ShotSpotter

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ShotSpotter, Inc. is an industry leader in the development of innovative, interoperable net-centric gunshot, sniper-detection and location systems for the law enforcement and military markets. The company’s focus on ingenuity and technological vision drives its continuing mission to create invaluable solutions that reduce gunfire and gun violence while improving the safety of first responders on the streets and soldiers on the front.

Currently, the ShotSpotter Gunshot Location System protects many cities nationwide, consistently producing arrests and weapons confiscations. Its individually worn sniper detection and location system identifies and tracks friendly military forces, providing dismounted forces with real-time situational awareness to aid in maneuvers, reduce fratricide, add to a mission’s common operating picture, and support after-action review.

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