Shotspotter Patent Advances Machine Learning Accuracy for Gunshot Detection
The patent covers the conversion of multiple features of the audio event into a set of visual displays that are combined into a single image mosaic.
The patent covers the conversion of multiple features of the audio event into a set of visual displays that are combined into a single image mosaic.
HunchLab is said to utilize risk modeling and machine learning to help forecast when and where crimes are likely to emerge.
Verizon will resell ShotSpotter Flex, which is said to assist law enforcement agencies by quickly directing police to the location of gunfire incidents.
The maker of gunfire detection solutions posted a net loss of $1.2 million in the first quarter on record revenues of $6.9 million, up 51% from $4.6 million in the same period in 2017.
The city has applied for a government program that would allow it to use drones to collect video footage in areas that its ShotSpotter sensors detect gunshots.
The city’s 2018 budget allocates $2.25 million to replace cameras approaching end of life and to install almost 70 more over the next three years.
The Fall River Police Department has decided to shift its focus to video surveillance due to its high false alarm rate with ShotSpotter.
The provider of gunfire detection technology says its data shows shootings in 2016 eclipsed the year prior by more than 20,000 incidents.
The integration between Genetec’s Security Center and ShotSpotter is said to give law enforcement officers and security teams improved tactical intelligence.
The security investment is intended to provide police with rapid alerts of gunfire incidents, but some school district officials believe the money could be used in other ways to improve student safety.