Adding a POI

Adding a POI

Adding a Person of Interest, or "POI" into SOVA involves a few steps. First, we add the POI including his name (if known, physical characteristics, clothing worn, emotional state, etc. Next we add images. SOVA allows you to add 12 library images for the POI, then each time you have an encounter with the POI, you can (and should) add a new encounter image. Finally, you can choose to share the POI with other local area businesses and set an optional "Watch Alert" for the POI. The screen to add a POI is shown below:


Steps to add a POI to SOVA:

  1. Navigate to Persons of Interest > Add POI (screen shown above)
  2. Add required and optional information to the form. Required information includes:
    • Threat level - assigning a threat level for the POI allows you to differentiate high threat POI's from others. Additionally, if you add an encounter to a POI who has a threat level of 5 or above, notifications can be sent out to interested parties at your business alerting them to this.
    • Gender - choices are male, female or undetermined
    • Race - select from a list of choices
    • Age - select a range
    • Height - select a range
    • Weight - select a range
  3. Choose whether or not to share the POI data with others. Your location retains the right to edit the POI while shared locations can only view the POI
  4. Save the POI
  5. Back at the POI listview located at Persons of Interest > List POI, decide whether to add the POI to your "Watch List"
  6. Optionally, print the POI and post in your office or share with local businesses or law enforcement.

FYI - users of SOVA mobile have access to review POI's added to your location, but cannot add new POI's from their mobile devices. The screen below shows the POI list from SOVA Mobile.


    • Related Articles

    • Persons of Interest (mobile)

      Another useful feature of SOVA is the ability to view all persons of interest (POI's) within SOVA Mobile. Of course, this assumes you are using SOVA Web to track and enroll your POI's. If not, you should begin taking advantage of this advanced ...
    • Add Recipients to a Communication List

      The Communication screen is where you can setup lists of recipients that have opted in to receive notifications about SOVA for your specific location. There are currently 22 different ways that SOVA can communicate via email, SMS and automated voice ...
    • Filtering POI Images

      Viewing images of persons of interest (POI's) in a gallery is sometimes the best way to quickly get to the information you need. Often, you don't have the names of the persons that you are keeping a watchful eye on, so being able to perform an image ...
    • Setting a Watch List for a POI

      Setting a watch list for a POI allows you to be notified if another business in your area encounters a POI that is known to your system, providing that business is within the watch radius that you set for the POI. Of course, the other business must ...
    • POI face recognition in Android

      Our latest mobile app release 2.3.2 adds an exciting new feature allowing you to capture an image of a person of interest (POI) and compare the face with biometrics of faces previously stored in your POI library. If a match is found, it is presented ...