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Vape Detection — Schools
Vape, tamper and heat events in realtime.
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Vape, tamper and heat events in realtime.
Anti-vaping dashboard for K-12 and post-secondary campuses. Discreet ceiling-mounted LoRaWAN sensors continuously sample for vape aerosols, flag tamper attempts and heat anomalies, and surface every incident with location and timestamp — without audio or video recording.
- Vape alerts
- Tamper & heat anomaly
- Bathroom, classroom, stairwell coverage
- Incident timeline & device health
FAQ
Vape Detection — Schools — common questions
- How does a school vape detection sensor work?
- Discreet ceiling-mounted sensors continuously measure particulate matter (PM1.0, PM2.5, PM10), total volatile organic compounds (TVOC), temperature and humidity. The signatures left behind by e-cigarette aerosols produce a distinctive pattern across those readings; a vape index (0–100) combines them into a single threshold that fires the dashboard alert with the room and timestamp.
- Is vape detection allowed under student privacy rules?
- Yes — the sensors monitor air chemistry, temperature and vibration only. They do not record audio or video, so they are deployable in bathrooms, locker rooms and changing rooms where cameras would violate privacy laws like FERPA, COPPA and provincial equivalents.
- Who gets the alerts when a vape event is detected?
- Alerts route to school administrators, school resource officers (SROs), facility managers or vice-principals via the dashboard, email, SMS or webhook. Incident history stays in the dashboard for audit and pattern analysis — e.g. spotting the same bathroom flagged during the same class period each day.
- What else does the sensor detect beyond vaping?
- A built-in vibration sensor catches tamper attempts (someone trying to cover, remove or damage the unit), and the on-board thermometer triggers a heat-anomaly alert in the 20–60 °C range to surface early signs of fire or arson. Both come through the same dashboard as separate incident types.
- How is the sensor installed and powered?
- Each sensor mounts on a ceiling or wall in a target area (bathroom, locker room, classroom, stairwell). It reports over LoRaWAN — a long-range, low-power radio standard — so a single gateway can cover an entire school campus. Power is USB-C or optional PoE; no holes through walls and no per-device cabling.