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of experience with acoustic gunshot detection systems
that were developed for military applications. While
working at a major defense contractor, the SDS team
was responsible for the successful production and delivery
of over 10,000 gunshot detection systems to Iraq
and Afghanistan. As a result of sniper attacks on the U.S.
power grid, these same systems have been deployed to
protect critical infrastructure and prevent the effects of a
crippling power loss by sniper attack.
Understanding the immediate need for technology
to address the Active Shooter threat, the team began
investigating how their experience designing acoustic
detection technology could be applied indoors, offering
a solution to this difficult and emerging problem. With
a nation in fear of the Active Shooter, false alerts would
not be tolerated. The difficulties in applying acoustic
technology in an indoor environment were examined,
thoroughly tested, and found to have an unacceptable
false alert rate. Though even the vehicle gunshot detection
version uses an acoustic modality to detect shooters,
it was found that in an indoor environment, an
Link to Web Page of Nominated Organization:
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http://www.shooterdetectionsystems.com/
Link to full award submission report:
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http://www.shooterdetectionsystems.
com/?p=15028
Nominating contact for this entry:
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Kendra Noonan, Director of Communications
Shooter Detection Systems
office: 1-844-SHOT911
Nominating contact email address:
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knoonan@shooterdetectionsystems.com
Nominating organization address:
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Shooter Detection Systems
300 Newburyport Turnpike
Rowley, MA 01969
acoustics-only approach was insufficient. The result is the
Guardian Indoor Active Shooter Detection System.
The Guardian system is comprised of dual modality
sensors strategically positioned within facilities that
transmit gunshot alerts within one second. Guardian incorporates
the world’s finest acoustic gunshot detection
software and combines it with infrared sensor gunfire
flash detection to produce the most accurate indoor
gunshot detection system available. The sensor’s unique
dual validation requirement provides the highest rate of
detection while bringing the number of false alerts to
zero.
SDS is regularly chosen to participate in DHS Active
Shooter and Terrorism scenario training drills involving
multiple cooperating government agencies, a sampling
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