The system is a network of audio sensors that can detect loud sounds like gunfire and identify the location where the shots were fired. “Any type of technology that helps supplement the shortage we have in manpower and labor with the New Orleans Police Department is a remedy and solution for the people in this community, right now," City Councilman Oliver Thomas said. But some are questioning how useful the system is in actually reducing crime, and if the money required for the system could be better spent elsewhere.