County record · Nebraska

Buffalo County

5 Deployments on record

3 Agencies

3 Technology categories

Technology presence

ALPR · 2 Fixed cameras & RTCC · none on record Face recognition · none on record Drones / UAS · 1 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

Buffalo County Sheriff's Office

Kearney · 2 deployments · on UnGovr: Buffalo County

Body-worn & dashcam Vendor: WatchGuard

The Buffalo County Sheriff's Office uses WatchGuard body-worn cameras.

Sources (via the EFF Atlas): Kearney Hub

Drones / UAS Vendor: Parrot, DJI

The Buffalo County Sheriff's Office operates two 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 College registry.faa.gov registry.faa.gov

Kearney Police Department

Kearney · 2 deployments · on UnGovr: City of Kearney

ALPR Vendor: Flock Safety

As of April 2024, the Kearney Police Department operates 28 Flock Safety automated license plate readers. The agency stores ALPR data for 30 days.

Sources (via the EFF Atlas): Flock Safety The News & Observer The News & Observer

Body-worn & dashcam

The Kearney Police Department acquired 55 body-worn cameras in 2015.

Sources (via the EFF Atlas): The Grand Island Independent

Buffalo County Sheriff’s Office

Kearney · 1 deployment · on UnGovr: Buffalo County

ALPR Vendor: Flock Safety

The Buffalo County Sheriff’s Office in partnership with the Kearney Police Department uses automated license plate readers.

Sources (via the EFF Atlas): Buffalo County

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