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University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Division of Public Safety: Gunshot Detection

Illustration of how gunshot detection would function in an urban area
Sensors triangulate the location of gunfire.
Credit: ShotSpotter/City of Seattle
Agency University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Division of Public Safety
Location Houston, TX
Technology Gunshot Detection
Vendor EAGL

The University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Division of Public Safety uses EAGL gunshot detection sensors.

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Government information (University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Division of Public Safety)

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A system of acoustic sensors mounted on street lights or on the sides of buildings that passively listen for gunshots.

Illustration of how gunshot detection would function in an urban area
Sensors triangulate the location of gunfire.
Credit: ShotSpotter/City of Seattle