La. city testing Flock Safety’s acoustic gunshot detection ... - Police1
WEBFeb 16, 2024 · LAFAYETTE, La. — The Lafayette Police Department is four months into testing a new component of its surveillance network: acoustic gunshot detection sensors. The sensors, from Atlanta-based Flock Safety, are solar-powered microphones triggered by gunshots or gunshot-like sounds.
Chicago Council Votes to Give ShotSpotter Contracting Power to …
WEB4 days ago · The ShotSpotter system uses acoustic sensors to detect gunshots in wards around Chicago and to alert first responders to their location. Supporters say it often sends help to gunshot victims even ...
Mayor Johnson rejects plan to keep ShotSpotter; sensors to be …
WEB2 days ago · Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson vows to veto a City Council vote that would keep the city’s use of ShotSpotter technology as the company behind the program prepares to remove sensors around the ...
How Tech Like ShotSpotter Thrives Despite Public Pushback
WEBMay 27, 2023 · In Houston, the city council voted to pay for ShotSpotter after a funding mix-up, but organizers question whether the technology is the best use of public resources. Even as cities like Seattle are pulling back from ShotSpotter, a growing number of locations have adopted the technology.
What is ShotSpotter? What to know after city decides not to …
WEBAfter over a decade of utilizing the technology, the city of Chicago announced on Tuesday that it will not renew its contract to use ShotSpotter, announcing that the equipment will be ...
'Majority rules': Chicago alders vote to keep ShotSpotter again, …
WEB3 days ago · But the City Council again expressed its desire Wednesday to keep ShotSpotter online by passing a measure via 33-14 vote to give CPD Supt. Larry Snelling power over the city's ShotSpotter contract.
City Council gives top cop power to keep ShotSpotter, but …
WEB4 days ago · Determined to hold on to the Chicago market, ShotSpotter offered Wednesday to cut its price by 48% for the next 15 months — from $1.2 million per month to $626,012 — to give the city time to evaluate gunshot detection options in an open competition the company plans to join.
Here Are the Secret Locations of ShotSpotter Gunfire Sensors
WEBFeb 22, 2024 · Now, a WIRED analysis of data leaked from the company reveals the secret locations of ShotSpotter sensors around the globe and the US communities most directly impacted by the surveillance.
City Council votes to keep ShotSpotter, but Mayor Johnson …
WEBThe City Council again rebuked Mayor Brandon Johnson’s plan to rid Chicago of ShotSpotter Wednesday, voting to keep the gunshot detection technology around just days before it was set to go offline.
The Mystery of AI Gunshot-Detection Accuracy Is Finally Unraveling
WEBJun 25, 2024 · Flock Safety says its Raven gunshot detection system is 90 percent accurate. SoundThinking, which sells the ShotSpotter system, is the most popular gunshot detection technology on the market.
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