Cameras / South Dakota / Brookings
License plate readers in Brookings, SD
Volunteers have documented 12 automated license plate readers inside Brookings. That is the 5th-largest total among the 5 South Dakota cities indexed here, and 4.3% of the statewide total. Its 0.9 readers per square mile spread across 14 square miles — thinner coverage than 81% of the 2,432 cities indexed nationally. Flock Safety accounts for 67% of them. Every mount volunteers recorded here is the same kind: poles. Not all of them watch open road: 4 were tagged in entrances.
Checked against OpenStreetMap November 13, 2026 · figures last changed September 29, 2026.
12
readers documented
0.9
per square mile
5th
of 5 indexed South Dakota cities · 1,949th of 2,432 nationally
4.3%
of South Dakota’s documented total
Dot colors follow the manufacturer legend below. Boundary: U.S. Census Bureau, 2025 Cartographic Boundary Files. Locations: © OpenStreetMap contributors.
What volunteers recorded
- Monitoring public roads
- 7 cameras are tagged as watching public streets or traffic.
- How they’re mounted
- pole (4)
- Coverage area
- 14 square miles of land inside city limits.
Nearby
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