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US Police Surveillance Intelligence Map

An interactive visualization mapping police surveillance capabilities across the United States, integrating data from multiple authoritative sources.

> live_demo

View the Live Map

> features

• Interactive Map: Pan, zoom, and click on locations to explore surveillance data
• Multi-Source Data Integration:
  • EFF Atlas of Surveillance (15,175 records, refreshed from EFF's 2026-07-27 update)
  • Federal Contracts & Grants from USASpending.gov (surveillance-vendor awards, Aug 2025-Aug 2026)
  • DoD 1033 Program military equipment transfers
  • FBI/DHS surveillance flight paths
• Technology Filtering: Toggle 19 surveillance technology categories
• Search & Filter: By city, state, agency, or vendor
• Data Explorer: View raw data with export to CSV
• Flight Path Visualization: FBI (red) and DHS (blue) aircraft tracking

> technology_categories

Category	Color	Examples
Body Cameras	Blue	Axon, WatchGuard
License Plate Readers	Orange	Flock Safety, Vigilant
Facial Recognition	Pink	Clearview AI, NEC
Drones/UAV	Yellow	DJI, senseFly
Gunshot Detection	Red	ShotSpotter/SoundThinking
Cell Site Simulators	Purple	Stingray, Hailstorm
Third-party Investigative Platforms	Orange	Palantir, LexisNexis
Camera Registry	Light Blue	Ring, Fusus
Video Analytics	Light Purple	BriefCam, Verkada
Fusion Center	Pink	Information sharing centers
Real-Time Crime Centers	Pink	RTCC, command centers
Predictive Policing	Orange	PredPol, HunchLab
Social Media Monitoring	Blue	Geofeedia, Media Sonar
Phone Forensics	Green	Cellebrite, GrayKey
Night Vision/Thermal	White	FLIR, NVG equipment
Military Vehicles	Gray	MRAPs, armored vehicles
Aircraft	Light Blue	Helicopters, fixed-wing

> data_sources

• EFF Atlas of Surveillance - Electronic Frontier Foundation's crowd-sourced database with rigorous source documentation
• USASpending.gov - Official federal spending data for contracts and grants
• Washington Post 1033 Program Data - FOIA-obtained military surplus transfers
• BuzzFeed Surveillance Planes - FBI/DHS aircraft tracking data

> project_structure

surveillance-capabilities-map/
├── surveillance-map-final.html  # Main application
├── atlas-of-surveillance.csv    # EFF Atlas data
├── surveillance-contracts.csv   # Federal contracts
├── surveillance-grants.csv      # Federal grants
├── wapo-1033-data.csv          # 1033 Program equipment
├── flight_paths.json           # FBI/DHS flight data
├── city_coords.json            # Geocoding database (474k+ cities)
└── *.py                        # Data processing scripts

> local_development

1. Clone the repository
2. Start a local server:

   python -m http.server 8080
   

3. Open http://localhost:8080/surveillance-map-final.html

> data_accuracy

• EFF Atlas: Rigorously documented with source citations (news articles, FOIA requests, official documents)
• Federal Spending: Direct from USASpending.gov (official government source)
• 1033 Program: Washington Post FOIA requests
• Geocoding: 96.8% coverage with 474,000+ city coordinates

> updates

• 2025-11-16: Added 6 new technology categories, fixed 351 geocoding issues
• Added Third-party Investigative Platforms, Camera Registry (Ring), Video Analytics
• Improved township/borough recognition
• Added US territory support (PR, GU, VI)

> privacy__ethics

This project aims to increase transparency around police surveillance capabilities. All data is sourced from:

• Public records and FOIA requests
• Official government databases
• Investigative journalism
• Academic research

No personal information is collected or displayed.

> license

Data sources retain their original licenses. Code is provided for educational and research purposes.

> contributing

Contributions welcome! Please ensure any data additions include proper source documentation.

> acknowledgments

• Electronic Frontier Foundation for the Atlas of Surveillance
• BuzzFeed News for surveillance aircraft investigation
• Washington Post for 1033 Program analysis
• USASpending.gov for federal spending transparency

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