Orange County
County record. Includes every city and agency within Orange County.
Technology presence
What these categories mean
- ALPR
- Automated license plate readers (ALPR): camera systems that automatically capture, read, and log vehicle license plates with location and time, producing a searchable record of vehicle movements.
- Fixed cameras & RTCC
- Agency-operated fixed video cameras and the real-time crime centers (RTCC) that aggregate live and recorded feeds for monitoring. Extends the Electronic Frontier Foundation's Atlas, which enumerates real-time crime centers and camera registries but not standalone fixed-camera estates.
- Face recognition
- Software that matches faces in images or video against a reference database to identify or verify individuals.
- Drones / UAS
- Uncrewed aerial systems (UAS), commonly called drones, operated by an agency for overhead observation, imaging, or sensing.
- Gunshot detection
- Networks of acoustic sensors that detect and locate suspected gunfire and alert an agency.
- Body-worn & dashcam
- Officer body-worn and in-vehicle dashboard cameras that record encounters; public access to the footage is frequently restricted.
- Doorbell & camera registry
- Programs that give an agency access to privately owned camera footage: doorbell-camera partnerships, citizen camera registries, and private-camera integration platforms.
- Cell-site simulators
- Devices that mimic cell towers to locate or identify nearby mobile phones. They are often called Stingrays, or IMSI catchers after the international mobile subscriber identity (IMSI) number that identifies each phone on a network. Adjacent: communications surveillance outside the visual/sensor core.
- Predictive policing
- Software that forecasts where crime may occur or who may be involved, to direct policing. Adjacent: analytics rather than a sensing deployment.
- Social-media monitoring
- Tools that collect and analyze public social-media activity for an agency. Adjacent: open-source/communications monitoring outside the visual/sensor core.
The record, by agency
Apopka Police Department
The Apopka Police Department operates 10 Flock Safety automated license plate readers as of September 2025.
Sources (via the EFF Atlas): Pittsboro Police Department
The Apopka Police Department purchased two drones in 2019.
Sources (via the EFF Atlas): Florida SenateThe Apopka Chief
The Apopka 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.
Sources (via the EFF Atlas): Orlando SentinelCenter on Privacy & Technology at Georgetown LawPinellas County Sheriff's Office
The U.S. Department of Justice awarded $43,000 to the Apopka Police Department in 2015 as part of the Bureau of Justice Assistance's body-worn camera grant program.
Sources (via the EFF Atlas): U.S Department of Justicewww.baynews9.comwww.orlandosentinel.com
Orlando Police Department
The Orlando Police Department uses drones.
Sources (via the EFF Atlas): Orlando Police DepartmentCytta Air
The Orlando Police Department launched its real-time crime center in 2019, which also uses a network of surveillance cameras, a variety of police databases, and automated licesne plate readers.
Sources (via the EFF Atlas): FususWMFE OrlandoMuckRock
The Orlando Police Department received federal grants in 2015 and 2022 for body-worn cameras.
Sources (via the EFF Atlas): www.cityoforlando.netUS Bureau of Justice AssistanceU.S Department of Justice
The Orlando Police Department utilizes the Fusus camera registry system.
Sources (via the EFF Atlas): Orlando Police Department
The Orlando Police Department uses an Automated License Plate Reader System.
Sources (via the EFF Atlas): Orlando Police Department Department PolicyWESH 2TLC
The Orlando 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.
Sources (via the EFF Atlas): Orlando SentinelCenter on Privacy & Technology at Georgetown LawPinellas County Sheriff's Office
Belle Isle Police Department
As of April 2024, the Belle Isle Police Department operates 14 Flock Safety automated license plate readers. The agency stores ALPR data for 30 days.
Sources (via the EFF Atlas): Flock SafetyThe News & ObserverThe News & Observer
The Belle Isle 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.
Sources (via the EFF Atlas): Orlando SentinelCenter on Privacy & Technology at Georgetown LawPinellas County Sheriff's Office
The Belle Isle Police Department uses body-worn cameras, according to the Florida Department of Law Enforcement's 2019 Criminal Justice Agency Profile Report.
Sources (via the EFF Atlas): Florida Department of Law Enforcement
Orange County Sheriff's Office
The Orange County Sheriff's Office subscribed to Clearview AI at a cost of $50,000 annually in 2021.
Sources (via the EFF Atlas): ClickOrlando.com
Orange County Sheriff's Office uses the Fusus camera registry system.
Sources (via the EFF Atlas): 404 Media
The Orange County Sheriff's Office operates five Draganfly Innovations drones as of 2013, according to data compiled by the Center for the Study of the Drone at Bard College.
Sources (via the EFF Atlas): Center for the Study of the Drone at Bard CollegeFlorida Sheriffs Associationwww.wesh.com
The Orange 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.
Sources (via the EFF Atlas): Orlando SentinelCenter on Privacy & Technology at Georgetown LawPinellas County Sheriff's Office
The Orange County Sheriff's Office began using PredPol (now Geolitica) predictive policing software in 2014.
Sources (via the EFF Atlas): Orange County Sheriff's Department annual report tArticle detailing use of PredPol by Orange County in Ocoee sector.Orlando Sentinel article detailing use of PredPol in Orange county.
The U.S. Department of Justice awarded $225,000 to the Orange County Sheriff's Office in 2016 as part of the Bureau of Justice Assistance's body-worn camera grant program.
Sources (via the EFF Atlas): U.S Department of Justicewww.dailytarheel.comwww.facebook.com
The Orange County Sheriff's Office shared data collected using Vigilant Solutions automated license plate readers with 55 other law enforcement agencies, according to documents produced in 2018.
Sources (via the EFF Atlas): MuckRock
Ocoee Police Department
The Ocoee Police Department recieved a grant in 2022 to purchase automated license plate readers.
Sources (via the EFF Atlas): U.S. Bureau of Justice Assistance
According to reporting from The Markup, the Ocoee Police Department used PredPol (now Geolitica) between 06/04/19 and 01/30/21.
Sources (via the EFF Atlas): The Markup
The Ocoee Police Department uses drones.
Sources (via the EFF Atlas): Florida SenateOcoee Police Department Nextdoor
The Ocoee Police Department utilizes the Fusus camera registry system.
The Ocoee Police Department has used the Fusus real-time crime center platform since September 2022.
Sources (via the EFF Atlas): MuckRock
The Ocoee 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.
Sources (via the EFF Atlas): Orlando SentinelCenter on Privacy & Technology at Georgetown LawPinellas County Sheriff's Office
The Ocoee Police Department uses body-worn cameras, according to the Florida Department of Law Enforcement's 2019 Criminal Justice Agency Profile Report.
Sources (via the EFF Atlas): Florida Department of Law Enforcement
U.S. Customs and Border Protection - Orlando International Airport
The Orlando International Airport is one of 18 airports where Customs and Border Protection is using face recognition technology as of March 2019. An executive order signed by Pres. Trump in 2019 requires Customs and Border Protection to install face recognition technology at the United States' top 20 airports by 2021.
Sources (via the EFF Atlas): BuzzfeedTechCrunch
University of Central Florida Police Department
The University of Central Florida Police Department uses Axon body-worn cameras.
Sources (via the EFF Atlas): Nicholson Student MediaKnightnews.com
The University of Central Florida 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.
Sources (via the EFF Atlas): Orlando SentinelCenter on Privacy & Technology at Georgetown LawPinellas County Sheriff's Office
The University of Central Florida Police Department installed automated license plate readers on campus in 2019.
Sources (via the EFF Atlas): Orlando SentinelOrlando Sentinel
Winter Park Police Department
The Winter Park 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.
Sources (via the EFF Atlas): Orlando SentinelCenter on Privacy & Technology at Georgetown LawPinellas County Sheriff's Office
The Winter Park Police Department uses body-worn cameras, according to the Florida Department of Law Enforcement's 2019 Criminal Justice Agency Profile Report.
Sources (via the EFF Atlas): Florida Department of Law Enforcement
The Winter Park Police Department maintains a voluntary registry of private and personal surveillance cameras.
Sources (via the EFF Atlas): Winter Park Police Department
Eatonville Police Department
The Eatonville 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.
Sources (via the EFF Atlas): Orlando SentinelCenter on Privacy & Technology at Georgetown LawPinellas County Sheriff's Office
The Eatonville Police Department received a grant from the U.S. Department of Justice in 2018 to purchase five body-worn cameras.
Sources (via the EFF Atlas): Orlando SentinelU.S. Department of Justice
Edgewood Police Department
The Edgewood 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.
Sources (via the EFF Atlas): Orlando SentinelCenter on Privacy & Technology at Georgetown LawPinellas County Sheriff's Office
The Edgewood Police Department uses body-worn cameras, according to the Florida Department of Law Enforcement's 2019 Criminal Justice Agency Profile Report.
Sources (via the EFF Atlas): Florida Department of Law Enforcement
Windermere Police Department
The Windermere 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.
Sources (via the EFF Atlas): Orlando SentinelCenter on Privacy & Technology at Georgetown LawPinellas County Sheriff's Office
The Windermere Police Department uses body-worn cameras, according to the Florida Department of Law Enforcement's 2019 Criminal Justice Agency Profile Report.
Sources (via the EFF Atlas): Florida Department of Law Enforcement
Winter Garden Police Department
The Winter Garden 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.
Sources (via the EFF Atlas): Orlando SentinelCenter on Privacy & Technology at Georgetown LawPinellas County Sheriff's Office
The Winter Garden Police Department uses body-worn cameras, according to the Florida Department of Law Enforcement's 2019 Criminal Justice Agency Profile Report.
Sources (via the EFF Atlas): Florida Department of Law Enforcement
Maitland Police Department
The Maitland 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.
Sources (via the EFF Atlas): Orlando SentinelCenter on Privacy & Technology at Georgetown LawPinellas County Sheriff's Office
Oakland Police Department
The Oakland 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.
Sources (via the EFF Atlas): Orlando SentinelCenter on Privacy & Technology at Georgetown LawPinellas County Sheriff's Office
Orange County Corrections Department
The Orange County Corrections 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.
Sources (via the EFF Atlas): Orlando SentinelCenter on Privacy & Technology at Georgetown LawPinellas County Sheriff's Office
Central Florida Expressway Authority
The Central Florida Expressway Authority uses automated license plate readers for toll collection and fines.
Sources (via the EFF Atlas): Central Florida Expressway Authority
Source: EFF Atlas of Surveillance (Electronic Frontier Foundation & University of Nevada, Reno — Reynolds School of Journalism) · CC BY 4.0 · retrieved July 2026