[USA] Technology may cut area gun violence / CONTRA COSTA TIMES, 19 February 2007
http://www.contracostatimes.com/mld/cctimes/community/16732299.htm
Simon Read
"The ShotSpotter Gunshot Location System might sound like some gizmo one would find on Batman's utility belt, but in reality it's a complex piece of hardware that's helping combat gun violence in a number of American cities.
Relying on "acoustic triangulation" and high-tech sensors, the ShotSpotter can pinpoint the location of gunfire across a wide geographic area, according to officials at the Santa Clara-based company that designed the system. Within 10 seconds of a gun being fired, the system can zero in on the spot and relay an address to police and emergency dispatchers."