The key to improving life safety and security in schools is through automated situational awareness.
Principals and teachers must receive real-time information about a possible threat situations, so they can initiate the appropriate response plan.
The innovative Fly Sense™ 2.5 Vaping and Elevated Sound Detector for schools and workplaces, a Winner in the 2018 ‘ASTORS’ Homeland Security Awards Program, can help keep your school and students safe.
Fly Sense 2.5 Vaping and Elevated Sound Detector is a solution that does not use cameras or microphones – therefore can be utilized in rest rooms and locker rooms while protecting individual privacy.
(Soter Technologies’ Fly Sense™ in action – an innovative real-time vaping and elevated sound incident detection solution and smart alert system that provides visibility to areas where cameras are not permitted. Courtesy of Soter Technologies and YouTube. Posted on Aug 14, 2018.)
The cloud-based system sends real-time alert notifications to designated officials, providing situational awareness that enable officials to address incidents swiftly and appropriately.
Each detector is a multi-sensor IoT device.
Vaping in schools in particular is a pervasive problem – and one that is quite unhealthy.Each detector is a multi-sensor IoT device.
Traditional smoke detectors typically do not detect vape from e-cigarettes or vape pens.
Fly Sense 2.5 detects a vaping signature based on chemical compounds typically associated with e-cigarettes or vape pens.
The release of Fly Sense follows the New York State adopted legislation making vaping and the use of e-cigarettes illegal on public and private school property across the state.
According to both a recent U.S. Surgeon General’s report and a survey from the New York State Department of Health e-cigarette use by high school students is rapidly rising.
Fly Sense 2.5 also continuously measures sound levels and detects elevated sound, or noise anomalies, that suggest school or workplace violence – such as bullying, fighting, or screaming – that should be investigated.
Furthermore, new and enhanced features for Fly Sense 2.5 includes:
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New state-of-the-art vape sensor technology
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A mobile app
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Status indicator LEDs
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Alert scheduling features to make monitoring and response easier, and
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Robust analytics based on incident alert history
HOW IT WORKS
Fly Sense is easy to setup, install and use
THE SENSOR
Monitor your remote locations
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Mount the sensor to a location that needs to be monitored. Fly Sense™ is powered via Power Over Ethernet Plus (POE+) or external power.
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Connect to Wi-Fi to tap into the power of Fly Sense™ smart sensing technology.
Mobile Access
Control at your fingertips
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Fly Sense™ has a responsive web app that works on any mobile device.
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With the company’s portal you are ready to setup, monitor and adjust your sensors, as well as set up custom alert notifications, from anywhere anytime.
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No more guessing on what is going on in remote locations.
INTELLIGENCE
Tailor to your needs
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In a few easy steps, add details to each location you are monitoring.
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Fly Sense™ will automatically calculate anomalies in sound and air quality and send you the appropriate alert.
(Learn More about Fly Sense 2.5. Courtesy of Soter Technologies and YouTube. Posted on Mar 30, 2018.)
The Fly Sense platform represents a revolutionary advancement in school safety.
“Expanding on our extensive line of high tech school safety products allows us to make a real impact on issues relating to bullying, fighting and using vaping devices and e-cigarettes in schools,” explains Derek Peterson, founder and CEO of Soter Technologies.
For Peterson, protecting students isn’t just good business sense, it’s personal.
A former bullying victim as a high school student Mr. Peterson is dedicated to creating technology to address this escalating problems within school environments across the nation.
(Learn More. Courtesy of WABC TV NY 1, Soter Technologies and YouTube. Posted on Feb 16, 2018.)
As CEO of Soter Technologies, Peterson leads a rapidly growing team of technology experts, software engineers and inventors who are devoted to the practical application of technology to improve and save lives.
The “Soter” name is inspired by the ancient Greek god of safety, deliverance and preservation from harm.
Using advanced sensor and software technology, the company develops and delivers innovative solutions for environmental intelligence – to make the world a safer place.
In the education space, Soter’s Digital Fly product line focuses on a suite of innovative tools to detect incidents of student bullying and prevention.
These products and services are making a real impact in schools across America and have been credited with saving the lives of students who were contemplating suicide.
(See Fly Sense Vaping & Bullying Detector featured on Good Morning America. Fly Sense is from Soter Technologies’ Digital Fly suite of school safety solutions. Courtesy of GMA, Soter Technologies and YouTube. Posted on Feb 16, 2018.)
Mr. Peterson is considered a national thought leader and expert in regard to the Internet of Things (IOT), and is regularly sought by the media to speak on the topics of entrepreneurship, technology and how it is being used to reduce and prevent bullying and cyber bullying at schools and in communities.
He writes for TechTarget/IOT Agenda and is a regular guest speaker at colleges, universities and conferences across the United States on technology subjects.
Giving back to his community and supporting young people is important to Mr. Peterson. He is involved in several community groups and is the Treasurer for the Timothy Hill Children’s Ranch, located in Riverhead, New York.
This not-for-profit includes residential programs that provide a safe haven for at-risk young people and help them restore their lives through a holistic approach that focuses on mind, body & soul.
(To learn more about the Timothy Hill Children’s Ranch, visit their website, www.timothyhill.org. Courtesy of Timothy Hill and YouTube. Posted on Nov 10, 2016.)
Fly Sense™ 2.5 Vaping and Elevated Sound Detector Takes Silver in the 2018 ‘ASTORS’ Homeland Security Awards Program
Soter Technologies, LLC
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Best Alert Notification System
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Fly Sense 2.5 Vaping and Elevated Sound Detector
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The Annual ‘ASTORS’ Awards Program is specifically designed to honor distinguished government and vendor solutions that deliver enhanced value, benefit and intelligence to end users in a variety of government, homeland security and public safety vertical markets.
The 2018 ‘ASTORS’ Awards Program drew an overwhelming response from industry leaders with a record high number of corporate and government nominations received, as well as record breaking ‘ASTORS’ Presentation Luncheon Attendees, with top firms trying to register for the exclusive high – end luncheon and networking opportunity – right up to the event kickoff on Wednesday afternoon, at the ISC East registration!
Over 130 distinguished guests representing National, State and Local Governments, and Industry Leading Corporate Firms, gathered from across North America, Europe and the Middle East to be honored among their peers in their respective fields which included:
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