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Ada County

8 Deployments on record
5 Agencies
3 Technology categories

Technology presence

ALPR · 2 Fixed cameras & RTCC · none on record Face recognition · none on record Drones / UAS · 4 Gunshot detection · none on record Body-worn & dashcam · 2 Doorbell & camera registry · none on record Cell-site simulators · none on record Predictive policing · none on record Social-media monitoring · none on record

The record, by agency

Ada County Sheriff's Office

Boise · 3 deployments · on UnGovr: Ada County

ALPR

The Ada County Sheriff's Office uses automated license plate readers.

Sources (via the EFF Atlas): Ada County Sheriff's Policy ManualKTVB

Body-worn & dashcam Vendor: Axon

The Ada County Sheriff's Office has had Axon body-worn cameras since 2014.

Sources (via the EFF Atlas): Ada County Sheriff's Office

Drones / UAS Vendor: DJI

The Ada County Sheriff's Office operated DJI drones as of 2017, upgrading them as recently as 2019.

Sources (via the EFF Atlas): Ada County Sheriff's OfficeAda County Sheriff's OfficeCenter for the Study of the Drone at Bard College

Meridian Police Department

Meridian · 2 deployments · on UnGovr: City of Meridian

ALPR Vendor: Flock Safety

The Meridian Police Department installed Flock Safety automated license plate readers in 2023.

Sources (via the EFF Atlas): KTVB

Drones / UAS

The Meridian Police Department operates one drone as of 2017, 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.facebook.com

Boise Police Department

Boise · 1 deployment

Drones / UAS Vendor: DJI

The Boise Police Department operates four DJI drones 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.kivitv.com

Garden City Police Department

Garden City · 1 deployment · on UnGovr: City of Garden City

Body-worn & dashcam

The Garden City Police Department implemented a body-worn camera policy in 2018.

Sources (via the EFF Atlas): Garden City Police DepartmentGarden City Police DepartmentGarden City Police Department

Idaho State Police

Meridian · 1 deployment

Drones / UAS Vendor: DJI

The Idaho State Police Department operates six DJI drones as of 2016, 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.krem.com

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