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Miami-Dade Police Department: Gunshot Detection

Agency Miami-Dade Police Department
Location Doral, FL
Technology Gunshot Detection
Vendor ShotSpotter

Miami-Dade Police Department began using ShotSpotter in 2011, but abandoned it in 2014. MDPD reintroduced the technology in 2016.

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A system of acoustic sensors mounted on street lights or on the sides of buildings that passively listen for gunshots.