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= NP Tracker Project Wiki Pages =
= NP Tracker Project Wiki Pages =
 
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|title=NP Tracker Wiki - Projects, Platforms, Bots and Resources
|title=NP Tracker Wiki - Projects, Platforms, Bots and Resources
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|description=Explore the NP Tracker Wiki for information about NP Tracker and related NPS projects, including NPS-CLOUD, freeMIRROR, FaceVault, AdmitIT, ProveIT, PatrolIT, bots, APIs, vehicle intelligence and community safety tools.
|description=Explore the NP Tracker Wiki for information about NP Tracker and related NPS projects, including NPS-CLOUD, ANPR-Cloud, secureMIND, StreetTalker, freeMIRROR, FaceVault, AdmitIT, ProveIT, PatrolIT, bots, APIs, ANPR/LPR, vehicle intelligence and community safety tools.
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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.
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.
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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.
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 vehicle monitoring, visitor management, patrol operations, evidence capture, communications and specialised community-safety projects.
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.
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.
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== NP Tracker Ecosystem ==
== NP Tracker Ecosystem ==


The NPS ecosystem consists of a number of independent but related projects. Some systems provide vehicle intelligence, while others address visitor management, patrol operations, evidence collection, communications or specialised reporting requirements.
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:
{{#mermaid:
flowchart TD NPS["Number Plate Systems (NPS)"]
flowchart TD
NPS["Number Plate Systems (NPS)"]


NPS --> NPT["NP Tracker<br/>Vehicle lookout intelligence"]
NPS --> NPT["NP Tracker<br/>Vehicle lookout intelligence"]
NPS --> CLOUD["NPS-CLOUD<br/>Vehicle and operational management"]
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 --> ADMIT["AdmitIT<br/>Visitor management & entrance control"]
NPS --> PROVE["ProveIT<br/>Verifiable image evidence"]
NPS --> PROVE["ProveIT<br/>Verifiable image evidence"]
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NPT --> BOTS["Bots / Messaging Interfaces"]
NPT --> BOTS["Bots / Messaging Interfaces"]
NPT --> API["NPS APIs"]
NPT --> API["NPS APIs"]
CLOUD --> ANPR["ANPR / LPR Workflows"]
 
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
}}
}}


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{{#mermaid:
{{#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"]
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"]
}}
}}


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Published NPS-CLOUD functionality includes:
Published NPS-CLOUD functionality includes:


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


NPS-CLOUD can therefore act as a management layer for organisations using vehicle-monitoring and related NPS services.
NPS-CLOUD can therefore act as a management layer for organisations using vehicle-monitoring and related NPS services.
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[https://www.npscloud.co.za/ Visit NPS-CLOUD]
[https://www.npscloud.co.za/ Visit NPS-CLOUD]


=== AdmitIT ===
=== 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.


'''AdmitIT''' is the current NPS visitor-management and entrance-control platform.
Official website: '''[https://www.anprcloud.co.za/ ANPRCloud.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.
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 AdmitIT functionality includes:
Published ANPR-Cloud functionality includes:


Visitor registration and management
* Real-time vehicle detection feeds
South African identity-document scanning
* Integration with supported LPR/ANPR cameras
Driver's-licence scanning
* Centralised monitoring across one or multiple locations
Vehicle licence-disc capture
* Vehicle registration searches
Vehicle number-plate capture
* Historical detection searches
Face capture/detection
* Hotlist and watchlist management
Fingerprint capture
* Alerts for flagged vehicle registrations
Visitor-code verification
* Vehicle movement and repeat-sighting analysis
Destination selection
* Camera and site mapping
Destination notifications
* Plate and vehicle image storage
Access-decision records
* Detection timestamps and associated metadata
Operational audit trails
* Confidence information for supported detection records
* Filtering by registration, site, camera or time period
* NP Tracker lookups within supported service plans


AdmitIT replaces the visitor/scanning role previously represented by older NPS-ACCESS and NPS Licence Disk Scanner project listings.
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 typical entrance workflow can be represented as follows:
A simplified ANPR-Cloud workflow is:


{{#mermaid:
{{#mermaid:
flowchart TD A["Visitor arrives"] --> B["Capture visitor details"] B --> C["Scan available identity / driver information"] C --> D["Capture vehicle information"] D --> E["Select destination"] E --> F["Check visitor code / configured access process"] F --> G{"Access decision"} G -->|Approved| H["Record admission"] G -->|Not approved| I["Follow site's access procedure"] H --> J["Maintain operational audit record"] I --> J
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
}}
}}


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


See the current NPS portfolio information at [https://www.nptracker.co.za/solutions.html NP Tracker Solutions].
'''[[TheNeedle|secureMIND]]''' is an NPS security-intelligence platform that brings together tools for open-source intelligence (OSINT), analyst investigations and operational performance reporting.


=== ProveIT ===
Official website: '''[https://www.securemind.co.za/ secureMIND.co.za]'''


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


Rather than treating a photograph as an isolated image, ProveIT can associate published contextual information such as:
The secureMIND product family includes:


Capture date and time
* '''NPS-OSINT''' — intelligence ingestion, monitoring and correlation
Location information
* '''NPS-ANALYST''' — investigation, analysis and incident-mapping workflows
Device information
* '''NPS-KPI''' — operational dashboards, performance indicators and response metrics
Evidence-integrity information
Structured storage and later access
Controlled sharing or forwarding workflows


This can help create a clearer operational record for activities where documenting '''what was photographed, where it was photographed and when it was photographed''' is important.
Published secureMIND and related NPS intelligence capabilities include:


Published example use cases 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


Security and patrol activities
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.
Inspections
Audits
Projects
Farming
Logistics
Claims-related evidence
Field operations


A simplified ProveIT concept is:
A simplified secureMIND workflow is:


{{#mermaid:
{{#mermaid:
flowchart LR A["Capture photograph"] --> B["Add time context"] A --> C["Add location context"] A --> D["Add device context"]
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
}}
 
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 ===


B --> E["Structured evidence record"]
'''[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.
C --> E
D --> E


E --> F["Verify / review"]
Official website: '''[https://www.streettalker.co.za/ StreetTalker.co.za]'''
F --> G["Store"]
 
G --> H["Access or share"]
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"]
}}
}}


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.
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.


See [https://www.nptracker.co.za/solutions.html NP Tracker Solutions] for the currently published ProveIT information.
StreetTalker should be configured only for authorised sources and legitimate operational purposes, with appropriate access controls, privacy safeguards, retention rules and organisational oversight.


=== PatrolIT ===
'''StreetTalker resources:'''


'''PatrolIT''' is an NPS patrol-management, tracking and communications platform.
* [https://www.streettalker.co.za/ StreetTalker Website]
* [https://wiki.streettalker.co.za/ StreetTalker Wiki Page]
* [https://www.securemind.co.za/ secureMIND Website]


It is designed to provide supervisors and field teams with operational visibility during patrol shifts.
=== AdmitIT ===


Published PatrolIT functionality includes:
'''AdmitIT''' is the NPS visitor-management and entrance-control platform.


Live location tracking
Official website: '''[https://admitit.co.za/ AdmitIT.co.za]'''
Patrol shift management
Push-to-talk communications
Team chat
Incident reporting
Operational history
Shift review and visibility


The platform is intended for environments where mobile personnel need to communicate, document incidents and maintain a record of patrol activity.
It provides Android and browser-based workflows for organisations that need to register visitors and create structured records relating to people, vehicles and destinations.


Potential operational environments listed by NPS include:
Published AdmitIT functionality includes:


Security operations
* Visitor registration and management
Corporate facilities
* Walk-in and pre-approved visitor workflows
Industrial environments
* South African identity-document scanning
Residential environments
* Driver's-licence scanning
Retail environments
* Vehicle licence-disc capture
Campus environments
* 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


A typical PatrolIT workflow can be represented as:
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:
{{#mermaid:
flowchart TD A["Officer / patrol member starts shift"] --> B["Shift recorded"] B --> C["Location / patrol activity"] C --> D["Team communication"] C --> E["Incident identified"]
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.


E --> F["Create incident report"]
'''AdmitIT resources:'''
F --> G["Supporting operational information"]


D --> H["Supervisor visibility"]
* [https://admitit.co.za/ AdmitIT Website]
G --> H
* [https://app.admitit.co.za/ AdmitIT Application]
C --> H


H --> I["Operational / shift review"]
=== 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 provides an operational record and communications environment; organisational procedures determine how patrol information and incidents are handled.


See [https://www.nptracker.co.za/solutions.html NP Tracker Solutions] for the currently published PatrolIT information.
'''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 ==
== How the Platforms Relate ==
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Although the platforms serve different purposes, they can be understood as separate parts of a wider operational ecosystem.
Although the platforms serve different purposes, they can be understood as separate parts of a wider operational ecosystem.


{{#mermaid:
* '''NP Tracker''' provides vehicle-related lookout intelligence.
flowchart LR VEHICLE["Vehicle observed"] --> NP["NP Tracker<br/>Lookout information"] VEHICLE --> CLOUD["NPS-CLOUD<br/>Vehicle operations"]
* '''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.


VISITOR["Visitor arrives"] --> ADMIT["AdmitIT<br/>Identity, vehicle & access workflow"]
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.


PATROL["Patrol team"] --> PATROLIT["PatrolIT<br/>Shift, location & incidents"]
== Manuals and Guides ==


EVENT["Operational event"] --> PROVE["ProveIT<br/>Contextual image evidence"]
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 ===


NP --> RESPONSE["Human assessment / operational response"]
* [[Freemirror web]]
CLOUD --> RESPONSE
* [[FreeMIRROR user manual]]
ADMIT --> RESPONSE
 
PATROLIT --> RESPONSE
=== NPS-CLOUD ===
PROVE --> RESPONSE
 
}}
* [[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]


These systems should not be interpreted as automatically performing every step shown above. The diagram illustrates the different operational roles of the platforms rather than claiming that every installation or account integrates every product.
=== secureMIND ===


== Manuals and Guides ==
* [[TheNeedle|secureMIND]]
* [https://www.securemind.co.za/ www.secureMIND.co.za]
* [https://www.streettalker.co.za StreetTalker Communication Platform Monitor Suites]


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.
=== StreetTalker ===


=== freeMIRROR ===
* [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]


For the operation of [https://www.freemirror.co.za/ www.freeMIRROR.co.za], see:
=== AdmitIT ===


[[Freemirror web]]
* [https://admitit.co.za/ www.AdmitIT.co.za]
[[FreeMIRROR user manual]]
* [https://app.admitit.co.za/ AdmitIT Application]


These pages cover the website as well as available freeMIRROR BOT and application functionality.
=== ProveIT ===


=== NPS-CLOUD ===
* [https://www.proveit.co.za/ www.ProveIT.co.za]
* [https://app.proveit.co.za/ ProveIT Application]
* [https://wiki.proveit.co.za/ ProveIT Wiki]


For information about the NPS-CLOUD website and related functionality, see:
=== PatrolIT ===


[[NPS-CLOUD]]
* [https://www.patrolit.co.za/ www.PatrolIT.co.za]
[https://www.npscloud.co.za/ www.NPSCloud.co.za]
* [https://app.patrolit.co.za/ PatrolIT Application]
* [https://wiki.patrolit.co.za/ PatrolIT Wiki and Help]


=== NP Tracker ===
=== NP Tracker ===


For general NP Tracker information and lookup guides, see:
* [[NP_Tracker_projects|About the NP Tracker Projects]]
 
* [https://www.nptracker.co.za/ www.NPTracker.co.za]
[[NP_Tracker_projects|About the NP Tracker Projects]]
* [https://www.nptracker.co.za/guides.html NP Tracker Guides]
[https://www.nptracker.co.za/ www.NPTracker.co.za]
[https://www.nptracker.co.za/guides.html NP Tracker Guides]


== Applications and Programs ==
== Applications and Programs ==


Over the years, NPS has developed a range of applications, bots, APIs and specialised systems.
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.
 
Some projects are active while others have been retired, replaced or superseded. Retired projects are shown with strike-through formatting where applicable.


=== Bots and Messaging Applications ===
=== Bots and Messaging Applications ===
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==== Telegram ====
==== Telegram ====


[[@NPTrackerBOT]]
* [[@NPTrackerBOT]]
[[@freeMIRRORBOT]]
* [[@freeMIRRORBOT]]
[[@faceVaultBOT]]
* [[@faceVaultBOT]]
[[@GroupJoinerBOT]]
* [[@GroupJoinerBOT]]
[[@HotlistBOT]]
* [[@HotlistBOT]]
[[@PartitionBOT]]
* [[@PartitionBOT]]
[[@SpeedCopBOT]]
* [[@SpeedCopBOT]]
[[@socialprintsBOT]]
* [[@socialprintsBOT]]
[[@NPSCloudBOT]]
* [[@NPSCloudBOT]]
[[@NPS_CaptureBOT]]
* [[@NPS_CaptureBOT]]
[[@VCR_ScannerBOT]]
* [[@VCR_ScannerBOT]]
[[OwnLookupBOT|Own managed lookup bots]]
* [[OwnLookupBOT|Own managed lookup bots]]
[[Third party/custom bots]]
* [[Third party/custom bots]]


==== WhatsApp ====
==== WhatsApp ====


[[NP Tracker on Whatsapp]]
* [[NP Tracker on Whatsapp]]


==== Twitter / X ====
==== Twitter / X ====


[[NP Tracker on Twitter]]
* [[NP Tracker on Twitter]]


== API Services ==
== API Services ==
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Documented or historically listed API-related projects include:
Documented or historically listed API-related projects include:


[[NPS-ANPR]]
* [[NPS-ANPR]]
[[NPS-API]]
* [[NPS-API]]
[[NPS-CLONE]]
* [[NPS-CLONE]]
[[NPS-DL]]
* [[NPS-DL]]
[[NPS-DLNAM]]
* [[NPS-DLNAM]]
[[NPS-ID]]
* [[NPS-ID]]
[[NPS-LIC]]
* [[NPS-LIC]]
[[NPS-SHARE]]
* [[NPS-SHARE]]
[[NPS-VCR]]
* [[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.
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.
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The following applications have historically formed part of the NPS project catalogue.
The following applications have historically formed part of the NPS project catalogue.


Projects shown with strike-through formatting are retained here for historical/documentation purposes and should not be interpreted as current products.
* <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]]


<s>[[FreeMIRROR Android App]]</s>
Current mobile-oriented NPS platforms also include:
<s>[[NPS-ACCESS]]</s>
<s>[[NPS-CUSTOM]]</s>
<s>[[NPS-License Disk Scanner]]</s>
<s>[[NPS-SADL]]</s>
<s>[[NPS-TOPC]]</s>


The visitor-management and entrance-scanning functions previously associated with NPS-ACCESS and the NPS Licence Disk Scanner are now represented by '''AdmitIT''' in the current published NPS portfolio.
* '''[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 ==
== NPS Projects ==
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The broader NPS project catalogue includes community, communications, reporting, vehicle, risk-management and specialised technology 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>
* <s>[[ANPR Project|Open Source ANPR Project]]</s>
[[Cyber_Chaperone|Cyber Chaperone - AI Travel Guardian]]
* '''[https://www.anprcloud.co.za/ ANPR-Cloud]''' — cloud-based ANPR/LPR detection monitoring, hotlists, searches and vehicle analytics
[[FarmAttack|Farm Attack Reporting Platform]]
* [[Cyber_Chaperone|Cyber Chaperone - AI Travel Guardian]]
[[FindTheLost|Find-The-Lost - Consolidated View of Missing Person Reports in South Africa]]
* [[FarmAttack|Farm Attack Reporting Platform]]
[[FreeMIRROR-Communicate|freeMIRROR Communicate]]
* [[FindTheLost|Find-The-Lost - Consolidated View of Missing Person Reports in South Africa]]
[[FreeMIRROR_user_manual|freeMIRROR Standard]]
* [[FreeMIRROR-Communicate|freeMIRROR Communicate]]
[[NPS-Community|WhatsApp Keyword Notification]]
* [[FreeMIRROR_user_manual|freeMIRROR Standard]]
[[TheNeedle|The Needle - Risk Management Platform]]
* [[NPS-Community|WhatsApp Keyword Notification]]
[[TOPC-MCD|Secure and Controlled Vehicle Owner Lookup Platform]]
* '''[[TheNeedle|secureMIND]]''' — security intelligence, OSINT monitoring, analyst investigations, trend analysis and operational KPI reporting
[[Veediefstal_WhoAreWe|Stock Theft Reporting and Owner Lookup Platform]]
* [[TOPC-MCD|Secure and Controlled Vehicle Owner Lookup Platform]]
[[StreetTalkerWA|StreetTalker Communication Platform Monitor Suites]]
* [[Veediefstal_WhoAreWe|Stock Theft Reporting and Owner Lookup Platform]]
'''AdmitIT''' - Visitor management and entrance-control 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
'''ProveIT''' - Contextual and verifiable image-evidence platform
* '''[https://admitit.co.za/ AdmitIT]''' — visitor management and entrance-control platform
'''PatrolIT''' - Patrol tracking, shift-management, communications and incident-reporting 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 ==
== Understanding NP Tracker Bots ==
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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.
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.


A basic lookup can be represented as:
{{#mermaid:
 
sequenceDiagram
{{#mermaid:  
participant U as User
sequenceDiagram participant U as User participant B as NP Tracker Bot participant N as NP Tracker Service
participant B as NP Tracker Bot
participant N as NP Tracker Service


U->>B: Submit vehicle registration
U->>B: Submit vehicle registration
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B-->>U: Display lookup result
B-->>U: Display lookup result
}}
}}
Bots can improve the speed and accessibility of lookups, particularly on platforms users already use for communication.


The exact commands and features available depend on the specific bot or service.
The exact commands and features available depend on the specific bot or service.
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== Community and Group Bots ==
== Community and Group Bots ==


Some NPS bots have also been developed for use in participating groups or communities.
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.


Depending on the bot, these tools may assist with functions such as:
{{#mermaid:
flowchart TD
CAM["ANPR / LPR Camera"] --> READ["Vehicle Registration Detected"]
READ --> ANPR["ANPR-Cloud"]


Detecting supported vehicle registration formats in messages
ANPR --> META["Timestamp / Camera / Site / Image"]
Submitting vehicle-related lookout information
ANPR --> HISTORY["Detection History"]
Performing registration lookups
ANPR --> HOT["Hotlist Check"]
Managing group-related workflows
ANPR --> NPLOOKUP["NP Tracker Lookup"]
Delivering alerts or notifications
Providing specialised project commands


Bot functionality differs between projects. Refer to the page for the individual bot before configuring it in a group.
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 ==
== Information Flow ==
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{{#mermaid:
{{#mermaid:
flowchart TD S1["Public-domain vehicle reports"] S2["Participating community channels"] S3["Supported submissions"]
flowchart TD
S1["Public-domain vehicle reports"]
S2["Participating community channels"]
S3["Supported submissions"]


S1 --> PROCESS["Processing"]
S1 --> PROCESS["Processing"]
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DATABASE --> APP["Applications"]
DATABASE --> APP["Applications"]
DATABASE --> API["Approved integrations"]
DATABASE --> API["Approved integrations"]
DATABASE --> ANPRC["Supported ANPR-Cloud Lookups"]


BOT --> USER["User"]
BOT --> USER["User"]
APP --> USER
APP --> USER
API --> USER
API --> USER
ANPRC --> USER


USER --> ASSESS["Human assessment"]
USER --> ASSESS["Human assessment"]
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== Responsible Use ==
== Responsible Use ==


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


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


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


[https://www.nptracker.co.za/ NP Tracker]
=== Vehicle Intelligence and ANPR ===
[https://www.nptracker.co.za/solutions.html NP Tracker Solutions]
 
[https://www.nptracker.co.za/guides.html NP Tracker Guides]
* [https://www.nptracker.co.za/ NP Tracker]
[https://www.npscloud.co.za/ NPS-CLOUD]
* [https://www.anprcloud.co.za/ ANPR-Cloud]
[https://www.npscloud.co.za/projects.html NPS Project Portfolio]
* [https://wiki.anprcloud.co.za/ ANPR-Cloud Wiki and Documentation]
[https://api.nptracker.co.za/docs/ NP Tracker API Documentation]
* [https://www.npscloud.co.za/ NPS-CLOUD]
[https://www.freemirror.co.za/ freeMIRROR]
* [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]
 
=== Patrol Operations ===
 
* [https://www.patrolit.co.za/ PatrolIT]
* [https://app.patrolit.co.za/ PatrolIT Application]
* [https://wiki.patrolit.co.za/ PatrolIT Wiki and Help]
 
=== Other NPS Resources ===
 
* [https://www.nptracker.co.za/solutions.html NP Tracker Solutions]
* [https://www.nptracker.co.za/guides.html NP Tracker Guides]
* [https://www.npscloud.co.za/projects.html NPS Project Portfolio]
* [https://www.freemirror.co.za/ freeMIRROR]


== See Also ==
== See Also ==


[[NPS]]
* [[NPS]]
[[NP_Tracker_projects|About NP Tracker Projects]]
* [[NP_Tracker_projects|About NP Tracker Projects]]
[[NPS-CLOUD]]
* [[NPS-CLOUD]]
[[FreeMIRROR user manual]]
* [[TheNeedle|secureMIND]]
[[Freemirror web]]
* [https://www.streettalker.co.za/ StreetTalker Website]
[[NPS-ANPR]]
* [[FreeMIRROR user manual]]
[[NPS-API]]
* [[Freemirror web]]
[[NPS-VCR]]
* [[NPS-ANPR]]
[[TOPC-MCD]]
* [[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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