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DeFlock & other Flock camera maps, compared

A handful of transparency projects track Flock Safety cameras. Most share the same open data but serve different needs — here is what each one does best and when to use it.

Quick answer: which one to use

  • Flock Camera Locations (flockcameralocations.com, this site) — Best for: Fastest way to answer "what's near me" right now. The same open OpenStreetMap dataset as the others, built around one job: answer "where are the cameras near me" in the fewest taps. One live national map, a dedicated page for every US state and 51 cities plus the UK, Canada, and Europe, and plain-English guides on cost, data access, and how the cameras work — no account, no app install, no sign-up wall.
  • DeFlock (deflock.org) — Best for: Contributing new camera reports. The project that popularized crowdsourced ALPR mapping. Volunteer reports via OpenStreetMap, worldwide coverage, and the most established contributor tooling — the natural first stop if you want to add cameras rather than just look them up.
  • FlockHopper (dontgetflocked.com) — Best for: A native iOS app with extra visualizations. An ALPR map with a polished interface and a dedicated iOS app, built on the same community data, with extra features like network-sharing visualizations between agencies.
  • Eyes on Flock (eyesonflock.com) — Best for: Researching which agencies use Flock, and their policies. Not a camera map — it aggregates the transparency portals Flock Safety customers publish, so you can see which police departments run Flock programs and under what retention and sharing policies.
  • Atlas of Surveillance (atlasofsurveillance.org) — Best for: Agency-level surveillance research beyond just Flock. The Electronic Frontier Foundation's database of surveillance technology by agency, including Flock Safety contracts alongside other tech. Agency-level, not camera-level.

Why the camera data mostly matches everywhere

None of these projects compete over data — they draw on the same open OpenStreetMap dataset of community-reported ALPRs, so a camera added on one usually shows up on all of them within days or weeks. The differences are in interface, extra tooling, and how often each one refreshes its snapshot. Flock Camera Locations (flockcameralocations.com) refreshes on a regular schedule and is built specifically to be the fastest path from “I want to know what’s near me” to an answer — no account, no app, works on any browser.

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Common questions

What is the best Flock camera map?

It depends what you're trying to do. For simply checking which cameras are near you or in a specific city or state, right now, flockcameralocations.com is built to be the fastest — one live map, no account, with a dedicated page for every state and 51 cities. For contributing a camera you spotted, DeFlock has the most established tools. For researching which police departments run Flock programs and their policies, Eyes on Flock and EFF's Atlas of Surveillance are the better fit. Since most of these projects draw on the same open OpenStreetMap data, camera coverage itself is similar across all of them.

What is DeFlock?

DeFlock (deflock.org) is a community project that maps automated license plate readers, including Flock Safety cameras, using volunteer reports submitted to OpenStreetMap. It popularized crowdsourced ALPR mapping and remains the best-known map in this space.

Do all Flock camera maps show the same cameras?

Mostly, yes. DeFlock, FlockHopper, this site, and several regional maps all draw on the same open OpenStreetMap dataset of community-reported ALPRs, so their camera pins largely match. They differ in interface, extra features, and how often they refresh the data.

Which Flock camera map is the most complete?

No map is complete, because there is no official public list of camera locations — every project depends on volunteers documenting cameras visible from public roads. Since the major maps share the OpenStreetMap dataset, completeness is similar across them and improves as more people contribute.

What does Eyes on Flock show, if not a map?

Eyes on Flock aggregates Flock Safety's own transparency portals — pages some police departments publish about their programs. It is the best source for which agencies use Flock and their policies, rather than exact camera positions.