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MapQuest Adds Surveillance Layer With License-Plate Readers

By Drooid · Oct 17, 2026, 11:05 PM UTC · How we work

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MapQuest added a surveillance layer to its app that displays outdoor cameras and license-plate readers.
The layer shows devices from Flock Safety, Motorola Solutions (Vigilant), Genetec, Axis Communications, Axon.
It also displays cameras from Leonardo (ELSAG), Neology, Rekor, PlateSmart, Ubicquia, Verkada.
Tempe, Arizona shut down its Flock Safety network in August and plans to end the contract.
Flock Safety reduced data retention from 30 days to 7 days amid growing backlash.

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MapQuest added a surveillance layer to its app that displays outdoor cameras and license-plate readers.
The layer shows devices from Flock Safety, Motorola Solutions (Vigilant), Genetec, Axis Communications, Axon.
It also displays cameras from Leonardo (ELSAG), Neology, Rekor, PlateSmart, Ubicquia, Verkada.
Tempe, Arizona shut down its Flock Safety network in August and plans to end the contract.
Flock Safety reduced data retention from 30 days to 7 days amid growing backlash.