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Vendor program advertised. 2 records requests filed.

What third-party research already names

Vendors documented as operating here

Some of these vendors are recorded as operating in Brevard County by the EFF Atlas of Surveillance, a public research project run by the Electronic Frontier Foundation and the University of Nevada, Reno. That is third-party research: it tells you what to ask about, not what has been confirmed. Others were confirmed by the agency itself, in its own documents or in writing, in response to a Chapter 119 request. The right-hand column says which is which for every row.

VendorSinceWhat it doesHow it came to light
AxonBody-worn CamerasEFF Atlas of Surveillance (third-party research) - not yet confirmed by a records production
Clearview AIFace RecognitionEFF Atlas of Surveillance (third-party research) - not yet confirmed by a records production
DJIDronesEFF Atlas of Surveillance (third-party research) - not yet confirmed by a records production
Flock SafetyAutomated License Plate Readers. Reported device counts: Titusville PD 15, Brevard County SO 15, Cocoa PD 8, Cocoa Beach PD 6, Indialantic PD 4.EFF Atlas of Surveillance (third-party research) - not yet confirmed by a records production
GeoliticaPredictive PolicingEFF Atlas of Surveillance (third-party research) - not yet confirmed by a records production
IdemiaFace RecognitionEFF Atlas of Surveillance (third-party research) - not yet confirmed by a records production

What we obtained ourselves

What the agencies told us

Every line below came from a Chapter 119 public records request we filed with that agency. It is the agency’s own document or its own written answer, not research by anyone else.

BodyTypeRoleWhat they said
Melbourne Beach Police DepartmentMunicipal policeBody cameras; formerly a water-rescue droneDrone used "during COVID to ensure the Governor's Executive Orders were being followed on the beaches"; program discontinued 2023.

Axon Community Connect

Axon lists 0 Community Connect program(s) in Brevard County. Community Connect is a voluntary program that lets residents and businesses register or integrate private security cameras with local law enforcement. Registering means police know the camera exists and can request footage. Integrating means the feed goes to them directly.

ProgramPlaceRegistered camerasIntegrated cameras

This is a starting point, not a finding.

2 public records requests have been filed with agencies in this county under Chapter 119, beginning August 26, 2026, asking what surveillance technology they operate, what it costs, how long data is kept, and who else can search it. 2 still awaiting a substantive response.

Being named in the Atlas is not evidence of wrongdoing. It is evidence that the technology exists here and that the public record has not yet caught up with it. What each agency actually operates, what it costs, how long data is kept, and who else can search it are the questions the requests below were sent to answer.

The record so far

What has been asked, and when

August 26, 2026
Records request filed - Brevard County Board of County Commissioners

A Chapter 119 request for surveillance technology records was submitted to Brevard County Board of County Commissioners by records portal. Reference 30309. Section 119.07(1)(c) requires a prompt, good-faith response.

August 26, 2026
Records request filed - Brevard County Sheriff's Office

A Chapter 119 request for surveillance technology records was submitted to Brevard County Sheriff's Office by records portal. Reference PRR-2026-4719. Section 119.07(1)(c) requires a prompt, good-faith response.

Section 119.07(1)(c), Florida Statutes, requires a prompt, good-faith response to each of these. Silence is itself part of the record.

Ask these two

Who to send it to

Buys and operates cameras
Brevard County Sheriff's Office
County seat: Titusville
Elected
Funds it, permits installs
Brevard County Commission
Budget line items, purchasing records
Elected

The public records request that forced Sumter County's agencies to answer is ready to copy. Use it here, and name the vendors listed above.

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County seat Titusville. Last checked 2026-08-25.