Flock Safety
A U.S. surveillance technology vendor founded in 2017. Its core product is a network of automatic license plate recognition (ALPR) cameras featuring an integrated design of solar power, LTE wireless transmission, and cloud-based AI analysis, deployed across communities throughout the United States.
Core Facts
Flock cameras automatically capture the license plates, colors, vehicle types, and other characteristics of passing vehicles, and upload the data to a cloud database for retrieval by police and law enforcement agencies.
Flock Safety was founded in 2017 and is headquartered in Atlanta.
Flock Safety is a surveillance technology company whose core product is distributed automatic license plate recognition cameras
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Flock Safety is a public safety technology company headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, USA.
The Flock Safety system procured by most US cities supports real-time "hot list" alerts and a cross-agency data-sharing network.
Local ALPR accounts being used for ICE-related queries may simultaneously touch three layers of constraints: state privacy law, local policy and Flock's terms of service.
A female police officer shared her Flock Safety system login credentials with her husband, who is a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agent.
Flock Safety's terms typically prohibit sharing account credentials with third parties.
Flock Safety is one of the major vendors in the ALPR field, and its system features solar-powered wireless cameras and a cloud data platform, with customers including numerous local law enforcement agencies.
Flock Safety has long emphasized that its platform does not open queries to the public by default, that data is shared under agreements between communities and police, and that access audit logs are maintained.
MapQuest now marks the locations of Flock safety cameras on its community maps, so users can see the distribution of these devices when planning routes or viewing neighborhoods.
In the past, the location information of Flock cameras was usually visible only to purchasers (such as property managers, police or municipal departments), and ordinary residents had difficulty knowing how many devices were installed at their doorsteps.
Flock's core product is solar-powered cameras with automatic license plate recognition (ALPR) capabilities, mainly deployed at community entrances, road intersections and commercial district parking lots.
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Flock cameras automatically capture the license plates, colors, vehicle types, and other characteristics of passing vehicles, and upload the data to a cloud database for retrieval by police and law enforcement agencies.
80%VerifiedFlock Safety was founded in 2017 and is headquartered in Atlanta.
80%VerifiedFlock Safety is a surveillance technology company whose core product is distributed automatic license plate recognition cameras
70%VerifiedFlock Safety's core product is an ALPR camera network covering city streets that automatically captures, records, and analyzes the license plate information of passing vehicles.
70%VerifiedFlock Safety not only provides hardware but also builds a cross-jurisdictional data-sharing network, enabling law enforcement agencies in different regions to query each other's vehicle records.
65%VerifiedFlock Safety is a license plate recognition surveillance system vendor widely deployed across the United States, with devices installed in communities, streets, and commercial areas
65%VerifiedFlock Safety's core product is an automatic license plate recognition (ALPR) camera that automatically photographs the license plates of passing vehicles and uploads the data to a cloud database.
65%UnverifiedFlock Safety founder Garrett Langley initially positioned the product as a low-cost security camera solution for residential communities
90%UnverifiedAs of 2023, Flock had established partnerships with over 4,000 cities and communities
85%UnverifiedFlock Safety operates on a SaaS subscription model, charging approximately $2,000–$2,500 per camera annually
85%UnverifiedLarge-scale civilian deployment of ALPR in the United States began in the 2010s, with Vigilant Solutions (now part of Motorola Solutions) and Flock Safety being the primary vendors
85%UnverifiedFlock Safety claims its technology has helped solve more than 70,000 cases
80%Partially VerifiedFlock Safety was founded in 2017 and is headquartered in Atlanta
65%UnverifiedAs of 2023, Flock's devices covered more than 2,500 cities and communities across the United States.
60%UnverifiedAs of 2023, Flock Safety had been deployed in more than 4,000 cities and communities across the United States, with customers including local police departments, county sheriff's offices, private residential communities, and schools.
60%UnverifiedFlock Safety is valued at approximately $3.8 billion
60%UnverifiedFlock Safety is a public safety technology company headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, USA.
50%UnverifiedThe Flock Safety system procured by most US cities supports real-time "hot list" alerts and a cross-agency data-sharing network.
50%UnverifiedLocal ALPR accounts being used for ICE-related queries may simultaneously touch three layers of constraints: state privacy law, local policy and Flock's terms of service.
50%UnverifiedFlock Safety's terms typically prohibit sharing account credentials with third parties.
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