Video surveillance keeps growing and so does the flood of data that comes with it. As part of Security Sales & Integration’s Video Surveillance Deep Dive, running on SecuritySales.com this month, Dan Ferrisi, group director of content + editorial, industrial + tech, Emerald, sat down with Mike ODea, ATD managing director at Acoem ATD, to discuss how integrators can help cut through the noise and enable faster response when seconds matter.
The core problem is familiar to anyone managing multiple camera streams: too much footage and not enough actionable clarity. ODea pointed to acoustic threat detection — specifically gunshot detection integrated with video — as the company’s answer. Pairing the two technologies changes the math on incident response time.
Decisions in Seconds, Not Minutes
“By being able to take certain devices — in this particular case, acoustic threat detection — and apply that with video, you’re now able to make decisions in seconds versus minutes,” ODea explains. He says it’s about “being able to verify what’s happening through correlation and integration of the cameras with the acoustic — in this case, gunshot detection.”
That operational shift reflects a broader industry direction. As ODea notes, “We are in a world that increasingly tries to move from forensic to real time.” And for larger organizations, that transition is a considerable undertaking.
The good news for dealers, installers and integrators is that Acoem ATD has engineered its solution to fit directly into existing workflows. Drawing on roughly 30 years of acoustic science developed for military forces, governments and enterprises, the company has kept its commercial offering deliberately lean.
“We’re looking at it as just another layer…a sensor layer that really should be included in most video surveillance atmospheres,” ODea notes. He adds that Acoem ATD handles the acoustic science, while integrators bring the hands-on expertise to connect data within the customer’s environment.
Watch the Video: Acoem ATD and Acoustic Threat Detection
Ready to add acoustic threat detection to your video surveillance offering? Visit acoematd.com and watch the full interview with Mike Odea, embedded below.
