Acoem Showcases New AI Model and On-Premises Cadence Software for ATD Gunshot Detection System at GSX 2025
At GSX booth #3307, Acoem, a global leader in advanced physical security solutions, will showcase important updates to its ATD gunshot detection technology, and a new on-premises option for its Cadence software, reinforcing its position as a leader in edge-based acoustic AI gunshot detection.
Unlike legacy systems that depend on multiple sensors or remote servers, the Acoem ATD System conducts detection and classification directly on the edge. With ATD technology, PTZ cameras can immediately slew to the source of gunfire, giving first responders and security teams real-time situational awareness and captured evidence. More cost-effective than infrastructure-heavy multi-sensor systems, the ATD system delivers high accuracy with a single device, simplifying deployment and management across campuses, utilities, and city environments.
The Acoem ATD-300 Sensor, already recognized for its single-sensor detection accuracy and deployment flexibility, is receiving its most advanced neural net update yet. The latest version of the AI model is built on a library of hundreds of thousands of qualified sounds collected over three decades, with up to 15,000 new sounds added monthly from live deployments. Acoem’s engineering team, together with end-users through Cadence, continually validates and classifies noise events to refine detection. This evolving, multi-modal approach is designed to drive false positives toward zero while preserving unmatched accuracy in complex environments. In addition to these regular updates, the ATD AI engine can be custom tuned for each deployment, learning and rejecting nuisance sounds unique to each individual environment.
“A recent example involved a gunshot sensor installed near a baseball field. The Acoem team was able to register the crack of the bat against the baseball with the neural net to ensure a home run is never interpreted as a gunshot, even though the sounds share very similar characteristics," said Timothy English, Managing Director for Acoem ATD technology.
Acoem will also preview an on-premises version of its Cadence software. Until now, the Cadence software has been operated only as a cloud-based platform. For mission-critical environments such as utilities, government, and remote facilities, where outside internet connections are restricted for cybersecurity reasons, the new option will allow the software to run entirely inside an organization’s own network.
The Cadence software provides security teams with a single platform to easily manage ATD deployments. It streamlines ATD-300 sensor setup and alarm notifications and verifies alerts with live audio clips for optional human validation through integrated VMS systems. It also handles all management and updates while monitoring sensor health. Unlike other platforms that centralize control, Cadence gives organizations direct autonomy to monitor sensors, validate alerts, and manage deployments in real time. Users can customize views around high-risk “hot spots,” and even contribute site-specific sound validations that strengthen the AI model over time.
“Security leaders are demanding both greater accuracy and greater deployment flexibility,” says English. “With the new AI model, we’re raising the bar yet again on false positive rejection, and with on-premises Cadence software, we’re removing barriers for critical infrastructure sites that require closed-loop operations.”
GSX attendees are invited to experience live demonstrations of the ATD system and Cadence software at booth #3307.