Automatic Weapon Identification Alerts on Active Shooter Event

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Security cameras are prevalent in many public spaces. However, there are often too many feeds for people to monitor. Likewise, most facilities can’t have human beings monitor all of their cameras.

ZeroEyes has been using Artificial Intelligence to actively monitor camera feeds to detect weapons, decreasing response time which could save lives. The company has partnered with RapidSOS, aiming to automatically identify weapons in video feeds, then alert local 911 systems in order to hasten police response to potential mass shooters.

ZeroEyes’ technology uses AI to identify when weapons appear in a video feed, to send alerts through RapidSOS to 911 personnel. The company sends life-saving data from any connected device to 911 and first responders.

The companies intend to reduce emergency response times and deliver better situational awareness to ensure the safety of the public. The technology works similarly to the ShotSpotter system that relies on sound sensors to hear gunshots and sends the information its systems automatically collect to a person who verifies it before passing it along to local officials.

It also leans into a recent trend of object detection in policing technology. The body camera maker Axon, for example, has been using AI to help law enforcement find moments in video where certain objects show up so that they can more quickly log information or find things they are required to hide before publicly releasing the imagery. 

The partnership specifically means that RapidSOS has certified ZeroEyes as “RapidSOS Ready,” meaning it’s a trusted source to feed data into RapidSOS systems.

“This technology will give telecommunicators more visibility into what is occurring, helping inform the actions they take to get the right first responders on scene as quickly as possible,” according to RapidSOS.