County record · Michigan

Mecosta County

5 Deployments on record

4 Agencies

2 Technology categories

Technology presence

ALPR · none on record Fixed cameras & RTCC · none on record Face recognition · 4 Drones / UAS · none on record Gunshot detection · none on record Body-worn & dashcam · 1 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

Big Rapids Department of Public Safety

Big Rapids · 2 deployments · on UnGovr: City of Big Rapids

Body-worn & dashcam

The Big Rapids Department of Public Safety received $11,238 from the Bureau of Justice Assistance to purchase 18 body-worn cameras through the 2022 Small, Rural, Tribal BWC Microgrant program.

Sources (via the EFF Atlas): Small, Rural, and Tribal Body-Worn Camera microgrant grantee list

Face recognition

The Big Rapids Department of Public Safety has mobile and desktop access to Michigan State Police's face recognition system, the Statewide Network of Agency Photos (SNAP).

Sources (via the EFF Atlas): Michigan State Police Michigan State Police Michigan State Police

Barryton Police Department

Barryton · 1 deployment · on UnGovr: Village of Barryton

Face recognition

The Barryton Police Department has desktop access to Michigan State Police's face recognition system, the Statewide Network of Agency Photos (SNAP).

Sources (via the EFF Atlas): Michigan State Police Michigan State Police Michigan State Police

Ferris State University Department of Public Safety

Big Rapids · 1 deployment · on UnGovr: Ferris State University

Face recognition

The Ferris State University Department of Public Safety has desktop access to Michigan State Police's face recognition system, the Statewide Network of Agency Photos (SNAP).

Sources (via the EFF Atlas): Michigan State Police Michigan State Police Michigan State Police

Mecosta County Sheriff's Office

Big Rapids · 1 deployment · on UnGovr: Mecosta County

Face recognition

The Mecosta County Sheriff's Office has desktop access to Michigan State Police's face recognition system, the Statewide Network of Agency Photos (SNAP).

Sources (via the EFF Atlas): Michigan State Police Michigan State Police Michigan State Police

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