Exploring Gunshot Detection Technology

1. Aviation Security and
the Active Shooter
Exploring Gunshot Detection Technology

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30 airports 5 air carriers
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8. Strategic partner with experience in technology
Low false alarm rate means reliability for client
Simple integration for standalone or platform-based
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Why We Chose Shooter Detection Systems

9. Provide time & information to client
Leverage existing systems
Create a fully integrated system
Address high vulnerability areas
that the airport identifies
Goals of the Project

10. Deployment Strategy
• Use new construction as a starting point
• Consider Security Identification Display Area and sterile access to be unsterile
Every airport faces different risk
Device location planning
Open layout for deployment
Wheel and spoke deployment

11. • An Active Shooter is an individual actively engaged in killing or
attempting to kill people in a confined and populated area
• In most cases, there is no pattern or method to victim selection
• Active shooter situations are unpredictable and evolve quickly
• Typically, the immediate deployment of law enforcement is
required to stop the shooting and mitigate harm to victims
• Because active shooter situations are often over within 10 to 15
minutes, individuals must be prepared both mentally and
physically to deal with an active shooter situation.
The Active Shooter Profile

12. • Incidents in the U.S. are rising
dramatically each year
• Threat is to people in everyday
environments: At school, at work, in
malls, at sporting events, in a night
club
• Schools and businesses implement
Emergency Action Plans specific to
the Active Shooter
• Average citizens trained in “Run-Hide-
Fight” – includes recognizing the
sound of gunshots
A Rising Threat That Can Happen Anywhere
2014 and 2015 showed the highest Active Shooter Incidents ever in a two-
year period, according to a June 2016 update to the FBI’s landmark study
findings. These statistics were released following the worst mass shooting in
American history at an Orlando night club on June 12, 2016.
Statistics: Incidents on the Rise

13. DECREASE RESPONSE TIME
DECREASE INCIDENT DURATION
DECREASE LOSS OF LIFE
In an Active Shooter Incident, Every Second Counts
• 4-6 minutes: Average delay to dial 911
• 12.5 Minutes: Average duration of an active shooter incident
• 18 Minutes: Average response time of emergency response/law
enforcement
In Columbine, the first reliable 911 call
stating shots were fired occurred 6 minutes
after the first shot. In those first 6 minutes
12 students and faculty had already been
killed or wounded.
SDS Technology is the Missing Piece
Response Time

14. INFORMATION: A Critical Component in Active Shooter Response
WHAT is it? Loud Noise vs. Gunshot
WHEN was the first shot? Timeline
WHERE is the shooter? Location/Movement
WHO is the shooter? Visual Description
• Building occupants need information to
make the best decision to help themselves
– Do I run, hide or fight?
• Law Enforcement needs actionable
intelligence to isolate, contain and mitigate
the threat
Accurate information helps determine the best
course of action, for both occupants and First
Responders.
The Need for Actionable Intelligence

15. • $45 Million of Research and Development Investment
• $350 Million in Systems Deployed Worldwide
• Lowest False Alarm Rate in the Industry, over 12,000 Systems in Use
The Evolution of Superior Gunshot Detection
SDS History & Experience

16. Dual Factor Authentication
• Microphones listen for weapon muzzle blast
• IR sensors look for muzzle flash signatures
• The Guardian Sensor validates an Acoustic
Bang by also looking for an Infrared Flash
The Guardian Sensor validates an Acoustic Bang
by also looking for an Infrared Flash.
Key Features
• Immediate and accurate alerting – <1 second
• ZERO False alerts
• Provides shot location and tracks history and
movement of shots
• Easy integration into existing security
technologies such as Access Control, Video
Surveillance, Mass Notification, Mobile
Applications, Alarm Panels, etc.
Guardian Indoors Shooter Detection: Guardian Sensor

17. The Guardian Sensor
blends easily into any
facility design.
Sensor Design

18. Major Metro City
Major Software Companies &
Fortune 500 Corporations
Department of Homeland
Security
Air Force Research Laboratory
European Police DepartmentInternational Airports
The Guardian system has a 100% detection rate
with ZERO FALSE ALERTS in every test and environment.
Independent Testing

19. SDS has 14 million hours of installed time
in real-world environments
with ZERO FALSE ALERTS.
Guardian Indoor Shooter Detection Installations

20. SDS Gateway
Software
Standard Network Diagram

21. • Guardian instantly sends communication alerts
via digital floor plan map, text message and e-
mail with time and location of each gunshot
incident.
• With the addition of systems integration,
Guardian communicates with additional
notification pathways such as access control,
alarm panels, video management, mass
notification, digital radios, and mobile
application technologies.
User Interface & Security Systems Integration

22. Technology Integrations

23. LIVE FIRE DEMONSTRATION
Gunshot Detection
and Security Systems Integration
Product Demonstration

25. For More Information…
Contact
Matt Powell
matt.powell@convergint.com
404-804-2617