7/15/2013 1st Welcome to the  Annual Texas LPR User Group Meeting Sponsored by: AGENDA • Housekeeping Items – parking, lunch, sign‐in sheet, emergency exits • Introductions / Goals (Lieutenant Shilson / Sergeant Marthiljohni) • Vigilant Overview ‐ QUICKLY (Brian Shockley) • LPR Best Practices (data retention, privacy, policies) (Brian Shockley) • Data Sharing (Hannah Karr) • Lunch /  Demo of New Interface and Tools (Mike Budz) • Future Vision (Brian Shockley) • Wrap‐up / Q&A Sponsored by: • Additional Demo Time (if needed) 1 7/15/2013 VIGILANT SOLUTIONS – AN OVERVIEW Brian Shockley, VP of Marketing Protecting Officers, Families and Communities © 2012 Vigilant Solutions VIGILANT – COMPANY SNAPSHOT • Fastest growing company within our market segment of US public safety technology solutions • Over 2,500 agencies and 30,000 sworn as customer base • Founded in January 2005; approaching 100 employees • Rapid sales growth and product innovation • Headquartered in Livermore, California (HQ) • Majority ownership of Digital Recognition Network (DRN) #1 North American Public Safety Market Provider of LPR Products & Services 2 7/15/2013 VIGILANT – OUR CUSTOMERS • Department of Homeland Security • Department of Justice / Department of Defense • >50 million LPR scans monthly • Exclusive LPR Provider for US Lenders • 30,000 users at 2,500 agencies • Local, State, Regional Initiatives VIGILANT SUCCESSES • Literally hundreds of testimonials every year from customers • Homicide, rape, burglary, identity theft, organized crime, etc • Much of this information can not be shared due to adjudication, ongoing investigations, or desire by agency not to advise other criminals of the tools they are using • All press releases and other marketing efforts require coordination and approval with the Agency Customer Now for some real-life examples of how we protect officers, families and communities… 3 7/15/2013 VIGILANT CASE FILE: DRUG CARTEL • Vehicle stop in Maryland with $500K in cocaine hidden in secret compartment • Search of Vigilant LPR data shows vehicle in four different apartment complexes in Houston metro dating between 2011 and 2013; car is registered in state other than Texas • Second vehicle identified with same registered address (different owner) also seen at same apartment complexes • Analysis of Vigilant LPR data yields >20 additional vehicles frequenting same four apartment complexes; one of these vehicles stopped in Mississippi with 9,000 doses of cocaine also in a hidden compartment • Investigation uncovers major narcotics cartel operating out of Texas and trafficking narcotics in multiple states “The historical LPR data and investigative tools from Vigilant are solely responsible for us  identifying the apartment complexes and over twenty (20) vehicles to date that are a part  of this cell. I am confîdent that our investigation, enabled by Vigilant, will result in identify  many more vehicles, allow us to seize more drugs, and ultimately bring about the  downfall of this large drug trafficking operation.” Interdiction Officer Thompson VIGILANT CASE FILE: CHILD ABDUCTION • Fifteen year-old girl abducted by illegal immigrant in NY • Taken to another state (MD) and held as sex slave • LPR data from Vigilant located the vehicle and allowed for rescue of victim and apprehension of suspect 4 7/15/2013 MOBILE LPR • • • • • • Color & infrared (IR) cameras w/ optical character recognition Up to four (4) cameras per vehicle Seamless Integration with LEARN intelligence suite Unmatched performance – Winner of CHP “shootout” Real-time interdiction and localized data collection Intuitive user interface with exclusive features VIGILANT EXCLUSIVE – MOBILE HIT HUNTER • Optional service for Vigilant Mobile LPR • Matches >40 million monthly reads of “private” data against law enforcement client hotlists • Delivers hits to active mobile LPR systems within 3-mile radius of match • Greatly enhances officer efficiency “Mobile Hit Hunter is incredible. It’s like shooting fish in a barrel.” 5 7/15/2013 VIGILANT EXCLUSIVE – MOBILE COMPANION • Optional service for Vigilant LEARN / NVLS Users • Scan license plates from Android device or iPhone • Share with agencies nationwide • Perform LPR queries • Receive hotlist alerts “Mobile companion has greatly expanded our use of LPR in the field. It is an extremely useful tool for officers that do not have an LPR-equipped vehicle and for use in special events where vehicles are tightly parked.” FIXED LPR • For perimeter security of your City or Region – identify and intervene • Unmanned LPR for high capacity operations • Seamless Integration with LEARN for automated alerting, hotlist management, data sharing and remote updates • Target Alert Service for remote alerting on virtually any device “The use of Fixed cameras has really complemented our overall LPR program. We know when wanted vehicles are entering our community and can take action.” 6 7/15/2013 VIGILANT EXCLUSIVE – LPR DATA NETWORK (NVLS) • The nation’s first and largest national LPR data sharing initiative • • • • Over 1.2 billion records total ~50 million records added per month Over 10 million per month in TX Over 225 million all time in TX WHERE DOES THE DATA COME FROM? Law Enforcement & Commercial Applications Vehicle Asset Recovery                 Law Enforcement                General Security a Vigilant Solutions Company • • • • Mobile and Fixed LPR Vigilant Customers ALL Major Competitors Shared at no cost to  Law Enforcement 7 • Casinos • Malls and Retail • Parking & Access Control 7/15/2013 DRN‐TO‐VIGILANT DATA FLOW DRN Scout Vehicles Collect Data for their Clients Data is copied to Vigilant’s Law Enforcement Data Center (VA) Scans are sent to the DRN data center (TX) WHO OWNS THE DATA? For Law Enforcement Contributed Data • Data is property of Agency, not Vigilant • Data is subject to retention policy set by Agency • Data is NOT shared to any entity by Vigilant; Agency  controls its Sharing • Contribute to NVLS National Data Sharing Pool • All of the above still hold true • Allow LPRD Sharing • Share with external (non‐hosted) servers • Agency specific sharing For “Private” Data from DRN and other Commercial  Sources • Vigilant owns the data and manages its retention 8 7/15/2013 WHO CAN ACCESS THE DATA? Simple answer: Only law enforcement can access the data center,  Vigilant online investigative tools, and the data itself. HOW DO I ACCESS THE DATA? One of Two Ways: NVLS Web Portal • Simple License Plate Queries • Full plate lookup ONLY • Daily / Weekly Query Limits LEARN with Private Data Subscription • Advanced License Plate Queries • Partial Plates • Geo-fences • Analytics • Pattern Crimes / Common Plates • Possible Associates • Mapping Alert Service • GIS Interface to private data “Hits” ‐ Sacramento County reference stats ‐ 9 7/15/2013 LEARN ENTERPRISE LPR INTELLIGENCE • Web-based LPR management solution • No software or servers to manage • Centralized, secure and hosted data warehousing • Inherent interoperability and data sharing • Time and geo-coded queries / analytics • Auditing and reporting • DEMO later ANALYTIC TOOLS ‐ STAKEOUT • Conduct surveillance on  physical address(es) • View LPR visit(s) and  associated LPR data • Select multiple locations  and run common plate  analysis for suspect(s)  or witness identification 10 7/15/2013 LPR BEST PRACTICES Brian Shockley,  VP of Marketing Protecting Officers, Families and Communities © 2012 Vigilant Solutions LPR BEST PRACTICES Major Cities Chiefs Monday, January 28th, 2013 • Have a written policy* • Know the issues* • Classify your data as Exempt / Confidential / FOUO • Consider Statute of Limitations when developing  retention policy; keep it reasonable • Involve your legal team  Other Best Practices: • Share data* • Have a training program • Take advantage of all features and capabilities • Keep LPR units active / grid your area • Use wildcards / Victimology 101 • Get ahead of public and media / emphasize benefits *More detail to follow 11 7/15/2013 HAVE A WRITTEN POLICY THE SINGLE most important thing you can do;  one of the most often overlooked (MCC survey  says only 46% of agencies have this in place) Elements: • • • • • • Training requirements Proper Use / Improper Use Patrol & Response Procedures Oversight and Discipline Retention Policy Classification of LPR Data (Exempt / Confidential /  FOUO) Samples available from Vigilant and/or IACP  Policy and Operational Guidance document. www.vigilantsolutions.com/texaslpr KNOW THE ISSUES & GET AHEAD OF THEM Certain groups and the media love to stir the pot: • LPR is used to track innocent citizens • It’s an invasion of privacy How to prepare and respond: • Get ahead of it – spin off some PR on the increased safety it is providing, tell  successes from around the country that garner more emotion than the “privacy”  scare (Amber Alerts, homicides, etc) • Be versed on your written policy; state that per your agency policy the system’s use is  monitored and audited on a regular basis.  A reason for query and case number is  required for each and every access into the system. • Remind your audience that the system does nothing that officers have not already  been doing since the advent of the license plate. • Remind the audience that the system is only looking at a plate, not an individual…and  that there is no personally identifiable information used.  The system sees all plates  equally, does not discriminate, and only alerts the officer if the LP is wanted in  connection to a crime. http://lapd.com/blog/protecting_officers_and _the_public_with_lpr_technology/ 12 7/15/2013 DATA SHARING Why share data? • To enable investigators and analysts to solve more cases • To enable broader analytics and pattern analysis • To locate and bring more criminals to justice • To save lives DATA SHARING – VIGILANT USERS 13 7/15/2013 DATA SHARING – OTHER USERS No worries – several scenarios, proven with both PIPS and Elsag SCENARIO 1: Keep your existing server; share only to NVLS Vigilant plug‐in  installed on your  server NVLS. PIPS or Elsag Server Plate queries against 1.2 billion LPR scans Continue using existing back office for  system management and advanced queries Agency Users ~30,000 NVLS Users DATA SHARING – OTHER USERS SCENARIO 2: Use existing server as pass through; create LEARN account PIPS or Elsag Server with  Vigilant plug‐in Back office only for  management of systems; data  pass through eliminates  requirement for local data  storage or server expansion,  local database maintenance,  software updates LEARN NVLS Advanced query  capability, Mapping  Alert Service, sharing  with other Vigilant  agencies, etc Agency Users 14 ~30,000 NVLS Users 7/15/2013 DATA SHARING – OTHER USERS SCENARIO 3: Conversion Kits* to use existing PIPS / Elsag cameras with LEARN LEARN Replace existing LPR in‐vehicle processor  with Vigilant DSP Processor and use existing  cameras* eliminating need for local server  and enabling Vigilant features such as  remote software updates, Mobile Hit  Hunter, etc NVLS Advanced query  capability, Mapping  Alert Service, sharing  with other Vigilant  agencies, etc Agency Users ~30,000 NVLS Users LUNCH TIME Grab a sandwich and hurry back; we will  continue while we eat. Next Up: Demo of New Tools & Future Plans 15 7/15/2013 THE FUTURE – GUIDING PRINCIPLES Minimize training – app concept – KISS Its all about the data – what else can we do with the data? • Integrating public records with LPR, improve officer safety with proactive warnings  of vehicles and/or addresses with prior criminal conviction history • Use historical LPR data to provide a virtual stakeout of an address • Use historical LPR data to find common plates seen at multiple crime scenes or  places of interest. NEAR‐TERM ROADMAP • • • • • • • • Alert Notification Filters (agency & hotlist) Hit Dispositions / Action Taken Sharing Map (completed) Alert Segregation (Mobile Companion, TAS, Mobile Hit Hunter, Email) Wildcard Characters (*, ?, _) Include State on Agency Data Sharing List Simplified / intuitive hotlist sharing Many, many, many more…a word on our development process 16 7/15/2013 FACESEARCH FACIAL RECOGNITION – BASICS • Highly accurate biometric facial recognition     • Hosted on Top‐Tier Data Center   • 95%+ success with NIST database at matching top 5  nearest; controlled environment / benchmark only* Real world accuracy above 80% including off‐axis  images, illumination challenges, and other variables Minimal impact from hair styles, facial hair, and slight  aging Integrated illumination adjustment to reduce  challenges of shadows Designed for hot‐list management in tens of millions of  faces Speed of querying against 10 million records: less than  3 seconds Pre‐populated facial images   Web crawler auto‐updates sexual predator and  Crimestopper facial images from thousands of websites Ability to easily  import agency facial records FACESEARCH WEB ‐ INVESTIGATIVE QUERIES 17 7/15/2013 FACESEARCH MOBILE • Android mobile application provides capture, query and identity validation capabilities in the field OFFICER SAFETY – PROTECTION ALERT (IN THE CAR) • Facial records – DMV = vehicle associations • No hit alerts, but a distinct audible and visual indication that a vehicle is associated  with someone with known criminal history • Facial images embedded into LPR record • Consider sex offender travelling with young child or burglar with tools in back seat 18 7/15/2013 CODE NAME: MOAB Public Records  Addresses Historical LPR  Data Probabilistic Assessment  of Where to Find  Person(s) of Interest CODE NAME: MOAB 2 • Find Persons of Interest  More Quickly • Make Educated Field  Investigations • Save Time • Leave the Little Old Ladies  Alone…or not 1 5 3 4 19 7/15/2013 WHAT IDEAS DO YOU HAVE? What ideas do you have? Simple changes – move this button over there Process oriented – when I get an alert, I want it to do this… New functionality – I have a problem, it would be great if you could find a way to... The only stupid idea is one unspoken. FOR MORE INFORMATION www.vigilantsolutions.com www.youtube.com/VigilantSolutions Lieutenant Brian Marshall, Marietta PD Brian Shockley, Vigilant Solutions Mike Budz, Vigilant Solutions Hannah Karr, Vigilant Solutions 20