The supplier of public safety tech software — including an acoustic gunshot detection system, the company’s flagship product — has rebranded as SoundThinking, according to a statement.
That gunshot detection technology, however, will still go by ShotSpotter.
Though that product remains the company’s flagship offering — among the most famous, lucrative and controversial tools used in public safety — the gov tech supplier continues to expand and offer other tools designed to bring law enforcement and related agencies further into the 21st century.
The new SoundThinking brand reflects a holistic view of public safety, according to the announcement, via violence prevention, social services and economic assistance.
“ShotSpotter established the acoustic gunshot detection category more than 25 years ago,” said SoundThinking CEO Ralph Clark in that statement. “As the public safety landscape has evolved, we have evolved with it. In a time of rising crime, police staffing shortages and the need for greater transparency and accountability, we are offering a platform of data-driven technologies that can make the policing profession better.”
The rebranding comes with the introduction of the SafetySmart Platform, described by the company as integrated “data-driven tools” that will help police, violence prevention workers and health organizations in their work to improve public safety.
That new platform combines ShotSpotter; the CrimeTracer search engine for police agencies; the CaseBuilder investigation management system; and the ResourceRouter patrol management and analysis software.
SoundThinking serves more than 2,000 agencies.
