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sensing capability to detect the muzzle
blast, and use that to help validate the
acoustic-based detection.
Christian Connors, Shooter
Detection Systems CEO and a BBN
alum, says the systems have more than
20 million hours of installed operation
without a single false alarm, adding
that "emptying buildings is not a joke,
so we take (false alarms) seriously."
Each POE-powered sensor is a
point solution and no human inter-
vention is involved. Decision time is
750 msec. Connors does not believe
that AI is required to enhance the
While they cannot in themselves prevent
an incident, gunshot detection's use in
well-designed mass notification and incident
response systems merits investigation."
microphones, even when shooters are
firing from maximum effective weap-
ons ranges."
e system is not triangula-
tion-based, but rather employs com-
plex and proprietary signal processing
that deals with the extreme challenges
of environment, background noise,
acoustic reflection, etc.
Shooter Detection Systems spawned
from Raytheon's Boomerang in 2013,
as it purchased technology rights for
the indoor market and is the exclusive
licensee for U.S. outdoor sales appli-
cations. Indoor applications add IR
performance of the system, given its
proven accuracy; however, it may be
helpful in discerning other threats.
A Growing Market
Deployment of these systems can only
increase in today's active shooter threat
environment. While they cannot in
themselves prevent an initial incident,
the systems' use in well-designed mass
notification and incident response sys-
tems merits investigation.
Clearly, there is a role for the system
integrator. Additionally, consultants
should note that gunshot detection sys-
tems have been added to CSI's forth-
coming MasterFormat 2018 with the
numerical designator 28 37 13. ■
» Ray Coulombe is Founder and
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