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Eagle Eye launches AI camera gun detection

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. Early detection gains schools and businesses valuable time to take action and potentially save lives in an active shooter situation. Image courtesy of Eagle Eye Networks

Eagle Eye Networks, a global leader in cloud video surveillance, has introduced Eagle Eye Gun Detection, a new layer of protection for schools and businesses that works with existing security cameras and infrastructure. Claiming an industry first in this move, Eagle Eye Networks is the first to build gun detection into its platform.

At a recent press conference held at the Capital Factory, leaders from St. Thomas University in Houston, Valor School in Austin, St. Julian Episcopal Church in Austin, the Capital Factory, law enforcement, and security technology experts shared why they are adopting the technology.

While millions of security cameras are installed worldwide, they are not generally used for proactive security. Now, with Eagle Eye Gun Detection, schools and businesses can transform their existing security cameras from a passive recording device into a proactive gun detection system, a vital tool for prevention and protection.

Eagle Eye Gun Detection analyses video streams with AI to detect brandished guns. Early detection gains schools and businesses valuable time to take action and potentially save lives in an active shooter situation. Combined with Eagle Eye 911 Camera Sharing, the 911 centre also gains secure access, and 911 operators can give first responders vital information about what is happening at the scene of an emergency.

Gun violence is now the leading cause of death for children and teens in the United States, surpassing car accidents and other causes in recent years, according to data from the CDC. In 2024, there were 503 mass shootings in the US. More than 3,700 children and teens under 18 were injured, and 1,403 died. It is also a major public safety, public health, and economic concern. The annual economic impact of gun violence in the U.S. is estimated at $557 billion, according to the Gun Violence Archive.

Triple-layer Verification

To deliver the highest possible visual gun detection accuracy, Eagle Eye engineered a triple-layer verification system that uses two levels of AI and one level of human verification. Eagle Eye’s Triple-layer Verification consists of:

Rapid Edge AI: Video from security cameras is continuously analysed for potential brandished guns by the Eagle Eye AI Bridge on location at the school or business. An AI model appropriately sized for widespread edge deployment is utilised.

Advanced Cloud AI: When a potential gun is detected, the appropriate video is instantly transmitted to the Eagle Eye Cloud for analysis by a very large-scale Eagle Eye AI model. The use of a very large model in the cloud provides accuracy and reduces false positives.

Eagle Eye Human Review Service: When the Advanced Cloud AI detects an actual gun, the Eagle Eye Human Review Service, staffed with trained professionals, verifies that a gun is present. The customer’s emergency response sequence and notifications are then executed. The response typically includes SMS messages, phone calls, and emails to key security or company personnel, law enforcement, response service, key executives, and emergency responders.

Additional benefits of the system include:

The Eagle Eye Cloud VMS (video management system) is the first and only VMS with integrated gun detection.

As part of the Eagle Eye Cloud VMS, an open platform, Eagle Eye Gun Detection customers can easily add additional AI features and integrate with an unlimited number of third-party technology providers.

Eagle Eye Gun Detection works in conjunction with Eagle Eye 911 Camera Sharing to give 911 operators access to live and recorded video feeds from security cameras near the scene of an emergency, dramatically improving situational awareness for first responders and response time.

Unfortunately, no single technology can solve gun violence, it requires a multi-layered approach where different techniques—such as visual gun detection, access control, metal detectors, panic buttons, training of staff and students, execution of practice drills, fencing, secure areas, and other physical barriers—provide different layers of security and work in concert with human oversight to ensure optimal protection. Eagle Eye Gun Detection adds a crucial new layer that should be used in a comprehensive approach to ensure safety.

Eagle Eye Gun Detection has already been praised as an essential technology for all organisations.

H.E. Jenkins, Chief of Police, St. Thomas University, Houston, says “Gun detection that is AI-powered, triple-verified, camera agnostic, and able to work in tandem with other security systems is a game-changer. It’s a layered approach to security, and I think it is what every university should be doing."

Joshua Baer, Founder and CEO, Capital Factory, Austin, also adds “We've been using the Eagle Eye Cloud VMS (video management system) for more than a decade, so it was turnkey and seamless to add Eagle Eye Gun Detection to our existing system. With real-time text message notifications and human verification, we can be confident we'll be the first to know about any potential threats.”

“At Eagle Eye Networks, making the world a safer place is our mission,” said Dean Drako, CEO of Eagle Eye Networks. “Working with organisations like the Capital Factory, St. Thomas University, Valor Schools, St. Julian Episcopal Church, alongside our dedicated law enforcement and public officials, the launch of Eagle Eye Gun Detection is much more than a product launch, it’s a community-supported security and safety initiative.”

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