Omah
09-12-2010, 01:22 AM
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-birmingham-11950517
It is the first time the Shotspotter Gunshot Location System - which can pick up gunshots within a 25m (82ft) radius - has been deployed in the UK.
West Midlands Police said the sensors had been placed high up on buildings in north-west areas of the city.
The £150,000 system records an audio clip and sends police a GPS location.
A police officer trained to listen to the clips then makes a judgement on what they have heard before deploying officers.
The system, funded by the Home Office through Birmingham Safer Partnerships, has an 85% accuracy rate, Ch Supt Chris McKeogh said.
It can tell if multiple shots were fired, or if they were fired from a stationary or moving location, the number of weapons used and in which order they were fired, according to the manufacturers.
The system will be active from Thursday covering areas including Handsworth and Aston.
Blimey ..... best avoid those areas if gunshots are that common ..... :eek:
It is the first time the Shotspotter Gunshot Location System - which can pick up gunshots within a 25m (82ft) radius - has been deployed in the UK.
West Midlands Police said the sensors had been placed high up on buildings in north-west areas of the city.
The £150,000 system records an audio clip and sends police a GPS location.
A police officer trained to listen to the clips then makes a judgement on what they have heard before deploying officers.
The system, funded by the Home Office through Birmingham Safer Partnerships, has an 85% accuracy rate, Ch Supt Chris McKeogh said.
It can tell if multiple shots were fired, or if they were fired from a stationary or moving location, the number of weapons used and in which order they were fired, according to the manufacturers.
The system will be active from Thursday covering areas including Handsworth and Aston.
Blimey ..... best avoid those areas if gunshots are that common ..... :eek: