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idiotwind ago

Sales of mentos and coke will also increase as kids prank the devices.

antiliberalsociety ago

It can tell the difference between gunfire & fireworks, so good luck

idiotwind ago

Maybe in the literature, not so much in the field. Many agencies want to ditch the thing http://www.heraldnews.com/news/20170727/false-alarms-lead-fall-river-to-ditch-shotspotter-system

Out of Fall River’s 51 ShotSpotter activations in 2017, 21 have been false alarms, a 41 percent error rate. The sensors often report loud noises such as car backfires and fireworks as gunshots.