AmberBox Gunshot Detection Profile
A US startup, AmberBox, claims to be the "most accurate" and "easily the largest provider" of gunshot detectors in terms of units deployed and "broadly any other metric", but little is known about the company. Who is AmberBox, and how is their technology different?
In this report, we profile AmberBox based on our e-mail interview with the company's Head Of Revenue, Sophie Sinclair-Kemp, including:
- Originally From Fire Detectors
- Strong Employee Growth, Sales Heavy
- Limited Number Of Engineers
- Patented Technolgy
- Tri-Factor Authentification Technology
- Percussion And Audio Sensing
- IR Flash Detection
- "Machine Learning Sound"
- Indoor Gunshot Detection
- 3.6 Seconds Notification Time Claimed
- AmberBox Response Software Platform
- E911 Notification Platform
- Pricing
- Integrations
- "Easily The Largest Provider"
Originally **** **** *********
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Strong ******** ******, ***** *****
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*** **********,*** *** **% ** ***** ** sales, *** **** *******, ***** *** its ***** ***** *****,*** ~**% ** *****(*** **** *** ********).
********'* *** **** **** **** **** have "****** ** *********", ***** ** close ** *** ** ***** ** LinkedIn.
Limited ****** ** *********
***** *** ******* *** ** ********* of ***********, ******** ***** **** * engineers, **** *** ******** ** ******, *** *** ** *.*. ** Mechanical ***********. ********, **** ** **** **** hired ** *** **** **** ******, as ***** ******** ****:
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Patented *********
***** *** ******* ***** *** ********** "patented", **** ***** *** **** *** current *******-******* ******* ******** ** ***** Popper, ************, ** ********. **** ***, however, ******* ******* *** *****/**** ********* ******** to ******** **** ** *** "******" ****** **** ****:
*** **** *** **** ****** ** not ******** *********, ** **** ***** not ****** **.
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** ** *** ******* ******* *********** on ******* ** ***** ******* ****** what ** ******** ******* ***** *** market ******* ***** ********** **********.
*******, ******* ****** *** ********** "********," the ******* **** *** ******* *** patent ******* ** ****** ** *** website ** ** *** ***** *****.
**'* ******** *** * **-***** **** company **** *** ********* *** ********** in-house (** ******** ****** ** ** so) *** ** **** *** ** patents **** ***** ******* *** *******'* IP ** ******* *********.
**** **** **** *** **** ** find*** ****** **** ******** ******** *** gunshot *********(*** **** "*******" ** ********* *** times), *** ** ** ******** ******** **** *************** ********* "* ****** *** *********** disparate ********* ******** ************ ****** * facility".
Tri-Factor **************** **********
*** ******* ******** *** ***** ************ ** ****** gunshots: "**********", *****, *** ******** *******. Additionally, ******** **** ******* ******** ** analyze *** ******, ** *** ******* told ****. *** ********-**** ***** **** combined. **** ****** *** ******* ** provide "*** **** ******** ******* ********* technology ** *** ******".
******** ** *** **** ******* **** IPVM ** ***** ** **** **** more ***-****** ************** *** ****** ******* detection: *** **** ******** + ******** sensing (****** ***** *********), *** ******** uses "**********" (********* *********) + ******** sensing (****** ***** *********), ** ********* confirmed ** ****.
"Percussion" *** ***** *******
"**********" *** ***** ******* *** * gunshot ** ********'* **** ***** ******* for * ***** **** ****** **** a ****** *** ****** *****, ************. With **** ******* ********* ****** **** the ***** ** *****, **** ****** a ***** **** (****** **** ***** smaller **** *** ******* ** * jet - ****** ********* ***** ** ***** *****), ***** ** ******** ****** *** detect.
* ****** ***** ** ****** ** the ********** ***** **** **** *** barrel *** ***** * *****-******** ********** (i.e., *** ********** *** ****** *** the ***, ***** ****** * *****).
***** *** ***** **** ** **** shorter **** * ****** *****, ** has * ******** *-****** ********* ******, and ********* **** *** ********** ****** accuracy ******* ***** ********* ************ ******** (i.e., * **** **** **** **** only *** *****).
Considerations **** ******'* ********* *********
** ********, * ******'* ********* *** increase *** ********** **** ** ****** gunshot **** *****, *******, ***** *** a *** ********* ************** **** ********* detection, ********* ********* ********* ********** ** the ****** ******** **** ******* ** the ******'* **********.
****** ****** ***** *****, ***** ******* in *** **********, * ********* ******* by * ********** ****** ** ******** the **********, ** ** * *** is ***** **** **** *** ********, the ********* ********* *** ** ******.
*** ********* ** *** ******'* ********* signal **** ******* ** *** ******** between *** ****** *** *** ******; the ******* *** ****** **** *** sensor, *** ******* ****** **** **. A ******** ** *********, ** ****, leads ** * ****** *********.
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*********, ******** **** **** **** **** also ** *** **** ** *** bullet's ********* ******* *** ** ***** confinement.
IR ***** *********
** ******* ******** *** ********* ********, the ******** ******** **** *** ** IR ****** **** *** ****** * spike ** ** ********* *** ** propellant **********.
**** ** ******* *****, ***** **** **** ** *******, however, **** *** ***** *** ******* facing ** ********* **********, ***** ******* the *** ***, ** ****, ********* the *********** **** *** ***** **** be ********. ******** **** **** *** IR ******.
"Machine ******** *****"
*** **** **** ** ********'* ********** is *** *** ** ******* ******** to ******* *** ******** *****, ** the ******* ********* ** ******** *****:
** ******** ** ******** ****** ***** and ********** *******, *** ****** **** utilizes ******* ******** ***** ********. **** detector ************ **** ******** ******* ******** analysis, ********* ***** ******** ******* * database ** **** *,*** ******* ******* stored ** ***** ********.
**** ******** **** ******** ******* ** non-gunshot ******, ** *** ********-**** **** IPVM. ********, *******, *** *** ******* on **** ***-******* ****** *** *** many ** **** *** ** *** database.
Indoor ******* *********
******** ******* ** ****** ******* ******** with * **-**** *****, ** ****-**-***** requirements, *** "**** **** ***** ******".
** ****-**-***** ***********, ***** ********* ** the ***** ***** *****, ***** **** sound's *** **'* ******* ** ******* from *********. *******, **** ** **** only ** * ******* ******, *** example, * ******* **** ***** ***** in * ****** **** *** ** a *********** ******** **** * ********, might ** ******.
*** *******'* ********* *** ****-******* *** connect ** * ******* (******** ** to *** *******), *****, ** ****, connects ** *** ******** ******** ******** via ********, ****, ** ********.
*** ********* ***** ******** ************, ********* VMS, ****** ******* *******, *** ********* messaging ********. ***** ************ **** ** discussed ** **** ****** ******* *****.
3.6 ******* ************ **** *******
******* ***** ************ **** ** * metric ***** ****** ** ******* ********* companies, ** ** **** ****** * commonly **** ******, "******* ******", ** the ****.
********'* ******* *.*-****** ************ **** ** multiple ***** ****** **** ***' "***** half ** * ******" ***** (*** the*** **** ******* ******). **** **** **** *** *** tested ****** ** ***** *******, ** we ****** ******* *** ******** ** these ******.
AmberBox ******** ******** ********
*** ******** ******** ******* ** *** company's***** ********** ************ ****** ******* ********, **** ** shot ******** ********, **** ********, ****** type **************, ***.
*** ****** ****, ******** ************* *******, long ******, *** ********, ** *** company **** ****.
E911 ************ ********
***** *** ******* ** ********, *** AmberBox******** ************* ***** ****** *** "**** ********* ****************** ********" and ************** ******** *** *** ******** to *** ******** ******** **************, ********* to *** *******'* *******.
************, *** ******* *** ***** * building ******** ************** *** * ****, SMS, ** *****.
*** ****** * ******* ******* ******* its *********** **** *********. *** **** details, ********** ********* ******* ******* ******, ****.
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*** ******* ********* ** **** **** the **** ********, ********, *******, ********, and ******** *** ******** ** ****** pricing. *** ******* ******** ****** ** 1 ****.
*** ******* **** ******** * ***** and ***'* ****** ** *** ***** to ***** ********, ** ********* *** pricing **** *********** ** *********. ************, some *********** **** ***** ******* ** a ***-**** ******** ****** **** * subscription (********'* *** ***** *** *** indoor ******** ~$*,***).
*** **** ********** ** ******* **** competitors, *** ***** ********** ******* -******* ********* ******* ******* ******, ****,******** ******* ********* *******.
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******** ** * "************ ****** ********" company *** "*** ***** **** ******" a ****** **** **** ****** ********* with, ** ********'* *** **** ****.
*** ******* ******** ************ ** ***, access *******, **** *************, *** ** systems, *** ******** *** *** ********* on **** ********* **** ********* **** the ****. *******, *** ******* ********* using * *********** ** ***, ****** contact ******, *** ***/** ****** *** these ************.
AmberBox ******: "****** *** ******* ********"
******** ****** ** ** "*** **** accurate" *** "****** *** ******* ********" of ******* ********* ** *** ********, and ***** *** ******** ** *** providers ***** ****-******* ********* *** ****-**** false ***** *****, **** ******** **** IPVM **** **** *** *** ******* provider ** *** ****** ** ******** units *** "******* *** ***** ******".
** ** ********* ** ****** *** is *** ****** ******, ** ***** companies ****** ******** ******* **** ** revenue, ****** ** *****, *** ****** of ***** ******** ** *** *****. AmberBox, **** **** **** **** **** "hundreds" ** ********* *** *** *** elaborate ** *** ****** ** ******* deployed.
********* ******** *********, *** ********-**** ********************* ************ ***** *** ***********.
**** *** * **** **** **** - *** ** ***** ********** (******* maybe **% ** ** ********* ****** eventually ********* **) *** ** ** annoyed ** *** ******* ****** ** this '**** *****-**'.
**** ***** ******** (**** ******** *** largest ******** ** ******* *********) ** not ********* **** *** ** ***** seriously, ***. ****** *** **** ***** of **** ******, *** **** **** the ******* **** ******** *** **** seeking *** **** *** *** ******* in **** *****?
********, *'* ***********.
**** **** ***** ****** **** *********, it ***** ******* **** **** ** a ***** ******* *** *** * legitimate/serious **** *******.
** *** **** **** **** ******* detectors ** *** ***** **** *** well-known ************ **** **** ******** ***** cities ** ***** ******** ****.
*** ** *** ** '**** ********' - ** *** ******* ** *** post:
** ********, * ******'* ********* *** increase *** ********** **** ** ****** gunshot **** *****, *******, ***** *** a *** ********* ************** **** ********* detection, ********* ********* ********* ********** ** the ****** ******** **** ******* ** the ******'* **********.
*** ******* '*********' ** *************** **** other ******* ********* **** **** ******* advertises *** ********, ***.