OpenRoad Labs
DeFlock Maps showing crowdsourced ALPR camera locations across the United States as blue dots.
ALPR maps and software

We build maps and apps that show where license plate cameras are.

OpenRoad Labs is a small software company. Our tools use crowdsourced data on automated license plate reader (ALPR) cameras, the roadside cameras that photograph and log passing cars.

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Map: DeFlock Maps · © OpenStreetMap contributors

About us

What we do

Volunteers map ALPR camera locations on OpenStreetMap. We build the apps and maps that make that crowdsourced data easy to use.

Analysis

We study the crowdsourced data to show how densely different places are covered, per resident and per road mile.

Apps

FlockHopper, our navigation app for iPhone and Android, plans routes that pass fewer cameras.

Maps

Our web maps show crowdsourced camera locations across the U.S. and let anyone search, filter and plan routes.

Projects

What we've built

Two FlockHopper screens: a route comparison where the privacy route passes 0 cameras instead of 17, and a navigation alert reading 800 feet, ALPR camera ahead.
Navigation app · iPhone and Android

FlockHopper

A driving app that routes around ALPR cameras. For each trip it shows two options: the fastest route, and a route that passes fewer cameras.

  • Turn-by-turn navigation with voice guidance
  • Camera locations shown on the map
  • Alerts when you approach a camera
  • CarPlay support
  • Options to avoid tolls and highways
  • No account required
App Store Google Play
The DontGetFlocked.com homepage showing a map of the United States covered in red camera locations.
Website

DontGetFlocked.com

FlockHopper's website. It explains how ALPR networks work and lets you look up cameras without installing the app.

  • Searchable map of ALPR cameras across the U.S.
  • Route check: see how many cameras are on a drive and compare an alternative
  • Network view of data-sharing between agencies
  • Route export as GPX for apps like OsmAnd and Organic Maps
Visit dontgetflocked.com
DeFlock Maps showing ALPR camera locations across the United States as blue dots, with a sidebar listing cameras by vendor.
Web map · built for the DeFlock project

DeFlock Maps

DeFlock is an open-source project that crowdsources license plate reader locations on OpenStreetMap. We built the current version of its map at maps.deflock.org.

  • Camera locations with a breakdown by vendor
  • Route view comparing a direct route with a lower-camera route
  • Timeline of how the network has grown since 2024
  • Cameras per resident and per road mile, by state and county
  • Data-sharing network between agencies
Open maps.deflock.org
Contact

Get in touch

Questions about our projects? Send us a message.

Mailing address
OpenRoad Labs LLC
30 N Gould St Ste R
Sheridan, WY 82801