Tag:surveillance:type=gunshot_detector
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 surveillance:type = gunshot_detector
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| A microphone intended, with the coordination of other geographically diverse microphones, to locate gunshots. |
| Group: Tag:man made=surveillance |
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Gunshot detectors are networks of geographically distributed microphones --- typically no more than a quarter mile apart --- that attempt to triangulate the location of recorded gunshots with various signal processing techniques.
How to map
Place a node 
at the location of the microphone.
Main Tag Combinations
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man_made=*
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surveillance
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Gunshot detectors are always associated with man_made=surveillance.
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surveillance=*
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outdoor
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Gunshot detectors are (always?) located outdoors. |
surveillance:zone=*
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town
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Most gunshot detector networks are located in areas of a town with high rates of gun violence. |
school
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Flock Safety has also been known to place these gunshot detector networks on school grounds. |
Additional Tag Combinations
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manufacturer=*
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e.g., Flock Safety
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manufacturer:wikidata=*
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![[W]](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/ff/Wikidata-logo.svg/20px-Wikidata-logo.svg.png?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail){kind=logo} Flock Safety (Q108485435)
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A vendor of gunshot detection microphone networks in the United States. |
operator=*
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e.g., Basis Texas Charter Schools Inc
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operator:wikidata=*
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Basis Texas Charter Schools Inc (Q133309032)
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A nominally non-profit organization that "owns" and "runs" charter schools in Texas --- with a for-profit company as its primary contractor for actual educational instruction, e.g., Basis Educational Group (Texas) (Q133308839).
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Example Deployments
See example deployment --- paired with Automated License Plate Readers (ALPRs) --- in an area of Fort Worth, Texas.