Patrol Technologies
NFC Technology
Askari uses NFC Technology, Near-field communication (NFC) as a short-range wireless technology that connects Askari App to synchonize data between mobo app and askari web Dashboard, this stats can be fully programmable on the NFC.
The Android Beam must be turned on to “scan” Checkpoints using NFC Tags, For NFC Tags place the Android device over the physical NFC Tag to scan until acknowledged by the device.
The wireless technology known as NFC (Near Field Communication) enables the exchange of data between a chip and an NFC-enabled device, including URLs, plain text, and alphanumeric data.
NFC Tags can only be utilized in your Askari Portal with the Android platform and are not acquired from a third party provider. IOS does not presently support NFC activation.
Bluettoth Low Energy Active Beacons
with Askari Bluetooth beacons as hardware transmitters — a class of Bluetooth Low Energy (LE) devices that broadcast their identifier to nearby Askari devices.
QR Tag
Askari uses a QR code as checkpoint that is configured uniquely to get geocordinates. Each QR code consists black squares and dots which represent different pieces of information. When scanned, the unique pattern on the barcode translates specific data.
When using an Android device, a physical checkpoint can have either a Barcode, QR Code or NFC Tag that must be physically scanned at that location and each Checkpoint scan is GPS and Date and Time Stamped.
To scan a Checkpoint click on the Scan Checkpoint icon which will launch the device camera:
For Barcodes or QR Codes place them in the device camera’s frame and move in or out to focus and scan.
What do Checkpoints mean?
Checkpoints have long been used to demonstrate that an officer was present and moving around as an accountability measure. The use of checkpoints for reducing risk and liability was invented by Askari. A Checkpoint in Askari is a tangible object that needs to be scanned or read at a certain area. Barcodes, NFC chips, and QR codes are a few examples. For each specific Checkpoint that an officer must acknowledge, you can write officer training notes using the Checkpoint Feature. This enables you to inform your client of not just WHEN and WHERE your officer was on the property, but also WHAT they did while there.
The physical checkpoint scan, officer instructions, acknowledgement, notes, audio files, pictures, and checkpoint closure are all individually date- and time-stamped, and the checkpoint itself is GPS-dated and time-stamped.
The Daily Activity Report that the Property or Facility Manager will see has pre-populated Report Notes that you can generate using the Checkpoint Feature for each each checkpoint.
A Checkpoint Tour may include the installation of a Checkpoint.
