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Ector County

7 Deployments on record
2 Agencies
5 Technology categories

Technology presence

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

Ector County Sheriff's Office

Odessa · 4 deployments · on UnGovr: Ector County

ALPR Vendor: Flock Safety

The Ector County Sheriff's Office uses Flock Safety automated license plate readers.

Sources (via the EFF Atlas): Caldwell County

Body-worn & dashcam

The Ector County Sheriff's Office began using body-worn cameras in 2013.

Sources (via the EFF Atlas): CBS 7 - KOSA - Midland

Drones / UAS Vendor: DJI

The Ector County Sheriff's Office operates one DJI Inspire 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 Collegenews articlewww.cbs7.com

Gunshot detection Vendor: Flock Safety

The Ector County Sheriff's Office has installed one Raven gunshot detection device from Flock Safety as of September 2025.

Sources (via the EFF Atlas): Pittsboro Police Department

Odessa Police Department

Odessa · 3 deployments · on UnGovr: City of Odessa

ALPR Vendor: Flock Safety

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

Sources (via the EFF Atlas): Flock SafetyThe News & ObserverThe News & Observer

Drones / UAS Vendor: Airworx

The Odessa Police Department has Airworx drones.

Sources (via the EFF Atlas): Odessa Police Department FacebookNewsWest 9

Fixed cameras & RTCC

The Odessa Police Department operates a real-time crime center.

Sources (via the EFF Atlas): NewsWest9City of Odessa

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