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San Luis Obispo County

16 Deployments on record
10 Agencies
5 Technology categories

Technology presence

ALPR · 5 Fixed cameras & RTCC · none on record Face recognition · 1 Drones / UAS · 2 Gunshot detection · none on record Body-worn & dashcam · 7 Doorbell & camera registry · 1 Cell-site simulators · none on record Predictive policing · none on record Social-media monitoring · none on record

The record, by agency

San Luis Obispo County Sheriff's Department

Oceano · 3 deployments · on UnGovr: San Luis Obispo County

ALPR Vendor: Motorola Solutions

The San Luis Obispo County Sheriff's Office uses Motorola Solutions (formerly Vigilant Solutions) automated license plate readers.

Drones / UAS Vendor: DJI

The San Luis Obispo County Sheriff's Office operated seven DJI drones as of 2022.

Face recognition Vendor: Clearview

The San Luis Obispo County Sheriff’s Office accessed face recognition through its contract with Clearview as of 2022.

San Luis Obispo Police Department

San Luis Obispo · 3 deployments · on UnGovr: City of San Luis Obispo

ALPR

The San Luis Obispo Police Department uses automated license plate readers.

Body-worn & dashcam Vendor: Axon

The San Luis Obispo Police Department uses body-worn cameras.

Doorbell & camera registry

The San Luis Obispo Police Department maintains a voluntary registry of private and personal surveillance cameras.

Paso Robles Police Department

Paso Robles · 2 deployments · on UnGovr: City of Paso Robles

ALPR Vendor: Motorola Solutions

The Paso Robles Police Department operates automated license plate readers.

Body-worn & dashcam

The Paso Robles Police Department began using body-worn cameras in 2019.

Pismo Beach Police Department

Pismo Beach · 2 deployments · on UnGovr: City of Pismo Beach

ALPR

The Pismo Beach Police Department operates automated license plate readers.

Body-worn & dashcam Vendor: Watchguard

The Pismo Beach Police Department upgraded to WatchGuard body-worn cameras in 2017.

Arroyo Grande Police Department

Arroyo Grande · 1 deployment · on UnGovr: City of Arroyo Grande

Body-worn & dashcam Vendor: Coban

The Arroyo Grande Police Department bought 30 body-worn cameras and docking stations for $60,600 from Coban in 2019.

Atascadero Police Department

Atascadero · 1 deployment · on UnGovr: City of Atascadero

Body-worn & dashcam Vendor: Coban

Atascadero Police Department uses Coban body-worn cameras.

Cal Poly State University Police Department

San Luis Obispo · 1 deployment

Body-worn & dashcam

Cal Poly Police Department began using body-worn cameras in August 2018.

Cuesta College Police Department

San Luis Obispo · 1 deployment · on UnGovr: Cuesta College

Body-worn & dashcam

The Cuesta College Police Department uses body-worn cameras.

Grover Beach Police Department

Grover Beach · 1 deployment · on UnGovr: City of Grover Beach

ALPR Vendor: Flock Safety

As of April 2024, the Grover Beach Police Department operates 12 Flock Safety automated license plate readers. The agency stores ALPR data for 30 days.

Morro Bay Police Department

Morro Bay · 1 deployment · on UnGovr: City of Morro Bay

Drones / UAS Vendor: DJI

The Morro Bay Police Department operated three DJI drones as of 2022.

Source: EFF Atlas of Surveillance (Electronic Frontier Foundation & University of Nevada, Reno — Reynolds School of Journalism) · CC BY 4.0 · retrieved July 2026