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What is Flock Clocker?

It is a civic-records transparency tool. We map where government surveillance cameras, including automated license plate readers, are deployed across the United States, and the public contracts and government spending that pay for them, all from public records. We map infrastructure and public spending, not people.

Is it free?

Yes, the core map is free, and no account is required to use it. You can browse a nationwide coverage map, see coverage near you or near any address you search, open any area for the camera count, the operating agency, the deployment status, and a link to the public record behind it, and report an inaccuracy on any record. Optional paid subscriptions add extras for people who want more.

What do the paid subscriptions add?

A Watch subscription adds notifications when coverage changes in areas you care about, including newly proposed deployments and renewal votes, plus the ability to monitor more than one area and see basic coverage history. A Pro subscription adds the full contract and spending layer, historical coverage trends, agency and jurisdiction analytics, and data export with provenance intact, built for journalists, researchers, attorneys, and advocacy organizations. None of the subscriptions unlock exact camera locations to the general public.

Why does the map show general areas instead of exact camera locations?

On purpose. Flock Clocker shows generalized coverage areas, never exact pinpoint positions, and it is not a live feed. The civic value, that a network exists, who runs it, and who pays for it, is fully delivered at the area level. We deliberately do not publish exact pole-level positions to the public.

How do I set up an alert?

Save an area you care about, and you can be notified when the documented coverage there changes (for example, a newly proposed deployment or a renewal vote). One saved area is free; monitoring more than one area is part of a Watch subscription. Location is used only while the app is open, and there is no background tracking.

The map near me looks empty. Is it broken?

Probably not. The map reflects real public-records coverage, so a low-coverage area can look sparse. Use the search box to jump to a metro area with denser documented coverage, then tap any coverage area to open its detail.

How do I dispute or correct a record?

Every record is disputable and traces to a public source. Tap "Report an inaccuracy" on the record in the app, or email [email protected]. Anyone can do this, including a business or operator named in a record, it is free, and we aim to resolve it within about 10 business days. See our Corrections page for details.

What about my privacy?

We do not require an account for the free map, we run no advertising or tracking SDKs, and we never sell or share your location or any other data, in any form. Location is used only while the app is open, to center the map. See our Privacy Policy for the full detail.

Where does the data come from?

Government procurement filings, city and county council agendas, cooperative-purchasing records, agency transparency portals, and community map data from OpenStreetMap, which is labeled "community sighting, unverified." Every record cites its source. See our Methodology and Provenance page.