Gunfire Locator - Applications

Applications

Gunshot location systems are used by public safety agencies as well as military/defense agencies. In public safety, they are usually referred to as "gunshot location systems," and have primarily been used in dispatch centers for rapid reaction to gunfire incidents. In military/defense, they are variously known as counter-sniper systems, weapons detection and location systems, or other similar terms. Uses include alerting potential human targets to take evasive action, to direct force response to neutralize threats, including automated weapon cuing.

In addition to using gunshot location systems to convey incident alerts, they also can relay their alert data to video surveillance systems in real-time enabling them to automatically slew cameras to the scene of an incident. Real-time incident location data makes the video surveillance smart; once cameras have slewed to the scene the information can be viewed to assess the situation and further plan necessary response, and the combined audio and video information can be tagged and stored for subsequent use as forensic evidence.

Infrared based detection systems can detect ordnance blast signatures. They can detect large caliber weapons such as mortars, artillery, Rocket Propelled munitions, machine guns as well as small arms. These systems can also detect bomb impact explosions thereby locating the impacts of indirect fire weapons like artillery and mortars. The detector can be used as an automated shot correction sensor for close arms support.