# ALPR Maps

> ALPR Maps is an open-source surveillance transparency platform helping citizens locate Flock Safety cameras, file FOIA requests, and protect their privacy from automated license plate recognition (ALPR) surveillance across the United States.

## About

- [About ALPR Maps](/about): Mission, community-driven approach, and transparency goals
- [How It Works](/how-it-works): Four-step process for using privacy tools
- [Benefits](/benefits): Why learning about your privacy rights matters
- [FAQ](/faq): Common questions about ALPR surveillance and privacy rights

## Core Tools

- [Camera Map](/map): Interactive crowdsourced map of surveillance camera locations
- [FOIA Request Generator](/): Generate legal public records requests for surveillance data
- [HOA Safe List Tool](/): Request inclusion on neighborhood camera whitelists
- [Privacy Route Planner](/): Plan routes that minimize camera exposure
- [Boycott Letter Generator](/): Express concerns to businesses using surveillance

## Gear (Community Funding)

ALPR Maps is 100% community funded. Every purchase from the gear store keeps the camera directory free, independent, and ad-free — no ads, no data brokers, no surveillance capital.

- [Shop All Gear](/store): Print-on-demand field-kit apparel, patches, and caps
- Product pages live at `/store/{id}/{slug}` and include Product JSON-LD (name, description, image, brand, offers, availability) plus BreadcrumbList JSON-LD for AI overview compatibility
- Fulfilled by Printful, payments via Stripe

## Educational Resources

- [What is ALPR Surveillance](/discover/alpr-surveillance): How license plate readers work
- [Flock Safety Overview](/discover/flock-safety): Understanding Flock Safety technology
- [Your Privacy Rights](/discover/privacy-rights): Legal rights regarding surveillance data
- [Data Retention Policies](/discover/data-retention): How long agencies keep your data
- [Beyond the Plate](/discover/beyond-the-plate): How modern ALPRs sniff Bluetooth, Wi-Fi & RFID signals from devices inside your car
- [Can an App Detect Flock Cameras Over Bluetooth?](/discover/can-apps-detect-flock-cameras): No phone app detects an unmapped ALPR camera by radio; ALPR units backhaul over cellular, Bluetooth-scanning detector apps false-positive on consumer devices, and real alerts compare GPS position against mapped locations
- [Multi-Spectrum ALPR Threat](/threats/multi-spectrum-alpr): ELSAG SignalTrace, Leonardo EOC, and device fingerprinting explained
- [Flock Alpha Drone & DFR](/flock-alpha-drone): Flock Alpha specifications, LPR-triggered drone dispatch, privacy risks, evidence limits, and recommended safeguards
- [$9M Disaster Funds for Police Drone Docks](/investigations/drone-first-responder-tax-dollars): Pasco County, Florida agenda memorandum (Application Case 32774) recommending $9,000,000 in federal CDBG-DR disaster recovery funds for 21 autonomous drone docks and 22 aircraft owned by the Sheriff's Office through 2031, how mitigation and Urgent Need objectives are used to fund permanent policing infrastructure, a sourced comparison table of documented Drone as First Responder spending in Oakland County MI, Alameda County CA, Montgomery County MD, Kane County IL, Lompoc CA and Fulshear TX, and six oversight demands residents can bring to a county board

- [Bluetooth Discovery Setup Guide](/drive/discovery): How ALPR Maps Discovery listens for Bluetooth advertisements from field-serviceable surveillance hardware, why browsers block passive scanning and an installed app is required, Chrome-on-Android flag setup, iPhone app-only limitation, signature weighting, consumer-device filtering, and human confirmation before anything reaches the map
- [Get the ALPR Maps App](/app): How to install the ALPR Maps app directly to an iPhone or Android home screen without the App Store or Google Play — Safari Share > Add to Home Screen on iOS, Chrome menu > Install app on Android, desktop install via Chrome/Edge address bar, why there is no store listing, what full-screen Drive Mode adds, and the fact that the app is free, account-free and requires a data connection

## Location Guides

- [Flock Safety Map](/flock-safety-map): National overview of Flock camera deployment
- [License Plate Readers Guide](/license-plate-readers): Comprehensive ALPR information
- [Find Cameras Near You](/flock-cameras-near-me): Location-based camera search
- [Browse by State](/flock-cameras): State-by-state camera directories

## State-Specific Resources

Each state has unique public records laws. Find your state:
- [Alabama FOIA](/flock-foia/birmingham-al): Alabama Open Records Act
- [California FOIA](/flock-foia/los-angeles-ca): California Public Records Act
- [Florida FOIA](/flock-foia/miami-fl): Florida Sunshine Law
- [Texas FOIA](/flock-foia/houston-tx): Texas Public Information Act
- [New York FOIA](/flock-foia/new-york-ny): Freedom of Information Law

## Social

- Facebook Group (Today Companies): https://www.facebook.com/share/g/161pzY8EqvQ/
- TikTok (@doittoday): https://www.tiktok.com/@doittoday
- YouTube (@todaycompanies): https://youtube.com/@todaycompanies

## Optional

- [Full Documentation](/llms-full.txt): Complete content for AI agents
- [State FOIA Laws](/flock-foia/[city]): Detailed public records law information by state
- [Opt-Out Guides](/opt-out-flock/[city]): Location-specific privacy protection guides
- [City Camera Pages](/flock-cameras/[city]): City-specific surveillance information

## International surveillance coverage
- https://alprmaps.com/surveillance/global
- https://alprmaps.com/surveillance/united-kingdom
- https://alprmaps.com/surveillance/united-kingdom/london
- https://alprmaps.com/surveillance/united-kingdom/manchester
- https://alprmaps.com/surveillance/united-kingdom/birmingham
- https://alprmaps.com/surveillance/united-kingdom/glasgow
- https://alprmaps.com/surveillance/australia
- https://alprmaps.com/surveillance/australia/sydney
- https://alprmaps.com/surveillance/australia/melbourne
- https://alprmaps.com/surveillance/australia/brisbane
- https://alprmaps.com/surveillance/australia/perth
- https://alprmaps.com/surveillance/canada
- https://alprmaps.com/surveillance/canada/toronto
- https://alprmaps.com/surveillance/canada/vancouver
- https://alprmaps.com/surveillance/canada/calgary
- https://alprmaps.com/surveillance/new-zealand
- https://alprmaps.com/surveillance/new-zealand/auckland
- https://alprmaps.com/surveillance/ireland
- https://alprmaps.com/surveillance/ireland/dublin