Mobile Police Assist (MPA) products help law enforcement personnel do their work faster, smarter and safer.

iPatrol (MPANiche UK)

The power of Niche RMS on Android Note4 with Airwatch. Deployed to over 5000 officers in South Wales Police and Gwent Police.

iPatrol was built by police, for police. Key objectives are a Use Case driven user experience available on the large form factor Note4 with Stylus for data entry. With Airwatch as the EMM platform, Airwatch SDK, and NetMotion for network connectivity. Meets Home Office security and privacy guidelines, with full Audit control.

This app combines Niche RMS access, PNC, Hopewiser gazetteer, SunGard ControlWorks and Steria Storm Command and Control, with GPS Tracking, device side history, a wide range of forms from Stop Search to Intel Submit, Witness Statement, and others, and an Electronic Pocket NoteBook, with the ability to work both on-line and to a more limited extent, Off-line, given the Welsh terrain and areas lacking cellular coverage.

With twice annual releases, first to a pilot group and then forcewide, an agile process meets a large scale deployment. The large screen smartphone format, optimizing the Officer Experience, minimizing keystrokes and touch, re-using Person, Vehicle, and Address search results for form completion and data input, along with smart activities like dialing phone numbers, looking up addresses and using device capabilities to perform satnav functions just flows. All locations can be filled with address lookups, or manually supplied, all device activities are saved to the ePNB, where they can be searched or used again, and added to, and accessed for several weeks on device, and for years on the server. The ePNB is also able to accept notes, sketches, camera images and voice dictations.

  • Features
  • Extends Niche RMS to Samsung smartphones
  • Cost effective, less training for Niche users
  • Access Unit and Officer Tasks, Submit reports/notes
  • PNC database queries
  • Killer app is silent dispatch
  • History and electronic PocketNotebook
  • Benefits
  • Cost effective, less training for Niche users
  • Answers faster with no dispatch or onboard IT
  • Increased officer and admin productivity
  • Direct to database speed & reliability
  • Current call on the phone, with status and Log entries
  • All work is in your hand, increases productivity and reduces Return to Station

As a third generation mobile app, iPatrol permits officers in the field enter search data once into their Smartphone, and then search multiple back office systems and see multiple queues with pertinent results.

MPA Niche (Canada / US)

The power of Niche RMS on Android, iOS, Windows and BlackBerry.

Key objectives are to make a Use Case driven experience, with 2Factor authentication and PKI certificate based login available on all major mobile platforms, all at the same time. We support multiple EMM/MDM tools, and work with Entrust and Gemalto.

2Factor Authentication can be any combination of two of the following three: Fingerprint readers / Strong network passwords / hardware tokens and PKI Certificate based logon can be completed with NFC/BT cards/tokens or soft/derived certificates

This app combines Niche RMS access, CPIC, and MTO/PARIS, with GPS tagging and location lookup, device side history, a wide range of forms from Street Check to Intel Submit, Witness Statement, and others, and an Electronic Pocket NoteBook, with the ability to work both on-line and to a more limited extent, off-line.

The goal was to support all key mobile Use Cases functionality on a large screen smartphone format, optimizing the Officer Experience, minimizing keystrokes and touch, re-using Person, Vehicle, and Address search results for form completion and data input, along with smart activities like dialing phone numbers, looking up addresses and using device capabilities to perform satnav functions. All locations can be filled with address lookups, or manually supplied, all device activities are saved to the ePNB, where they can be searched or used again, and added to, and accessed for several weeks. The ePNB is also able to accept notes, sketches, camera images and voice dictations.

  • Features
  • Extends Niche RMS to all smartphone platforms
  • Search person, address, vehicle, occurrence
  • Access Unit and Officer Tasks, Submit reports/notes
  • CPIC database queries
  • 2FA and PKI Certificate based logon
  • Benefits
  • Cost effective, less training for Niche users
  • Answers faster with no dispatch or onboard IT
  • Increased officer and admin productivity
  • Direct to database speed & reliability
  • Meets security requirements for strong Authentication

As a third generation mobile app, MPANiche permits officers in the field enter search data once into their Smartphone, and then search multiple back office systems and see multiple queues with pertinent results.

MPAePNB – Electronic Pocket Notebook

This is our second generation electronic PocketNotebook, ePNB.

Used together with MPANiche, all Device side query and data submit activities are recorded, and timestamped and geotagged. Further, ePNB permits notes, sketches, camera pictures and audio dictation to be captured, locked, sent to the server for permanent storage and search and retrieval as pdfs. The goal has been to provide an alternative, semiautomatic method for officers to capture all notes in an electronic format, suitable for searching and extract and use in court and legal proceedings.

Used standalone, ePNB permits notes, sketches, camera pictures and audio dictation to be captured, locked, sent to the server for permanent storage and search and retrieval as pdfs.

ePNB works in conjunction with the MPAServer and the ePNB plugin and database and desktop client for access and retrieval. Superusers and managers can also access subordinates ePNB entries.

This product was designed to have searchable contents, with better access to PocketNoteBook data than traditional paper based notebooks, and according to ACPO guidelines for digital evidence.

Electronic PocketNotebook is still evolving and we are open to input and further requirements that might make this suitable in your own jurisdictions. Please do not hesitate to contact us with your requirements.

  • Features
  • Retains handheld search criteria and results
  • Save photo, audio, sketches and signatures
  • Cannot edit entries, only add new entries
  • Supports online and offline
  • Most data collection is logging officer activity
  • Can print PDFs
  • Benefits
  • Cost effective, less training for Niche users
  • Works just like a real notebook
  • Increased officer and admin productivity. Can be used for evidence.
  • Work can continue without network coverage.
  • ePNB entries are 80% automatic.
  • PDF files can be added to Electronic Case File

MPA Track

Use the MPATrack GeoTagging app to track everything – devices, people, videos, pictures, traffic tickets, witness statements, emails and more.

Leaders, teams and team members gain situational awareness as well as 100% accurate time and place recording with this cross- platfrom tracking and GeoTagging app. Adaptable to any type of group or field operation, MPATrack features large clear maps and images on Android, BB10, BlackBerry, iOS and Windows Mobile.

MPATrack is our tagging, tracking, and location reporting solution for Android, BB10, BlackBerry, iOS and Windows Mobile. It GeoTags all captured data and transactions and lets you track and control individuals or groups carrying smartphones or tablets. Device data can be sent to Intergraph I/Tracker, or other CAD and mapping solutions. Boundary alerts and notifications are set to meet your specific needs. Secure visual mapping and tracking for more knowledge, better planning, and maxi- mum situational awareness when total visibility is required.

To visualize assets on map, there are several configurable options available:

1) Google maps requires customers to have their own existing Google Maps key

2) Visualization with your existing CAD/Dispatch/Command and Control software

3) Using Open Street Maps, OSM, for asset tracking visualization

  • Features
  • GeoTags for devices, pictures, video & all media transactions
  • Annual charge – runs on mobile data plan
  • Data is captured, GeoTagged & sent to database
  • Adjustable frequency & duration GPS coordinate reporting
  • Can be used with Intergraph iTracker or other CAD
  • Groups can be defined in the MS Active Directory
  • Panic Button feature available
  • Benefits
  • Real-time situational awareness as well as accurate records
  • Major savings over the long term
  • Evidential: GeoTagged evidence fixes place, time & date
  • Flexible battery life options to fit needs as required
  • Deploy out of the box and go live the same day
  • Adapts to quickly changing situation
  • Added level of safety in hazardous situations

MPA FACSMileage Panic Button

Use the Family and Children’s Services Mileage app to record the mileage of your staff and volunteers and know your staff location during business hours. Panic Button functionality included, to record 15 seconds of audio, and send GPS co-ordinates every minute for 30 minutes, routed to team supervisors or response staff.

Family and Children’s Services main focus is the well-being and safety of children and youth. Staff visit homes and volunteers are involved as drivers, offering safe transportation. FACS Mileage is our mileage, tracking, and location reporting solution for Android, BB10, and iOS. Provides location tracking for staff during business hours for safety, and accurate mileage reporting for staff and volunteers.

Leaders, teams and team members gain situational awareness as well as 100% accurate time and place recording with this cross- platform tracking and mileage recording. Adaptable to any type of group or field operation, MPATrack features large clear maps and images on Android, BB10, BlackBerry, iOS and Windows Mobile.

  • Features
  • 60 second GPS reporting on trips, and at all right angle turns
  • Automatic accurate mileage tracking
  • Annual charge – runs on your mobile platform
  • GPS Fix sent every 5 minutes when not tracking
  • Groups can be defined in the Active Directory
  • Configurable time of day and day of week reporting
  • Volunteers who install the app can be automatically registered
  • Benefits
  • Good for Mileage and not draining the battery
  • No need for staff to fill out mileage reports, and transcribe them for re-imbursement
  • Major savings over the long term
  • Know where your staff are all day for improved safety
  • Adapts to quickly changing staffing
  • Complies with privacy legislation
  • Fast Setup for volunteers

MPA Dictation

Get the power of Nuance Dragon Naturally Speaking with the mobility and security of Android, BB10, iOS and Windows Phone.

Convert voice to text, verify, send & store all data using any Android, BlackBerry, BB10, iOS or Windows Mobile smartphone and tablet. Save time, gather fresh, detailed intel on the scene & simplify workflow with our secure Nuance-based transcription and reporting app.

MPA Dictation – our Nuance-based mobile dictation product – takes the paper out of paperwork by converting voice to text. It allows for voice to text transcription using Android, BB10, BlackBerry, iOS and Windows Mobile smartphones and tablets. Now your field personnel can prepare and submit lengthy reports, occurrences, intel and more, all via secure* voice dictation. Officers speak into their device, then receive a secure email with a voice-to-text transcription for review and approval. The transcribed document is then saved and sent to the enterprise Records Management System.

  • Secure, encrypted & accurate mobile voice-to- text transcription for any smartphone of tablet.
  • Reports, witness statements & notes are converted to text, via voice recording on the scene or in the cruiser.
  • Save time starting on any documents more over 100 words.
  • Ideal for any agency with reporting bottlenecks.
  • Ease and accuracy with simple deployment.
  • Features
  • Runs on Android, BB10, BlackBerry iOS & Windows Mobile
  • Extends voice-to-text capability to mobile, fleet & field staff
  • Converts spoken word to text with proven accuracy
  • Witness statements, reports, notes done on the move
  • Complies with legal evidence requirements
  • Secure, encrypted wireless enterprise app
  • Benefits
  • Any smartphone or tablet with ease of deployment
  • Takes advanced desktop efficiencies to the field
  • Proven reliability with significant time savings
  • Eliminates the need to do things twice
  • Faster more efficient digital records
  • Staff works closely with accurate info

Select app & speak

  • Open app on ribbon
  • Read or speak to phone or tablet
  • General reports, witness statements, any document of 100 words or more
  • Extend power of Nuance Dragon

Record voice & send

  • Record voice using smartphone or tablet
  • Send to server for transcription
  • All voice & text is saved and stored for enterprise RMS

Get email, approve & submit

  • Email sent back with text for review
  • Simple edit, approve & submit
  • Auto-save to enterprise data-base
  • Fast, productive & accurate

MPA BeatBlog

Team members get instant access to current legislation and briefings on Android, BB10, BlackBerry, iOS and Windows Mobile devices. They communicate effectively with secure inter- group blog posts, updates and GPS tagged photos, as well as full access to the most up to date legislation.

With secure* blog entries, MPABeatBlog allows your team members to share and update briefings, add comments, and post GPS tagged entries and photos. Users have access to rolling briefings and can provide comments and updates visible to their group, with group-based content and readership from MS Active Directory. Team members have immediate access to up-to- date legislation, with auto updates pushed to their smartphones or tablets for local storage.

  • Secure, mobile group communications and situational awareness for any smartphone or tablet.
  • Members have access to all updated legislation for 100% accuracy and on-the- spot knowledge.
  • Works on Android, BB10, BlackBerry, iOS and Windows Mobile.
  • Eliminates the need for multiple dispatch calls to Communicate vital and current information.
  • Team members can post tagged photos and text.
  • Features
  • Available for Android, BB10, BlackBerry, iOS and Windows Mobile
  • Extends voice-to-text capability to mobile, fleet & field staff
  • Blogs for related groups of officers or special details
  • Rich GPS tagged media for any smartphone or tablet
  • Staff Sergeant prepares brief at a desktop
  • Secure, encrypted wireless enterprise app
  • Benefits
  • Works on any smartphone or tablet
  • Takes advanced desktop efficiencies to the field
  • Team members share knowledge assets and interests
  • Accessible, easy to use and understand
  • No change to existing process
  • Staff works closely with accurate info

MPA Activity Report

Complete Daily Activity Reports on your phone, tablet or in a browser.

With this time saving Business Activity Reporting app, your field staff can enter data about what they’ve done from their cruisers or anywhere else in the field. They can quickly record and save information, a bit at a time, right after the activity occurs without relying only on notes or memory. All without coming into the station to use their PC. Date and other information is automatically entered as users open the app. All entries are saved and sent securely to your database.

  • Two categories, number of hours spent, and number of activities completed.
  • Activities completed at the end of every shift.
  • Secure, encrypted, mobile reporting.
  • Reports by activity, by period, and by person.
  • Supports both statistics and annual performance reviews.
  • Easy to use interface.
  • MPA Vehicle Inspection.
  • Features
  • Runs on legacy BlackBerry Java and BlackBerry 10 and Android 4.x
  • Simplified Checklists and drop downs with minimal typing
  • Fuel and Mileage reporting form
  • Automate start and end of shift activities
  • Automated secure sending to database
  • Benefits
  • Highest security with ease of deployment
  • Efficient data entry by officers, retrieval and analysis by management
  • See where fuel dollars are spent
  • More fleet knowledge faster – eliminated paper
  • Less time gathering, following up and processing data

MPA Vehicle Inspection

Perform Vehicle Inspections at start and end of shift, on your phone, table or in a browser.

Collect fleet information at the start and end of every shift, without any paper. Make note of a radio number and the results of a circle check, while the car warms up, and then off you go.

  • Are all the duty items available in the cruiser?
  • Were any consumed during the shift?
  • Is any maintenance required on the vehicle?

Get the information to fleet immediately.

  • Features
  • Runs on legacy BlackBerry Java and BlackBerry 10 and Android 4.x
  • Simplified Checklists and drop downs with minimal typing
  • Fuel and Mileage reporting form
  • Automate start and end of shift activities
  • Automated secure sending to database
  • Benefits
  • Highest security with ease of deployment
  • Efficient data entry by officers, retrieval and analysis by management
  • See where fuel dollars are spent
  • More fleet knowledge faster – eliminated paper
  • Less time gathering, following up and processing data

MPA Admin

MPA Admin provides all administrative capabilities for the Mobile Police Assist suite of BlackBerry, Android and iOS smartphone applications for Law Enforcement.

Role based interface – Dispatch, Alert Monitoring, Transcription, system administration.

  • Track users in real time or look up historical GPS information.
  • Run Activity and Vehicle Inspection reports, summary and detail.
  • Configure the system for routing dictation and transcription.
  • Store/forward images, GPS co-ordinates to CAD.
  • Build out users and groups and notifications.
  • Prepare and distribute briefings.

Get the information to fleet immediately.

  • Features
  • Connects to your Active Directory for Login
  • View your own groups locations, history and mileage
  • See Check-in/out messages & Alerts
  • Standard windows interface
  • Benefits
  • Existing passwords and rights
  • Maintains supervisor/staff privacy
  • Increased staff safety and awareness
  • Easy to learn and use