Evolv School Customer Has 32% False Alarm Rate Without Chromebooks
An Evolv school customer has reported a 32% false alarm rate even without counting Chromebooks and laptops though the customer is happy.
In this report, we discuss the school district's experience with Evolv based on IPVM's communications with the school district superintendent, and how it compares to other school districts in the US using Evolv.
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******* **** ******* ******** ** ** 11-school ******** **** ~*,*** ******** **** approved *** ******** ** * ***** Express ***** (* ****** + * single *****) ** ******* ****. ***** 6 ***** **** ********* ***** *** high *** **** *******, *** ********* **** *** ******** ********* *** expansion**** ********** ******* ** ****. ******** superintendent**** **************** **** ***** *** * ***** of ** ***** **** ** ******* Falls *******.
*** ******** ********* ****** *$***,*** ************ ******* *** * *******, *** in ******* **** ****** ******* ***~$***,***, ***** ****** ** *** ***** close ** $*.* *******. *** *******, the ****** *** *** ****-** ******** year **~$*** *******, ********* ** *** ********'* *******.
January ***** *******
*** ******* ********** ***** ********** ********* *** ******** *** **** ****** the ******* **** ***** *******, ** which ****************** *******, *** ******** ** ****** *** Security,***** ***************** ***** ********** ** ***** *******. Evolv *** ************* ** "** *** the **** ********** *** *****" *** "98% *********". **** **** ** ** not *****, *** *** ******** ******** its "*************" ** **** *** *** elaborate ** *** ******** ****** *** board *******.
*** *** ***** ***** *** *** full **********:
Student **********
*** ******* ********** *** *********** ** one ** *****'* ********** ** *** board ********* ** ** *** "**** minimally ********* ****** *** *****". ***** to *****'* ************, *** ****** ******** was ***** "*****" ****-******* *** ******** metal *********, ***** **** "* *** of ****" ** ***** *** ****, according ** *** *****.
**** ********* ** ***** *********** ** the **** ******* ** ***** *****, for *******, ********** ****** ******** **** *** **** For ***** **** ****.
***** ********* **** **** ********* ** the ****** **** *** ******* ** detect ************ ******* *** ******* ***** of ****, ******** ******** *******, *** a ~** ******** ** ******** ******** that *** ****** **** *** **** Evolv.
Surveys ** ******* ***** *******
***** ** ****** * ********** ********, the ******** ******** ***** ******* ** the ******* ***** *******, ***** ** the **** *** *********** ********** *** devices (**** **** **** *** *** able ** **** *** ****** ******** of ******* ***** ***** *****'* ********).
********* ***** ******* ** * ******* before ********** ** ** * ****** is *** ** *********** ****, ** school *** ******* ************ *** **** different (** ***** ** ******** ******* that ****** ***** **** ****). *********'* ******* ** **** ************* ***** ******* ********* ******* ** the *******, *** ****** ********* **** many ***** ****** ** *******. ***:
- ***** ****** ** ******* *** ***** Bottles, ****** ***** ****** ****
- ***** ******* ******* *********** ** *******
- ***** ******** ****** ******** ********* ******* 250:1 ***** ***** ****
Sensitivity *******
*** ******** ********* ** **** **** they "*********" *** *** *********** ******* "D", ******* ************** **** ******* ********** for ******* "*" ** *** ***** meeting. ********, *** ******* ***** *********** that *** ****** *** *** ******* "F". ***** ******* *** * *********** settings, **** "*" ** "*", **** "F" ***** *** **** *********. *******, IPVM *** *** **** *** ******** use ******** "*"-"*", *** *** ******* "E" ** *** **** ****** ****. See****'* ****** ** ***** *********** ********.
***** *** ************** ********* *** ******* "F" ** ******** **** ** **** settings *********** **** ******* *****. ************, the ************** **** **** ** ******* "F" ******** ***** ****** ***** **** falsely *****.
*** ****** ******** ********* **** **** change *** *********** ********* ** *** event, *** ******* * ** *******. This ** *** **** ******* ** which ***** ****** * ***** **** led *** ******** ** ***** ******* **** School******* * ***** **** **** ******* Falls.
32% ***** ***** ****
*** ******** *** * **% ***** alarm ****, ** *** ******** ********* to ****. *******, **** ***** ***** rate **** *** **** **** ******* Chromebooks, ** *** ****** ******** **** not *** * *** ** *********** (when **** *** ****, **** *** passed ****** *** ******, ** ****** told ****). ****, ** ** ********** to ******** **** *** ***** ***** rate ***** ** **** ****** **** Chromebooks. ******* **** **** **** ******** cases *** ********* ***** *** ******** the **** ********.
**% ***** ***** **** ** ******* Falls ******* ** *** ******* ***** alarm **** ** ******* **** **** has **** ** ***:
- ******** ****** ******** *** ***% ***** ***** ****
- ***** ****** ******** *** ***% ***** ***** ****(**** **** **** ******* ******** ** setting * ***** *** ** * 50% ***** ***** ****, *** *** district ******** ******** *** ***** ******)
- *********-*********** ******* **** ***% ** ******** ******* ********* *** screening
Evolv ******* "*********** ******* ***** ***** *****"
**** **% ***** ***** **** ** surprisingly ****, ********** ******** ** ***** marketing.
*** *******,*****'* *** **** ***** ***** *** Mercedez **** ********** * **% ********* ********* **** with ************ ***** *********. ************, ******* School ************** * ******* ******** ****-******* ***** *********. ** *% decrease ** ***** ***** **** **** Evolv ******* ** * ******** *********** in ***** ****** *** * ****** that ***** **** **** *** **** a ***** ******** **** (**** ********* the **** ** ******* ******* *******).
Schools ********* **** *****
******* ***** ****** ******** ** *** of **** ********* **** *** **** are ********* **** ***** ******* * high ***** ***** ****, *** **** to **** ***** *** ** *********, and *** **** *****. **** ***** indicate **** ******* *** ******* ** spend ******** ** ********* ** **** millions ** ******* ** * ****** that **** **** **** ******** ******* sacrificing *** ******* ********** (*.*., *** having ***-**** ********* ** *******).
** *** ***** ****, ******* ***** be ********* ** *** **** **** are *** ********* **** ***** *********** because **** ****** ********* *****-******* ********* that *** *************. **** ** ******** the **** **** ******* ***** ****** because **** ***** *** **** ******** Evolv ** ********** ******* ** **** were *** ********* ********* **** *** system.
**********, **** ** * ******** ******** for *****, ** *** **** ** (or **** ******) ******** ******** **** their **** ****** ****** ********** ***** position ** ******* *** ********** *** school ********* ** **** **.
** **** *********** ***** ********* *** Evolv ***** ** *** *********. *** traditional ***** ********* **** **+% ***** alarm ***** ** **** ** *** on **** ***** ***** ***** ** metal (***** ** **** **** *** supposed ** **). *** ***** ***** are *** *******, *** **** ** cut **** ** ***** ***** ***** over *** *********** ***** *********. ** are ****** ******* *** **** *** large ****** *** ** *** ******** them **** *** ***** ****.