| Term | Meaning |
|---|---|
| AI | Artificial intelligence: software that suggests observations, answers, and report wording for an officer to check |
| AI live watch | Mission Overwatch option that checks selected live pictures and suggests alerts, when permitted by the agency’s AI settings |
| AlphaRelay Operator | Licensed Android or iOS app for controller-screen mission capture, remote live, field events, Device Live AI, and Mission Viewer |
| Approve alert | Timeline decision that allows a Device Live AI or AI live-watch alert to proceed to screenshot review when enabled for the mission and report consideration; it does not complete officer review of the analysis |
| AI Review | Closed-mission tab for reviewing actual video against selected targets, verifying candidate findings with evidence screenshots, and accepting or rejecting mission-relevant findings |
| Ask AI | AI Review area for asking questions about the main uploaded recording from a closed mission; it cannot change the record and remains available after approval |
| Alert on people | Turns routine person alerts on or off; other available alert controls depend on the mission’s AI settings |
| Activity Log | View-only area under Organization Settings that shows important actions and who took them; officers can filter by person, mission, action, or date |
| Add optional recording | Media action for adding an aircraft, goggles-screen, or other video file and lining it up with the mission timeline |
| AAR Chain of Custody | Evidence listed with the after-action report and checked by Seal entire mission; files excluded from this list are not automatically sealed |
| Chain of custody | The history showing where mission evidence came from, who handled it, and whether its digital fingerprint still matches |
| Command Center | Default Mission Dashboard view for operational status, active missions, attention items, automatic alerts, and report follow-ups |
| Controller Screen Capture | Workflow where the normal flight app keeps control while Operator records the visible controller, iPhone, or iPad screen |
| Controller Livestream | Workflow that copies AlphaRelay’s displayed values into DJI Custom RTMP or Skydio RTSP External Server so the controller sends video directly into the mission |
| Video Link | Workflow that scans or pastes an authorized video web link so AlphaRelay can bring it into the mission without recording the phone or tablet screen |
| HDMI Capture Card | Small adapter that turns a controller’s HDMI output into USB video for Android, USB-C iPad, or a laptop; iPhone is not supported |
| Laptop HDMI Capture | Browser workflow created from the Dashboard; Connect & go live records controller video received through a USB HDMI capture card |
| Goggles Mode | DJI Avata and compatible DJI Goggles workflow where AlphaRelay on a separate Android device captures the DJI Fly live view; compatible hardware enables the mode, then the operator taps Start Mission |
| Device Live AI | Checks mission pictures and suggests alerts. Where the checks run depends on the agency and mission settings; see Live AI alerts. |
| Internet | The normal mission type used by Start Mission; internet enables remote viewing and immediate upload, while supported local recording can continue through an outage |
| Done — continue | Closed-mission action that records completion of Timeline, Media, or AI Review and opens the next unfinished step; Timeline moves unresolved candidates to Dismissed, while AI Review rejects undecided findings |
| Import mission | Mission History flow that creates a closed post-flight record from external footage and photos |
| Import mission data… | Preview that lists a large evidence or mapping package on your computer without uploading or changing the files |
| Items Requiring Officer Review | Report checklist items that need human resolution before submission |
| Live Overwatch Screen | Connection panel used by certain agency Android versions to view video over the same Wi-Fi network |
| Live stream (WebRTC) | The app’s label for remote live video over the internet; officers do not need to configure WebRTC |
| Live Ask AI | Active-mission workflow in Mission Overwatch and Android/iOS Operator that answers a typed or dictated question from one current live picture and shares the saved answer across mission views |
| Mission sidebar | Right-rail active-mission tabs for Timeline, Events, Ask AI, optional Map, and a conditional Livestream or HDMI Input tab |
| Organization Documents | Signed pilot agreement PDFs linked to an organization |
| Mission Console | Dashboard link name for opening Mission Overwatch |
| Mission Dashboard | Agency home for mission summaries, history, search, and after-action reports awaiting review |
| Mission Overwatch | Per-mission browser workspace; active missions use a full-screen live command view with a tabbed right-side Mission sidebar, while closed missions use the review workflow |
| Mission operator | Separate organization-membership designation that makes a person available in the AlphaRelay Operator roster and permits mission start; it is not an organization role |
| Mission sharing | Share workflow that gives an eligible user working access to one mission without granting organization-wide access or mission-start authority |
| Mission Viewer | View Live Mission on Android or Watch Live Mission on iOS for active remote live, timeline updates and alerts, event logging, and optional mission-scoped location sharing from a secondary licensed device |
| Operational Map | Optional mission map showing the reported positions of selected people carrying licensed Android or iOS devices; saved trails become map evidence files |
| Mission-specific AI targets | Up to eight visible details saved for AI live watch on one mission in addition to standard and scenario targets |
| Offline package | ZIP archive with viewer for point-in-time mission export |
| Official mission event | Undeleted human-created event, approved automatic AI alert, or accepted AI Review finding that received Timeline officer review; this set drives counts, reports, exports, playback markers, and evidence views |
| Pilot agreement | Prepared agreement PDF signed through AlphaRelay before or during agency onboarding |
| Pilot app | Older documentation term for the Android app now named AlphaRelay Operator |
| Pilot mode | Optional direct AlphaRelay aircraft-control mode for supported DJI controller and aircraft combinations after AlphaRelay confirms the live connection |
| Local AI | Checks that run on the phone, tablet, or controller; the available options depend on the agency and device. |
| Pilot console | In-app settings (Mission, Flight, Events, System) |
| Play with Events | Footage player with synchronized event markers |
| Public live view | Read-only link and QR code for an active mission’s video only; it does not show events or alerts; anyone with the link can view without signing in until an authorized user ends it or the mission closes |
| Quick events | One-tap event buttons; agency scenarios can define up to seven, with the standard set used when none is configured |
| Local Network | Android-only option in certain agency versions for viewing over the same Wi-Fi network; it is not shown in the current public Operator workflow |
| Scenario template | Built-in or agency-created mission setup that can provide quick events, report focus, and visible AI watch targets |
| Trash | Mission History recovery area that keeps a deleted mission and its linked record recoverable for up to 30 days; authorized admins can permanently Delete now sooner |
| Start a Mission | Operator landing-screen action that opens Choose video source before operator, scenario, mission name, AI targets, and alert setup |
| Voice relay | Voice logging with keyword relay before event details |
| What should AI look for? | Operator-selected tags that define a post-mission AI Review run; at least one is required before Analyze media |
| Combine selected | Brings completed missions from one agency into one incident record; hides the original entries while preserving their evidence and source information |
| Distinct track evidence | Supporting sightings and recording times used to count a person or object once across a recording |
| Hybrid cloud review | Optional, agency-controlled setting that adds online checks to on-device live AI while internet is available |
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