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.