MapQuest’s new tool can help you avoid Flock cameras

The terrifyingly informative new map layer reveals all the cameras around you. MapQuest’s new tool can help you avoid Flock cameras.

You can see the locations of known outdoor surveillance cameras in the MapQuest app. MapQuest will now show you where Flock cameras are in your neighborhood.

News Apps MapQuest will now show you where Flock cameras are in your neighborhood You can see the locations of known outdoor surveillance cameras in the app. The mapping service’s app surged in popularity after it refused to refer to Lake Ontario as Lake America (unlike Google Maps and Apple Maps).

MapQuest also added useful, long-overdue features like Android Auto support and public transit directions. You can toggle a layer that shows known outdoor surveillance cameras and license plate readers.

It also displays the locations of cameras from the likes of Motorola Solutions (Vigilant), Genetec, Axis Communications, Axon, Leonardo (ELSAG), Neology, Rekor, PlateSmart, Ubicquia and Verkada. The layer sits alongside options to view traffic and incidents, so it should be easy to find in the app.

MapQuest announced the update with a short video that’s set to Rockwell’s "Somebody’s Watching Me." Chef’s kiss, no notes.