[sudo-discuss] shotspotter will be discontinued

[Gabrielle Silverman]

You realize it would be extremely controversial if Sudo was involved in
building something that called the police on people, right?

I'm just saying...

Gabby
On Mar 14, 2014 3:49 PM, "Marc Juul" <juul at labitat.dk> wrote:

> If combined with a lightning detector and an acceleromter it could
> pinpoint lightning, earthquakes and large trucks. Also noise pollution
> mapping. Also add speakers and you could use it in reverse to get
> steer cops around oakland like a laggy rc car parade.
>
>
> On Friday, March 14, 2014, Jake <jake at spaz.org> wrote:
>
>> i can't tell if you replied to the list or just privately to me.
>>
>> that sounds like it would be fun, but it would be more worthwhile if
>> there were a larger goal to be accomplished, ideally with funding.
>>
>> it wouldn't be trivial - what is the right way to record timestamps onto
>> an audio recording from a GPS?  perhaps use one of the two audio channels
>> as a SMPTE timing track?  that's kinda ridiculous but there's probably lots
>> of code already written...
>>
>> On Fri, 14 Mar 2014, Hol Gaskill wrote:
>>
>>  I'd be down to make a few time of flight receivers with you.
>>>
>>> on Mar 14, 2014, Jake <jake at spaz.org> wrote:
>>>       what do people think of the shotspotter system installed in
>>> oakland?
>>>
>>>       it's a network of microphones on telephone poles, each with a GPS
>>> (for
>>>       a precise clock) and a network connection. When a gunshot-like
>>> sound is
>>>       detected, they send the sound and its precise timing to a central
>>> server
>>>       that determines the location of the shot, and tells the police to
>>> go
>>>       there.
>>>
>>>       some people have expressed concern that the microphones are used
>>> to spy on
>>>       people, but it would be impossible to hear a conversation from the
>>> top of
>>>       a telephone pole that wasnt already loud enough to be heard inside
>>> nearby
>>>       houses (or the phone in your pocket).
>>>
>>>       apparently the city pays $264,000 per year to keep shotspotter
>>> going. I
>>>       think sudoroom people could do it for much less if they thought it
>>> was a
>>>       useful thing. They would be discontinuing it to save money, or
>>> perhaps to
>>>       avoid having to send cops to do actual work once in a while...
>>>
>>>       i mean.. sending police toward the gunfire? sounds like a good
>>> idea...
>>>
>>>       http://www.sfgate.com/crime/article/Oakland-cops-aim-to-
>>> scrap-gunfire-detecting-5316060.php
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