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Chemung 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 · 1 Body-worn & dashcam · none on record 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

Elmira Police Department

Elmira · 3 deployments

ALPR Vendor: Flock Safety

As of April 2024, the Elmira Police Department operates 41 Flock Safety automated license plate readers. The agency stores ALPR data for 30 days.

Drones / UAS Vendor: DJI

The Elmira Police Department operates one DJI Phantom drone as of 2015, according to data compiled by the Center for the Study of the Drone at Bard College.

Gunshot detection Vendor: Flock Safety

The Elmira Police Department will utilize 70 Flock Safety Reven microphones in 40 different locations throughout the city.

Chemung County Sheriff's Office

Elmira · 1 deployment · on UnGovr: Chemung County

Drones / UAS Vendor: DJI

The Chemung County Sheriff's Office has two drones, according to a 2022 report from the New York Civil Liberties Union.

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