surveillance_spending

A DISCOVERY INDEX of surveillance and police-technology dollar figures found in local government meeting records across 130+ named vendors — NOT a table of confirmed spending, and NOT safe to SUM. An audit on 2026-07-29 found aggregate views were adding amounts that must not be added: the same procurement recurs at committee, council, approval, amendment and renewal stages; "not to exceed" figures are authorization ceilings, not payments. Use the canned query "the CONSERVATIVE total" for any number you intend to publish, and "data-quality report" to see what is flagged. Columns added for this: `amount_type` (stated / ceiling / proposed / recommended / estimated), `dup_rank` (>1 = redundant copy), `geo_suspect` (city disagrees with the source link), `anomaly` (implausible figure), `state_norm` (normalized state). Vendors covered include ALPR (Flock, Vigilant, Genetec), body cameras/tasers (Axon, WatchGuard, Utility, Getac), gunshot detection (ShotSpotter/SoundThinking), face recognition (Clearview AI, DataWorks Plus), fingerprint biometrics (Idemia AFIS/Livescan, filed separately under `sv:biometrics`), data fusion and OSINT (Fusus, Peregrine, LexisNexis Accurint, Thomson Reuters CLEAR), phone forensics (Cellebrite, GrayKey, Magnet), drones (Skydio, BRINC, DJI), cameras/VMS (Verkada, Avigilon), cell-site simulators, CAD/RMS records systems, photo enforcement, jail-call and student monitoring. Every row carries a VERBATIM quote from the minutes and a link to the source document, and a row only publishes if that quote was found character-for-character in the source text. READ THE `ledger` COLUMN: `sv:<category>:<vendor>`. `radio_infra` (two-way radios), `rms` (records/CAD software), `biometrics` (fingerprints) and `not_surveillance` are NOT surveillance sensors — exclude them before quoting any surveillance figure.

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13 rows where ledger = "sv:rms:centralsquare" and state = "TX" sorted by amount descending

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Link rowid vendor city state spend_date product amount ▲ quote source_document mytown_record ledger amount_type dup_rank geo_suspect anomaly state_norm
2924 2924 CentralSquare Travis County TX 2025-06-27 RMS and JMS software (award bid) 10054670.0 Approve contract award for Law Enforcement Records Management System (RMS) and Jail Management System (JMS), RFP No. 2402-001-LC, in the amount of $10,054,670.62, to the highest-ranked respondent, CentralSquare Technologies, LLC. https://traviscotx.api.civicclerk.com/v1/Meetings/GetMeetingFileStream(fileId=12363,plainText=false) https://mytown.theboringparts.com/city/traviscotx/2025/#m823518 sv:rms:centralsquare stated 1 0 0 TX
2925 2925 CentralSquare Travis County TX 2025-06-24 RMS and JMS software (approve contract award) 10054670.0 Approve contract award for Law Enforcement Records Management System (RMS) and Jail Management System (JMS), RFP No. 2402-001-LC, in the amount of $10,054,670.62, to the highest-ranked respondent, CentralSquare Technologies, LLC. https://traviscotx.api.civicclerk.com/v1/Meetings/GetMeetingFileStream(fileId=12293,plainText=false) https://mytown.theboringparts.com/city/traviscotx/2025/#m823517 sv:rms:centralsquare stated 2 0 0 TX
3766 3766 CentralSquare Austin TX 2022-11-15 CAD software licensing (authorize contract) 9780000.0 Authorize negotiation and execution of a multi-term contract with CentralSquare Technologies, LLC d/b/a Superion, LLC or TriTech Software Systems to provide licensing, maintenance, and support of computer aided dispatch software and interface systems, for up to five years for a total contract amount not to exceed $9,780,000. https://austintexas.legistar1.com/austintexas/meetings/2022/11/3410_A_City_Council_Special_Called_Meeting_22-11-15_City_Council_Agenda.pdf https://mytown.theboringparts.com/city/austintexas/2022/#m232882 sv:rms:centralsquare ceiling 1 0 0 TX
3764 3764 CentralSquare Austin TX 2025-10-09 CAD software license (amend contract) 3700000.0 Authorize an amendment to a contract for continued licensing, maintenance, and support of computer aided dispatch software and interface system for Austin Technology Services with CentralSquare Technologies, LLC dba Superion, LLC or TriTech Software Systems, to increase the amount by $3,700,000, for a revised total contract amount not to exceed $13,480,000. https://austintexas.legistar1.com/austintexas/meetings/2025/10/3866_A_City_Council_25-10-09_City_Council_Agenda.pdf https://mytown.theboringparts.com/city/austintexas/2025/#m233349 sv:rms:centralsquare ceiling 1 0 0 TX
2926 2926 CentralSquare Sherman County TX 2024-12-02 public safety software (renew) 120073.0 AUTHORIZING PAYMENT OF $120,073.27 FOR RENEWAL OF CENTRALSQUARE ONESOLUTION SOFTWARE FOR PUBLIC SAFETY - COMPUTER AIDED DISPATCH (CAD), RECORDS MANAGEMENT SYSTEM (RMS), AND ANIMAL SHELTER https://shermantx.api.civicclerk.com/v1/Meetings/GetMeetingFileStream(fileId=2033,plainText=false) https://mytown.theboringparts.com/city/shermantx/2024/#m821818 sv:rms:centralsquare stated 1 0 0 TX
2606 2606 CentralSquare Bedford TX 2025-12-09 RMS software (authorize purchase) 112615.0 Consider a resolution authorizing the City Manager or her designee to purchase the annual subscription for maintenance and support of the public safety record management software from Central Square Technologies in an amount of $112,615. https://www.bedfordtx.gov/AgendaCenter/ViewFile/Minutes/_12092025-1548 https://mytown.theboringparts.com/city/bedfordtx.gov/2025/#m1427954 sv:rms:centralsquare stated 1 0 0 TX
3459 3459 CentralSquare College Station TX 2024-10-07 CAD server upgrade (amend) 94770.0 Presentation, discussion, and possible action on Change Order No. 12 for the system and software contract with CentralSquare Technologies LLC for the Computer Aided Dispatch Server Upgrade in the amount of $94,770. https://collegestationtx.api.civicclerk.com/v1/Meetings/GetMeetingFileStream(fileId=4940,plainText=false) https://mytown.theboringparts.com/city/collegestationtx/2024/#m466801 sv:rms:centralsquare stated 1 0 0 TX
4174 4174 CentralSquare Houston TX 2023-12-19 handheld citation devices license (renew) 88683.0 CENTRALSQUARE TECHNOLOGIES, LLC for Purchase of 12 Month Renewal of Software License Maintenance and Support for Handheld Citation Devices for the Houston Police Department - $88,683.76 - General Fund https://houstontx.primegov.com/Public/CompiledDocument/2659 https://mytown.theboringparts.com/city/houstontx/2023/#m681946 sv:rms:centralsquare stated 1 0 0 TX
3171 3171 CentralSquare Houston TX 2023-03-28 Handheld Citation Devices license (renew) 84466.0 CENTRALSQUARE TECHNOLOGIES, LLC for sole source Purchase 12-month renewal of Software License Maintenance and Support for Handheld Citation Devices for the Houston Police Department - $84,466.41 - General Fund https://houstontx.primegov.com/Public/CompiledDocument/2231 https://mytown.theboringparts.com/city/houstontx/2023/#m681906 sv:rms:centralsquare stated 1 0 0 TX
3174 3174 CentralSquare Houston TX 2021-03-23 police software license (purchase) 76611.0 CENTRAL SQUARE TECHNOLOGIES for sole source purchase of Software License Maintenance and Support for the Houston Police Department - $76,611.24 - General Fund https://houstontx.primegov.com/Public/CompiledDocument/2579 https://mytown.theboringparts.com/city/houstontx/2021/#m681804 sv:rms:centralsquare stated 1 0 0 TX
3677 3677 CentralSquare Farmers Branch TX 2024-12-10 jail software (approve contract) 59937.0 authorizing the City Manager to enter into an Agreement for Jail Holding Facility software and maintenance with CentralSquare Technologies, LLC, a Sole Source provider, in the amount of $59,937 for use by the Police Department; https://legistar.granicus.com/FarmersBranch/meetings/2024/12/2264_A_City_Council_24-12-10_Meeting_Agenda.pdf https://mytown.theboringparts.com/city/farmersbranch/2024/#m282047 sv:rms:centralsquare stated 1 0 0 TX
2664 2664 CentralSquare West University Place TX 2025-04-28 Virtual Gate software (renew contract and approve payment) 58000.0 Approve the payment for a total amount of $58,000 for 2025 to Central Square Technologies, LLC and authorize the City Manager to execute the contract. https://www.westutx.gov/AgendaCenter/ViewFile/Minutes/_04282025-1221 https://mytown.theboringparts.com/city/westutx.gov/2025/#m1383805 sv:rms:centralsquare stated 1 1 0 TX
3671 3671 CentralSquare Fort Worth TX 2025-02-25 CAD software support (amend) 31305.0 Authorize Execution of the Fifteenth Amendment to City Secretary Contract Number 48482 for the Computer Aided Dispatch System Software Support Agreement with CentralSquare Technologies LLC to Add the Routing Servers for the Computer Aided Dispatch Disaster Recovery, Test, Training and Production Environments in the Amount of $ 31,305.00; Annual Training in the Amou https://fortworthgov.legistar1.com/fortworthgov/meetings/2025/2/1540_M_CITY_COUNCIL_25-02-25_Meeting_Minutes.pdf https://mytown.theboringparts.com/city/fortworthgov/2025/#m283423 sv:rms:centralsquare stated 1 0 0 TX

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CREATE TABLE surveillance_spending (
  vendor TEXT, city TEXT, state TEXT, spend_date TEXT, product TEXT,
  amount REAL, quote TEXT, source_document TEXT, mytown_record TEXT, ledger TEXT, amount_type TEXT, dup_rank INTEGER, geo_suspect INTEGER, anomaly INTEGER, state_norm TEXT);
CREATE INDEX ix_surv_vendor ON surveillance_spending(vendor);
CREATE INDEX ix_surv_state ON surveillance_spending(state);
CREATE INDEX ix_surv_amount ON surveillance_spending(amount);
CREATE INDEX ix_surv_ledger ON surveillance_spending(ledger);