MapQuest introduced a navigation app feature Thursday, Oct. 15, that lets users view reported locations of automated license plate readers and other outdoor surveillance cameras, including Flock Safety cameras, as use of the technology continues to expand in Iowa.
The company’s new “Surveillance Layer” marks known camera locations with eye-shaped icons in the MapQuest app. The feature is intended to show drivers where vehicles may be photographed and where license plates may be recorded on public roads.
The update includes reported camera locations tied to several surveillance technology companies, including Flock Safety, Motorola Solutions, Axon and Genetec…