InformaCam Server documentation V2¶

Terms¶

Genealogy
In the context of the InformaCam system, the Genealogy provides the time of creation of a piece of media on its submitting device, and the time of submission of the media to a dedicated InformaCam digital repository.

Device Integrity
In the context of InformaCam system, the Device Integrity is how certain an InformaCam system can be that a piece of media was captured on a 'registered' device. The integrity is established by a system of verfications, and encryption technologies. [link to InformaCam overview from phone app documentation].

*Submitted by
In the context of InformaCam system, Submitted By refers to the device (and its corresponding device signature) that was used to capture a piece of media and to submit to a dedicated repository. It does not refer to a human user, who could be in possession of more than one device signature. This device signature is established [link to device signature information from phone app documentation]

Submission Views
Each media submission can be viewed in multiple contexts.

• Normal View
  The Normal view provides overview information about the media:
  • Intent
  • Genealogy
  • Device Information
  • Device Integrity
• Map View
  The Map View identifies on a map the location (using latitude and longitude) a media piece was captured. This view also identifies the locations (latitude and longitude) that any edits were completed on a media file while it was on the a submitter's InformaCam mobile device.
• Motion View
  TBD
• Network View
  TBD

Steps¶

Locate a Submission¶

• Locate Media using Search
  • Click on Search, located in the top, right horizontal menu bar
  • Search by (link to different search options
• Locate Media from Submissions listing
  • Click on Submissions, located in the top, right horizontal menu bar
  • From the list of Media that appears, click on the Filename of the submission you wish to View
  • You will be brought to that media piece's Normal View.

Rename Media Object¶

By default a media element is name "Image by [submitter public key]" or "Video by [submitter public key]. To rename a media object to a more intuitive name:

• Click Options drop-down menu, located in the top, left horizontal menu bar.
• Select Rename file
• In the dialog box that appears, enter the new name you wish to enter
• Click OK

Export Video¶

TDB

Export Metadata As¶

TBD

View Messages¶

Messages that have been associated with a Media file (from the submitter and a reviewer), can be accessed and added here:

• Click Options drop-down menu, located in the top, left horizontal menu bar.
• Select View Messages
• A dialog box will appear. Existing messages will be listed.

Send a Message¶

• [SENT TO TBD]
• Click Send
• Click the X in the upper right hand corner to close

Search by keyword¶

• Enter Keyword in the Keyword field, located in the left-hand search column
• If you are done applying search options, click Search.
• If there are results that match your query, they will appear in the right-hand search column

Search by Time¶

• To select, click on one of the timeframe options available to you in the left-hand search column
• If you are done applying search options, click Search.
• If there are results that match your query, they will appear in the right-hand search column

Search by Type¶

• To select, click on one of the Type options available to you in the left-hand search column
• If you are done applying search options, click Search.
• If there are results that match your query, they will appear in the right-hand search column

Search by Location
- TBD¶

Save a search¶

You can save combinations of search options that you have selected, so that you can reuse the same search at another time period.

• Select the Time, Type, Location, or Keywords options you would like to apply to a Search
• Click Search
• If there are results that match your query, they will appear in the right-hand search column
• Click on the Save Search button, located in the upper, right-hand corner of the results search column
• Give the saved search a name
• Click OK.

Load a Saved Search¶

• [insert Locate Media Using Search]
• Click Load
• In the Save Searches dialog box that appears, double-click on the Save Search you wish to apply.
• The Saved Search options will load in the left-hand search column.
  • Click Search.
  • If there are results that match your query, they will appear in the right-hand search column

Reset Search¶

To clear search options that have been previously applied

• Click on the Reset button available at the top of the left-hand search column

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-TBD
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-TBD
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