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Pittsburgh Police Department: Gunshot Detection

Agency Pittsburgh Police Department
Location Pittsburgh, PA
Technology Gunshot Detection
Vendor Shotspotter

The Pittsburgh Police Department uses Shotspotter gunshot detection technology. The Shotspotter system is monitored by the Pittsburgh real-time crime center.

More about this technology

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