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Bay County

26 Deployments on record
7 Agencies
6 Technology categories

Technology presence

ALPR · 4 Fixed cameras & RTCC · 1 Face recognition · 5 Drones / UAS · 4 Gunshot detection · none on record Body-worn & dashcam · 5 Doorbell & camera registry · 7 Cell-site simulators · none on record Predictive policing · none on record Social-media monitoring · none on record

The record, by agency

Bay County Sheriff's Office

Lynn Haven · 6 deployments · on UnGovr: Bay County

ALPR

The Bay County Sheriff's Office purchased an automated license plate reader system in 2020.

Body-worn & dashcam

The Bay County Sheriff's Office uses body-worn cameras, according to the Florida Department of Law Enforcement's 2019 Criminal Justice Agency Profile Report.

Doorbell & camera registry Vendor: Fusus

Several Bay County law enforcement agencies share a Fusus camera registry system.

Drones / UAS Vendor: DJI

The Bay County Sheriff's Office operates three DJI drones as of 2018, according to data compiled by the Center for the Study of the Drone at Bard College.

Face recognition Vendor: Idemia

The Bay County Sheriff's Office is one of more than 275 law enforcement agencies with access to the Face Analysis Comparison & Examination System (FACES), a face recognition program maintained by the Pinellas County Sheriff's Office. Investigators may upload an image to search more than 25-million Florida driver's license photos and mugshots.

Fixed cameras & RTCC

The Bay County Sheriff's Office operates the Bay Real Time Operatiojns Center or BayROC.

Lynn Haven Police Department

Lynn Haven · 5 deployments · on UnGovr: City of Lynn Haven

ALPR

The Lynn Haven Police Department has used automated license plate readers since September 2020.

Body-worn & dashcam

The Lynn Haven Police Department uses body-worn cameras, according to the Florida Department of Law Enforcement's 2019 Criminal Justice Agency Profile Report.

Doorbell & camera registry Vendor: Fusus

Several Bay County law enforcement agencies share a Fusus camera registry system.

Drones / UAS

The Lynn Haven Police Department uses drones.

Face recognition Vendor: Idemia

The Lynn Haven Police Department is one of more than 275 law enforcement agencies with access to the Face Analysis Comparison & Examination System (FACES), a face recognition program maintained by the Pinellas County Sheriff's Office. Investigators may upload an image to search more than 25-million Florida driver's license photos and mugshots.

Panama City Beach Police Department

Panama City · 5 deployments · on UnGovr: City of Panama City Beach

ALPR Vendor: Flock Safety

The Panama City Beach Police Department purchased 10 automated license plate readers from Flock Safety in 2021.

Body-worn & dashcam

The Panama City Beach Police Department purchased 60 body-worn cameras for $268,000 in 2020.

Doorbell & camera registry Vendor: Fusus

Several Bay County law enforcement agencies share a Fusus camera registry system.

Drones / UAS

The Panama City Beach Police Department has been using drones since atleast 2019.

Face recognition Vendor: Idemia

The Panama City Beach Police Department is one of more than 275 law enforcement agencies with access to the Face Analysis Comparison & Examination System (FACES), a face recognition program maintained by the Pinellas County Sheriff's Office. Investigators may upload an image to search more than 25-million Florida driver's license photos and mugshots.

Panama City Police Department

Panama City · 3 deployments · on UnGovr: City of Panama City

ALPR Vendor: Flock Safety

The Panama City Police Department operates 65 Flock Safety automated license plate readers as of September 2025.

Doorbell & camera registry Vendor: Fusus

Several Bay County law enforcement agencies share a Fusus camera registry system.

Face recognition Vendor: Idemia

The Panama City Police Department is one of more than 275 law enforcement agencies with access to the Face Analysis Comparison & Examination System (FACES), a face recognition program maintained by the Pinellas County Sheriff's Office. Investigators may upload an image to search more than 25-million Florida driver's license photos and mugshots.

Parker Police Department

Parker · 3 deployments · on UnGovr: City of Parker

Body-worn & dashcam

The Parker Police Department uses body-worn cameras, according to the Florida Department of Law Enforcement's 2019 Criminal Justice Agency Profile Report.

Doorbell & camera registry Vendor: Fusus

Several Bay County law enforcement agencies share a Fusus camera registry system.

Face recognition Vendor: Idemia

The Parker Police Department is one of more than 275 law enforcement agencies with access to the Face Analysis Comparison & Examination System (FACES), a face recognition program maintained by the Pinellas County Sheriff's Office. Investigators may upload an image to search more than 25-million Florida driver's license photos and mugshots.

Springfield Police Department

Springfield · 3 deployments · on UnGovr: City of Springfield

Body-worn & dashcam

The Springfield Police Department uses body-worn cameras, according to the Florida Department of Law Enforcement's 2019 Criminal Justice Agency Profile Report.

Doorbell & camera registry Vendor: Fusus

Several Bay County law enforcement agencies share a Fusus camera registry system.

Drones / UAS

The Springfield Police Department has been using drones since at least 2020.

Bay District Schools Police Department

Panama City · 1 deployment

Doorbell & camera registry Vendor: Fusus

Several Bay County law enforcement agencies share a Fusus camera registry system.

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