Oakland school to test gunshot detection software. Photo: Lea Suzuki, The Chronicle. Image 1 of 4. Scott Beisner, Shot. Spotter sales operations manager, demonstrates gunshot detection technology in Newark.
Scott Beisner, Shot. Spotter sales operations manager, demonstrates gunshot detection technology in Newark.
An Oakland charter school will be among the first in the country to use the new software. James Beldock (left) and Scott Beisner of Shot. Spotter demonstrate gunshot detection technology.
An Oakland charter school will be among the first in the country to use the new software. If more shots are fired, police almost instantly will know the exact location. Classroom teachers and staff can also get instant messages advising them to lock down their rooms - or run. The first- of- its- kind technology, announced Monday, brings gunshot detection systems - already used on the streets in Oakland, San Francisco and dozens of cities across the country - into schools.
Expensive protection. The Oakland charter school, which officials declined to identify, will be among the first in the country to use the new technology.
But it comes at a price. For a $1. 5,0. 00 set- up fee and about $1. Shot. Spotter employee at a bank of computer screens keeping tabs on classrooms. It will be up to school districts, individual schools and perhaps PTAs to decide if they want to spend the money to shave seconds or minutes off police response time.
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At the Oakland charter school, the service will be free, at least in the short term. Clark declined to identify the specific school until the details of the pilot program are completed, but an announcement and the installation are expected within the next few weeks. A sensor about the size of a light switch will be placed in every room in the school, including open areas and hallways. The sensors are designed to detect the pressure changes and infrared heat associated with gunshots.
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And there are delays - gunshots one room over can sound a lot like a door slamming or chair falling. Quick information. For law enforcement, the more quickly first responders get accurate information, the better, Alameda County Sheriff Gregory Ahern said in a statement regarding Site Secure technology, which is the indoor product of Shot. Spotter. Shot. Spotter officials see a market for the indoor sensors in malls, college campuses, airports and on military bases as well.
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But K- 1. 2 schools are their first focus. Clark compares it to school fire alarms, which have smoke and heat detection systems and automatic notification to emergency responders..