Acoustic Threat Detectors

A World Class Sense for Safety

Our ATD technology revolutionizes the landscape for gunshot detection, keeping your communities safe.

Acoem Security and safety solutions deliver strategic, simple and highly reliable data-driven technology that users feel confident implementing. Our signature acoustic threat detector, the Acoem Acoustic Threat Detection (ATD) system deploys military-grade gunshot detection on the ground in a variety of civilian contexts, helping law enforcement and security staff make faster, more informed tactical response decisions to gunshot-related emergency situations.

Safer communities start with smarter security

The artificial intelligence that fuels ATD continuously learns and evolves through data collection. Our acoustic threat detectors can be integrated with other technology systems for a comprehensive security solution. Exceptional accuracy gives you the confidence to tackle threats quickly. Each individual sensor has the ability to detect and locate threats immediately and autonomously.

ATD

Protect and secure public areas wherever surveillance is critical

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ATD Portable

Revolutionary Acoustic Threat Detection (ATD) Portable

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ATD Covert

Protect communal spaces discretely with ATD Covert.

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Smart City Poles

A comprehensive 100% off-grid outdoor solution for city lighting & surveillance

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The need for Acoustic Threat Detection has never been greater

Today’s smart cities, urban centers and public venues face unprecedented security challenges. The health, safety and wellbeing of our communities is increasingly coming under threat from acts of terrorism, criminal activity, and changes in climatic conditions. Until now, the management of those challenges has largely been dependent on visual control through closed-circuit cameras (CCTV) and live video feeds, and prevention via the presence of on-the-ground police and security forces.

Noise is usually the first sign of danger, so acoustic threat detection should be your first line of defence. Give your first responders the power of combined sound and sight, and protect and secure public areas wherever surveillance is critical.

The Origins of Acoem Acoustic Threat Detectors

In 1995, Acoem developed a static gunshot detection technology that was used initially on UN armored vehicles to safeguard civilians and protect soldiers against isolated attacks in the rugged urban terrain of Sarajevo during the final months of the Bosnian War.

From there, we developed ‘On-the-Move’ detection capability, delivering a wider analysis of gunshot threats to provide accurate alerts and data to ensure people’s safety. Over the course of the next 20 years, our acoustic technology was embedded with 25 armies around the world, including US Special Operations Command in Iraq and Afghanistan.

Our threat surveillance and detection solutions have earned the trust of soldiers in the toughest military operations around the world. That technology laid the foundation for our threat detection system for civilian applications – helping to protect citizens from common threats and giving law enforcement agencies a new perspective on making their cities safer.

How Acoem Acoustic Threat Detectors work

Our Acoem Acoustic Threat Detection sensors detect and localize noise disturbances or anomalies in the soundscape using one or a network of acoustic sensors. Our algorithm-based diagnostic software will immediately distinguish the source and type of the noise to identify gunshots and raise an alarm that communicates with lighting and security cameras via 4G or fiber network connectivity, automatically directing them to the precise location of the acoustic threat.

Acoustic Threat Detectors applications and solutions

Since launching our first Acoustic Threat Detection system in 2019, we have continued to further develop our technology and tailor our gunshot detection sensors to a variety of applications, including:

  • Physical security
  • Schools and universities
  • Critical infrastructure
  • Airports
  • Government buildings and facilities
  • Sports and entertainment venues
  • Houses of worship
  • Streets
  • Whole city networks (Smart Cities)

Benefits of Acoustic Threat Detectors for risk prevention 

  • Receive accurate and time-sensitive data from the field (incident typology, frequency, criticality, etc.) 
  • Enhance your understanding of security threats 
  • Enable faster and more targeted incident responses 
  • Distinguish critical incidents from false alarms 
  • Reassure the community and increase its sense of security 
  • Flexibility of fixed and mobile solutions for one-off or continual monitoring
  • Track incidents to help facilitate investigation

Reputation and trust in our class-leading technology

Acoem is an approved security solution provider endorsed by France’s Strategic Security Committee (CSF) for major events including the 2024 Paris Olympic and Paralympic Games.

We are committed to exploring new avenues and technology, like optronics and artificial neural networks, to make further gains in the quality of threat detection analysis and response times. Our extensive research helps ensure that we continue to be a leading provider in global threat detection and offer gunshot identification solutions that adapt seamlessly to civil protection in urban environments.

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