Omnilert, a provider of active shooter and emergency notification solutions, has announced the integration of its Omnilert Gun Detect software with Avigilon Alta’s access control systems, formerly Openpath.

According to the companies, through this integration, Avigilon Alta customers will now be able to provide 24/7 monitoring of their facilities for gun threats with Omnilert Gun Detect and simultaneously activate lockdowns and response plans for a near-instant response to a verified threat. This includes immediately restricting access by locking doors, notifying police, sending alerts to those on and off site and more.

Layered security

Avigilon Alta offers mobile and cloud-based access control systems to accommodate both small and enterprise businesses. These systems are currently deployed in commercial real estate properties, enterprise offices, educational institutions, houses of worship, gyms and fitness studios as well as multi-family residential communities across the US and internationally.

Omnilert says that its solution uniquely offers a combination of early gun detection, human verification, mass communication and automated response. When combined with an access control technology, such as Avigilon Alta, customers have the ability to spot a gun, secure buildings and warn those in harm’s way before a shot is even fired.

“With active shooting incidents and gun violence on the rise in virtually every industry, AI visual gun detection technology is becoming a requirement in a multi-layered security system,” said Dave Fraser, CEO of Omnilert.

“Avigilon Alta has been keeping its customers safe for decades with its access control systems and now our Gun Detect solution will combine to provide another layer of protection that can identify weapons in seconds and initiate a quick and robust response.”

Features

Once Omnilert Gun Detect identifies a gun, it sends an alert to a designated person that could be part of either Omnilert’s monitoring centers or the customer’s security operations center to verify detections.

When a threat is confirmed, the Omnilert system triggers an alert that sets the security team and police into action, along with prescribed response scenarios that can protect those in harm’s way. This solution gives emergency response teams advance warning before shots are fired and delivers precise information on the location and a photo and video of the potential shooter.

To let people try out the gun detection software themselves in their own home or office, Omnilert recently released a cloud-hosted, self demo that uses a webcam versus a security camera to detect gun threats. This demo lets users see the power and potential of Gun Detect using their computer’s webcam and a real or real-looking toy gun.