What’s the Human Role in ShotSpotter Gunfire Detection System? CEO Explains

“We do that through combining software with a network of sensors that have the ability to understand a loud popper boom noise,” ShotSpotter CEO Ralph Clark said. “After we’ve identified the specific location of that particular event, we go through some steps to filter out those incidents that aren’t gunshots, leaving the ones that are gunshots to be published typically within 30-45 seconds of the trigger pull. What makes the technology so compelling is that we know from our work, and what’s been independently studied and analyzed by folks, is that 80-90% of outdoor criminal gunfire goes unreported effectively. Traditional 911 is broken for those communities that are suffering from ongoing persistent gun violence.”