Preventing and deterring crime is one of the most important investments that a community can make. Both urban and suburban communities are finding that traditional neighborhood watch programs and policing often fail to adequately address the problem. Drug use, theft and vandalism continue to threaten the safety of children and the security of residents.
Many urban metropolitan cities are now turning to new technology to help augment their under-budgeted and stretched police staff. Surveillance cameras are one example of a tool that can both detect and deter crime, simply by their visible presence on the street. But putting a camera on every street corner is not desirable for most communities, nor is it practical because there are not enough officers to monitor the screens.
The solution is an autonomous system for detecting problems. Genex Technologies is developing a combined video/audio surveillance system. This unique camera can view in 360-degrees and detect gunshots or other programmed sound events. By incorporating an advanced intelligent signal processor and a microphone, the system is able to distinguish gunshots from normal city sounds such as an automobile backfiring. It can also detect glass breakage.
For more information on this exciting area of development, please contact Genex today.
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