FeaturesMap layersCameras on the map
Watch what's been watching you.
See speed cameras, red light cameras, license plate readers, and surveillance cameras on the map.
Smile, you're on camera!
Automated license plate readers (ALPRs) have quietly become ubiquitous. These AI-powered cameras aggregate vehicle footage into massive datasets and share the insights with third parties, often without any community consent. The data from these cameras can be used to build profiles of drivers, including knowing where a driver has been and when.
- license plate readers world-wide
- 143,461
ALPR density
ALPRs are pretty much everywhere, some places more than others.
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Mapped over time
| Jan 2016 | 29 |
|---|---|
| Jan 2017 | 85 |
| Jan 2018 | 211 |
| Jan 2019 | 526 |
| Jan 2020 | 800 |
| Jan 2021 | 1,306 |
| Jan 2022 | 2,304 |
| Jan 2023 | 3,341 |
| Jan 2024 | 4,414 |
| Jan 2025 | 11,992 |
| Jan 2026 | 71,006 |
| Oct 2, 2026 | 143,461 |
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Speed cameras
Fixed and average-speed enforcement cameras.
Red light cameras
Cameras at traffic signals that photograph vehicles entering the intersection after the light turns red.
License plate readers (ALPR)
Readers on poles, gantries and traffic signals. Tap a camera on the map to see who operates it.
Surveillance cameras
Street and traffic cameras that cities and agencies operate. Pelican does not show retail and private CCTV.
Traffic cameras
Live-view cameras used for traffic monitoring.
Camera animations
Pelican+With Pelican+, the cameras on your map can come alive. Each one sweeps across the part of the road it watches and lights up as you pass through its view. The animations are decorative and do not show what the real camera is doing.
Where the data comes from
Camera positions and kinds come from OpenStreetMap. Pelican refreshes the database every day. Municipal registries provide additional traffic cameras.
Coverage depends on available map data. You can fill gaps by adding missing cameras to OpenStreetMap, or reporting missing speed camera / red light cameras with a Scout report in Pelican.
Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors, available under the Open Database License. All data sources.