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gunshot detection system  

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  • A gunshot dectection system uses electronic sensor technology to locate the source of gunfire and then send an alert to local law enforcement dispatchers. Usually installed in high-crime areas, such a system can employ a variety of acoustic, optical, seismic, and thermal sensors in distributed arrays that aid triangulation of gunfire sources. [Source: Encyclopedia of Street Crime in America; Gunshot Detection System]

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/N9J-RFD0K04T-8

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