Hunter Systems Group, Inc. · Scituate, Massachusetts

Biometric solutions built for the real world of public safety

Hunter Systems Group is a total solutions software, hardware and consulting provider, tailoring advanced biometric technology for law enforcement, governmental agencies and the private safety sector.

  • 2005Established
  • 10+ yrsHelping law enforcement
  • 8Biometric product lines
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Trusted across public and private safety Law enforcement Governmental agencies Private safety organizations

What we build

Practical products, designed around agency workflows

The technology needs of public and private safety organizations are similar: the ability to capture and process high quality information that can be shared across agencies. Our product array covers mugshot capture, facial recognition, credentialing, tracking and targeting systems.

Hunter SmartShot

Complete mug shot capture

FBI and Automated Fingerprint Information Systems guidelines mandate specific criteria for mug shots, and not every agency can comply on its own. SmartShot meets those criteria for lighting, background and aspect ratio, with automatic facetracking and pan, tilt and zoom for picture-perfect results.

  • NIST compliant capture workflow
  • Automatic face tracking with live on-screen image
  • Camera, mounting hardware, software and training guide included

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Hunter TrueID & Hunter ION

Search and facial recognition across agencies

TrueID gives professionals the tools to rapidly and effectively search data and images from multiple agencies. Hunter ION is a facial recognition repository that compares an image against comprehensive databases in milliseconds — working with webcams, security cameras and digital images, with no physical contact required.

  • Results delivered to a PC, smartphone or tablet
  • Rapid cataloging and sharing of reports and trespass files
  • Compare against static and live images

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Hunter Passport, AToM & TRAP

Credentialing, tracking and monitoring

Hunter Passport makes standardized and consistent ID badges and credentialing easy while enabling seamless integration. Hunter AToM is a geographic information system for real-time GPS tracking and situational awareness, and Hunter TRAP covers targeting and monitoring requirements.

  • Standardized ID badges and credentialing integration
  • Real-time GPS tracking for situational awareness
  • Targeting and monitoring systems for dispatch operations

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Product family

Biometric products and solutions

Hunter Systems Group, Inc. is a leading software, hardware and consulting company for the law enforcement, governmental agency and private safety sectors, led by a veteran police officer and programming expert.

Hunter SmartShot

Complete mug shot capture solution meeting FBI and AFIS criteria.

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Hunter ION

Facial recognition comparing images against comprehensive databases in milliseconds.

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Hunter Passport

Standardized ID badges and credentialing with seamless integration.

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Hunter AToM

Geographic information system for tracking and situational awareness.

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Hunter TRAP

Targeting and monitoring systems for safety operations.

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Hunter Visage

Identification system released in September 2010 for agency use.

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Hunter iCapture

Body worn video system released in July 2010 for field documentation.

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Consulting

Tailored work for the public and private safety sector, from the Massachusetts State Police onward.

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In the field

What agencies said

Feedback from individual departments about the Hunter SmartShot system in daily booking use.

“The Hunter SmartShot camera system has solved our booking photo issues. The photos are uniform and the quality is terrific. Our Booking Officers are pleased with the results.”

Captain Fred Seklecki, Holyoke Police Department

“Since installing the system, we have had nothing but good luck with it and my officers find it very intuitive and easy to learn and navigate. It has been a great addition to our booking process and department technology.”

Chief Edward V. Kulhawik, Eastham Police Department

Company

About Hunter Systems Group

Based in Scituate, Massachusetts, Hunter Systems Group has been helping law enforcement agencies deliver public safety solutions for more than 10 years, since the Massachusetts State Police first came to us for customized software.

Leadership
NameRole
Mark ThompsonPresident / Chief Executive Officer
Art BeecherVice-President / Chief Financial Officer
Kevin RingVice-President / Business Development
Mike MonacoSales

Our focus includes the budgetary constraints and decision-making processes faced by the agencies we serve, and we work with business partners including Quantum Signal, LLC and Abilis Solutions.

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Selected milestones

Press and company news

Announcements and coverage from 2010 to 2013, including state contracts, deployments and product releases.

Minnesota Department of Corrections state contract — April 11, 2013
Hunter Systems Group won the Minnesota Department of Corrections state contract to provide Hunter SmartShot systems to its facilities.
Pamet Software purchases the consulting business — August 30, 2012
Pamet Software purchased Hunter Systems Group, Inc.'s consulting business.
ILJAOC purchase of up to 31 SmartShot systems, Orange County, California — December 22, 2011
Hunter Systems Group teamed with ILJAOC for the purchase of up to 31 Hunter SmartShot mugshot capture systems in Orange County, California.
NIST-compliant SmartShot released to Cape Cod police departments — April 20, 2011
Hunter Systems Group released NIST-compliant Hunter SmartShot to Cape Cod police departments.
Massachusetts uniform police officer ID mandate upgrade — March 22, 2011
An upgrade of Hunter SmartShot was released to meet the Massachusetts mandate for uniform police officer IDs.
Hunter Visage identification system — September 16, 2010
Hunter Systems Group released the Hunter Visage identification system.
Hunter iCapture body worn video system — July 26, 2010
Hunter Systems Group released the Hunter iCapture body worn video system.

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Hunter Systems Group builds biometric and public safety technology for law enforcement, governmental agencies and private security organizations. The company presents itself as a total solutions provider combining software, hardware and consulting, with work centered on practical agency workflows rather than demonstration effects. That emphasis shapes the product catalog, which spans eight biometric product lines and a suite of supporting services tailored to the way teams actually operate in the field, on the booking floor and behind the desk.

The signature offering highlighted on the homepage is Hunter SmartShot, a capture system designed around the standardized, consistent mugshots and credential images that case files and records systems depend on. Rather than leaving photographers to manage lighting and framing by hand, the platform automates pan, tilt and zoom positioning, brings faces into alignment and helps operators work quickly without sacrificing the uniform look downstream systems expect. The result is a repeatable capture routine that reduces retakes.

A companion product line, TrueID, focuses on identity verification and rapid search across large image collections. Agencies accumulate photographs from many sources over many years, and keeping those records usable means matching faces reliably while supporting controlled access to sensitive material. The approach described on the site emphasizes searching across multiple databases at once, returning consistent results quickly, and integrating with existing records so that historical imagery does not sit in isolated silos waiting to be reconciled.

Beyond the capture and identification tools, the portfolio extends into real-time jail tracking and situational awareness capabilities. These features address a persistent operational problem: knowing where people are located within a facility or across a network of sites. Combining GPS-based location information with live status data gives supervisors a clearer operational picture, supports faster response during incidents, and reduces the manual overhead of checking physical locations when conditions change quickly.

The company also points to a consulting and services practice, treating technology deployment as a process question as much as a technical one. Work of that kind typically involves mapping existing workflows, integrating new tools with the records systems already in place, and ensuring that staff can adopt the system without disruption. Emphasizing seamless integration and standardized process, the framing suggests the goal is to make new capability feel like a natural extension of current practice rather than an additional burden.

Security and compliance are recurring themes in the public safety market, and Hunter's materials reference NIST-compliant design alongside badge and credentialing workflows. Handling biometric imagery raises the bar for privacy and data protection, which is why compliance-oriented architecture matters to agencies evaluating vendors. Credentialing tools address similar needs in a different setting, helping organizations manage access, issue and verify badges, and keep track of who holds which permissions within a facility or program.

The visual identity of the site reinforces the message of approachable, modern technology. A soft gradient hero blending dusty blue-grey into warm peach and coral introduces the brand, while an off-white and light-grey content palette keeps the pages calm and readable beneath a heavy sans-serif type system. Rounded cards, pill-shaped buttons and floating screenshot mockups give the layout a contemporary feel, matching a company that wants technical depth to read as practical and human rather than intimidating to the people who use it daily.

Hunter Systems Group traces its origins to work with the Massachusetts State Police, and the homepage frames that history as more than a decade of serving public safety clients. The stated audiences — law enforcement, governmental agencies and private safety organizations — span a wide range of operating environments, from booking rooms and court-adjacent processes to corporate security and consumer-facing markets. A press area, partner network and contact path round out the site, supporting a brand positioned as a long-standing, specialized partner in biometric solutions built for real-world conditions.

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For product information, customer support, or public relations and comments, reach the team at Scituate, Massachusetts.

Product information

sales@hunterbiometrics.com

5 Bound Brook Court Suite 2
Scituate, MA 02066

Customer support

support@hunterbiometrics.com

Phone: 877-256-1346
Fax: (781) 313-8126

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info@hunterbiometrics.com

Hunter Systems Group, Inc.
Scituate, MA 02066

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