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Gun shot tracking technology now in parts of Omaha

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bullit:
"Police won't say where the sensors are installed but say they are not going up throughout the city"

Now isn't this profiling????  The Cobra may have somethin' to say 'bout this.....

Kennon:
If they also deploy license plate reading software and cameras, this system can provide a very short list of suspects. If they also add a cell phone localization tracker, now you can identify every phone in the vehicle too. It would not take too long to build an electronic profile and get a warrant with the suspects picture on it. A computer program could correlate this data in seconds.

AAllen:
I did a little research on this technology a couple of years ago, the last time Fayhe added more camera's to the City.  Though the Tech is not perfect, there are a few (from the early reports I read very few) miss reports where sounds that were not gunfire were reported, it saves a lot of time.  There were at that time cases in Chicago and Philadelphia where due to the speed that they get the report and how closely it places the shots (multiple sensors pick up the shot, by volume estimates distance and from triangulating the sound they can identify where, normally within a few feet) they have been able to get emergency personnel to the scene of a shooting to save lives that via slower response times it is estimated would have died.

There are area's of Omaha where gunshots can be heard regularly the problem, like most hunters understand, the echo effect etc. keeps the police that hear the shots from really getting real close to where they took place, so they have to wait for the 911 call.

Will this stop a shooting, most likely not.  But will it allow officers to arrive at the scene faster and possibly get lifesaving assistance for someone faster, yes.   Thats just an opinion from someone that lives in the area.

FarmerRick:
Hmmmm....  I wonder how well the sensors work with bullet holes in them. 
I'm sure once the gang bangers find out what the sensors look like, they will be used for target practice.

Hermit:
Even if the gangbangers find the sensors, they can't shoot accurately anyway, so I'd wager they're safe :laugh:.  I live on the edge of north O, and I hear shots off in the distance if I'm out much at night, so I welcome our new electronic overlords.

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