diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 0242199c9..af01f9c20 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -30,6 +30,12 @@
 
 ## ALPR camera locations
 
+- Port Manjunath's (@manjunath22466) cyan camera badges, coral selection brackets,
+  gradient direction wedges and animated tactical labels into the reusable ALPR
+  layer. Keep bounded source loading, stable entities, selection and SHOW NEAREST.
+- Align the ALPR layer-row header with other layers, keeping the toggle beside
+  the name instead of wrapping it onto its own line.
+
 - Label the loaded camera count as nearby, show a purple-dot legend, and add
   SHOW NEAREST to frame and select a loaded camera when none are on screen,
   using the available 3D-tile or globe terrain height.
diff --git a/docs/CURRENT-STATE.md b/docs/CURRENT-STATE.md
index ba03ad08a..cfb1f720f 100644
--- a/docs/CURRENT-STATE.md
+++ b/docs/CURRENT-STATE.md
@@ -89,8 +89,15 @@ registration supplies selection, picking, terrain and
 render services. Selected cards and Data attribution identify OpenStreetMap.
 Layer state and the existing voice layer tools include `alpr-cameras`.
 The row count explicitly says **nearby**: loaded records can be outside the
-screen. A purple-dot legend identifies the fixed 8-pixel markers (12 pixels when
-selected). **SHOW NEAREST** frames and selects the nearest loaded camera; it is
+screen. Cyan camera badges use Manjunath's camera artwork; selection switches to a
+larger coral badge with corner brackets and an animated tactical card. Numeric
+mapped bearings draw illustrative 90 m direction wedges (not measured coverage).
+The shared overlay paints gradients for at most 64 nearby cameras, promoting the
+selected camera; farther cameras retain native Cesium badges and ground-clamped
+wedges. Unknown bearings never acquire a wedge. Asset URLs resolve relative to
+the reusable layer, and the caller supplies overlay and map-stack services.
+The ALPR row uses the same header layout as other data layers. **SHOW NEAREST**
+frames and selects the nearest loaded camera; it is
 disabled with no loaded cameras or while following a tracked entity. This action
 chooses from the current source snapshot and uses rendered surface height from
 3D tiles or globe terrain when available.
diff --git a/scripts/format-scope.json b/scripts/format-scope.json
index 5f27f229c..2ab545ea4 100644
--- a/scripts/format-scope.json
+++ b/scripts/format-scope.json
@@ -476,6 +476,9 @@
   "src/layers/alpr/model.js",
   "src/layers/alpr/policy.js",
   "src/layers/alpr/presentation.js",
+  "src/layers/alpr/visuals.js",
+  "src/layers/alpr/overlay.js",
+  "src/layers/alpr/overlay.test.mjs",
   "src/layers/alpr/source.js",
   "src/layers/alpr/source.test.mjs",
   "src/layers/radio/catalogModel.js",
diff --git a/scripts/package-boundaries.json b/scripts/package-boundaries.json
index 202159eab..f5992b52a 100644
--- a/scripts/package-boundaries.json
+++ b/scripts/package-boundaries.json
@@ -925,6 +925,8 @@
       "src/layers/alpr/model.js",
       "src/layers/alpr/policy.js",
       "src/layers/alpr/presentation.js",
+      "src/layers/alpr/visuals.js",
+      "src/layers/alpr/overlay.js",
       "src/layers/alpr/source.js"
     ],
     "external": ["cesium"]
@@ -1215,6 +1217,8 @@
       "src/layers/alpr/model.js",
       "src/layers/alpr/policy.js",
       "src/layers/alpr/presentation.js",
+      "src/layers/alpr/visuals.js",
+      "src/layers/alpr/overlay.js",
       "src/layers/alpr/source.js",
       "src/layers/awareness/controls.js",
       "src/layers/awareness/dependencies.js",
@@ -1665,6 +1669,8 @@
       "src/layers/alpr/model.js",
       "src/layers/alpr/policy.js",
       "src/layers/alpr/presentation.js",
+      "src/layers/alpr/visuals.js",
+      "src/layers/alpr/overlay.js",
       "src/layers/alpr/source.js",
       "src/layers/awareness/controls.js",
       "src/layers/awareness/dependencies.js",
diff --git a/src/app/layers/alprCameras.js b/src/app/layers/alprCameras.js
index c21de9412..24bf841e8 100644
--- a/src/app/layers/alprCameras.js
+++ b/src/app/layers/alprCameras.js
@@ -2,12 +2,30 @@ import { createAlprCamerasLayer } from '../../layers/alpr/index.js';
 import * as render from '../../renderGovernor.js';
 import * as context from '../../data/contextStore.js';
 import * as picking from '../../data/pickRegistry.js';
+import { registerWorldOverlayPaintLane } from '../../overlays/worldOverlay.js';
+import { keyholeLabelAlphaFromGeometry } from '../../celestialRing.js';
+import { refreshTrackedReadout } from '../../data/trackedReadout.js';
 
 /** Construct one layer using the application scene owners and a supplied source. */
 export function createApplicationAlpr({ surface, source }) {
   const { groundFloor } = surface;
   return createAlprCamerasLayer({
     source,
-    services: { render, context, picking, groundFloor },
+    services: {
+      render,
+      context,
+      picking,
+      groundFloor,
+      overlays: {
+        registerPaintLane: registerWorldOverlayPaintLane,
+        keyholeAlpha: keyholeLabelAlphaFromGeometry,
+        refreshReadout: refreshTrackedReadout,
+        subscribeMapStack(callback) {
+          window.addEventListener('gev:map-stack-changed', callback);
+          return () =>
+            window.removeEventListener('gev:map-stack-changed', callback);
+        },
+      },
+    },
   });
 }
diff --git a/src/data/alprCameras.test.mjs b/src/data/alprCameras.test.mjs
index ff24e3159..53d624f59 100644
--- a/src/data/alprCameras.test.mjs
+++ b/src/data/alprCameras.test.mjs
@@ -462,29 +462,25 @@ test('all manufacturers share one ALPR title and color; only supplied metadata a
     assert.equal(alprCamerasLayer.name, 'ALPR Cameras');
     assert.deepEqual(
       entities.map((entity) => entity.gevLabelModel.title),
-      Array(3).fill('ALPR CAMERA'),
+      ['ALPR-0042', 'ALPR-0043', 'ALPR-0044'],
     );
     assert.equal(
-      new Set(
-        entities.map((entity) =>
-          entity.point.color.getValue().toCssColorString(),
-        ),
-      ).size,
+      new Set(entities.map((entity) => entity.billboard.image.getValue())).size,
       1,
     );
     assert.deepEqual(entities[0].gevLabelModel.details, [
-      'Manufacturer: Flock Safety',
-      'Operator: City Police',
-      'Type: fixed',
-      'Source: OpenStreetMap',
+      'OSM MAPPED',
+      'FLOCK SAFETY · CITY POLICE · FIXED',
+      'PUBLIC MAP DATA',
     ]);
     assert.deepEqual(entities[1].gevLabelModel.details, [
-      'Manufacturer: Motorola Solutions',
-      'Source: OpenStreetMap',
+      'OSM MAPPED',
+      'MOTOROLA SOLUTIONS',
+      'PUBLIC MAP DATA',
     ]);
     assert.deepEqual(
       entities[2].gevLabelModel.details,
-      ['Source: OpenStreetMap'],
+      ['OSM MAPPED', 'PUBLIC MAP DATA'],
       'unknown metadata is not guessed, but the source is always named',
     );
     for (const entity of entities) {
@@ -523,8 +519,8 @@ test('clicking the selected camera or empty map deselects, including after refre
       await alprCamerasLayer.update();
       assert.equal(getSelectedEntityContext(), null);
       assert.equal(
-        h.source.entities.getById('alpr:42').point.pixelSize.getValue(),
-        8,
+        h.source.entities.getById('alpr:42').billboard.width.getValue(),
+        38,
       );
     }
   } finally {
@@ -582,8 +578,8 @@ test('disable removes contexts and highlight; cache reuse after re-enable does n
     await alprCamerasLayer.update();
     assert.equal(getSelectedEntityContext(), null);
     assert.equal(
-      h.source.entities.getById('alpr:42').point.pixelSize.getValue(),
-      8,
+      h.source.entities.getById('alpr:42').billboard.width.getValue(),
+      38,
     );
   } finally {
     h.restore();
@@ -1100,7 +1096,7 @@ test('nearby count and discovery control frame a real loaded camera without fetc
     await alprCamerasLayer.update();
     assert.equal(alprCamerasLayer.getStats().countLabel, '1 nearby');
     const controls = alprCamerasLayer.getRowControls();
-    assert.equal(controls.legend[0].label, 'Purple dots');
+    assert.equal(controls.legend[0].label, 'Camera badges');
     assert.equal(controls.chips[0].onClick(), true);
     assert.equal(flights.length, 1);
     assert.equal(getSelectedEntityContext().id, 'alpr:42');
diff --git a/src/data/trackedReadout.js b/src/data/trackedReadout.js
index 133e9fed4..40291a528 100644
--- a/src/data/trackedReadout.js
+++ b/src/data/trackedReadout.js
@@ -142,8 +142,16 @@ export function createTrackedOverlayEntry(entity) {
     title,
     details: Array.isArray(model.details) ? model.details.map((line) => String(line)) : [],
     accent: model.accent || WORLD_OVERLAY_STYLE.accent,
-    anchorRadiusPx: 10,
-    anchorRadiusScale: TRACKED_BILLBOARD_SCALE,
+    cardStyle: model.cardStyle,
+    selected: model.selected === true,
+    leaderStyle: model.leaderStyle,
+    leaderAnimationMs: model.leaderAnimationMs,
+    leaderAnimationStartedAt: model.leaderAnimationStartedAt,
+    leaderDrawRatio: model.leaderDrawRatio,
+    anchorRadiusPx: Number.isFinite(Number(model.anchorRadiusPx))
+      ? Math.max(0, Number(model.anchorRadiusPx)) : 10,
+    anchorRadiusScale: Object.prototype.hasOwnProperty.call(model, 'anchorRadiusScale')
+      ? model.anchorRadiusScale : TRACKED_BILLBOARD_SCALE,
     minAnchorGapPx: 16,
     anchorGapPaddingPx: 10,
     verticalOnly: true,
diff --git a/src/data/trackedReadout.test.mjs b/src/data/trackedReadout.test.mjs
index cbdaa3b7d..e068af0fe 100644
--- a/src/data/trackedReadout.test.mjs
+++ b/src/data/trackedReadout.test.mjs
@@ -121,6 +121,26 @@ test('tracked entry factory pins the production protected-lane policy', () => {
   assert.equal(entry.edgeFade, 'keyhole');
 });
 
+test('selected camera readout carries tactical animation and fixed badge clearance', () => {
+  const entry = createTrackedOverlayEntry({
+    id: 'alpr:42', gevDisplayPosition: () => ({ x: 1, y: 2, z: 3 }),
+    gevLabelModel: {
+      title: 'ALPR-0042', details: ['OSM MAPPED'], accent: '#ff6474',
+      cardStyle: 'tactical', selected: true, leaderStyle: 'elbow',
+      leaderAnimationMs: 440, leaderAnimationStartedAt: 100, leaderDrawRatio: 0.68,
+      anchorRadiusPx: 30, anchorRadiusScale: null,
+    },
+  });
+  assert.equal(entry.cardStyle, 'tactical');
+  assert.equal(entry.selected, true);
+  assert.equal(entry.leaderStyle, 'elbow');
+  assert.equal(entry.leaderAnimationMs, 440);
+  assert.equal(entry.leaderAnimationStartedAt, 100);
+  assert.equal(entry.leaderDrawRatio, 0.68);
+  assert.equal(entry.anchorRadiusPx, 30);
+  assert.equal(entry.anchorRadiusScale, null);
+});
+
 test('tracked entity publishes a protected host entry backed by the frame cache', () => {
   const originalWindow = globalThis.window;
   const fakeWindow = new EventTarget();
diff --git a/src/layers/alpr/assets/alpr-marker-normal.png b/src/layers/alpr/assets/alpr-marker-normal.png
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..025628e84
Binary files /dev/null and b/src/layers/alpr/assets/alpr-marker-normal.png differ
diff --git a/src/layers/alpr/assets/alpr-marker-selected-brackets.png b/src/layers/alpr/assets/alpr-marker-selected-brackets.png
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..8c0ce0a37
Binary files /dev/null and b/src/layers/alpr/assets/alpr-marker-selected-brackets.png differ
diff --git a/src/layers/alpr/assets/alpr-marker-selected.png b/src/layers/alpr/assets/alpr-marker-selected.png
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e3c3c83de
Binary files /dev/null and b/src/layers/alpr/assets/alpr-marker-selected.png differ
diff --git a/src/layers/alpr/index.js b/src/layers/alpr/index.js
index 4f74209eb..97d9a6b00 100644
--- a/src/layers/alpr/index.js
+++ b/src/layers/alpr/index.js
@@ -69,7 +69,8 @@ export function createAlprCamerasLayer({ source, services } = {}) {
     lastQueryBox: null,
   };
   const {
-    markerColor,
+    initOverlay,
+    destroyOverlay,
     viewportBox,
     clearRendered,
     hideOnMapCredit,
@@ -250,6 +251,7 @@ export function createAlprCamerasLayer({ source, services } = {}) {
         viewer.camera.moveEnd.addEventListener(scheduleLoad);
       state.postRenderRemove =
         viewer.scene.postRender?.addEventListener(updateSelectedAnchor);
+      initOverlay();
       installInteraction(viewer);
     },
     enable() {
@@ -281,6 +283,7 @@ export function createAlprCamerasLayer({ source, services } = {}) {
     },
     destroy(viewer = state.viewer) {
       this.disable();
+      destroyOverlay();
       state.moveEndRemove?.();
       state.moveEndRemove = null;
       state.postRenderRemove?.();
@@ -320,11 +323,11 @@ export function createAlprCamerasLayer({ source, services } = {}) {
         ],
         legend: [
           {
-            label: 'Purple dots',
+            label: 'Camera badges',
             color: ALPR_COLOR,
             count,
             blurb:
-              'Nearby mapped cameras may be outside the screen. Dots stay 8 pixels wide as you zoom; click one for details.',
+              'Cyan cameras turn coral when selected. Wedges illustrate mapped direction, not measured coverage. Nearby cameras may be outside the screen.',
           },
         ],
       };
diff --git a/src/layers/alpr/overlay.js b/src/layers/alpr/overlay.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..4ca98bd6f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/layers/alpr/overlay.js
@@ -0,0 +1,298 @@
+import * as Cesium from 'cesium';
+import {
+  MAX_CANVAS_FRUSTUMS,
+  MARKER_ICON_SIZE,
+  SELECTED_MARKER_ICON_SIZE,
+} from './policy.js';
+import {
+  MARKER_IMAGE,
+  SELECTED_IMAGE,
+  BRACKETS_IMAGE,
+  directionWedgePositions,
+  paintDirectionWedge,
+  validAlprGroundHeight,
+} from './visuals.js';
+
+/** Per-layer presentation on a caller-owned overlay; Cesium remains the fallback. */
+export function createAlprOverlay({ state, services }) {
+  let lane,
+    removeMapListener,
+    retryTimer,
+    retryUntil = 0;
+  let records = [],
+    hits = [],
+    images = [],
+    destroyed = false;
+  let surfaceRegime;
+  const requestPaint = () => {
+    if (!destroyed && state.enabled) lane?.requestPaint();
+  };
+
+  function nativeVisible(entity, visible) {
+    if (!entity) return;
+    const billboard = entity.billboard;
+    // Keep a faint native pick target under the canvas badge so sibling layer
+    // handlers recognize ALPR ownership instead of treating the click as empty.
+    if (!visible && !entity.gevAlprNativeAppearance) {
+      entity.gevAlprNativeAppearance = {
+        position: entity.position,
+        heightReference: billboard.heightReference,
+        scaleByDistance: billboard.scaleByDistance,
+        color: billboard.color,
+      };
+      entity.position = entity.gevAlprCanvasPosition;
+      entity.gevAlprPickPosition = entity.position;
+      billboard.heightReference = Cesium.HeightReference.NONE;
+      billboard.scaleByDistance = undefined;
+      billboard.color = Cesium.Color.WHITE.withAlpha(0.01);
+    } else if (visible && entity.gevAlprNativeAppearance) {
+      const saved = entity.gevAlprNativeAppearance;
+      if (entity.position === entity.gevAlprPickPosition)
+        entity.position = saved.position;
+      billboard.heightReference = saved.heightReference;
+      billboard.scaleByDistance = saved.scaleByDistance;
+      billboard.color = saved.color;
+      entity.gevAlprNativeAppearance = null;
+      entity.gevAlprPickPosition = null;
+    }
+    billboard.show = visible;
+    if (entity.polyline) entity.polyline.show = visible;
+    if (entity.polygon) entity.polygon.show = visible;
+  }
+
+  function resetAnchors() {
+    for (const entity of state.dataSource.entities.values) {
+      entity.gevAlprCanvasPosition = null;
+      entity.gevAlprWedge = null;
+      entity.gevAlprDisplayPosition = null;
+      nativeVisible(entity, true);
+    }
+    state.lastAnchorSampleAt = 0;
+    retryUntil = Date.now() + 15000;
+    requestPaint();
+  }
+
+  function anchorFor(record, entity) {
+    if (entity.gevAlprCanvasPosition) return entity.gevAlprCanvasPosition;
+    const scene = state.viewer.scene;
+    const location = Cesium.Cartographic.fromDegrees(
+      record.longitude,
+      record.latitude,
+    );
+    let height;
+    if (scene.sampleHeightSupported) {
+      try {
+        height = scene.sampleHeight(location, [entity]);
+      } catch {
+        /* streaming tiles */
+      }
+    }
+    if (!validAlprGroundHeight(height) && scene.globe.show)
+      height = scene.globe.getHeight?.(location);
+    if (!validAlprGroundHeight(height))
+      height = services.groundFloor.cachedGroundFloor(
+        record.latitude,
+        record.longitude,
+      );
+    if (!validAlprGroundHeight(height)) return null;
+    entity.gevAlprCanvasPosition = Cesium.Cartesian3.fromDegrees(
+      record.longitude,
+      record.latitude,
+      height,
+    );
+    entity.gevAlprWedge = directionWedgePositions(record, height);
+    return entity.gevAlprCanvasPosition;
+  }
+
+  function paint({ ctx, width, height, keyhole, occluder }) {
+    hits = [];
+    if (!state.enabled || destroyed) return;
+    let unresolved = false;
+    const painted = [];
+    for (const record of records) {
+      const entity = state.dataSource.entities.getById(record.id);
+      if (!entity) continue;
+      const selected = record.id === state.selectedId;
+      const image = images[selected ? 1 : 0];
+      if (
+        !image?.complete ||
+        !image.naturalWidth ||
+        (selected && !images[2]?.naturalWidth)
+      ) {
+        nativeVisible(entity, true);
+        continue;
+      }
+      const anchor = anchorFor(record, entity);
+      if (!anchor) {
+        nativeVisible(entity, true);
+        unresolved = true;
+        continue;
+      }
+      nativeVisible(entity, false);
+      if (occluder && !occluder.isPointVisible(anchor)) continue;
+      const scene = state.viewer.scene;
+      const origin = Cesium.SceneTransforms.worldToWindowCoordinates(
+        scene,
+        anchor,
+      );
+      if (!origin) continue;
+      const alpha =
+        services.overlays.keyholeAlpha?.(origin.x, origin.y, keyhole) ?? 1;
+      if (!(alpha > 0)) continue;
+      const wedge = entity.gevAlprWedge;
+      if (wedge) {
+        const left = Cesium.SceneTransforms.worldToWindowCoordinates(
+          scene,
+          wedge[1],
+        );
+        const right = Cesium.SceneTransforms.worldToWindowCoordinates(
+          scene,
+          wedge[2],
+        );
+        if (left && right) {
+          ctx.save();
+          ctx.globalAlpha *= alpha;
+          paintDirectionWedge(ctx, origin, left, right, selected);
+          ctx.restore();
+        }
+      }
+      if (
+        origin.x < -60 ||
+        origin.x > width + 60 ||
+        origin.y < -60 ||
+        origin.y > height + 60
+      )
+        continue;
+      entity.billboard.show = true;
+      painted.push({ record, origin, selected, image, alpha });
+      if (selected) entity.gevAlprDisplayPosition = anchor;
+    }
+    // Paint all glyphs after the wedges so one camera's cone cannot wash out another.
+    for (const { record, origin, selected, image, alpha } of painted) {
+      const size = selected ? SELECTED_MARKER_ICON_SIZE : MARKER_ICON_SIZE;
+      ctx.save();
+      ctx.globalAlpha *= alpha;
+      ctx.drawImage(
+        image,
+        origin.x - size / 2,
+        origin.y - size / 2,
+        size,
+        size,
+      );
+      if (selected)
+        ctx.drawImage(
+          images[2],
+          origin.x - size / 2,
+          origin.y - size / 2,
+          size,
+          size,
+        );
+      ctx.restore();
+      hits.push({ id: record.id, x: origin.x, y: origin.y, radius: size / 2 });
+    }
+    if (unresolved && !retryTimer && Date.now() < retryUntil) {
+      retryTimer = setTimeout(() => {
+        retryTimer = null;
+        requestPaint();
+      }, 250);
+    }
+  }
+
+  return {
+    init() {
+      destroyed = false;
+      if (!services.overlays?.registerPaintLane || typeof Image === 'undefined')
+        return;
+      lane = services.overlays.registerPaintLane('selected', paint, {
+        id: `alpr-${Cesium.createGuid()}`,
+        active: false,
+      });
+      images = [MARKER_IMAGE, SELECTED_IMAGE, BRACKETS_IMAGE].map((src) => {
+        const image = new Image();
+        image.onload = requestPaint;
+        image.onerror = requestPaint;
+        image.src = src;
+        return image;
+      });
+      surfaceRegime = state.viewer.scene.globe.show;
+      removeMapListener = services.overlays.subscribeMapStack?.((event) => {
+        if (event.detail?.status !== 'ready') return;
+        const next = state.viewer.scene.globe.show;
+        if (next === surfaceRegime) return;
+        surfaceRegime = next;
+        resetAnchors();
+      });
+    },
+    sync(visible) {
+      if (!lane) return;
+      for (const record of records)
+        nativeVisible(state.dataSource.entities.getById(record.id), true);
+      const position = state.viewer.camera.positionWC;
+      records = visible
+        .filter(
+          (record) =>
+            Number.isFinite(record.directionDeg) &&
+            record.id !== state.selectedId,
+        )
+        .map((record) => ({
+          record,
+          distance: position
+            ? Cesium.Cartesian3.distanceSquared(
+                position,
+                Cesium.Cartesian3.fromDegrees(
+                  record.longitude,
+                  record.latitude,
+                ),
+              )
+            : 0,
+        }))
+        .sort((a, b) => a.distance - b.distance)
+        .slice(0, MAX_CANVAS_FRUSTUMS)
+        .map((item) => item.record);
+      const selected = visible.find((record) => record.id === state.selectedId);
+      if (selected) {
+        if (records.length >= MAX_CANVAS_FRUSTUMS) records.pop();
+        records.push(selected);
+      }
+      hits = [];
+      retryUntil = Date.now() + 15000;
+      lane.setActive(state.enabled && records.length > 0);
+      requestPaint();
+    },
+    pick(position) {
+      if (!state.enabled || !position) return null;
+      let closest,
+        distance = Infinity;
+      for (const hit of hits) {
+        const next = (hit.x - position.x) ** 2 + (hit.y - position.y) ** 2;
+        if (next <= hit.radius ** 2 && next <= distance) {
+          closest = hit.id;
+          distance = next;
+        }
+      }
+      return closest || null;
+    },
+    clear() {
+      clearTimeout(retryTimer);
+      retryTimer = null;
+      for (const record of records)
+        nativeVisible(state.dataSource?.entities.getById(record.id), true);
+      records = [];
+      hits = [];
+      lane?.setActive(false);
+    },
+    destroy() {
+      this.clear();
+      destroyed = true;
+      removeMapListener?.();
+      removeMapListener = null;
+      lane?.unregister();
+      lane = null;
+      for (const image of images) {
+        image.onload = null;
+        image.onerror = null;
+      }
+      images = [];
+    },
+  };
+}
diff --git a/src/layers/alpr/overlay.test.mjs b/src/layers/alpr/overlay.test.mjs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..37f49e3e7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/layers/alpr/overlay.test.mjs
@@ -0,0 +1,201 @@
+import test from 'node:test';
+import assert from 'node:assert/strict';
+import * as Cesium from 'cesium';
+import { createAlprOverlay } from './overlay.js';
+import { directionWedgePositions, alprLabelDetails } from './visuals.js';
+
+function harness(t, count = 2) {
+  const previousImage = globalThis.Image;
+  const project = Cesium.SceneTransforms.worldToWindowCoordinates;
+  globalThis.Image = class {
+    complete = true;
+    naturalWidth = 128;
+  };
+  Cesium.SceneTransforms.worldToWindowCoordinates = () => ({ x: 100, y: 100 });
+  const records = Array.from({ length: count }, (_, i) => ({
+    id: `camera:${i}`,
+    latitude: 30 + i / 10000,
+    longitude: -97,
+    directionDeg: 90,
+  }));
+  const entities = new Cesium.EntityCollection();
+  for (const record of records)
+    entities.add({
+      id: record.id,
+      billboard: { image: 'fallback', show: true },
+      polyline: { show: true },
+      polygon: { show: true },
+    });
+  const state = {
+    enabled: true,
+    selectedId: null,
+    dataSource: { entities },
+    viewer: {
+      camera: { positionWC: Cesium.Cartesian3.fromDegrees(-97, 30, 500) },
+      scene: { globe: { show: true, getHeight: () => 150 } },
+    },
+  };
+  let paint,
+    mapListener,
+    active,
+    removed = 0,
+    paints = 0;
+  const overlay = createAlprOverlay({
+    state,
+    services: {
+      groundFloor: { cachedGroundFloor: () => null },
+      overlays: {
+        registerPaintLane(_lane, painter) {
+          paint = painter;
+          return {
+            setActive(value) {
+              active = value;
+            },
+            requestPaint() {
+              paints++;
+            },
+            unregister() {
+              removed++;
+            },
+          };
+        },
+        keyholeAlpha: () => 1,
+        subscribeMapStack(fn) {
+          mapListener = fn;
+          return () => {
+            mapListener = null;
+          };
+        },
+      },
+    },
+  });
+  overlay.init();
+  t.after(() => {
+    overlay.destroy();
+    if (previousImage === undefined) delete globalThis.Image;
+    else globalThis.Image = previousImage;
+    Cesium.SceneTransforms.worldToWindowCoordinates = project;
+  });
+  const draw = [];
+  const ctx = {
+    globalAlpha: 1,
+    save() {},
+    restore() {},
+    beginPath() {},
+    moveTo() {},
+    lineTo() {},
+    closePath() {},
+    stroke() {},
+    fill() {
+      draw.push('wedge');
+    },
+    createLinearGradient: () => ({ addColorStop() {} }),
+    drawImage(image) {
+      draw.push(image.src);
+    },
+  };
+  return {
+    state,
+    records,
+    overlay,
+    entities,
+    draw,
+    paint: (occluder) => paint({ ctx, width: 800, height: 600, occluder }),
+    mapChanged() {
+      mapListener({ detail: { status: 'ready' } });
+    },
+    get active() {
+      return active;
+    },
+    get removed() {
+      return removed;
+    },
+    get paints() {
+      return paints;
+    },
+  };
+}
+
+test('a selected camera without a bearing gets its badge and brackets, never a fabricated wedge', (t) => {
+  const h = harness(t, 1);
+  h.records[0].directionDeg = null;
+  h.state.selectedId = h.records[0].id;
+  h.overlay.sync(h.records);
+  h.paint();
+  assert.equal(h.draw.length, 2);
+  assert.ok(h.draw[0].endsWith('alpr-marker-selected.png'));
+  assert.ok(h.draw[1].endsWith('alpr-marker-selected-brackets.png'));
+  assert.equal(h.overlay.pick({ x: 100, y: 100 }), 'camera:0');
+  assert.equal(h.entities.getById('camera:0').billboard.show.getValue(), true);
+  assert.equal(
+    h.entities.getById('camera:0').billboard.color.getValue().alpha,
+    0.01,
+  );
+  assert.equal(directionWedgePositions(h.records[0]), null);
+});
+
+test('the overlay bounds its cohort and promotes selection while leaving farther cameras native', (t) => {
+  const h = harness(t, 70);
+  h.state.selectedId = 'camera:69';
+  h.overlay.sync(h.records);
+  h.paint();
+  const hidden = h.entities.values.filter((e) => e.gevAlprNativeAppearance);
+  assert.equal(hidden.length, 64);
+  assert.ok(hidden.some((e) => e.id === 'camera:69'));
+  assert.equal(
+    h.overlay.pick({ x: 100, y: 100 }),
+    'camera:69',
+    'selected glyph paints and picks on top',
+  );
+  const firstGlyph = h.draw.findIndex((value) => value !== 'wedge');
+  assert.equal(firstGlyph, 64, 'all wedges paint before any glyph');
+});
+
+test('surface changes invalidate cached anchors, and disable/disposal release painting and hits', (t) => {
+  const h = harness(t, 1);
+  h.overlay.sync(h.records);
+  h.paint();
+  const entity = h.entities.getById('camera:0');
+  const first = entity.gevAlprCanvasPosition;
+  h.paint();
+  assert.equal(
+    entity.gevAlprCanvasPosition,
+    first,
+    'stable anchor across frames',
+  );
+  h.state.viewer.scene.globe.show = false;
+  h.mapChanged();
+  assert.equal(entity.gevAlprCanvasPosition, null);
+  h.state.enabled = false;
+  h.overlay.clear();
+  assert.equal(h.active, false);
+  assert.equal(h.overlay.pick({ x: 100, y: 100 }), null);
+  assert.equal(entity.billboard.show.getValue(), true);
+  assert.equal(entity.billboard.color, undefined);
+  assert.equal(entity.position, undefined);
+  h.overlay.destroy();
+  assert.equal(h.removed, 1);
+});
+
+test('an unresolved surface preserves the native marker; the horizon removes overlay hits', (t) => {
+  const h = harness(t, 1);
+  h.state.viewer.scene.globe.getHeight = () => -15000;
+  h.overlay.sync(h.records);
+  h.paint();
+  assert.equal(h.entities.getById('camera:0').billboard.show.getValue(), true);
+  assert.equal(h.draw.length, 0);
+  h.state.viewer.scene.globe.getHeight = () => 150;
+  h.paint({ isPointVisible: () => false });
+  assert.equal(h.overlay.pick({ x: 100, y: 100 }), null);
+  assert.equal(h.draw.length, 0);
+});
+
+test('adapter labels never claim a custom source is public OSM data', () => {
+  assert.deepEqual(
+    alprLabelDetails(
+      { manufacturer: 'Vendor', operator: 'Vendor' },
+      { label: 'Custom directory' },
+    ),
+    ['Source: Custom directory', 'VENDOR'],
+  );
+});
diff --git a/src/layers/alpr/policy.js b/src/layers/alpr/policy.js
index b945b99a2..3d4f2b52a 100644
--- a/src/layers/alpr/policy.js
+++ b/src/layers/alpr/policy.js
@@ -33,8 +33,9 @@ export const QUERY_LIMIT = 1500;
  * stayed false and `count` still reported them — a lie about coverage. */
 export const MAX_RENDERED = 1500;
 
-/** Meters — length of the facing-direction indicator line, when a camera reports one. */
-export const DIRECTION_CONE_M = 25;
+/** Meters — illustrative facing wedge depth, when a camera reports a bearing. */
+export const DIRECTION_CONE_M = 90;
+export const DIRECTION_CONE_HALF_ANGLE_DEG = 20;
 
 export const EARTH_MEAN_RADIUS_M = 6371008.8;
 
@@ -47,8 +48,12 @@ export const QUERY_SNAP_DEGREES = 0.05;
  * for this long before asking Overpass again. */
 export const QUERY_REUSE_MS = 10 * 60 * 1000;
 
-/** One vendor-neutral color, distinct from CCTV's cyan markers. */
-export const ALPR_COLOR = '#c084fc';
+/** Vendor-neutral camera badge palette, with coral selection. */
+export const ALPR_COLOR = '#52d4ff';
+export const ALPR_SELECTED_COLOR = '#ff6474';
+export const MARKER_ICON_SIZE = 38;
+export const SELECTED_MARKER_ICON_SIZE = 60;
+export const MAX_CANVAS_FRUSTUMS = 64;
 
 /** OSM attribution may collapse after five seconds; full credit stays in Data attribution. */
 export const CREDIT_DISPLAY_MS = 5000;
diff --git a/src/layers/alpr/presentation.js b/src/layers/alpr/presentation.js
index f56787c79..35fcb19be 100644
--- a/src/layers/alpr/presentation.js
+++ b/src/layers/alpr/presentation.js
@@ -3,11 +3,22 @@ import {
   LAYER_ID,
   MAX_VIEWPORT_DEGREES,
   MAX_RENDERED,
-  DIRECTION_CONE_M,
   ALPR_COLOR,
+  ALPR_SELECTED_COLOR,
+  MARKER_ICON_SIZE,
+  SELECTED_MARKER_ICON_SIZE,
   CREDIT_DISPLAY_MS,
 } from './policy.js';
-import { boxContains, destinationPointDeg } from './model.js';
+import { boxContains } from './model.js';
+import { createAlprOverlay } from './overlay.js';
+import {
+  MARKER_IMAGE,
+  SELECTED_IMAGE,
+  alprDisplayId,
+  alprLabelDetails,
+  directionWedgePositions,
+  validAlprGroundHeight,
+} from './visuals.js';
 
 export function createAlprPresentation({ state, services, source }) {
   const { governorRequestRender } = services.render;
@@ -20,6 +31,31 @@ export function createAlprPresentation({ state, services, source }) {
   } = services.context;
 
   const { cachedGroundFloor } = services.groundFloor;
+  const overlay = createAlprOverlay({ state, services });
+  let visibleRecords = [];
+  let selectionStartedAt = 0;
+
+  function updateAppearance(entity, selected) {
+    const color = Cesium.Color.fromCssColorString(
+      selected ? ALPR_SELECTED_COLOR : ALPR_COLOR,
+    );
+    entity.billboard.image = selected ? SELECTED_IMAGE : MARKER_IMAGE;
+    entity.billboard.width = entity.billboard.height = selected
+      ? SELECTED_MARKER_ICON_SIZE
+      : MARKER_ICON_SIZE;
+    if (entity.polyline) {
+      entity.polyline.width = selected ? 3 : 1.75;
+      entity.polyline.material = color.withAlpha(selected ? 0.98 : 0.82);
+    }
+    if (entity.polygon)
+      entity.polygon.material = color.withAlpha(selected ? 0.8 : 0.2);
+    if (entity.gevLabelModel) {
+      entity.gevLabelModel.accent = color.toCssColorString();
+      entity.gevLabelModel.leaderAnimationStartedAt = selected
+        ? selectionStartedAt
+        : 0;
+    }
+  }
 
   function markerColor() {
     return Cesium.Color.fromCssColorString(ALPR_COLOR);
@@ -81,6 +117,8 @@ export function createAlprPresentation({ state, services, source }) {
   }
 
   function clearRendered() {
+    overlay.clear();
+    visibleRecords = [];
     if (state.dataSource?.entities) state.dataSource.entities.removeAll();
     removeEntityContextsForLayer(LAYER_ID);
   }
@@ -116,6 +154,7 @@ export function createAlprPresentation({ state, services, source }) {
           )
           .slice(0, MAX_RENDERED)
       : [];
+    visibleRecords = visible;
     // A refresh may retain its own selection, never reclaim one cleared or
     // replaced by an aircraft, another layer, or a voice action.
     if (
@@ -135,9 +174,7 @@ export function createAlprPresentation({ state, services, source }) {
     for (const record of visible) {
       const existing = state.dataSource.entities.getById(record.id);
       if (existing?.gevAlprRecord === record) {
-        existing.point.pixelSize = record.id === state.selectedId ? 12 : 8;
-        existing.point.color =
-          record.id === state.selectedId ? Cesium.Color.WHITE : markerColor();
+        updateAppearance(existing, record.id === state.selectedId);
         continue;
       }
       const color = markerColor();
@@ -149,31 +186,30 @@ export function createAlprPresentation({ state, services, source }) {
       const entityDef = {
         id: record.id,
         position,
-        point: {
-          pixelSize: selected ? 12 : 8,
-          color: selected ? Cesium.Color.WHITE : color,
-          outlineColor: Cesium.Color.BLACK.withAlpha(0.8),
-          outlineWidth: 1,
+        billboard: {
+          image: selected ? SELECTED_IMAGE : MARKER_IMAGE,
+          width: selected ? SELECTED_MARKER_ICON_SIZE : MARKER_ICON_SIZE,
+          height: selected ? SELECTED_MARKER_ICON_SIZE : MARKER_ICON_SIZE,
           heightReference: Cesium.HeightReference.CLAMP_TO_GROUND,
           disableDepthTestDistance: Number.POSITIVE_INFINITY,
+          scaleByDistance: new Cesium.NearFarScalar(350, 1.15, 4_000_000, 0.48),
         },
       };
-      if (Number.isFinite(record.directionDeg)) {
-        const tip = destinationPointDeg(
-          record.latitude,
-          record.longitude,
-          record.directionDeg,
-          DIRECTION_CONE_M,
-        );
+      const wedge = directionWedgePositions(record);
+      if (wedge) {
         entityDef.polyline = {
-          positions: [
-            position,
-            Cesium.Cartesian3.fromDegrees(tip.longitude, tip.latitude),
-          ],
-          width: 2,
-          material: color.withAlpha(0.85),
+          positions: [wedge[1], position, wedge[2]],
+          width: selected ? 3 : 1.75,
+          material: color.withAlpha(0.82),
           clampToGround: true,
         };
+        entityDef.polygon = {
+          hierarchy: wedge,
+          material: color.withAlpha(0.2),
+          height: 0,
+          heightReference: Cesium.HeightReference.CLAMP_TO_GROUND,
+          classificationType: Cesium.ClassificationType.BOTH,
+        };
       }
       let entity = existing;
       // Keep the Cesium entity and its ground-clamping subscription while its
@@ -184,16 +220,21 @@ export function createAlprPresentation({ state, services, source }) {
         if (
           previous.latitude !== record.latitude ||
           previous.longitude !== record.longitude
-        )
+        ) {
           entity.position = position;
+          entity.gevAlprCanvasPosition = null;
+          entity.gevAlprDisplayPosition = null;
+        }
         if (
           previous.latitude !== record.latitude ||
           previous.longitude !== record.longitude ||
           previous.directionDeg !== record.directionDeg
-        )
+        ) {
           entity.polyline = entityDef.polyline;
-        entity.point.pixelSize = selected ? 12 : 8;
-        entity.point.color = selected ? Cesium.Color.WHITE : color;
+          entity.polygon = entityDef.polygon;
+          entity.gevAlprCanvasPosition = null;
+          entity.gevAlprWedge = null;
+        }
       }
       entity.gevAlprRecord = record;
       entity.gevTrackedId = record.id;
@@ -203,15 +244,19 @@ export function createAlprPresentation({ state, services, source }) {
       entity.gevAlprDisplayPosition ??= null;
       entity.gevDisplayPosition = () => entity.gevAlprDisplayPosition;
       entity.gevLabelModel = {
-        title: 'ALPR CAMERA',
-        details: [
-          record.manufacturer ? `Manufacturer: ${record.manufacturer}` : null,
-          record.operator ? `Operator: ${record.operator}` : null,
-          record.cameraType ? `Type: ${record.cameraType}` : null,
-          `Source: ${source.attribution?.name || source.label || 'Camera source'}`,
-        ].filter(Boolean),
+        title: alprDisplayId(record),
+        details: alprLabelDetails(record, source),
         accent: color.toCssColorString(),
+        cardStyle: 'tactical',
+        selected: true,
+        leaderStyle: 'elbow',
+        leaderAnimationMs: 440,
+        leaderAnimationStartedAt: selected ? selectionStartedAt : 0,
+        leaderDrawRatio: 0.68,
+        anchorRadiusPx: SELECTED_MARKER_ICON_SIZE / 2,
+        anchorRadiusScale: null,
       };
+      updateAppearance(entity, selected);
       registerEntityContext(entity, {
         id: record.id,
         layerId: LAYER_ID,
@@ -240,6 +285,8 @@ export function createAlprPresentation({ state, services, source }) {
       : null;
     if (!selectedEntity) state.selectedId = null;
     updateSelectedAnchor();
+    overlay.sync(visible);
+    if (selectedEntity) services.overlays?.refreshReadout?.(selectedEntity);
     // Start only when mapped data is actually displayed, not while an upstream
     // request or a zoom-in prompt could consume the five-second introduction.
     if (visible.length) presentOnMapCredit();
@@ -276,14 +323,14 @@ export function createAlprPresentation({ state, services, source }) {
         /* tiles may still be streaming */
       }
     }
-    if (!Number.isFinite(height) && state.viewer.scene.globe.show)
+    if (!validAlprGroundHeight(height) && state.viewer.scene.globe.show)
       height = state.viewer.scene.globe.getHeight?.(location);
-    if (!Number.isFinite(height) || height < -500 || height > 10000)
+    if (!validAlprGroundHeight(height))
       height = cachedGroundFloor(record.latitude, record.longitude);
     const center = Cesium.Cartesian3.fromDegrees(
       record.longitude,
       record.latitude,
-      Number.isFinite(height) ? height : 0,
+      validAlprGroundHeight(height) ? height : 0,
     );
     if (!selectRecord(nearest.id)) return false;
     camera.flyToBoundingSphere(new Cesium.BoundingSphere(center, 30), {
@@ -303,11 +350,12 @@ export function createAlprPresentation({ state, services, source }) {
     if (!entity || !state.recordById.has(id)) return false;
     clearSelection();
     state.selectedId = id;
-    entity.point.pixelSize = 12;
-    entity.point.color = Cesium.Color.WHITE;
+    selectionStartedAt = globalThis.performance?.now?.() ?? Date.now();
+    updateAppearance(entity, true);
     state.lastAnchorSampleAt = 0;
     selectEntityContext(entity);
     updateSelectedAnchor();
+    overlay.sync(visibleRecords);
     governorRequestRender('alpr-selection');
     return true;
   }
@@ -317,11 +365,10 @@ export function createAlprPresentation({ state, services, source }) {
       ? state.dataSource?.entities.getById(state.selectedId)
       : null;
     const record = state.recordById.get(state.selectedId);
-    if (entity && record) {
-      entity.point.pixelSize = 8;
-      entity.point.color = markerColor();
-    }
+    if (entity && record) updateAppearance(entity, false);
     state.selectedId = null;
+    selectionStartedAt = 0;
+    overlay.sync(visibleRecords);
     clearSelectedEntityContextForLayer(LAYER_ID);
     governorRequestRender('alpr-selection');
   }
@@ -335,6 +382,10 @@ export function createAlprPresentation({ state, services, source }) {
     }
     const entity = state.dataSource?.entities.getById(state.selectedId);
     const record = state.recordById.get(state.selectedId);
+    if (entity?.gevAlprCanvasPosition) {
+      entity.gevAlprDisplayPosition = entity.gevAlprCanvasPosition;
+      return;
+    }
     if (!entity || !record || Date.now() - state.lastAnchorSampleAt < 1000)
       return;
     state.lastAnchorSampleAt = Date.now();
@@ -351,11 +402,11 @@ export function createAlprPresentation({ state, services, source }) {
         /* tiles may still be streaming */
       }
     }
-    if (!Number.isFinite(height) && scene.globe.show)
+    if (!validAlprGroundHeight(height) && scene.globe.show)
       height = scene.globe.getHeight?.(location);
-    if (!Number.isFinite(height))
+    if (!validAlprGroundHeight(height))
       height = cachedGroundFloor(record.latitude, record.longitude);
-    if (!Number.isFinite(height)) return;
+    if (!validAlprGroundHeight(height)) return;
     const next = Cesium.Cartesian3.fromDegrees(
       record.longitude,
       record.latitude,
@@ -378,7 +429,9 @@ export function createAlprPresentation({ state, services, source }) {
     state.clickHandler.setInputAction((click) => {
       if (!state.enabled) return;
       const picked = viewer.scene.pick(click.position);
-      const id = typeof picked?.id?.id === 'string' ? picked.id.id : null;
+      const id =
+        overlay.pick(click.position) ||
+        (typeof picked?.id?.id === 'string' ? picked.id.id : null);
       if (
         id &&
         state.recordById.has(id) &&
@@ -389,6 +442,8 @@ export function createAlprPresentation({ state, services, source }) {
     }, Cesium.ScreenSpaceEventType.LEFT_CLICK);
   }
   return {
+    initOverlay: () => overlay.init(),
+    destroyOverlay: () => overlay.destroy(),
     markerColor,
     viewportBox,
     clearRendered,
diff --git a/src/layers/alpr/visuals.js b/src/layers/alpr/visuals.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..f1fc6556d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/layers/alpr/visuals.js
@@ -0,0 +1,106 @@
+import * as Cesium from 'cesium';
+import { destinationPointDeg } from './model.js';
+import { DIRECTION_CONE_M, DIRECTION_CONE_HALF_ANGLE_DEG } from './policy.js';
+
+// Camera artwork and visual treatment contributed by Manjunath (@manjunath22466).
+// Module-relative assets also resolve when the layer is consumed by another app.
+export const MARKER_IMAGE = new URL(
+  './assets/alpr-marker-normal.png',
+  import.meta.url,
+).href;
+export const SELECTED_IMAGE = new URL(
+  './assets/alpr-marker-selected.png',
+  import.meta.url,
+).href;
+export const BRACKETS_IMAGE = new URL(
+  './assets/alpr-marker-selected-brackets.png',
+  import.meta.url,
+).href;
+
+/** Compact display label; selection identity always uses the full record id. */
+export function alprDisplayId(record) {
+  if (!Number.isSafeInteger(record.osmId)) return 'ALPR CAMERA';
+  return `ALPR-${String(record.osmId).slice(-4).padStart(4, '0')}`;
+}
+
+/** Show only supplied metadata, with the actual source named for custom adapters. */
+export function alprLabelDetails(record, source) {
+  const sourceName =
+    source.attribution?.name || source.label || 'Camera source';
+  const details = [
+    sourceName === 'OpenStreetMap' ? 'OSM MAPPED' : `Source: ${sourceName}`,
+  ];
+  if (Number.isFinite(record.directionDeg))
+    details.push(`DIRECTION ${Math.round(record.directionDeg)}°`);
+  const equipment = [
+    ...new Set(
+      [record.manufacturer, record.operator, record.cameraType]
+        .map((value) =>
+          String(value || '')
+            .trim()
+            .toUpperCase(),
+        )
+        .filter(Boolean),
+    ),
+  ];
+  if (equipment.length) details.push(equipment.join(' · '));
+  if (sourceName === 'OpenStreetMap') details.push('PUBLIC MAP DATA');
+  return details;
+}
+
+/** Illustrative bearing wedge, not measured field of view or operating range. */
+export function directionWedgePositions(record, heightM = 0) {
+  if (!Number.isFinite(record.directionDeg)) return null;
+  const left = destinationPointDeg(
+    record.latitude,
+    record.longitude,
+    record.directionDeg - DIRECTION_CONE_HALF_ANGLE_DEG,
+    DIRECTION_CONE_M,
+  );
+  const right = destinationPointDeg(
+    record.latitude,
+    record.longitude,
+    record.directionDeg + DIRECTION_CONE_HALF_ANGLE_DEG,
+    DIRECTION_CONE_M,
+  );
+  return [
+    Cesium.Cartesian3.fromDegrees(record.longitude, record.latitude, heightM),
+    Cesium.Cartesian3.fromDegrees(left.longitude, left.latitude, heightM),
+    Cesium.Cartesian3.fromDegrees(right.longitude, right.latitude, heightM),
+  ];
+}
+
+/** Paint the original cyan/coral gradient with a crisp V-shaped boundary. */
+export function paintDirectionWedge(ctx, origin, left, right, selected) {
+  const rgb = selected ? '255, 100, 116' : '82, 212, 255';
+  const gradient = ctx.createLinearGradient(
+    origin.x,
+    origin.y,
+    (left.x + right.x) / 2,
+    (left.y + right.y) / 2,
+  );
+  const alpha = selected ? [0.8, 0.48, 0.22, 0.06] : [0.34, 0.2, 0.09, 0.025];
+  [0, 0.36, 0.72, 1].forEach((stop, i) =>
+    gradient.addColorStop(stop, `rgba(${rgb}, ${alpha[i]})`),
+  );
+  ctx.beginPath();
+  ctx.moveTo(origin.x, origin.y);
+  ctx.lineTo(left.x, left.y);
+  ctx.lineTo(right.x, right.y);
+  ctx.closePath();
+  ctx.fillStyle = gradient;
+  ctx.fill();
+  ctx.beginPath();
+  ctx.moveTo(left.x, left.y);
+  ctx.lineTo(origin.x, origin.y);
+  ctx.lineTo(right.x, right.y);
+  ctx.strokeStyle = `rgba(${rgb}, ${selected ? 0.98 : 0.76})`;
+  ctx.lineWidth = selected ? 2.5 : 1.5;
+  ctx.lineJoin = 'round';
+  ctx.stroke();
+}
+
+/** Reject transient tile/terrain samples outside plausible mapped ground heights. */
+export function validAlprGroundHeight(height) {
+  return Number.isFinite(height) && height >= -500 && height <= 10000;
+}
diff --git a/src/overlays/worldOverlay.js b/src/overlays/worldOverlay.js
index 473150454..9f76a45e6 100644
--- a/src/overlays/worldOverlay.js
+++ b/src/overlays/worldOverlay.js
@@ -466,6 +466,16 @@ export function normalizeOverlayEntry(sourceId, entry) {
     leaderOffsetPx: Number.isFinite(Number(entry.leaderOffsetPx))
       ? Math.max(0, Number(entry.leaderOffsetPx))
       : 0,
+    leaderStyle: entry.leaderStyle === 'elbow' ? 'elbow' : 'straight',
+    leaderAnimationMs: Number.isFinite(Number(entry.leaderAnimationMs))
+      ? Math.max(0, Number(entry.leaderAnimationMs))
+      : 0,
+    leaderAnimationStartedAt: Number.isFinite(Number(entry.leaderAnimationStartedAt))
+      ? Number(entry.leaderAnimationStartedAt)
+      : 0,
+    leaderDrawRatio: Number.isFinite(Number(entry.leaderDrawRatio))
+      ? Math.max(0.1, Math.min(0.9, Number(entry.leaderDrawRatio)))
+      : 0.68,
     anchorRadiusPx: Number.isFinite(Number(entry.anchorRadiusPx))
       ? Math.max(0, Number(entry.anchorRadiusPx))
       : 0,
@@ -1421,6 +1431,19 @@ function activeFadeCount(timestamp) {
   return count;
 }
 
+function activeLeaderAnimationCount(timestamp) {
+  let count = 0;
+  for (let i = 0; i < _sourceList.length; i++) {
+    const source = _sourceList[i];
+    if (!sourceActive(source)) continue;
+    for (const entry of source.entries.values()) {
+      if (entry.leaderAnimationMs > 0
+        && timestamp - entry.leaderAnimationStartedAt < entry.leaderAnimationMs) count++;
+    }
+  }
+  return count;
+}
+
 function overlayHasPaintWork(timestamp = nowMs()) {
   if (activeCustomPaintLaneCount() > 0) return true;
   if (activeEntryCount() > 0) return true;
@@ -2177,8 +2200,8 @@ function drawWorldOverlay() {
   _diagnostics.projectionMs = nowMs() - projectionStarted;
   solveDomains(timestamp);
   paintFrame(keyhole);
-  const fadesRemaining = activeFadeCount(timestamp);
-  if (fadesRemaining > 0) _viewer.scene.requestRender?.();
+  const animationsRemaining = activeFadeCount(timestamp) + activeLeaderAnimationCount(timestamp);
+  if (animationsRemaining > 0) _viewer.scene.requestRender?.();
 }
 
 function createDevFacade() {
diff --git a/src/overlays/worldOverlayDraw.js b/src/overlays/worldOverlayDraw.js
index fd42be94e..4c5d1338a 100644
--- a/src/overlays/worldOverlayDraw.js
+++ b/src/overlays/worldOverlayDraw.js
@@ -521,6 +521,74 @@ function tacticalAccentColors(entry) {
   return colors;
 }
 
+function animationLinearProgress(entry, timestamp) {
+  const duration = Math.max(0, Number(entry?.leaderAnimationMs) || 0);
+  if (!duration) return 1;
+  const startedAt = Number(entry?.leaderAnimationStartedAt);
+  if (!Number.isFinite(startedAt)) return 1;
+  return Math.max(0, Math.min(1, (timestamp - startedAt) / duration));
+}
+
+function leaderDrawRatio(entry) {
+  const ratio = Number(entry?.leaderDrawRatio);
+  return Number.isFinite(ratio) ? Math.max(0.1, Math.min(0.9, ratio)) : 0.68;
+}
+
+export function leaderRevealProgress(entry, timestamp = globalThis.performance?.now?.() ?? Date.now()) {
+  const linear = Math.min(1, animationLinearProgress(entry, timestamp) / leaderDrawRatio(entry));
+  return 1 - Math.pow(1 - linear, 3);
+}
+
+export function tacticalCardRevealAlpha(entry, timestamp = globalThis.performance?.now?.() ?? Date.now()) {
+  if (!(Math.max(0, Number(entry?.leaderAnimationMs) || 0) > 0)) return 1;
+  const start = leaderDrawRatio(entry);
+  const linear = Math.max(0, Math.min(1,
+    (animationLinearProgress(entry, timestamp) - start) / Math.max(0.1, 1 - start)));
+  return linear * linear * (3 - 2 * linear);
+}
+
+function drawTacticalLeader(ctx, entry, placement, accent, timestamp) {
+  ctx.strokeStyle = accent;
+  ctx.lineWidth = (entry.leaderStyle === 'elbow' ? 1.5 : 1) / (placement.paintScale || 1);
+  ctx.lineJoin = 'round';
+  ctx.lineCap = 'round';
+  ctx.beginPath();
+  if (entry.leaderStyle !== 'elbow'
+    || (placement.corner !== 'above' && placement.corner !== 'below')) {
+    if (placement.leaderOffset === 0) {
+      ctx.moveTo(placement.leadFromX, placement.leadFromY);
+    } else if (placement.corner === 'above' || placement.corner === 'below') {
+      ctx.moveTo(placement.leadFromX, placement.leadFromY + placement.leaderOffset);
+    } else {
+      ctx.moveTo(placement.leadFromX + placement.leaderOffset, placement.leadFromY);
+    }
+    ctx.lineTo(placement.leadToX, placement.leadToY);
+    ctx.stroke();
+    return;
+  }
+
+  const { x, y, w, h } = placement.rect;
+  const cardX = x + Math.max(18, Math.min(w - 18, w * 0.22));
+  const cardY = placement.corner === 'above' ? y + h : y;
+  const anchorRadius = Math.abs(placement.leaderOffset);
+  const anchorX = placement.leadFromX - anchorRadius;
+  const anchorY = placement.leadFromY;
+  const horizontalLength = Math.abs(anchorX - cardX);
+  const verticalLength = Math.abs(anchorY - cardY);
+  let remaining = leaderRevealProgress(entry, timestamp) * (horizontalLength + verticalLength);
+  ctx.moveTo(anchorX, anchorY);
+  if (remaining <= horizontalLength) {
+    const direction = Math.sign(cardX - anchorX) || -1;
+    ctx.lineTo(anchorX + direction * remaining, anchorY);
+  } else {
+    ctx.lineTo(cardX, anchorY);
+    remaining -= horizontalLength;
+    const direction = Math.sign(cardY - anchorY) || -1;
+    ctx.lineTo(cardX, anchorY + direction * Math.min(verticalLength, remaining));
+  }
+  ctx.stroke();
+}
+
 /** Paint the legacy FIRMS/vessel tactical card inside the shared host. */
 export function paintTacticalCard(ctx, entry, placement, alpha = 1) {
   const selected = entry.selected || entry.variant === 'selected';
@@ -528,21 +596,15 @@ export function paintTacticalCard(ctx, entry, placement, alpha = 1) {
   const layout = entry._overlayLayout || {};
   const { x, y, w, h } = placement.rect;
   const accentColors = tacticalAccentColors(entry);
+  const animationTimestamp = globalThis.performance?.now?.() ?? Date.now();
   ctx.save();
   ctx.globalAlpha = alpha;
 
-  ctx.strokeStyle = accentColors.leader;
-  ctx.lineWidth = 1 / (placement.paintScale || 1);
-  ctx.beginPath();
-  if (placement.leaderOffset === 0) {
-    ctx.moveTo(placement.leadFromX, placement.leadFromY);
-  } else if (placement.corner === 'above' || placement.corner === 'below') {
-    ctx.moveTo(placement.leadFromX, placement.leadFromY + placement.leaderOffset);
-  } else {
-    ctx.moveTo(placement.leadFromX + placement.leaderOffset, placement.leadFromY);
-  }
-  ctx.lineTo(placement.leadToX, placement.leadToY);
-  ctx.stroke();
+  drawTacticalLeader(ctx, entry, placement, entry.leaderStyle === 'elbow'
+    ? colorWithAlpha(entry.accent, 0.95)
+    : accentColors.leader, animationTimestamp);
+
+  ctx.globalAlpha = alpha * tacticalCardRevealAlpha(entry, animationTimestamp);
 
   ctx.beginPath();
   roundedRectPath(ctx, x, y, w, h, 4);
diff --git a/src/overlays/worldOverlayDraw.test.mjs b/src/overlays/worldOverlayDraw.test.mjs
index 55ddea86d..10ec8179d 100644
--- a/src/overlays/worldOverlayDraw.test.mjs
+++ b/src/overlays/worldOverlayDraw.test.mjs
@@ -20,6 +20,8 @@ import {
   paintThumbnail,
   paintTrack,
   paintTracked,
+  leaderRevealProgress,
+  tacticalCardRevealAlpha,
   placementVariants,
   roundedRectPath,
 } from './worldOverlayDraw.js';
@@ -486,6 +488,34 @@ test('shared tactical painter preserves FIRMS card metrics and top-rule treatmen
   assert.equal(ctx.calls.at(-1)[0], 'restore');
 });
 
+test('selected elbow leader reveals from the glyph before its card fades in', () => {
+  const animation = {
+    leaderAnimationMs: 1000, leaderAnimationStartedAt: 100, leaderDrawRatio: 0.7,
+  };
+  assert.equal(leaderRevealProgress(animation, 100), 0);
+  assert.ok(leaderRevealProgress(animation, 450) > 0.8);
+  assert.equal(leaderRevealProgress(animation, 800), 1);
+  assert.equal(tacticalCardRevealAlpha(animation, 799), 0);
+  assert.ok(tacticalCardRevealAlpha(animation, 950) > 0.4);
+  assert.equal(tacticalCardRevealAlpha(animation, 1100), 1);
+  const ctx = mockContext();
+  const entry = {
+    variant: 'selected', selected: true, cardStyle: 'tactical', title: 'ALPR-2516',
+    details: ['OSM MAPPED'], accent: '#ff6474', leaderStyle: 'elbow',
+    leaderAnimationMs: 1, leaderAnimationStartedAt: 0,
+  };
+  entry._overlayLayout = measureOverlayEntry(ctx, entry, {});
+  const placement = placementVariants({
+    anchorX: 240, anchorY: 180, width: entry._overlayLayout.w, height: entry._overlayLayout.h,
+    viewportWidth: 500, viewportHeight: 300, gap: 20, leaderOffset: 30, verticalOnly: true,
+  })[0];
+  paintTacticalCard(ctx, entry, placement, 1);
+  assert.deepEqual(ctx.calls.find(([name]) => name === 'moveTo'), ['moveTo', 210, 180]);
+  const lines = ctx.calls.filter(([name]) => name === 'lineTo');
+  assert.ok(lines.length >= 2, 'leader draws horizontally from the glyph, then vertically to the card');
+  assert.ok(ctx.calls.some(([name, value]) => name === 'strokeStyle' && value === 'rgba(255, 100, 116, 0.95)'));
+});
+
 test('track display text is cached across measure and paint and invalidates on content change', () => {
   const ctx = mockContext();
   const entry = { variant: 'track', title: 'UAL123', details: ['450 KT'] };
diff --git a/src/ui/styles/layers.css b/src/ui/styles/layers.css
index 4127334e5..ae3c8dcfa 100644
--- a/src/ui/styles/layers.css
+++ b/src/ui/styles/layers.css
@@ -1274,10 +1274,17 @@
   padding: 2px 4px;
 }
 
-/* Qualified nearby counts must also fit beside the wider loading chip. */
-.data-toggle-row[data-layer-id='alpr-cameras'] .data-toggle-top {
-  flex-wrap: wrap;
-}
-.data-toggle-row[data-layer-id='alpr-cameras'] .data-toggle-right {
-  margin-left: auto;
+/* ALPR keeps its nearby count in the legend while a wider status chip is shown. */
+.data-toggle-row[data-layer-id='alpr-cameras']
+  .data-toggle-right:has(
+    .data-toggle-btn:is(
+      .feed-loading,
+      .feed-degraded,
+      .feed-stale,
+      .feed-fallback,
+      .feed-unavailable
+    )
+  )
+  .data-count {
+  display: none;
 }