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Volume 21
mount or surface mount for impen-
March and
2018
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etrable structures
the system
configuration is fully scalable to the
area of coverage desired.
The Guardian sensor’s su-
perior acoustic technology
in this dual modality offers
the highest rate of detection
while bringing the number
of false alerts to zero.
With a nation on edge in fear of the active shooter,
false alerts and uninformed, panicked evacuations
based on false alerts would not be tolerated.
When the difficulties in applying acoustic technology in an indoor
environment were examined and thoroughly tested, the acoustic
technology alone was found to have an unacceptable false alert
rate.
The Guardian System was built
with security systems integration
in mind, offering organizations
flexible notification options from
the smallest school notifying local
law enforcement to the largest
enterprise customer notifying global
security teams immediately of a shooting event.
SDS has key strategic partnerships with Tyco Security Products,
Johnson Controls, Genetec, Everbridge, and Avigilon and proven,
fielded integrations with leading-edge security systems such as
VMS, access control, and mass notification, and simple contact
integrations for zone alerting to alarm panels and automated alerts
to digital security radios.
Even with the robust capabilities of the outdoor system, which
detects gunshots and filters out loud noises on vehicles in the
battlefield and even on helicopters, an acoustics-only approach for
indoor was insufficient.
The team’s efforts resulted in the Guardian System,
incorporating the proven military acoustic technology
fine-tuned for indoor gunshot acoustic signatures with
infrared gunfire flash detection to produce the world’s
highest performing, fully automatic, and most accurate
indoor gunshot detection technology available.
The Guardian Sensor validates an acoustic bang by looking
for infrared flash, creating the only zero false alert solution
available in the marketplace.
The Guardian Sensor validates an acoustic bang by looking for
infrared flash, creating the only zero false alert so lution available in
the marketplace.
Through its unique hardware design, Guardian is easily installed
into existing building infrastructures through flush wall/ceiling
Shooter Detection System works with security industry leading compa-
nies to mitigate risk in active shooter incidents by integrating gunshot
detection technology with critical event management
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