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Buena Vista County

4 Deployments on record
2 Agencies
3 Technology categories

Technology presence

ALPR · 1 Fixed cameras & RTCC · none on record Face recognition · none on record Drones / UAS · 2 Gunshot detection · none on record Body-worn & dashcam · none on record 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

Storm Lake Police Department

Storm Lake · 3 deployments · on UnGovr: City of Storm Lake

ALPR Vendor: Flock Safety

The Storm Lake Police Department uses Flock Safety automated license plate readers.

Sources (via the EFF Atlas): City of Storm Lake

Doorbell & camera registry

The Storm Lake Police Department encourages residents to register their security cameras through its "Surveillance Camera Registration & Mapping Program" (SCRAM).

Sources (via the EFF Atlas): Storm Lake Police Department

Drones / UAS

The Storm Lake Police Department operates one drone as of 2018, 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 Collegewww.stormlakepilottribune.com

Buena Vista County Sheriff's Office

Storm Lake · 1 deployment · on UnGovr: Buena Vista County

Drones / UAS

The Buena Vista County Sheriff's Office operates one drone as of 2018, 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 Collegeiowacounciloffoundations.orgwww.facebook.com

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