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= NP Tracker Project Wiki Pages =
= NP Tracker Project Wiki Pages =
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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  
flowchart TD
NPS["Number Plate Systems (NPS)"]
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  
flowchart LR
A["Vehicle-related report"] --> B["Registration identified"]  
A["Vehicle-related report"] --> B["Registration identified"]
B --> C["Relevant information structured"]  
B --> C["Relevant information structured"]
C --> D["Stored for lookup"]  
C --> D["Stored for lookup"]
D --> E["User submits known registration"]  
D --> E["User submits known registration"]
E --> F["Matching lookout context returned"]  
E --> F["Matching lookout context returned"]
F --> G["User evaluates information"]
F --> G["User evaluates information"]
}}
}}
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[https://www.npscloud.co.za/ Visit NPS-CLOUD]
[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
}}
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 ===


'''AdmitIT''' is the replacement for NPS-CLOUD and current NPS visitor-management and entrance-control platform.
'''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.
It provides Android and browser-based workflows for organisations that need to register visitors and create structured records relating to people, vehicles and destinations.
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* Visitor registration and management
* Visitor registration and management
* Walk-in and pre-approved visitor workflows
* South African identity-document scanning
* South African identity-document scanning
* Driver's-licence scanning
* Driver's-licence scanning
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* Destination selection
* Destination selection
* Destination notifications
* Destination notifications
* Entry and exit records
* Access-decision records
* Access-decision records
* Operational audit trails
* Operational audit history


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


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


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


See the current NPS portfolio information at [https://www.nptracker.co.za/solutions.html NP Tracker Solutions].
'''AdmitIT resources:'''
 
* [https://admitit.co.za/ AdmitIT Website]
* [https://app.admitit.co.za/ AdmitIT Application]


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


Rather than treating a photograph as an isolated image, ProveIT can associate published contextual information such as:
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
* Capture date and time
* Location information
* GPS/location information
* Device information
* Device information
* Evidence-integrity information
* Evidence-integrity information
* Structured storage and later access
* Structured storage and later access
* Controlled sharing or forwarding workflows
* Sharing with contacts
* Telegram forwarding to configured groups or users


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 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.


Published example use cases include:
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.
 
* Security and patrol activities
* Inspections
* Audits
* Projects
* Farming
* Logistics
* Claims-related evidence
* Field operations
 
A simplified ProveIT concept is:
 
{{#mermaid:
flowchart LR
A["Capture photograph"] --> B["Add time context"]
A --> C["Add location context"]
A --> D["Add device context"]


B --> E["Structured evidence record"]
'''ProveIT resources:'''
C --> E
D --> E


E --> F["Verify / review"]
* [https://www.proveit.co.za/ ProveIT Website]
F --> G["Store"]
* [https://app.proveit.co.za/ ProveIT Application]
G --> H["Access or share"]
* [https://wiki.proveit.co.za/ ProveIT Wiki and Documentation]
}}
 
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.
 
See [https://www.nptracker.co.za/solutions.html NP Tracker Solutions] for the currently published ProveIT information.


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


It is designed to provide supervisors and field teams with operational visibility during patrol shifts.
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:
Published PatrolIT functionality includes:


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


The platform is intended for environments where mobile personnel need to communicate, document incidents and maintain a record of patrol activity.
PatrolIT provides an operational record and communications environment; organisational procedures determine how patrol information and incidents are handled.


Potential operational environments listed by NPS include:
'''PatrolIT resources:'''


* Security operations
* [https://www.patrolit.co.za/ PatrolIT Website]
* Corporate facilities
* [https://app.patrolit.co.za/ PatrolIT Application]
* Industrial environments
* [https://wiki.patrolit.co.za/ PatrolIT Wiki and Help]
* Residential environments
* Retail environments
* Campus environments


A typical PatrolIT workflow can be represented as:
== How the Platforms Relate ==


{{#mermaid:
Although the platforms serve different purposes, they can be understood as separate parts of a wider operational ecosystem.
flowchart TD
A["Officer / patrol member starts shift"] --> B["Shift recorded"]
B --> C["Location / patrol activity"]
C --> D["Team communication"]
C --> E["Incident identified"]


E --> F["Create incident report"]
* '''NP Tracker''' provides vehicle-related lookout intelligence.
F --> G["Supporting operational information"]
* '''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.


D --> H["Supervisor visibility"]
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.
G --> H
C --> H


H --> I["Operational / shift review"]
== Manuals and Guides ==
}}


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


See [https://www.nptracker.co.za/solutions.html NP Tracker Solutions] for the currently published PatrolIT information.
=== freeMIRROR ===


== How the Platforms Relate ==
* [[Freemirror web]]
* [[FreeMIRROR user manual]]


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


{{#mermaid:
* [[NPS-CLOUD]]
flowchart LR
* [https://www.npscloud.co.za/ www.NPSCloud.co.za]
VEHICLE["Vehicle observed"] --> NP["NP Tracker<br/>Lookout information"]  
VEHICLE --> CLOUD["NPS-CLOUD<br/>Vehicle operations"]


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


PATROL["Patrol team"] --> PATROLIT["PatrolIT<br/>Shift, location & incidents"]
* [https://www.anprcloud.co.za/ www.ANPRCloud.co.za]
* [https://wiki.anprcloud.co.za/ ANPR-Cloud Wiki and Documentation]


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


NP --> RESPONSE["Human assessment / operational response"]
* [[TheNeedle|secureMIND]]
CLOUD --> RESPONSE
* [https://www.securemind.co.za/ www.secureMIND.co.za]
ADMIT --> RESPONSE
* [https://www.streettalker.co.za StreetTalker Communication Platform Monitor Suites]
PATROLIT --> RESPONSE
PROVE --> RESPONSE
}}


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.
=== StreetTalker ===


== Manuals and Guides ==
* [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]


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.
=== AdmitIT ===


=== freeMIRROR ===
* [https://admitit.co.za/ www.AdmitIT.co.za]
* [https://app.admitit.co.za/ AdmitIT Application]


For the operation of [https://www.freemirror.co.za/ www.freeMIRROR.co.za], see:
=== ProveIT ===
 
* [[Freemirror web]]
* [[FreeMIRROR user manual]]


These pages cover the website as well as available freeMIRROR BOT and application functionality.
* [https://www.proveit.co.za/ www.ProveIT.co.za]
* [https://app.proveit.co.za/ ProveIT Application]
* [https://wiki.proveit.co.za/ ProveIT Wiki]


=== NPS-CLOUD ===
=== PatrolIT ===


For information about the NPS-CLOUD website and related functionality, see:
* [https://www.patrolit.co.za/ www.PatrolIT.co.za]
 
* [https://app.patrolit.co.za/ PatrolIT Application]
* [[NPS-CLOUD]]
* [https://wiki.patrolit.co.za/ PatrolIT Wiki and Help]
* [https://www.npscloud.co.za/ www.NPSCloud.co.za]


=== NP Tracker ===
=== NP Tracker ===
For general NP Tracker information and lookup guides, see:


* [[NP_Tracker_projects|About the NP Tracker Projects]]
* [[NP_Tracker_projects|About the NP Tracker Projects]]
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== 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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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>[[FreeMIRROR Android App]]</s>
* <s>[[NPS-ACCESS]]</s> replaced by [https://www.admitit.co.za|AdmitIT]
* <s>[[NPS-ACCESS]]</s> — visitor-management functionality is now available through [https://admitit.co.za/ AdmitIT]
* <s>[[NPS-CUSTOM]]</s> replaced by [https://www.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> replaced by [https://www.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> replaced by [https://www.admitit.co.za|AdmitIT]
* <s>[[NPS-SADL]]</s> — driver's-licence scanning functionality is available through [https://admitit.co.za/ AdmitIT]
* [[NPS-TOPC]]
* [[NPS-TOPC]]


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.
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 ==
== NPS Projects ==
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* <s>[[ANPR Project|Open Source ANPR Project]]</s>
* <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]]
* [[Cyber_Chaperone|Cyber Chaperone - AI Travel Guardian]]
* [[FarmAttack|Farm Attack Reporting Platform]]
* [[FarmAttack|Farm Attack Reporting Platform]]
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* [[FreeMIRROR_user_manual|freeMIRROR Standard]]
* [[FreeMIRROR_user_manual|freeMIRROR Standard]]
* [[NPS-Community|WhatsApp Keyword Notification]]
* [[NPS-Community|WhatsApp Keyword Notification]]
* [[TheNeedle|The Needle - Risk Management Platform]]
* '''[[TheNeedle|secureMIND]]''' — security intelligence, OSINT monitoring, analyst investigations, trend analysis and operational KPI reporting
* [[TOPC-MCD|Secure and Controlled Vehicle Owner Lookup Platform]]
* [[TOPC-MCD|Secure and Controlled Vehicle Owner Lookup Platform]]
* [[Veediefstal_WhoAreWe|Stock Theft Reporting and Owner Lookup Platform]]
* [[Veediefstal_WhoAreWe|Stock Theft Reporting and Owner Lookup Platform]]
* [[StreetTalkerWA|StreetTalker Communication Platform Monitor Suites]]
* '''[https://www.streettalker.co.za/ StreetTalker]''' — communication-channel and social-platform monitoring, keyword and campaign detection, incident signals, vehicle-registration detection and secureMIND integration
* '''AdmitIT''' - Visitor management and entrance-control platform
* '''[https://admitit.co.za/ AdmitIT]''' — visitor management and entrance-control platform
* '''ProveIT''' - Contextual and verifiable image-evidence platform
* '''[https://www.proveit.co.za/ ProveIT]''' — contextual and verifiable image-evidence platform
* '''PatrolIT''' - Patrol tracking, shift-management, communications and incident-reporting 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.
 
{{#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


Depending on the bot, these tools may assist with functions such as:
NPPROCESS --> NPDB["NP Tracker Lookup Records"]
NPDB --> NPLOOKUP


* Detecting supported vehicle registration formats in messages
META --> USER["Authorised User"]
* Submitting vehicle-related lookout information
HISTORY --> USER
* Performing registration lookups
HOT --> USER
* Managing group-related workflows
NPLOOKUP --> USER
* 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.
USER --> ASSESS["Human Assessment"]
ASSESS --> ACTION["Appropriate Operational Action"]
}}


== Information Flow ==
== Information Flow ==
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{{#mermaid:
{{#mermaid:
flowchart TD  
flowchart TD
S1["Public-domain vehicle reports"]  
S1["Public-domain vehicle reports"]
S2["Participating community channels"]  
S2["Participating community channels"]
S3["Supported submissions"]
S3["Supported submissions"]


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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.
* 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.
* Follow applicable organisational procedures.
* Contact the appropriate security service or authorities where circumstances require it.
* Contact the appropriate security service or authorities where circumstances require it.
* Handle personal and operational information responsibly.
* Handle personal and operational information responsibly.
* Use visitor, location, identity, biometric and evidence information only through authorised workflows.
* 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 ==
=== Vehicle Intelligence and ANPR ===


* [https://www.nptracker.co.za/ NP Tracker]
* [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]
=== 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/solutions.html NP Tracker Solutions]
* [https://www.nptracker.co.za/guides.html NP Tracker Guides]
* [https://www.nptracker.co.za/guides.html NP Tracker Guides]
* [https://www.npscloud.co.za/ NPS-CLOUD]
* [https://www.npscloud.co.za/projects.html NPS Project Portfolio]
* [https://www.npscloud.co.za/projects.html NPS Project Portfolio]
* [https://api.nptracker.co.za/docs/ NP Tracker API Documentation]
* [https://www.freemirror.co.za/ freeMIRROR]
* [https://www.freemirror.co.za/ freeMIRROR]


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

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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