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SCC-CIVIC-FA Track B: Community-Based Gunshot Alert System — NSF Award to Vanderbilt University (TN, $698,169)

Gun violence and the reckless use of firearms have become a pervasive and growing problem in the United States that has only been exacerbated by easy access to firearms, and an increasing mistrust of law enforcement that often inhibits reporting by the community. This project seeks to build a community-based acoustic g

Award titleSCC-CIVIC-FA Track B: Community-Based Gunshot Alert System
Award ID2527317
AwardeeVanderbilt University
CityNASHVILLE
StateTN
Amount obligated$698,169
Principal investigatorWill Hedgecock
ProgramS&CC: Smart & Connected Commun
Start date08/01/2025
AbstractGun violence and the reckless use of firearms have become a pervasive and growing problem in the United States that has only been exacerbated by easy access to firearms, and an increasing mistrust of law enforcement that often inhibits reporting by the community. This project seeks to build a community-based acoustic gunshot alert system for detecting and localizing gunshots using a distributed network of inexpensive acoustic sensors and pilot it in a community in Austin, Texas. Shots are report
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