Databuoy Gunshot Detection Profile
Databuoy, an acoustic gunshot detection startup comprised of engineering academics from the field, claims "pinpoint location accuracy" and "no false alarms", but how do they differentiate from competitors?
Based on an interview with Databuoy's President Kathleen Griggs, and COO Alex Chermak, IPVM profiles the company, including its background, funding, employees, and positioning, and examining its product based on publicly available information.
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******** **** **** **** **** ** employees, ** ***** ~**% (~** *********) have * ********** ** ******* *** engineering. ******** ******** *** ******** *****, shown *****:
***** ********* **** ******** ** *** Ph.Ds ** ******** *******: ********'* ***** Scientist *** **-************ ******, *** *********** *********.
History ** ******** ******* ********* ******
********'* *********** ******** ******* ********* ********** originated **** **** **** ** ********** University ****** *** **** (******* ******** Systems **********) *******.
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******** ***** *** ********** *** ***** tested ****** **** **** ******* ** 2014:
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Currently ******* ******-*
******** **** **** ***** ***** *******, the ******* ******** *** ***** **** funding ** ~$***,***. ************, *** ******* told **** **** **** *** ********* in * ****** * **** ******** in *******.
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Shotpoint ******* ********* ******
******** ****** *** *******, ** ******* sensor, *** ** ****** ******. *** company **** **** **** *** **** of *** **** ***** *** ***********.
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******** ********* ********** *** **** ********** of *** ******* ** *** ** rating *** **** *********** *** ** how ********** ****** ******* *** ***.
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******** **** **** **** ***** ******* have * *** ********** ** "** meters," *** * ****** ******** * minimum ** *** *******.
*** ******* **** **** ***** ******* sensors ******* *** ****** ****** *** bullet ************.
*** *** ******, ** *******, **'* going ** ** ******* [*********] *** both ****** ***** ** ******* *** fires, **'* **** ***** ** ** looking [*********] *** * ******, *** will ****** ** ******* *** **** of ***** *** *** ****. *** in *******. **'* *** ***** ** look *** ***** ************ ******* ** the **** **** ***** *** ****** hard ** ** ******.
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*** ******* **** **** **** *********** acoustic ******* ********* **** *** *** machine ******** ** ******* ***** ********* on ****** *******. *** ******* ***** that ** **** * ********** ***** filter *** ********* *** ********* ********.
** **'* *** ******* ******** ******* from ** ********** **** ******* ******** I ********** **** **** *****'* * lot ** ******, *** * **** know **** ** **** ****** *****, in ***** ** ***** *** ******** alarms ** **** ***'* *** **** [machine ********] *** **** [******* *********]. We **** * ****** **** ** actually ************** ********* ***** ***.
Machine ******** ***** ***** ********
*******, ******** **** **** **** ******* learning ******** ** ***** *** ******* outdoor *********** ** *********** ******* ****** blasts *** ******* *********.
** ******* *********** ***** ***** *** a *** ** ********* ******* (**** are *** *** ********** *** *******) we ** **** **** ***** ******. We ***** ******* ******** ** ******** fireworks **** ******* ** ****** **** trigger *** ** ***** **** ****.
Databuoy ****** ** ***** ****** *******
******** **** **** **** ****** ***** alerts ** ***** *******, **** ** clapping, ******, ******* *****, ** ******* mops, *** "*** * *******" *** their ****** ******* ******** **** ***** alarms *******.
***** ******* ** ***** ****** ******* are ********** *** * ******* *** us. * **** **** ** ** example ******* ** * ****** *** not **** ***** *** ****** ***, those ******* *** ** **** ** eliminate, *** ** ****** *** ****** accurately ****** **** ** *** ************ eliminate *** ** ***** ******* *** indoors ** **** **** ***** ******.
******** ***** **** ***** ******* ******* have "**** *** ***** ******":
******* *********** **** ********* ***** ******* that *** ** ********* ********, *** we *** *** **** ********* ***** we ****** *** ******. ** **** very *** ***** ****** ******** (***** with **** ***** ****** *** **** outdoor *********** ** *** ********).
Limitations *** **********
******** **** "******-*** ***** *** *****" limit ******* ********* *******, ** *** acoustic **** ** ***** ** ********.
** ******* ****** ******** **** ** sight *** *** *******. ****** ******** line ** ***** ** ********* **** visual **** ** *****, *** ***** sound *** **** ****** ***** *** other ********** ** ********* ***** *** sensors **** ** ** ** *** room ***** *** **** *******.
******** ***** **** ******* ******* ********* is * ****** ********* *** ****, compared ** ******, *** ** ************* factors *** *****.
********. * *** * ******* **** me **** *** ****, ** ****, everything ** *** ** **** **** turns ** * ***** ** **** in ** *****, *** ** ***'** really ******** **** *** ***** ***********, snow, ****, ****, *********, *****, ****** like ****. *******, *** ***'* **** things **** **** ******, ***********, *** quads *** ***** ****** *** ***********.
Gunshot ****** *******
******** ***** ************ **** *** ******** *** ********* in ******* ******** ************** (***) ********, which ******** * ****-**** ******** ******* the ********** *** ******* *********.*** ********, ********* ******* ********* ********* *** ****** ******* **** ****** at ~$*,***, *** *** ******* ******* were ****** ** ~$*,*** **** * three-year ******* ******** ****** ** ~$***.
**** ***** ******** ***** ******* *** the ****** ********* ** *** *** Schedule, *** ******** ******* ** ******* on *** ******* ***********.
***** *** *** ******** ******* *** provide ** ******* **** *** **** of *** ********, *** **** *** price ** ***** ******* ***** ****** on * ******** *****.
Databuoy ****** ************ **** ******* *** *****
******** **** **** **** **** ***** work **** *********' ******* ******* ** get * ***** ** ** *****:
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******** ***** ** ******** *** *** code *** *********** ** **** ******* with *** ***** ********* ** * shot *** ******* *** ******* ** the *******.
** **** *** *** ****** **** code **** *** **** ****** ***** around *** **** *** ***** ********* of *** ****. ** **** **** when ** *** **** ***** **** time, **'** ***** ** **** *** frames **** *** **** * ****** before *** *****. ** **** ****** get **** ***** ***** ****** **. We **** **** *** ******* ** the *******. *** **** **** ** have ***** **** **** ** ******* with *** ** *** ** ***** system ********* *** ****'** **** ******** engaged ** ******* **** ** *** we **** **** **** *********** ** that **** *** *** ** ** an ***** *******.
*** ******* *********, ***** *** ******* VMSes **** *** ****** ********* ****, and *** ******, **** ******* *** integration *** *** *******.
*****'* **** ***** **** ** *** go ** *** ******* **** **** all *** ******* *** **** ** really ****. *** **** *****'* **** that *** *** **** ******* ******. It **** ******* ** **** ***'** able ** *** *** ** **** VMS *** ** ** ****** ** not ** **** ***********, *** *****'* an ********* ***** *******, **'** **** pull *** ***** ******* *** **'** post ** ***** ** **** **** it, ** **** ******* ** *** we're ******* ****.
******** **** **** *** *** ************ and *** ************ *****, *** **** integrate **** ********/***** *********.
** **** ** ** **** ** the ***** ** ********. ** *** the ************ ***** *** *** ************ layer. ** ** ********* **** ******** companies.
Pilot ****** / *********
******** **** **** **** *** ******** of ***** ********* *** ****** ***********.
******** *** *** ******, ** ****'** not *** ******* ********* **** *** users ** *** ****** ** **** way.
************, ******* ***** ******** **** ******** has ***** ******** **** ********* ********** ** ************,*********, ****** *****’ ******** ******* ******.
Selling *** ********* *** ******
******** **** ****, **** **** ******* resellers *** ****** ** *********:
** ** **** ******* ********* ** sell ******, *** **** ** **** direct **** ****** ******* ** **** customer *** ** ************ **********. **'** going ** **** **** ******* ** the ************.
******** ***** **** *** ****** ****** the ************ ******* ** ****** **** the ****** ** *** ** ********* to ***** ************** *** ** *** install *** ********.
** ** *** *** ** *** bucket ****** *** *** ***** *** the ******* *** *** *** ***** up *** ** ** ***** ****. We *** ***** **** **** *** the ************ ** *** **'** ***** to ***** **** ****** *** ** make **** **** **'* ********* *** how **'* **** *********. ******* **'* a **** ****** ******, ** **** like **'* *** ********** ** **** sure **** ** ***** ** *** before ** *** **'* **** ** go.
Compared ** *****-********** ********
***** ******** ******* ********* *******, **** as******* ********* ********************** ** * *****-********** ******** **** as ******** ****** ***** *** ******** gunshot *********. ***** ******** ****** ** only ******** **** (****** ******* ********* System *** ********), *** ******* **** IPVM **** *** **** *****-********** ******* they **** * ******* ** *** sensors ** ****** * *******:
** *** **** ***** ********** ******* we're ***** * ******* ** *** sensors. ** ** **** * ********* system. ** ***'* **** *** **** of *** ******, ** **** *** word ** ** ***** *** *******, and ** ******* ****'* ********* ** both *******.
**'** ***** **** ********, *** ** works ***% ** ****. *********** ** what *******. * ***** ********* ****** feel *********** **** ** *** **** acoustics. **'* ****** *********. ** **** sound ** *******, **'* ***** ** work.
******** ***** ******* **** *** ******** and *******, **** *** *********** ***** other ******** ********* ***'*. ******** **** have ****** ******* ***** ******* **** to *** * ****** ******:
** ** *** ******* ********, * think ** **** *** ********* **** we ** **** ****** *******, ***** enables ** ** *** ****** ****** than ****, *** *********** *** ***** wide **** *******. *** **** ***** us **** *********** **** *** ******* because **'** ****** ** *** ***** because *** *** ****'* ******** **** away. ** *** **** ****** *********** to ** **** ** **** ** automated ********. **** *****, ***** ********, and ** ***** ******.
******** **** **** **** ******* **** have ** "*********" ** *********** (******** to **** **** *******).
** ***** *** **** ****** ************, like ********, **** **** **** ******** and *** ******* *** ******* ** can ** ** **** ** *** air *** *** ******* **** *****, we *** ** ********, ***** ***'* a ******** *********** **** *** ****** can't **** **. ** * ***** the ********* ** **** *********** ** put **** ****** ** *** *********** that *** ****, *** ** ***'* really **** ****** ***** ***** ** can **. ****'* ****'* ** *********.
Acoustic ******** ** ******
******** **** **** **** **** *** solving * ********* ******* **** ******-***** detectors, *** *** ********* **** ***** have ** ** ******** ** * human ** *** ****, ***** ***** acoustic ****** **** *** **** ****** in *** ****.
* ***** **'** *********** ******* *** different ********. ****'** [****** *****] ****** to ** ********* ***** **** *** searching *** ******* ** ****'** ********* for ****** *** *** ****, *** they ***** **** ** ** **** and ******** ****, ******* ***** ** the ****. *** **** ** ****** shot ********* *******, ** **** ** get **** *********** **** ******** ********* because *** ***'* **** **** ** respond. ********'* *** ** *** **** information ** *******. **** *** ** happen ** ** *******, **** ******** has ** ** ** *** **********. We ** ****.
*******, ******** ****** **** ***** ****** working ******** **** * ****** ******** solution ***** ******* ********.
** ** ***** **** ********, * think **** *****'** ** **** ******** because ******** *********** ** *** *********** gives *** ***********, **'** ***** *** to ******, *** ******** **** ****** AI, ** ********* **** *** ***** use ** **** *********.
*** ********* ****** **** **** ****** should **** ***** ** *** ******* once ***** ****** ******* * ****:
** ****** ** **** ** ** had **** ******** *** ****** **** us ** ****, **** ** **'** detected * ****, ** **** **'** already ********** ** *******, **** *** can ****** **** ********** ******. ***'** no ****** ****** ****** ** ********* false ****** ******* ** **** ***** here ** **** ****, *** *** a ******* ** **** **** ** where **** *** *** **** **** track ** ****. ** *** *** use ** *************, **** ***'** *** you've *** *** **** ** *** worlds.
Goals / *******
******** **** **** **** ***** ***** for **** *** **** *** ** expand ** ***** ******** ***********:
******* *** ************* **** ****** *** see ** ** *** ******** **** deployments.
***** ***** ******* ** ***** *** pace ** ****** *** ******* ** their *******:
** **** ** **** ******* ** our **** *** ** **** ** be **** ** **** **** **** everything ** ******* ***** *** ** quality *** **** ** ******** *** relationships **** ** *****.
***** ******** ************ ****** ***** **** the **********, **** **** *** ***** the **** ******* ***** ******** * private *******. **** ***** ********* *** research ** ******* *********, ******** ***** provide * ****** *******, *** ***** business ********** *** ***** **** ********* their ******* ** **** ******. * possible ******** *** ******** ** *** well ***** ******** ****** ********, ** it **** *** ******* * ***** in *** ****, ******** ***** * strength *** *** ******* ** **** can *******.
******* **'* * **** ****** ******, we **** **** **'* *** ********** to **** **** **** ** ***** it *** ****** ** *** **'* good ** **.
*'* ***** ** ****** *** ***** part ***** **** **** ******** ******* life ****** *******, *** ***** ** the **** **** ** **** ********.
**** ***'* ******* ***** *****, *** they *** ***** ** ********* ***** installation ** '***** ** *** ****** we *** **'* **** ** **'.
*** **** **** ***** ** **** no ***** ** *** **** *** outdoor ******, **** ****** ************* **** ***** ******* ****************** ***** ****** - **** ** they *** **'* ***.
** * ***** ***** **** *** install ** **** ** **, *** no ****** *** ***** ** **** sure ******* ****** ****** *** **** to **?
*******: **** ******* ****** ******* ****** together (**** **** ** **) ** superior ** *****-**** ******* (**** *********** does **)... *** **** ******* = more ******** $$ - *** *********** is ******* ****** ********* **** *********** the $$ *** ** **** ******** costs.
*** **** ***** ******** ******* ** price ** ******** ******* ********* ********* - **** *********** ** ** *******?
* ***** **** ** *** **** conduct * **** **** **** *******. If ** ** *****, **** **** let **** ** * **** ******* false ********* / ***** ********* *** the ********* ** **** **. **** of ********.