From what I understand about shotspotter it is really good at triangulating the location of a sound.
The issues it runs into are all human. It uses humans to determine whether a recorded sound is a gunshot or some other sound. It is deployed selectively in cities, in areas chosen by the police department (very frequently in minority neighborhoods). Conclusions have been used as evidence in court without exposing the underlying data and algorithms used to reach the conclusion.
The issues it runs into are all human. It uses humans to determine whether a recorded sound is a gunshot or some other sound. It is deployed selectively in cities, in areas chosen by the police department (very frequently in minority neighborhoods). Conclusions have been used as evidence in court without exposing the underlying data and algorithms used to reach the conclusion.