investigations, trend analysis and operational KPI reporting
* [[TOPC-MCD|Secure and Controlled Vehicle Owner Lookup Platform]]
* [[Veediefstal_WhoAreWe|Stock Theft Reporting and Owner Lookup Platform]]
* '''[https://www.streettalker.co.za/ StreetTalker]''' — communication-channel and social-platform monitoring, keyword and campaign detection, incident signals, vehicle-registration detection and secureMIND integration
* '''[https://admitit.co.za/ AdmitIT]''' — visitor management and entrance-control platform
* '''[https://www.proveit.co.za/ ProveIT]''' — contextual and verifiable image-evidence platform
* '''[https://www.patrolit.co.za/ PatrolIT]''' — patrol tracking, shift management, communications and incident-reporting platform
 
== Understanding NP Tracker Bots ==
 
A '''bot''' is a software application that automates interactions between a user and a service.
 
Within the NP Tracker environment, lookup bots allow users to submit supported information — commonly a vehicle registration number — and receive relevant information from the NP Tracker system without needing to manually navigate a separate database interface.
 
{{#mermaid:
sequenceDiagram
participant U as User
participant B as NP Tracker Bot
participant N as NP Tracker Service
 
U->>B: Submit vehicle registration
B->>N: Request lookup
N->>N: Search available lookout records
N-->>B: Return matching context
B-->>U: Display lookup result
}}
 
The exact commands and features available depend on the specific bot or service.
 
== Community and Group Bots ==
 
Some NPS bots have also been developed for use in participating groups or communities. Depending on the bot, these tools may assist with detecting supported vehicle registration formats, submitting lookout information, performing lookups, managing group workflows, delivering alerts or providing specialised commands.
 
== Vehicle Detection and Intelligence Flow ==
 
ANPR-Cloud and NP Tracker address different parts of a vehicle-information workflow. ANPR-Cloud primarily deals with observed vehicle detections from connected cameras, while NP Tracker provides lookout information associated with vehicle registrations.
 
{{#mermaid:
flowchart TD
CAM["ANPR / LPR Camera"] --> READ["Vehicle Registration Detected"]
READ --> ANPR["ANPR-Cloud"]
 
ANPR --> META["Timestamp / Camera / Site / Image"]
ANPR --> HISTORY["Detection History"]
ANPR --> HOT["Hotlist Check"]
ANPR --> NPLOOKUP["NP Tracker Lookup"]
 
REPORTS["Public-domain vehicle reports"] --> NPPROCESS["NP Tracker Processing"]
COMMUNITY["Participating community channels"] --> NPPROCESS
SUBMIT["Supported submissions"] --> NPPROCESS
 
NPPROCESS --> NPDB["NP Tracker Lookup Records"]
NPDB --> NPLOOKUP
 
META --> USER["Authorised User"]
HISTORY --> USER
HOT --> USER
NPLOOKUP --> USER
 
USER --> ASSESS["Human Assessment"]
ASSESS --> ACTION["Appropriate Operational Action"]
}}
 
== Information Flow ==
 
At a high level, NP Tracker is intended to turn scattered vehicle-related lookout information into information that can be retrieved when a user needs to check a particular registration.
 
{{#mermaid:
flowchart TD
S1["Public-domain vehicle reports"]
S2["Participating community channels"]
S3["Supported submissions"]
 
S1 --> PROCESS["Processing"]
S2 --> PROCESS
S3 --> PROCESS
 
PROCESS --> DETECT["Identify relevant registration numbers"]
DETECT --> STRUCTURE["Structure relevant lookout information"]
STRUCTURE --> DATABASE["Lookup records"]
 
DATABASE --> BOT["Bots"]
DATABASE --> APP["Applications"]
DATABASE --> API["Approved integrations"]
DATABASE --> ANPRC["Supported ANPR-Cloud Lookups"]
 
BOT --> USER["User"]
APP --> USER
API --> USER
ANPRC --> USER
 
USER --> ASSESS["Human assessment"]
ASSESS --> ACTION["Appropriate operational action"]
}}
 
== Responsible Use ==
 
Users should remember that intelligence and monitoring systems support human decision-making; they do not replace it.
 
When working with NP Tracker, ANPR-Cloud, StreetTalker, secureMIND or related systems:
 
* Treat community lookout and monitored-source information as information requiring assessment.
* Consider the date, source, location and context of a report or detected indicator.
* Distinguish between a camera detection, a community-generated lookout and an analytical indicator.
* Do not assume that a vehicle detection, lookout, keyword match, correlation or trend establishes criminal conduct.
* Treat StreetTalker alerts, keyword matches and message patterns as indicators requiring human review rather than verified conclusions.
* Monitor only sources that the organisation is authorised to access and process.
* Do not confront individuals solely because a registration produces a lookup or hotlist result.
* Follow applicable organisational procedures.
* Contact the appropriate security service or authorities where circumstances require it.
* Handle personal and operational information responsibly.
* Use visitor, location, identity, biometric, evidence and intelligence information only through authorised workflows.
* Restrict access to operational systems to appropriately authorised users.
* Follow applicable privacy, data-retention and organisational policies.
 
== External Resources ==
 
=== Vehicle Intelligence and ANPR ===
 
* [https://www.nptracker.co.za/ NP Tracker]
* [https://www.anprcloud.co.za/ ANPR-Cloud]
* [https://wiki.anprcloud.co.za/ ANPR-Cloud Wiki and Documentation]
* [https://www.npscloud.co.za/ NPS-CLOUD]
* [https://api.nptracker.co.za/docs/ NP Tracker API Documentation]
 
=== Security Intelligence and OSINT ===
 
* [https://www.securemind.co.za/ secureMIND]
* [[TheNeedle|secureMIND Wiki Page]]
* [https://www.streettalker.co.za/ StreetTalker]
 
=== Visitor Management ===
 
* [https://admitit.co.za/ AdmitIT]
* [https://app.admitit.co.za/ AdmitIT Application]
 
=== Evidence Capture ===
 
* [https://www.proveit.co.za/ ProveIT]
* [https://app.proveit.co.za/ ProveIT Application]
* [https://wiki.proveit.co.za/ ProveIT Wiki]


The purpose of these wiki pages is to help members understand the [[NP_Tracker_projects:about| NP Tracker projects]] and guide them in building larger and more advanced networks to combat crime in South Africa and beyond.
=== Patrol Operations ===


== Manuals ==
* [https://www.patrolit.co.za/ PatrolIT]
We strive to provide user manuals and operation guides for our projects, but we rely on community support and contributions to make them comprehensive. We encourage you to consider contributing to the content.
* [https://app.patrolit.co.za/ PatrolIT Application]
* [https://wiki.patrolit.co.za/ PatrolIT Wiki and Help]


*For the operation manual of the website [https://www.freemirror.co.za www.freeMIRROR.co.za], please refer to the [[Freemirror web]] page. For usage instructions of freeMIRROR BOTs and the app, see the [[FreeMIRROR user manual]] page.
=== Other NPS Resources ===
*For the operation manual of the website [https://www.npscloud.co.za www.NPSCloud.co.za], please visit the [[NPS-CLOUD]] page.


== Applications/Programs ==
* [https://www.nptracker.co.za/solutions.html NP Tracker Solutions]
Over the years, we have developed numerous applications and systems to aid our crime-fighting partners. Here are some of our notable works:
* [https://www.nptracker.co.za/guides.html NP Tracker Guides]
*Bots / Apps
* [https://www.npscloud.co.za/projects.html NPS Project Portfolio]
** Telegram
* [https://www.freemirror.co.za/ freeMIRROR]
*** [[@NPTrackerBOT]]
*** [[@freeMIRRORBOT]]
*** [[@faceVaultBOT]]
*** [[@GroupJoinerBOT]]
*** [[@HotlistBOT]]
*** [[@PartitionBOT]]
*** [[@SpeedCopBOT]]
*** [[@socialprintsBOT]]
*** [[@NPSCloudBOT]]
*** [[@NPS_CaptureBOT]]
*** [[@VCR_ScannerBOT]]
*** [[OwnLookupBOT | Own managed Lookup bots]]
*** [[Third party/custom bots]]
** Whatsapp
*** [[NP Tracker on Whatsapp]]
** Twitter
*** [[NP Tracker on Twitter]]
** [https://api.nptracker.co.za/docs/ API Endpoints]
*** [[NPS-ANPR]]
*** [[NPS-API]]
*** [[NPS-CLONE]]
*** [[NPS-DL]]
*** [[NPS-DLNAM]]
*** [[NPS-ID]]
*** [[NPS-LIC]]
*** [[NPS-SHARE]]
*** [[NPS-VCR]]
**Android Apps
*** <s>[[FreeMIRROR Android App]]</s>
*** <s>[[NPS-ACCESS]]</s>
*** <s>[[NPS-CUSTOM]]</s>
*** <s>[[NPS-License Disk Scanner]]</s>
*** <s>[[NPS-SADL]]</s>
*** <s>[[NPS-TOPC]]</s>
**NPS Projects
*** <s>[[ANPR Project|Open source ANPR Project]]</s>
*** [[Cyber_Chaperone|Cyber_Chaperone Your AI travel guardian]]
*** [[FarmAttack|Farm Attack reporting platform]]
*** [[FindTheLost|Find-The-Lost: Consolidated view of missing person reports in South Africa]]
*** [[FreeMIRROR-Communicate|freeMIRROR Communicate]]
*** [[FreeMIRROR_user_manual|freeMIRROR Standard]]
*** [[NPS-Community|Whatsapp Keyword notification]]
*** [[TheNeedle|The Needle - Finding the needle in the haystack, risk management platform]]
*** [[TOPC-MCD|Secure and controlled vehicle owner lookup platform]]
*** [[Veediefstal_WhoAreWe|Stock theft reporting and owner lookup platform]]
*** [[StreetTalkerWA - StreetTalker Communication platforms monitor suits]]


==What are these BOTS we talk about==
== See Also ==
A social media bot used for lookups is a software application designed to automate the retrieval of information from the NP Tracker vehicle suspect and suspicious system within a social media platform. These bots are programmed to conduct searches or lookups based on user input, such as vehicle number plates or specific keywords, and deliver relevant results or data. By automating the lookup process, these bots enhance efficiency and save time for users who need rapid access to specific information.


These wiki pages aim to provide comprehensive information and resources related to our projects. Feel free to explore and utilize the knowledge available to enhance your crime-fighting efforts.
* [[NPS]]
* [[NP_Tracker_projects|About NP Tracker Projects]]
* [[NPS-CLOUD]]
* [[TheNeedle|secureMIND]]
* [https://www.streettalker.co.za/ StreetTalker Website]
* [[FreeMIRROR user manual]]
* [[Freemirror web]]
* [[NPS-ANPR]]
* [[NPS-API]]
* [[NPS-VCR]]
* [[TOPC-MCD]]

Latest revision as of 07:02, 23 September 2026

NP Tracker Project Wiki Pages

The NP Tracker project, provided and maintained by Number Plate Systems (NPS), is a South African technology project focused on making vehicle-related lookout information easier to retrieve and use within community safety and security environments.

NP Tracker processes vehicle-related information from public-domain sources and participating channels, identifies relevant registration numbers, and makes matching lookout information available through supported bots, applications and integrations.

The project forms part of a broader NPS ecosystem that includes vehicle intelligence, cloud-based ANPR/LPR monitoring, security intelligence and OSINT analysis, visitor management, patrol operations, evidence capture, communications and specialised community-safety projects.

The purpose of these wiki pages is to help users understand the NP Tracker projects, learn how the available platforms operate, and understand how the different systems can be used within appropriate community, security and operational workflows.

Important: Information returned through NP Tracker may originate from community-generated lookout reports and should be treated as intelligence rather than proof of criminal activity. Users remain responsible for evaluating the information and following the appropriate legal, security and operational procedures.

NP Tracker Ecosystem

The NPS ecosystem consists of a number of independent but related projects. Some systems provide vehicle intelligence, ANPR/LPR monitoring or broader security intelligence, while others address visitor management, patrol operations, evidence collection, communications or specialised reporting requirements.

Core Platforms

NP Tracker

NP Tracker is a vehicle lookout and lookup system intended to make vehicle-related community intelligence easier to retrieve.

Vehicle registration numbers appearing in supported reports and participating information sources can be processed and associated with relevant lookout information. Users can then search for a known registration number through supported interfaces such as bots, applications or integrations.

A simplified NP Tracker workflow is:

NP Tracker does not replace official law-enforcement databases, legal processes or independent verification.

Visit the NP Tracker website

NPS-CLOUD

NPS-CLOUD provides browser-based tools for managing supported vehicle and operational information.

Published NPS-CLOUD functionality includes:

  • Browser-based access for authorised users
  • Vehicle activity and monitoring workflows
  • Private registration hotlists
  • Scanner and vehicle records
  • Alerts and reports
  • NP Tracker integration within supported vehicle workflows
  • ANPR/LPR-related management functions

NPS-CLOUD can therefore act as a management layer for organisations using vehicle-monitoring and related NPS services.

Visit NPS-CLOUD

ANPR-Cloud

ANPR-Cloud is a cloud-based Automatic Number Plate Recognition (ANPR) / Licence Plate Recognition (LPR) platform for receiving and managing vehicle detections from supported cameras.

Official website: ANPRCloud.co.za

ANPR-Cloud receives plate-detection information from connected LPR/ANPR cameras and provides a central cloud environment in which authorised users can monitor detections, search historical activity and manage vehicles of interest.

Published ANPR-Cloud functionality includes:

  • Real-time vehicle detection feeds
  • Integration with supported LPR/ANPR cameras
  • Centralised monitoring across one or multiple locations
  • Vehicle registration searches
  • Historical detection searches
  • Hotlist and watchlist management
  • Alerts for flagged vehicle registrations
  • Vehicle movement and repeat-sighting analysis
  • Camera and site mapping
  • Plate and vehicle image storage
  • Detection timestamps and associated metadata
  • Confidence information for supported detection records
  • Filtering by registration, site, camera or time period
  • NP Tracker lookups within supported service plans

ANPR-Cloud is designed for environments such as security operations, estates, campuses, commercial sites and other operations that need centralised monitoring of vehicle detections.

A simplified ANPR-Cloud workflow is:

ANPR-Cloud can provide the technical vehicle-detection record, while NP Tracker may provide additional lookout context where the relevant lookup functionality is configured and available.

Neither an ANPR detection nor an NP Tracker result should automatically be treated as proof of criminal conduct. The information must be assessed within its operational context.

ANPR-Cloud resources:

secureMIND

secureMIND is an NPS security-intelligence platform that brings together tools for open-source intelligence (OSINT), analyst investigations and operational performance reporting.

Official website: secureMIND.co.za

secureMIND is intended to help authorised security, risk and investigation teams turn information from monitored sources into structured intelligence. It supports the collection and analysis of relevant digital information so analysts can identify threats, suspicious activity, developing incidents, recurring patterns and wider trends.

The secureMIND product family includes:

  • NPS-OSINT — intelligence ingestion, monitoring and correlation
  • NPS-ANALYST — investigation, analysis and incident-mapping workflows
  • NPS-KPI — operational dashboards, performance indicators and response metrics

Published secureMIND and related NPS intelligence capabilities include:

  • Open-source and social-media intelligence monitoring
  • Keyword and campaign monitoring
  • Social listening
  • Detection of relevant patterns and indicators
  • Threat and risk assessment support
  • Sentiment and trend analysis
  • Intelligence correlation across supported sources
  • Analyst investigation dashboards
  • Incident mapping and operational awareness
  • KPI tracking and management reporting

secureMIND may receive structured intelligence from related monitoring tools such as StreetTalker. This can allow organisations to move from source monitoring and automated detection to analyst review, correlation, investigation and operational reporting.

A simplified secureMIND workflow is:

secureMIND supports human analysis and decision-making; automated monitoring or a detected indicator does not by itself establish wrongdoing. Information should be assessed in context, access should be restricted to authorised users, and data should be handled according to applicable law and organisational policy.

secureMIND resources:

StreetTalker

StreetTalker is an NPS communication-monitoring and intelligence-support platform designed to help authorised security teams, control rooms and analysts monitor supported communication channels and social-platform activity for relevant operational signals.

Official website: StreetTalker.co.za

StreetTalker can collect and structure activity from configured sources so that important information is easier to identify, review and route into an authorised operational workflow. Instead of requiring operators to manually watch every conversation, the platform can apply configured detection rules to highlight information that may require assessment.

Published StreetTalker capabilities include:

  • Monitoring supported communication channels and social-platform feeds
  • Keyword and campaign monitoring
  • Detection of threat-related discussions and suspicious-activity indicators
  • Identification of developing incident reports
  • Detection of coordinated or recurring message patterns
  • Alerting when configured keywords or patterns are identified
  • NP Tracker vehicle-registration detection within supported messages
  • Structuring relevant source activity for analyst review
  • Integration with the wider secureMIND intelligence ecosystem where configured

StreetTalker can operate as a focused monitoring platform or provide structured intelligence to secureMIND components such as:

  • NPS-OSINT — large-scale intelligence ingestion and correlation
  • NPS-ANALYST — investigation dashboards, incident analysis and mapping
  • NPS-KPI — executive dashboards and operational performance metrics

Typical StreetTalker users and environments include:

  • Security control rooms
  • Intelligence-analysis teams
  • Corporate risk and investigation units
  • Community-safety organisations
  • Incident-monitoring networks

A simplified StreetTalker workflow is:

StreetTalker detections and alerts are intelligence indicators requiring human assessment. A keyword match, message pattern or detected registration does not by itself establish criminal conduct, confirm the accuracy of a report or determine the correct operational response.

StreetTalker should be configured only for authorised sources and legitimate operational purposes, with appropriate access controls, privacy safeguards, retention rules and organisational oversight.

StreetTalker resources:

AdmitIT

AdmitIT is the NPS visitor-management and entrance-control platform.

Official website: AdmitIT.co.za

It provides Android and browser-based workflows for organisations that need to register visitors and create structured records relating to people, vehicles and destinations.

Published AdmitIT functionality includes:

  • Visitor registration and management
  • Walk-in and pre-approved visitor workflows
  • South African identity-document scanning
  • Driver's-licence scanning
  • Vehicle licence-disc capture
  • Vehicle number-plate capture
  • Face capture/detection
  • Fingerprint capture
  • Visitor-code verification
  • Destination selection
  • Destination notifications
  • Entry and exit records
  • Access-decision records
  • Operational audit history

AdmitIT represents the current visitor-management and entrance-scanning platform in the NPS portfolio and provides functionality related to several older scanning and access-control projects.

A typical entrance workflow can be represented as follows:

AdmitIT should be configured and used according to the organisation's own access-control policies and applicable legal requirements.

AdmitIT resources:

ProveIT

ProveIT is an NPS image-evidence platform designed to capture photographs together with supporting contextual information.

Official website: ProveIT.co.za

Rather than treating a photograph as an isolated image, ProveIT creates a structured evidence record around a capture and can preserve contextual information such as:

  • Capture date and time
  • GPS/location information
  • Device information
  • Evidence-integrity information
  • Structured storage and later access
  • Sharing with contacts
  • Telegram forwarding to configured groups or users

Published example use cases include security and patrol activities, construction and projects, insurance and claims, inspections and audits, agriculture and farming, logistics and deliveries, and field operations.

ProveIT is intended to improve the context and traceability surrounding captured images. The existence of a ProveIT record does not by itself determine the legal significance of the underlying event.

ProveIT resources:

PatrolIT

PatrolIT is an NPS patrol-management, tracking and communications platform.

Official website: PatrolIT.co.za

It is designed to provide supervisors and field teams with operational visibility and communications during patrol shifts while retaining operational history for later review.

Published PatrolIT functionality includes:

  • Live location tracking and team mapping
  • Patrol shift management
  • Clock-in and clock-out records
  • Push-to-talk (PTT) communications
  • Team chat
  • Incident reporting, descriptions and categories
  • Incident locations and photographs
  • Operational history
  • Supervisor visibility and shift review

PatrolIT provides an operational record and communications environment; organisational procedures determine how patrol information and incidents are handled.

PatrolIT resources:

How the Platforms Relate

Although the platforms serve different purposes, they can be understood as separate parts of a wider operational ecosystem.

  • NP Tracker provides vehicle-related lookout intelligence.
  • ANPR-Cloud receives, stores, searches and monitors ANPR/LPR camera detections.
  • NPS-CLOUD provides vehicle and operational management functionality.
  • secureMIND supports security-intelligence monitoring, correlation, investigation and operational analysis.
  • StreetTalker monitors supported communication sources for configured keywords, campaigns, incident signals and vehicle registrations, and can supply structured information to authorised review or secureMIND workflows.
  • AdmitIT manages visitor registration, identification, vehicles, destinations and entrance workflows.
  • PatrolIT provides patrol-team location, communications, shift and incident-management functionality.
  • ProveIT creates contextual image-evidence records.

These systems should not be interpreted as automatically integrating with one another in every deployment. Their availability and connections depend on the services configured for each organisation.

Manuals and Guides

We aim to provide user manuals and operational guides for the various projects. Documentation may develop as systems change, and community contributions can help improve these pages.

freeMIRROR

NPS-CLOUD

ANPR-Cloud

secureMIND

StreetTalker

AdmitIT

ProveIT

PatrolIT

NP Tracker

Applications and Programs

Over the years, NPS has developed a range of applications, bots, APIs and specialised systems. Some projects are active while others have been retired, replaced or superseded.

Bots and Messaging Applications

Telegram

WhatsApp

Twitter / X

API Services

Developer documentation is available at:

NP Tracker API Documentation

Documented or historically listed API-related projects include:

API availability, authentication requirements and commercial conditions may differ between services. Refer to the current API documentation rather than relying exclusively on historical wiki pages.

Android Applications

The following applications have historically formed part of the NPS project catalogue.

Current mobile-oriented NPS platforms also include:

  • AdmitIT — visitor management and entrance-control workflows
  • ProveIT — contextual image-evidence capture
  • PatrolIT — patrol tracking, communications and incident reporting

NPS Projects

The broader NPS project catalogue includes community, communications, reporting, vehicle, risk-management and specialised technology projects.

Understanding NP Tracker Bots

A bot is a software application that automates interactions between a user and a service.

Within the NP Tracker environment, lookup bots allow users to submit supported information — commonly a vehicle registration number — and receive relevant information from the NP Tracker system without needing to manually navigate a separate database interface.

The exact commands and features available depend on the specific bot or service.

Community and Group Bots

Some NPS bots have also been developed for use in participating groups or communities. Depending on the bot, these tools may assist with detecting supported vehicle registration formats, submitting lookout information, performing lookups, managing group workflows, delivering alerts or providing specialised commands.

Vehicle Detection and Intelligence Flow

ANPR-Cloud and NP Tracker address different parts of a vehicle-information workflow. ANPR-Cloud primarily deals with observed vehicle detections from connected cameras, while NP Tracker provides lookout information associated with vehicle registrations.

Information Flow

At a high level, NP Tracker is intended to turn scattered vehicle-related lookout information into information that can be retrieved when a user needs to check a particular registration.

Responsible Use

Users should remember that intelligence and monitoring systems support human decision-making; they do not replace it.

When working with NP Tracker, ANPR-Cloud, StreetTalker, secureMIND or related systems:

  • Treat community lookout and monitored-source information as information requiring assessment.
  • Consider the date, source, location and context of a report or detected indicator.
  • Distinguish between a camera detection, a community-generated lookout and an analytical indicator.
  • Do not assume that a vehicle detection, lookout, keyword match, correlation or trend establishes criminal conduct.
  • Treat StreetTalker alerts, keyword matches and message patterns as indicators requiring human review rather than verified conclusions.
  • Monitor only sources that the organisation is authorised to access and process.
  • Do not confront individuals solely because a registration produces a lookup or hotlist result.
  • Follow applicable organisational procedures.
  • Contact the appropriate security service or authorities where circumstances require it.
  • Handle personal and operational information responsibly.
  • Use visitor, location, identity, biometric, evidence and intelligence information only through authorised workflows.
  • Restrict access to operational systems to appropriately authorised users.
  • Follow applicable privacy, data-retention and organisational policies.

External Resources

Vehicle Intelligence and ANPR

Security Intelligence and OSINT

Visitor Management

Evidence Capture

Patrol Operations

Other NPS Resources

See Also

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