To provide researchers with the tools they need to analyze the impact of U.S. border security policy, EFF is releasing a new map and dataset of more than 290 surveillance towers installed by Customs and Border Protection (CBP) along the border with Mexico. Compiled using public records, satellite imagery, road trips, and even exploration in virtual reality, EFF’s data serves as a living snapshot of the so-called “virtual wall,” from the California coast to the lower tip of Texas. We’ve also included 47 locations CBP has proposed for its next round of towers, as well as automated license plate readers (ALPRs) placed at Border Patrol checkpoints.
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Download the dataset here. It is free to use and remix under EFF’s Creative Commons Attribution License.
Surveillance towers along the border have had a troubled history. In the mid-2000s, the Secure Border Initiative aimed to place “SBInet” towers along the border, but only got as far as installing a few dozen in Arizona before bipartisan outcry over technical problems, cost, delays, and […]
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