County record · Michigan

Ottawa County

12 Deployments on record

7 Agencies

4 Technology categories

Technology presence

ALPR · 4 Fixed cameras & RTCC · 1 Face recognition · 6 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

Grand Valley State University Police Department

Allendale · 4 deployments · on UnGovr: Grand Valley State University

ALPR Vendor: Flock Safety

The Grand Valley State University Police Department has Flock Safety automated license plate readers.

Sources (via the EFF Atlas): Fox 17

Face recognition Vendor: Avigilon

The Grand Valley State University Police Department began using Avigilon video analytics technology, which includes face recognition, in 2018.

Sources (via the EFF Atlas): The Chronicle of Higher Education

Face recognition

The Grand Valley State University 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

Fixed cameras & RTCC Vendor: Avigilon

The Grand Valley State University Police Department began using Avigilon video analytics technology, which includes face recognition, in 2018.

Sources (via the EFF Atlas): The Chronicle of Higher Education

Grand Haven Department of Public Safety

Grand Haven · 2 deployments · on UnGovr: City of Grand Haven

ALPR Vendor: Flock Safety

The Grand Haven Department of Public Safety has Flock Safety automated license plate readers.

Sources (via the EFF Atlas): Fox 17

Body-worn & dashcam

The Grand Haven Departmentof Public Safety received a Small, Rural, and Tribal Body-Worn Camera Program grant for $20,000.00 for 10 body-worn cameras in 2023.

Sources (via the EFF Atlas): Justice & Security Strategies Justice & Security Strategies

Holland Police Department

Holland · 2 deployments · on UnGovr: City of Holland

ALPR Vendor: Flock Safety

The Holland Police Department has Flock Safety automated license plate readers.

Sources (via the EFF Atlas): Fox 17

Face recognition

The Holland 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

Grand Haven Department Of Public Safety

Grand Haven · 1 deployment · on UnGovr: City of Grand Haven

Face recognition

The Grand Haven 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

Ottawa County Sheriff's Department

West Olive · 1 deployment · on UnGovr: Ottawa County

ALPR Vendor: Flock Safety

The Ottawa County Sheriff's Department has Flock Safety automated license plate readers.

Sources (via the EFF Atlas): Fox 17

Ottawa County Sheriff's Office

Coopersville · 1 deployment · on UnGovr: Ottawa County

Face recognition

The Ottawa 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

Zeeland Police Department

Zeeland · 1 deployment · on UnGovr: City of Zeeland

Face recognition

The Zeeland 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

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