Home screen

This topic provides an overview of the Home screen and all the settings and buttons on it. However if you require an overview of how to get started creating a case and to understand what's required for different types of cases refer to Getting started.

The Home screen which is opened from the main menu, allows you to start the process of building a new case. It also allows you to determine the operator who provides the cellular service to a mobile phone number. Depending on the account type you have the Home page may be configured differently.

Depending on the objective of your case there are different screens you will need to complete. OSS-ESPA provides a number of pre-defined mission sets for you to select depending on your objective. These are optional but can be useful especially if you are new to OSS-ESPA. If you are using the wizard to create your case then missions sets step you through the screens required to build. Mission sets provide you with a preview of your case results. The following mission sets are available:

  • The Crime scene/Location analysis mission set can help you to locate a person so that you can either include or exclude them as potential perpetrators of the crime.

  • The Historical pattern of life analysis mission set can help you locate a person's potential location based on an analysis of their previous locations during the calendar week.

  • The Real-Time location monitoring through GPS Track mission set can help you to locate and monitor the current location of a person.

Click to start creating a new case. The Create new case screen opens providing you with the first step in creating your case. For further information on creating a case:

Enter the required phone number then click Search to determine the operator who provides the cellular service to a mobile phone number. You can only enter one phone number at a time, and the number can also include spaces and "-". The Determine the provider screen opens.