ShotSpotter Creates “ShotSpotter Labs”
April 09 2019 - 9:00AM
ShotSpotter, Inc. (Nasdaq: SSTI), the leader in gunshot
detection solutions that help law enforcement officials identify,
locate and deter gun violence, today announced a new technology
innovation unit – ShotSpotter Labs – to expand the company’s
current efforts supporting innovative uses of its technology to
help protect wildlife and the environment. ShotSpotter Labs is
launching with an initial focus on helping combat rhino poaching in
South Africa. Later this year, the unit intends to explore other
applications for global wildlife protection such as combatting
illegal blast fishing in Malaysia with underwater sensors.
In 2014, ShotSpotter began a pilot of its gunshot detection
technology in the Intensified Protection Zone of Kruger National
Park in South Africa, home to 60% of the last remaining
rhinos. Given the vast expanse of the park, most poaching
incidents went undetected with carcasses found days or weeks after
the fact. With the introduction of ShotSpotter to detect, locate
and alert park rangers to gunfire incidents in under 60 seconds,
there have been multiple poacher apprehensions within the coverage
area since its debut.
“ShotSpotter changes the game by giving our rangers the exact
location of the shot within seconds,” said Glenn Phillips, Managing
Executive of Kruger National Park. “The resulting speed and
accuracy of the response not only increases our chances of making
contact and effecting an arrest, but over time we hope will send a
powerful message to poachers to stay away.”
In addition to significantly expanding coverage area in the
park, ShotSpotter Labs plans to integrate with unmanned aerial
vehicles (UAVs) for automated dispatch to the precise latitudinal
and longitudinal coordinates of the gunfire. The UAVs will provide
a video stream to rangers so that they can track the poachers.
ShotSpotter has had to adapt its sensors and software for use in
the sprawling expanse of Kruger National Park with no electricity
available to power sensors. These types of system innovations
required for anti-poaching are already being applied in other
applications such as solar-powered sensors in freeway deployments
with limited access to electricity. “I’ve seen the devastation to
the rhino population firsthand in South Africa and it’s meaningful
that ShotSpotter can make a difference to help these amazing
animals survive for future generations,” said Ralph A. Clark,
president and CEO of ShotSpotter. “This kind of engagement is
not only the right thing to do, but it’s also an opportunity for us
to develop innovative technology that can ultimately be
incorporated back into core products across our business.”
About ShotSpotter Inc.ShotSpotter (NASDAQ:
SSTI) provides precision-policing solutions for law enforcement to
help deter gun violence and make cities, campuses and facilities
safer. The company’s flagship product, ShotSpotter® Flex™, is the
leading gunshot detection, location and forensic analysis system,
and is trusted by more than 90 cities. ShotSpotter® Missions™
(formerly HunchLab) uses artificial intelligence-driven analysis to
help strategically plan patrol missions and tactics for maximum
crime deterrence. ShotSpotter has been designated a Great Place to
Work® Company.
Safe Harbor Regarding Forward-Looking
Statements
This press release contains “forward-looking statements” within
the meaning of the “safe harbor” provisions of the Private
Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, including but not limited
to statements regarding the anticipated development of new
technologies by ShotSpotter and ShotSpotter Labs and the potential
for such technologies to be deployed across ShotSpotter’s core
business units, the expectations of ShotSpotter Labs to develop new
technologies that provide the anticipated benefits for wildlife
preservation and the environment resulting from the deployment of
such technologies, the anticipated timing of the development and
deployment of new technologies, including underwater sensors to be
used to help combat blast fishing. Words such as “believe,”
“potential,” “plans,” “predict,” “will,” variations of these terms
or the negative of these terms and similar expressions are intended
to identify these forward-looking statements. Forward-looking
statements are subject to a number of risks and uncertainties, many
of which involve factors or circumstances that are beyond
ShotSpotter’s control. ShotSpotter’s actual results could differ
materially from those stated or implied in forward-looking
statements due to a number of factors, including but not limited
to: the ability of ShotSpotter Labs to develop and
deploy this technology in a timely manner or at all, achieve the
anticipated benefits to wildlife and the environment, and the risk
that expenditures used in such projects do not result in
technologies that can be integrated into ShotSpotter’s core
business, as well as other risk factors included including
ShotSpotter’s most recent annual report on Form 10-K and other SEC
filings. These forward-looking statements are made as of the date
of this press release and were based on current expectations,
estimates, forecasts and projections as well as the beliefs and
assumptions of management. Except as required by law, ShotSpotter
undertakes no duty or obligation to update any forward-looking
statements contained in this release as a result of new
information, future events or changes in its expectations.
For more media information for ShotSpotter,
contact:Media Contact: Liz Einbinder
ShotSpotter, Inc. +1 (510) 794-3147
leinbinder@shotspotter.com
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