# System Overview

The NATIX Network includes four primary participants, or “Actors,” that operate within the DDMap. They include Governance Participants, Developers, Detectors, xNodes, and Data Consumers who have the following roles:

<table><thead><tr><th width="150">Actors</th><th width="424.4285714285714">Activity</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td><strong>Governance Participants</strong></td><td><ol><li>Hold $NATIX tokens to participate, and have long-term interest in the future of the network</li><li>Govern and incentivize the network as a member of the community</li></ol></td></tr><tr><td><strong>Detectors</strong></td><td>Mine real-time metadata by monitoring physical spaces via NATIX Mobile App and/or NATIX-enabled Smart Cameras.</td></tr><tr><td><strong>xNodes</strong></td><td>Verify and transmit the metadata generated by Detectors to the Data Consumers.</td></tr><tr><td><strong>Data Consumers</strong></td><td>Users and companies who subscribe to, pay for, and consume the real-time data generated by the network. </td></tr></tbody></table>