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Surveillance-tech report: Groton

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This report covers meetings processed up to 2026-09-27. Anything newer shows up first in This Week in Surveillance.

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At a glance: Groton

136 mentions of surveillance technology in 72 Groton meetings, 2019–2026

136mentionsacross 72 meetings · read the timeline 2019–2026first to latest mention2019-03-26 → 2026-09-22 8technologies discussedALPR / Flock, Body cameras, Drones, Facial recognition, OSINT / social-media monitoring, Predictive policing, Real-time crime centres, General surveillance 34,918licence-plate searchesby Groton police, in six towns' released Flock logs · open the dashboard 88%of known meetings transcribed1,267 of 1,444 meetings

Still incomplete: 177 known meetings are not yet transcribed, so an absence here is not proof a topic never came up.

This report collects every mention of surveillance technology found in Groton's recorded public meetings -- automatically transcribed, then keyword-scanned. Each mention below links straight to the moment in the source video, so anything here can be checked against the recording itself.

Start with Timeline to read the discussion in order, or Findings by topic to jump to one technology.

Mentions are found by keyword and are not individually verified. A mention means the words were spoken at a public meeting -- not that the town uses, bought, or approved the technology. Read the quote and watch the clip before drawing a conclusion.

Contents

Licence-plate searches by Groton police

Six Connecticut towns have released the Flock audit log of every search run against their cameras. Below is what that record holds for Groton's own police departments -- not a finding, just the log.

Town of Groton CT PD

  • 33,188 searches between 2023-01 and 2026-08 (44 months with at least one search)
  • 978 camera networks swept by the average single search
  • 99% of them reached beyond Groton's own cameras
  • The commonest stated reason is free text or a numeric code, rather than one of the preset categories Flock introduced in December 2025

Open Town of Groton CT PD's search dashboard -- every one of those searches, filterable by month, stated reason, search type and how far it reached, with a How to read this tab covering what each field means and what the record cannot tell you.

City of Groton CT PD

  • 1,730 searches between 2025-03 and 2026-08 (16 months with at least one search)
  • 1,307 camera networks swept by the average single search
  • 100% of them reached beyond Groton's own cameras
  • The commonest stated reason is free text or a numeric code, rather than one of the preset categories Flock introduced in December 2025

Open City of Groton CT PD's search dashboard -- every one of those searches, filterable by month, stated reason, search type and how far it reached, with a How to read this tab covering what each field means and what the record cannot tell you.

A floor, not a total. The record only sees queries that reached those six towns' cameras. A single Flock query typically sweeps thousands of networks at once, so most of a Connecticut department's searching does land in it -- but the real count is higher. Nothing in it names an officer, shows a plate, or records what any search returned.

Mentions by topic: first seen / most recent

Back to the meetings. Everything above this point was about licence-plate searches -- what the town's police looked up. Everything below is about what was said: each mention is a moment in a recorded public meeting where a surveillance technology came up, with a link to that moment in the video.

Topic Mentions Meetings First seen Most recent
ALPR / Flock 7 4 2022-04-08 2026-09-22
Body cameras 13 9 2019-04-16 2026-08-04
Drones 74 36 2020-10-06 2026-08-18
Facial recognition 2 1 2023-03-13 2023-03-13
OSINT / social-media monitoring 1 1 2022-09-06 2022-09-06
Predictive policing 8 8 2019-04-02 2026-09-03
Real-time crime centres 3 2 2020-06-23 2022-04-04
General surveillance 28 15 2019-03-26 2026-04-22

Timeline

72 meetings surfaced a finding (72 dated, spanning 2019-03-26 to 2026-09-22; 0 of unknown date, listed last). Newest first.

Since 2026-08-28 (through 2026-09-27, when this report was generated):

2026-09-22 -- Town Council

Groton Town Council Committee of the Whole - 9/22/26 (topics: alpr)

  • alpr_flock Watch on YouTube ▸ > ...experience. Um I also just wanted to let you know I have gotten many communications about flock cameras. I sent a email requesting uh all the information as far as how much are they...

2026-09-08 -- Town Council

Groton Town Council Committee of the Whole and Special Town Council- 9/8/26 (topics: alpr)

  • alpr_flock Watch on YouTube ▸ > ...>> Thank you. Okay, so I received communications regarding the flock cameras and the school lunch program. I did reach out to the superintendent and chairperson...

2026-09-03 -- Beautification Committee

Groton Beautification Committee - 9/3/26 (topics: predictive_policing)

  • predictive_policing Watch on YouTube ▸ > ...a uh somebody that can actually cut a piece to those specifications, a foundry or plasma art cutter hopefully in the area somewhere. Yeah, I could do that....
Earlier meetings (69)

2026-08-18 -- Historic District Commission

Groton Historic District Commission - 8/18/26 (topics: drone)

  • drone Watch on YouTube ▸ > ...the left side uh there's keep going go to the I guess you have to do it opposite. Go right. Pull the drone. There you go. That one there. Yeah. Um, it's a little bit awkward. That flat...

2026-08-04 -- Town Council

Groton Town Council - 8/4/26 (topics: body_camera)

  • body_camera Watch on YouTube ▸ > ...records division, Freedom of Information Act requests, and the successful implementation of the department's body worn camera program. And whereas Mr. Stroll became recognized a recognized...

2026-07-21 -- Historic District Commission

Groton Historic District Commission - 7/21/26 (topics: drone)

  • drone Watch on YouTube ▸ > ...that as of sometime in the near sometime soon >> you drone will not be will not be used be able to be used on Mac products. >> All righty. Here we go. This is what...

2026-07-06 -- Conservation Commission

Groton Conservation Commission - 7/6/26 (topics: drone)

  • drone Watch on YouTube ▸ > ...would guess within five years or so that this might be an AI accomplished task with a drone. Just putting that out there that I I think as things improve with recognition of...
  • drone Watch on YouTube ▸ > ...something that's relatively not human intensive. Just a thought. Parks and Rex does have a drone which we discussed >> the place but...
  • drone Watch on YouTube ▸ > ...discussed >> the place but >> yeah we also mentioned the drone um but I thought it was a good meeting overall you know he gave me good insight Dave...

2026-05-04 -- Conservation Commission

Groton Conservation Commission - 5/4/26 (topics: drone)

  • drone Watch on YouTube ▸ > ...Grten. Um we wanted to we sought out to identify quite a few methods including um drone technology, mobile apps, online other online resources and um consulting companies. And within each of these...
  • drone Watch on YouTube ▸ > ...on that imagery. Um they're called UAVs uh in the industry which stands for unmanned aerial vehicles. Um and so one of the papers that we looked at they developed a protocol which they...
  • drone Watch on YouTube ▸ > ...assessed as the most userfriendly method. Um they use something called a Phantom 4 Pro drone. There are many alternatives. This one has been discontinued in the US, but there are...
  • drone Watch on YouTube ▸ > ...that you might want uh somebody technical to be dedicated uh to this work. Um then costwise the drone will cost a few thousand uh but all the software that they use is...
  • drone Watch on YouTube ▸ > ...species uh with up to 99% accuracy using um a very high high resolution camera on a drone. Um, and for our purposes, although the exact software they used is free and publicly available, it's very...
  • drone Watch on YouTube ▸ > ...so you need to customize the AI um, and you need to be able to deal with the data it generates. And the drone can be drone and camera can be even more expensive. So up to $10,000....
  • drone Watch on YouTube ▸ > ...you need to be able to deal with the data it generates. And the drone can be drone and camera can be even more expensive. So up to $10,000. Um, and so uh, most invasive species in...
  • drone Watch on YouTube ▸ > ...squares articulate um kind of an accelerated process that you can apply for drone usage. The numbers um articulate the feet uh that you can fly a drone to and these highlighted red...
  • drone Watch on YouTube ▸ > ...for drone usage. The numbers um articulate the feet uh that you can fly a drone to and these highlighted red areas um talk about additional restrictions and we can get to how you...
  • drone Watch on YouTube ▸ > ...lot of these options are used um like they have precedent in other industries. Um and so uh the drone example, it's not it's very rarely used in consulting, but it occasionally is....

2026-04-22 -- Representative Town Meeting

Groton RTM Public Works Committee - 4/22/26 (topics: surveillance_general)

  • surveillance_general Watch on YouTube ▸ > ...This is >> this is $30,000 for installation of new CCTV system and that would be for the uh Spicer House itself which houses the parks and recreation staff and then the...

2026-04-14 -- Water Pollution Control Authority

Groton Water Pollution Control Authority - 4/14/26 (topics: surveillance_general)

  • surveillance_general Watch on YouTube ▸ > ...um it's kind of like a road patrol car with a camera. It's a CCTV camera system. They they drive and collect video footage....

2026-04-07 -- Historic District Commission

Groton Historic District Commission - 4/7/26 (topics: drone)

  • drone Watch on YouTube ▸ > ...Okay. So what we're do what we're going to do is we're going to do a um we're going to do a drone survey of all four sides of the building and the roof while we're at it. Um, but what we're we're...
  • drone Watch on YouTube ▸ > ...this is where we are. And so are you knocking anything down at this point or you just doing drone work? >> Uh we're going to do both. So right now immediately we want to we want to be...

2026-03-04 -- Planning and Zoning Commission

Groton Planning and Zoning Commission - 3/4/26 (topics: drone, surveillance_general)

  • surveillance_general Watch on YouTube ▸ > ...>> All right. Uh this is 6 I Spicer Boat House. Uh we're requesting $30,000 for the installation of CCTV equipment. Uh the Spicer property contains the Spicer House,...
  • surveillance_general Watch on YouTube ▸ > ...equipment stored. So, we're requesting fund in the amount of $30,000 to install CCTV equipment for protection of those two buildings on that site. >> Great. Any comments or questions?...
  • drone Watch on YouTube ▸ > ...in full. So, we have an architect kind of taking a look at that. They've done drone flights to evaluate it. They've done uh thermal scans so that they can see actually where water is penetrating....

2026-02-02 -- Conservation Commission

Groton Conservation Commission - 2/2/26 (topics: drone)

  • drone Watch on YouTube ▸ > ...>> the app. However, the two guys that are want to work on the mapping properties with drone andor apps might look at that. the overlap between the mapping and the app because...

2026-01-05 -- Conservation Commission

Groton Conservation Commission - 1/5/26 (topics: drone)

  • drone Watch on YouTube ▸ > ...>> idea. >> Well, I'm sure Connecticut College has a drone that they can use. [laughter] So, that could be part of it. >> Maybe we That's a whole another um the...
  • drone Watch on YouTube ▸ > ...that could be part of it. >> Maybe we That's a whole another um the drone is a whole another issue. I apologize. I now see I I did have that way more filled out. Um okay, so...

2025-12-09 -- Planning and Zoning Commission

Groton Planning and Zoning Commission - 12/9/25 (topics: alpr)

  • alpr_flock Watch on YouTube ▸ > ...little bit dark now. Um, I have a uh a camera that measures vehicles that come in and go out. You know, it's my license plate reader just for security. So, I I get a a good indication of when people...

2025-12-01 -- Conservation Commission

Groton Conservation Commission 12/1/25 (topics: drone)

  • drone Watch on YouTube ▸ > ...sure that's the only potential. >> Well, and and maybe they'll find out that they can't actually do the drone, but what would it take? What would it take for what would it take for the town...
  • drone Watch on YouTube ▸ > ...but what would it take? What would it take for what would it take for the town to have a system of doing drone mapping of invasive species? >> I think this this would be on town owned...
  • drone Watch on YouTube ▸ > ...invasive species mapping. >> Yeah. No, I I think it's great. I just You said they had a drone, so that's what I was saying. Like >> Well, no, we could No, no, I don't even...
  • drone Watch on YouTube ▸ > ...what I was saying. Like >> Well, no, we could No, no, I don't even know have a drone. >> Like 30 feet long. >> Yeah. Imagine...
  • drone Watch on YouTube ▸ > ...mean the but they scope it out and if it turns out it's possible and someone has a drone then they could do a test test of it right take for the town to do...
  • drone Watch on YouTube ▸ > ...that's a win, right? >> So, okay. >> I I I heard you say they have a drone and I'm like, well, >> literally,...

2025-08-05 -- Town Council

Groton Town Council - 8/5/25 (topics: drone)

  • drone Watch on YouTube ▸ > ...in, I'm the developer and I want to do X thing and X building at X spot in this tiff drone that's been sitting there with nothing for a long time. Um, and my vision doesn't...

2025-06-24 -- Town Council

Groton Town Council Committee of the Whole and Town Council - 6/24/25 (topics: predictive_policing)

  • predictive_policing Watch on YouTube ▸ > ...a piece of artwork in our community which is sorely lacking. And um, thank you to the um, Noank Foundry and artist studio. Um, they were the ones that actually manufactured it and created it....

2025-05-05 -- Representative Town Meeting

Groton RTM FYE 2026 Town Budget Review Session #2 - 5/5/25 (topics: drone)

  • drone Watch on YouTube ▸ > ...have slight reductions and some have adjustments. Uh the risk assessment increases along with the uh the drone insurance which we spoke a little bit about. Chairman Powers asked to move...

2025-04-21 -- RTM Finance Committee

Groton RTM Finance Committee - 4/21/25 (topics: drone)

  • drone Watch on YouTube ▸ > ...everything, but contingency. Um, I noticed that the drone uh projected versus budget is 5x what you thought it was going to be. Did...
  • drone Watch on YouTube ▸ > ...thought it was going to be. Did something weird happen there? Oh, um, there was a new drone added into one of the departments and that was a particularis....

2025-04-15 -- Historic District Commission

Groton Historic District Commission 4/15/25 (topics: drone)

  • drone Watch on YouTube ▸ > ...looks at that is my office so like I'm not really that bothered by it where am I here so This is the drone view from the back. So 49 is here parking lot. And right now this is,...

2025-04-14 -- RTM Finance Committee

Groton RTM Finance Committee 4/14/25 (topics: drone)

  • drone Watch on YouTube ▸ > ...project. That's that's the scene. It's not going to be airplane and then or a drone. Why would you use an airplane? Just use a drone. I don't I don't think that would work....
  • drone Watch on YouTube ▸ > ...not going to be airplane and then or a drone. Why would you use an airplane? Just use a drone. I don't I don't think that would work. Well, it could go by and go inside the...

2024-11-12 -- Water Pollution Control Authority

Groton Water Pollution Control Authority 11/12/24 (topics: surveillance_general)

  • surveillance_general Watch on YouTube ▸ > ...those areas where again either moderate or excessive II have been identified and then one we have that CCTV work you've identified what your defects are you're then able to um kind of go on to the...
  • surveillance_general Watch on YouTube ▸ > ...okay okay when would the work be done or the CCTV we would probably I would recommend doing it at another Spring Time Event so um when the ground...
  • surveillance_general Watch on YouTube ▸ > ...lines were delineated just as um potential you know also to be considered for either CCTV or even doing further uh die dilution study in this area this is what we evaluated but you know...
  • surveillance_general Watch on YouTube ▸ > ...clay but is the clay eventually going to disintegrate usually they'll do kind of CCTV beforehand to understand the condition of the Interior pipe to make sure they have a solid wall that the...

2024-10-15 -- Historic District Commission

Groton Historic District Commission - 10/15/24 (topics: predictive_policing)

  • predictive_policing Watch on YouTube ▸ > ...the river oh they own that one yeah you know where I'm talking about yeah by The Foundry yep I I don't sorry do you have anything else that's...

2024-05-20 -- Representative Town Meeting

Groton RTM FYE 2025 Town Budget Review Session #6 - 5/20/24 (topics: surveillance_general)

  • surveillance_general Watch on YouTube ▸ > ...unanimously thank you next uh public buildings C Town Hall complex this money is to upgrade to CCTV systems at Town Hall current system uses DVR tape system $75,000 was moved and approved for...
  • surveillance_general Watch on YouTube ▸ > ...Box aren't we talking about replacing the four no no no this is for a CCTV system I'm sorry I thought somebody put 75,000 on for a new floor no 75,000...

2024-05-07 -- Historic District Commission

Groton Historic District Commission - 5/7/24 (topics: drone)

  • drone Watch on YouTube ▸ > ...casement windows and give his pen back that in the hand would you send a drone up to take these pictures or did you have them those from the listing shots oh no that that's from...

2024-05-01 -- Representative Town Meeting

Groton RTM FYE 2025 Town Budget Review Session #1 - 5/1/24 (topics: drone)

  • drone Watch on YouTube ▸ > ...would use in reference to a school building I am the co- advisory of our GMS drone Club while this year several schools in the district receive grants to purchase drones stem cost money funds...
  • drone Watch on YouTube ▸ > ...should not have to do that it was worth it though because last Friday we held our first ever drone scrimmage at GMS M that brought nine teams from around the district to compete and while the...

2024-04-17 -- Representative Town Meeting

Groton RTM Public Works Committee - 4/17/24 (topics: surveillance_general)

  • surveillance_general Watch on YouTube ▸ > ...going on there this is $775,000 to install a new CCTV system in town hall um currently we have a very old system that looks at the tax window and the assessor Windows um...

2024-04-01 -- Conservation Commission

Groton Conservation Commission 4/1/24 (topics: drone)

  • drone Watch on YouTube ▸ > ...issue with the students the town should think about you at least look into what it would take to get a drone to do a a property I did ask can one determine invasive species via the these...
  • drone Watch on YouTube ▸ > ...property I did ask can one determine invasive species via the these approaches whether it's drone or satellite and I got to not so much well the Drone I think would have a...
  • drone Watch on YouTube ▸ > ...approaches whether it's drone or satellite and I got to not so much well the Drone I think would have a clear picture so the satellite is good for I think a broader view but the I...
  • drone Watch on YouTube ▸ > ...that he should be able to integrate a bunch of that stuff but um I don't know I know we talked about a drone before um if we have one no no no but um but the the one of...
  • drone Watch on YouTube ▸ > ...the things is whoever is responsible for the is this you're talking for someone in the town to use a drone yeah or hire someone with a drone you pay satellite hire somebody to do the Drone data right...
  • drone Watch on YouTube ▸ > ...the is this you're talking for someone in the town to use a drone yeah or hire someone with a drone you pay satellite hire somebody to do the Drone data right so say I'm just suggesting that it'd be...
  • drone Watch on YouTube ▸ > ...in the town to use a drone yeah or hire someone with a drone you pay satellite hire somebody to do the Drone data right so say I'm just suggesting that it'd be nice to know you know in cost benefit...

2024-03-28 -- Town Council

Groton Town Council FYE 2025 Budget Review Session #1 3/28/24 (topics: drone)

  • drone Watch on YouTube ▸ > ...increase I didn't know if that was yeah so any of the Personnel costs or actuaries are actuaries that ronu uas of Finance director has already done so those costs are I couldn't adjust those...
  • drone Watch on YouTube ▸ > ...Jones second and by Parker hello would you like to introduce yourselves hi I'm Ron uas I'm the president of the fire district uh our new uh Chief did not could not make it...

2024-03-07 -- Planning and Zoning Commission

Groton Planning and Zoning Commission - 3/7/24 (topics: surveillance_general)

  • surveillance_general Watch on YouTube ▸ > ...here okay let's see what's the next item next item is a town hall complex um yeah this is a CCTV CCTV system um the one that they have there now in the taxis 's office is really old...

2024-01-23 -- Planning and Zoning Commission

Groton Planning and Zoning Commission - 1/23/24 (topics: drone)

  • drone Watch on YouTube ▸ > ...the site this was done existing conditions on the site and I overlaid it onto a Drone footage that we took over the site just recently so this is all pretty much up to date so...

2023-10-17 -- Historic District Commission

Groton Historic District Commission - 10/17/23 (topics: drone)

  • drone Watch on YouTube ▸ > ...in um yeah we just I I don't see a drone drones earlier on yeah so I don't I don't per se have any issues...

2023-04-27 -- Representative Town Meeting

Groton RTM Public Safety Committee Special Meeting 4/27/23 (topics: drone)

  • drone Watch on YouTube ▸ > ...to say thank you to you, Chief Jenkins, the mayor, and uh our chief financial officer, uh UAS, for coming out with a appropriate budget for city residents. As the mayor said, uh you know, there's...

2023-04-26 -- Beautification Committee

Groton Beautification Committee - 4/26/23 (topics: drone)

  • drone Watch on YouTube ▸ > ...this A2T2 survey that's on top of here. And then additionally we went and flew our drone to get a really highly detailed accurate aerial uh to put over everything for this area so we can kind...

2023-04-25 -- Planning and Zoning Commission

Groton Planning and Zoning Commission - 4/25/23 (topics: drone)

  • drone Watch on YouTube ▸ > ...when I read oh by the way everything I say from now on not one word comes from me it's all uh Mr drone when I realized that similar frequencies and powers that were used as weapons...

2023-04-11 -- Planning and Zoning Commission

Groton Planning and Zoning Commission - 4/11/23 (topics: predictive_policing)

  • predictive_policing Watch on YouTube ▸ > ...sweetheart that's right and this is located right behind The Foundry Crossing witnessing the sequence spicers yep...

2023-03-21 -- Historic District Commission

Groton Historic District Commission - 3/21/23 (topics: drone)

  • drone Watch on YouTube ▸ > ...don't think you'll see those yeah she doesn't anywhere if you're fine over in your drone yeah yeah I personally I don't have an issue with the penetrations coming through the...

2023-03-13 -- Planning and Zoning Commission

Groton Planning and Zoning Commission - 3/13/23 (topics: facial_recognition, surveillance_general)

  • facial_recognition Watch on YouTube ▸ > ...follows them down there so that the police know that it'll talk to the point it elsewhere face recognition is looking at a bunch of different things certainly face recognition if we turn that...
  • facial_recognition Watch on YouTube ▸ > ...it elsewhere face recognition is looking at a bunch of different things certainly face recognition if we turn that component on and we have the ability to turn these on for privacy issues and so...
  • surveillance_general Watch on YouTube ▸ > ...was more expensive than just that leak at that point and so they came in with the CCTV cameras and uh shot all of the lines down in that section of the building which is in the...

2023-02-28 -- Representative Town Meeting

Groton RTM Community Development & Services Committee Special Meeting - 2/28/23 (topics: drone)

  • drone Watch on YouTube ▸ > ...could be you know 100 feet away from it to be able to do that we're also looking to update our drone we do have a drone that we use here at the library it's about five years old...
  • drone Watch on YouTube ▸ > ...people a different perspective so it's a very useful tool and today a lot of a lot of videos you would lies a Drone footage the one we have is is pretty good uh there are a couple things that...
  • drone Watch on YouTube ▸ > ...good uh there are a couple things that are going on with drones these days uh for one uh in February our drone will not be in compliance unless they make it in compliance with a...
  • drone Watch on YouTube ▸ > ...kind of hoping it would already be there by now uh but we have not heard words that they're doing our particular drone uh updating with a third party or some software upgrade so...
  • drone Watch on YouTube ▸ > ...next door to us that we have to pretty much get uh approval for for every time we lift off our drone um I am FAA certified I have commercial FAA license Supply uavs and uh and if we...
  • drone Watch on YouTube ▸ > ...FAA license Supply uavs and uh and if we are out I have to be in control or of that drone or be next to it to be able to grab control of that that drone so a lot of you in charge of that drone uh as...
  • drone Watch on YouTube ▸ > ...are out I have to be in control or of that drone or be next to it to be able to grab control of that that drone so a lot of you in charge of that drone uh as long and Liam uh was uh also a certified...
  • drone Watch on YouTube ▸ > ...that drone or be next to it to be able to grab control of that that drone so a lot of you in charge of that drone uh as long and Liam uh was uh also a certified uh fa uh UAV pilot as well there is a...
  • drone Watch on YouTube ▸ > ...so but in the meantime uh we put up for Grant hopefully we'll upgrade our our drone as well so so that's uh that's pretty much it um we uh we've had we have already applied for the scrap...

2022-10-03 -- Conservation Commission

Groton Conservation Commission 10/3/22 (topics: predictive_policing)

  • predictive_policing Watch on YouTube ▸ > ...last couple days I got to note that one of the speakers at Conn College a Doug Foundry tell me yeah yeah actually had it appeared I didn't read his talk...

2022-09-27 -- Planning and Zoning Commission

Groton Planning and Zoning Commission - 9/27/22 (topics: drone)

  • drone Watch on YouTube ▸ > ...garbage trucks no I don't have to go into the garbage truck maybe I can get a better drone park it up there all day [Music] what what you know I'm not I have better...

2022-09-27 -- Town Council

Groton Town Council Committee of the Whole 9/27/2022 (topics: surveillance_general)

  • surveillance_general Watch on YouTube ▸ > ...so as far as advertising this goes all of the new districts have been put on CCTV Groton TV whatever that's called um that's been up there since July since...

2022-09-13 -- Planning and Zoning Commission

Groton Planning and Zoning Commission - 9/13/22 (topics: drone)

  • drone Watch on YouTube ▸ > ...Zoning commission finds that the acquisition of the wolf Brook LLC property zero knowing Ledger drone including the release of the conservation easement over a portion of...

2022-09-12 -- Conservation Commission

Groton Conservation Commission 9/12/22 (topics: drone)

  • drone Watch on YouTube ▸ > ...guessed were the um [address redacted] and zero planting drone right now i kind of assumed the data center was...

2022-09-06 -- Historic District Commission

Groton Historic District Commission - 9/6/22 (topics: osint_social_monitor)

  • osint_social_monitor Watch on YouTube ▸ > ...thank you for forwarding the revised drawings of the proposed renovation of the senator babel street that's basically these revlon drawings because you are aware of the above...

2022-08-11 -- Planning and Zoning Commission

Groton Planning and Zoning Commission - 8/11/22 (topics: drone)

  • drone Watch on YouTube ▸ > ...yeah right well a constant drone is 70 decibels would be real um really obnoxious at the edge of a uh residential area...

2022-04-08 -- Town Council

Groton Town Council FYE 2024 Budget Review Session #2 - 4/8/22 (topics: alpr)

  • alpr_flock Watch on YouTube ▸ > ...maintenance and we've also got a proposal in here for seven cameras through flock which are stationary cameras that will help identify Vehicles involved in crimes inside the town of...
  • alpr_flock Watch on YouTube ▸ > ...and recovering stolen vehicles certainly so we entered into a trial period with a flock camera so a flock camera is a stationary license plate for your camera um and essentially the point of the...
  • alpr_flock Watch on YouTube ▸ > ...looking for a vehicle we will enter with their search fields that you can put in flock and it'll identify when the car if it's been through your town...
  • alpr_flock Watch on YouTube ▸ > ...and is it fair to say that 10 stolen vehicles would not have been recovered without the assistance of flock excellent thank you have you seen the overdose increases...

2022-04-04 -- Conservation Commission

Groton Conservation Commission 4/4/22 (topics: rtcc)

  • fusion_center Watch on YouTube ▸ > ...absolutely meets the state and federal requirements so let's let's so the fusion center aren't going to good that's a different thing entirely that that's not generating power for a power...

2022-04-04 -- Town Council

Groton Town Council FYE 2023 Budget Review Session #4 - 4/4/22 (topics: body_camera)

  • body_camera Watch on YouTube ▸ > ...that is the cost annually that we're gonna have to pay for the next five years for our body-worn camera program separate apart from that are the are the um...
  • body_camera Watch on YouTube ▸ > ...leverage that fact and the fact that we've helped other um police agencies in connecticut field their body-worn camera programs as well so we took advantage of some savings...

2022-03-15 -- Historic District Commission

Groton Historic District Commission 3/15/22 (topics: surveillance_general)

  • surveillance_general Watch on YouTube ▸ > ...can be lifted at any time by written consent by both the htc or hpc and uh can cctv jump in here can you read the first sentence because if i heard you correctly nothing said separate...

2022-03-15 -- Town Council

Groton Town Council Personnel and Appointments Committee 3/15/22 (topics: body_camera)

  • body_camera Watch on YouTube ▸ > ...in favor of the the social worker position that they've put in and you know, I I do appreciate the body cam uh, investments they've made over the years and um, no, I I think they've done a...

2022-02-01 -- Historic District Commission

Groton Historic District Commission 2/1/22 (topics: drone)

  • drone Watch on YouTube ▸ > ...coming down new london i guess in a helicopter it would look like this or a drone and this is that view with the garage here and a bit of a elevated porch...

2021-10-26 -- Town Council

Groton Town Council Committee of the Whole - 10/26/21 (topics: body_camera)

  • body_camera Watch on YouTube ▸ > ...of a flexible position um one thing though that you know we definitely want to use is with the use of body cam footage you know when we see interactions um this person can also...

2021-08-02 -- Conservation Commission

Groton Conservation Commission 8/2/21 (topics: drone)

  • drone Watch on YouTube ▸ > ...that don't have any regulations to whether you're gonna put an electric bike a drone uh or whatever uh parachuting or there's it kind of goes back to you're kind of...

2021-04-28 -- Representative Town Meeting

Groton RTM Public Safety Committee 4/28/21 (topics: body_camera)

  • body_camera Watch on YouTube ▸ > ...uh you know you have uh people that will file an foi request and are requesting body cam footage and that's a cost that can be difficult to put a uh...

2021-04-23 -- Representative Town Meeting

Groton RTM Public Works Committee (topics: surveillance_general)

  • surveillance_general Watch on YouTube ▸ > ...the uh design of the boiler replacement and then the uh cctv cameras okay okay is that at the cct cameras for the town hall complex...
  • surveillance_general Watch on YouTube ▸ > ...together because we're gonna be putting in obviously a new boiler and cctv cameras which to me says we are moving ahead with...

2021-04-21 -- Town Council

Groton Town Council FYE 2022 Budget Review Session #8 - 4/21/21 (topics: drone)

  • drone Watch on YouTube ▸ > ...right safe put it under the same account we won't need a drone if not i'd just like to say before before i call the vote i want to thank...

2021-04-05 -- Town Council

Groton Town Council FYE 2022 Budget Review Session #4 - 4/5/21 (topics: body_camera)

  • body_camera Watch on YouTube ▸ > ...let's say something developed an officer gets through it i'd like them to review the body cam footage and give advice or you know say how could you handle this better in the future that...

2021-03-16 -- Historic District Commission

Groton Historic District Commission 3/16/21 (topics: drone)

  • drone Watch on YouTube ▸ > ...okay that answers that question um that we're gonna start roofing shortly uh we uh put up a drone uh to look at the chimney and it looks like we may need to do some...

2021-01-26 -- Planning and Zoning Commission

Groton Planning and Zoning Commission 1/26/21 (topics: drone)

  • drone Watch on YouTube ▸ > ...existing curb cuts for this developed part of the property by looking at the drone so we're only the ants adding one more curb cut that's not there today...

2020-10-14 -- Parks and Recreation Commission

Groton Parks and Recreation Commission - 10/14/20 (topics: drone)

  • drone Watch on YouTube ▸ > ...the videographer from the library Sean gley um they've been out doing um getting some shots using the Drone uh they got a number of shots last I guess it was in the spring when the airport...
  • drone Watch on YouTube ▸ > ...closed uh there was a two or three day window where they actually able to operate a drone normally they can't operate a drone at the golf course due to the proximity but when it with it...
  • drone Watch on YouTube ▸ > ...window where they actually able to operate a drone normally they can't operate a drone at the golf course due to the proximity but when it with it closed they were able to get a bunch of...

2020-10-06 -- Town Council

Groton Town Council - 10/6/2020 (topics: drone)

  • drone Watch on YouTube ▸ > ...mr greeley our own videographer and his assistant and miss patterson did some drone footage and some other um video footage and they will be producing those...

2020-09-23 -- Representative Town Meeting

Groton RTM Civilian Oversight Research and Town Council Public Safety Joint Meeting 9/23/20 (topics: body_camera)

  • body_camera Watch on YouTube ▸ > ...anything to do with the police besides utilizing their services bwc would be a body worn camera are you referencing some acronyms i used here yes...

2020-06-23 -- Town Council Committee of the Whole

Groton Town Council C.O.W. and Groton Resource Recovery Authority 6/23/20 (topics: body_camera, rtcc)

  • fusion_center Watch on YouTube ▸ > ...years my last positions were the director of terrorism i directed the fusion center and i was also the commanding officer of the emergency services unit before i...
  • fusion_center Watch on YouTube ▸ > ...i've had regional and national leadership positions with the national fusion center currently a sitting member of the fbi's joint terrorism task force executive board in fact i went down to...
  • body_camera Watch on YouTube ▸ > ...promulgates uh is helpful to us um one of the ones you may be most familiar with is our body-worn camera policy that has a lot of stuff in it that was a state policy that the preceding council...
  • body_camera Watch on YouTube ▸ > ...make sure that there's they're aware or the person involved is aware for reviewing body-worn camera footage it has been helpful it it i think it shows our officers doing the right thing...
  • body_camera Watch on YouTube ▸ > ...we have an audit trail and every month a supervisor is assigned to do audits random audits of those body-worn camera videos there's a retention cycle if something is non-criminal it does go...
  • body_camera Watch on YouTube ▸ > ...seen come out the pursuits policies the use of force policy the complaint policy the body-worn camera policy those are all state policies that when i say state i...

2020-04-04 -- Representative Town Meeting

Groton RTM Committees FYE 2021 Budget Session 4.4.20 (topics: predictive_policing)

  • predictive_policing Watch on YouTube ▸ > ...all those in favor raise your hand and say aye representative gotham thank you any opposed any abstentions...

2020-03-28 -- Town Council

Groton Town Council FYE 2021 Town Budget Session 3/28/20 (topics: surveillance_general)

  • surveillance_general Watch on YouTube ▸ > ...is okay um looking at getting rid of the outright eliminating the parking lot modifications of 75,000 and the CCTV of 80,000 um leaving in there the uh radon for 50,000 you know that's something we...
  • surveillance_general Watch on YouTube ▸ > ...the plan yeah one was the two items were the uh parking lot modifications and the CCTV right now we don't really have uh someone full-time available to monitor in a CCTV so definitely next year on...
  • surveillance_general Watch on YouTube ▸ > ...CCTV right now we don't really have uh someone full-time available to monitor in a CCTV so definitely next year on that parking lot modifications I that's little bit less needed but we do would...
  • surveillance_general Watch on YouTube ▸ > ...parking lot for 45 the town hall Annex 70,000 and uh which is a ventilation system and Senior Center CCTV for hands all right so I will call for a vote on CIP 6m in the amount of $15,000...
  • surveillance_general Watch on YouTube ▸ > ...motion so yes we are on councelor oby but I didn't catch what Mr Bert said did you say the 40,000 part for the CCTV would be our final Lo of dollars change okay so councelor oy um if you could...
  • surveillance_general Watch on YouTube ▸ > ...activities fund right which think is appropriate we spent an awful lot on um on CCTV um which I understand is important um you know to ensure Public Safety um with but with that being said...

2019-10-08 -- Town Council Committee of the Whole

Groton Town Council C.O.W. - 10/8/19 (topics: predictive_policing)

  • predictive_policing Watch on YouTube ▸ > ...I would like to be sure that we don't have limited access for the people of Gotham for instance it will be available to the people who've gotten on Saturday mornings from 10:00 to 11:00 and on...

2019-07-02 -- Town Council

Groton Town Council - 7/2/19 (topics: surveillance_general)

  • surveillance_general Watch on YouTube ▸ > ...to communications in report town councillors councillor Bumgarner the South s CCTV fifth anniversary west side and Cutler's promotion ceremonies Catherine canal skis dare graduation...

2019-04-16 -- Town Council

Groton Town Council FYE 2020 Budget Review Session #6 - 4/16/19 (topics: body_camera, surveillance_general)

  • surveillance_general Watch on YouTube ▸ > ...the project and the cost should come down and one of the last items on here it's a video surveillance survey I've been talking to Sean Greeley and right now we have pockets of CCTV all throughout the town that don't talk to each other transfer station W PCF tax office the assessor's office police station and so on library - all in just...
  • surveillance_general Watch on YouTube ▸ > ...each other transfer station W PCF tax office the assessor's office police station and so on library - all in just individual pockets of CCTV that none of them really get up to the Public Safety Building for viewing see if we can do something with that and see if we can get four more the goal is the Public Safety Building being able to see in...
  • body_camera Watch on YouTube ▸ > ...have the members right so within this so on this fact sheeted well then the project is his squad car slash body cams nothing here says anything about the purchase of body cam so no purchase of body cams and being included okay all right no further questions thank you any other discussion on the amount of 0 for this item staying on all those in favor of 0 for...
  • surveillance_general Watch on YouTube ▸ > ...when there's programs going on right or is it gonna be fed up to the police department well I I think it would be done by our staff and also on all the places that we have CCTV now at the library at the transfer station and here there's a 30-day backup on it so if there are issues the police can come down put a stick in and pull off what they need so it will be but the...

2019-04-02 -- Town Council

Groton Town Council - 4/2/19 (topics: predictive_policing)

  • predictive_policing Watch on YouTube ▸ > ...process of planning for reviewing approving and implementing TIF districts and whereas the city of Gotham point to tiffith advisory committee and Economic Development Commission voted to...

2019-03-26 -- Town Council Committee of the Whole

Groton Town Council C.O.W. - 3/26/19 (topics: surveillance_general)

  • surveillance_general Watch on YouTube ▸ > ...correct correct thank you all right seeing no further discussion all those in favor 2019 to 33 Connecticut neighborhood Assistance Act application for a CCTV say aye aye opposed abstentions so moved unanimously thank you very much for coming out okay we are going to 5k which is on page 68 please 5k...

Findings by topic

ai_data_fusion

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alpr

  • [2026-09-22] Town Council -- Groton Town Council Committee of the Whole - 9/22/26

    ...experience. Um I also just wanted to let you know I have gotten many communications about flock cameras. I sent a email requesting uh all the information as far as how much are they... Watch on YouTube ▸ (term: alpr_flock, unreviewed)

  • [2026-09-08] Town Council -- Groton Town Council Committee of the Whole and Special Town Council- 9/8/26

    ...>> Thank you. Okay, so I received communications regarding the flock cameras and the school lunch program. I did reach out to the superintendent and chairperson... Watch on YouTube ▸ (term: alpr_flock, unreviewed)

  • [2025-12-09] Planning and Zoning Commission -- Groton Planning and Zoning Commission - 12/9/25

    ...little bit dark now. Um, I have a uh a camera that measures vehicles that come in and go out. You know, it's my license plate reader just for security. So, I I get a a good indication of when people... Watch on YouTube ▸ (term: alpr_flock, unreviewed)

  • [2022-04-08] Town Council -- Groton Town Council FYE 2024 Budget Review Session #2 - 4/8/22

    ...and is it fair to say that 10 stolen vehicles would not have been recovered without the assistance of flock excellent thank you have you seen the overdose increases... Watch on YouTube ▸ (term: alpr_flock, unreviewed)

  • [2022-04-08] Town Council -- Groton Town Council FYE 2024 Budget Review Session #2 - 4/8/22

    ...maintenance and we've also got a proposal in here for seven cameras through flock which are stationary cameras that will help identify Vehicles involved in crimes inside the town of... Watch on YouTube ▸ (term: alpr_flock, unreviewed)

  • [2022-04-08] Town Council -- Groton Town Council FYE 2024 Budget Review Session #2 - 4/8/22

    ...looking for a vehicle we will enter with their search fields that you can put in flock and it'll identify when the car if it's been through your town... Watch on YouTube ▸ (term: alpr_flock, unreviewed)

  • [2022-04-08] Town Council -- Groton Town Council FYE 2024 Budget Review Session #2 - 4/8/22

    ...and recovering stolen vehicles certainly so we entered into a trial period with a flock camera so a flock camera is a stationary license plate for your camera um and essentially the point of the... Watch on YouTube ▸ (term: alpr_flock, unreviewed)

biometrics_other

(no findings)

body_camera

  • [2026-08-04] Town Council -- Groton Town Council - 8/4/26

    ...records division, Freedom of Information Act requests, and the successful implementation of the department's body worn camera program. And whereas Mr. Stroll became recognized a recognized... Watch on YouTube ▸ (term: body_camera, unreviewed)

  • [2022-04-04] Town Council -- Groton Town Council FYE 2023 Budget Review Session #4 - 4/4/22

    ...leverage that fact and the fact that we've helped other um police agencies in connecticut field their body-worn camera programs as well so we took advantage of some savings... Watch on YouTube ▸ (term: body_camera, unreviewed)

  • [2022-04-04] Town Council -- Groton Town Council FYE 2023 Budget Review Session #4 - 4/4/22

    ...that is the cost annually that we're gonna have to pay for the next five years for our body-worn camera program separate apart from that are the are the um... Watch on YouTube ▸ (term: body_camera, unreviewed)

  • [2022-03-15] Town Council -- Groton Town Council Personnel and Appointments Committee 3/15/22

    ...in favor of the the social worker position that they've put in and you know, I I do appreciate the body cam uh, investments they've made over the years and um, no, I I think they've done a... Watch on YouTube ▸ (term: body_camera, unreviewed)

  • [2021-10-26] Town Council -- Groton Town Council Committee of the Whole - 10/26/21

    ...of a flexible position um one thing though that you know we definitely want to use is with the use of body cam footage you know when we see interactions um this person can also... Watch on YouTube ▸ (term: body_camera, unreviewed)

  • [2021-04-28] Representative Town Meeting -- Groton RTM Public Safety Committee 4/28/21

    ...uh you know you have uh people that will file an foi request and are requesting body cam footage and that's a cost that can be difficult to put a uh... Watch on YouTube ▸ (term: body_camera, unreviewed)

  • [2021-04-05] Town Council -- Groton Town Council FYE 2022 Budget Review Session #4 - 4/5/21

    ...let's say something developed an officer gets through it i'd like them to review the body cam footage and give advice or you know say how could you handle this better in the future that... Watch on YouTube ▸ (term: body_camera, unreviewed)

  • [2020-09-23] Representative Town Meeting -- Groton RTM Civilian Oversight Research and Town Council Public Safety Joint Meeting 9/23/20

    ...anything to do with the police besides utilizing their services bwc would be a body worn camera are you referencing some acronyms i used here yes... Watch on YouTube ▸ (term: body_camera, unreviewed)

  • [2020-06-23] Town Council Committee of the Whole -- Groton Town Council C.O.W. and Groton Resource Recovery Authority 6/23/20

    ...seen come out the pursuits policies the use of force policy the complaint policy the body-worn camera policy those are all state policies that when i say state i... Watch on YouTube ▸ (term: body_camera, unreviewed)

  • [2020-06-23] Town Council Committee of the Whole -- Groton Town Council C.O.W. and Groton Resource Recovery Authority 6/23/20

    ...we have an audit trail and every month a supervisor is assigned to do audits random audits of those body-worn camera videos there's a retention cycle if something is non-criminal it does go... Watch on YouTube ▸ (term: body_camera, unreviewed)

  • [2020-06-23] Town Council Committee of the Whole -- Groton Town Council C.O.W. and Groton Resource Recovery Authority 6/23/20

    ...make sure that there's they're aware or the person involved is aware for reviewing body-worn camera footage it has been helpful it it i think it shows our officers doing the right thing... Watch on YouTube ▸ (term: body_camera, unreviewed)

  • [2020-06-23] Town Council Committee of the Whole -- Groton Town Council C.O.W. and Groton Resource Recovery Authority 6/23/20

    ...promulgates uh is helpful to us um one of the ones you may be most familiar with is our body-worn camera policy that has a lot of stuff in it that was a state policy that the preceding council... Watch on YouTube ▸ (term: body_camera, unreviewed)

  • [2019-04-16] Town Council -- Groton Town Council FYE 2020 Budget Review Session #6 - 4/16/19

    ...have the members right so within this so on this fact sheeted well then the project is his squad car slash body cams nothing here says anything about the purchase of body cam so no purchase of body cams and being included okay all right no further questions thank you any other discussion on the amount of 0 for this item staying on all those in favor of 0 for... Watch on YouTube ▸ (term: body_camera, unreviewed)

cad

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cell_site_sim

(no findings)

data_broker

(no findings)

doorbell_partnership

(no findings)

drone

  • [2026-08-18] Historic District Commission -- Groton Historic District Commission - 8/18/26

    ...the left side uh there's keep going go to the I guess you have to do it opposite. Go right. Pull the drone. There you go. That one there. Yeah. Um, it's a little bit awkward. That flat... Watch on YouTube ▸ (term: drone, unreviewed)

  • [2026-07-21] Historic District Commission -- Groton Historic District Commission - 7/21/26

    ...that as of sometime in the near sometime soon >> you drone will not be will not be used be able to be used on Mac products. >> All righty. Here we go. This is what... Watch on YouTube ▸ (term: drone, unreviewed)

  • [2026-07-06] Conservation Commission -- Groton Conservation Commission - 7/6/26

    ...discussed >> the place but >> yeah we also mentioned the drone um but I thought it was a good meeting overall you know he gave me good insight Dave... Watch on YouTube ▸ (term: drone, unreviewed)

  • [2026-07-06] Conservation Commission -- Groton Conservation Commission - 7/6/26

    ...would guess within five years or so that this might be an AI accomplished task with a drone. Just putting that out there that I I think as things improve with recognition of... Watch on YouTube ▸ (term: drone, unreviewed)

  • [2026-07-06] Conservation Commission -- Groton Conservation Commission - 7/6/26

    ...something that's relatively not human intensive. Just a thought. Parks and Rex does have a drone which we discussed >> the place but... Watch on YouTube ▸ (term: drone, unreviewed)

  • [2026-05-04] Conservation Commission -- Groton Conservation Commission - 5/4/26

    ...assessed as the most userfriendly method. Um they use something called a Phantom 4 Pro drone. There are many alternatives. This one has been discontinued in the US, but there are... Watch on YouTube ▸ (term: drone, unreviewed)

  • [2026-05-04] Conservation Commission -- Groton Conservation Commission - 5/4/26

    ...so you need to customize the AI um, and you need to be able to deal with the data it generates. And the drone can be drone and camera can be even more expensive. So up to $10,000.... Watch on YouTube ▸ (term: drone, unreviewed)

  • [2026-05-04] Conservation Commission -- Groton Conservation Commission - 5/4/26

    ...squares articulate um kind of an accelerated process that you can apply for drone usage. The numbers um articulate the feet uh that you can fly a drone to and these highlighted red... Watch on YouTube ▸ (term: drone, unreviewed)

  • [2026-05-04] Conservation Commission -- Groton Conservation Commission - 5/4/26

    ...for drone usage. The numbers um articulate the feet uh that you can fly a drone to and these highlighted red areas um talk about additional restrictions and we can get to how you... Watch on YouTube ▸ (term: drone, unreviewed)

  • [2026-05-04] Conservation Commission -- Groton Conservation Commission - 5/4/26

    ...lot of these options are used um like they have precedent in other industries. Um and so uh the drone example, it's not it's very rarely used in consulting, but it occasionally is.... Watch on YouTube ▸ (term: drone, unreviewed)

  • [2026-05-04] Conservation Commission -- Groton Conservation Commission - 5/4/26

    ...Grten. Um we wanted to we sought out to identify quite a few methods including um drone technology, mobile apps, online other online resources and um consulting companies. And within each of these... Watch on YouTube ▸ (term: drone, unreviewed)

  • [2026-05-04] Conservation Commission -- Groton Conservation Commission - 5/4/26

    ...you need to be able to deal with the data it generates. And the drone can be drone and camera can be even more expensive. So up to $10,000. Um, and so uh, most invasive species in... Watch on YouTube ▸ (term: drone, unreviewed)

  • [2026-05-04] Conservation Commission -- Groton Conservation Commission - 5/4/26

    ...that you might want uh somebody technical to be dedicated uh to this work. Um then costwise the drone will cost a few thousand uh but all the software that they use is... Watch on YouTube ▸ (term: drone, unreviewed)

  • [2026-05-04] Conservation Commission -- Groton Conservation Commission - 5/4/26

    ...on that imagery. Um they're called UAVs uh in the industry which stands for unmanned aerial vehicles. Um and so one of the papers that we looked at they developed a protocol which they... Watch on YouTube ▸ (term: drone, unreviewed)

  • [2026-05-04] Conservation Commission -- Groton Conservation Commission - 5/4/26

    ...species uh with up to 99% accuracy using um a very high high resolution camera on a drone. Um, and for our purposes, although the exact software they used is free and publicly available, it's very... Watch on YouTube ▸ (term: drone, unreviewed)

  • [2026-04-07] Historic District Commission -- Groton Historic District Commission - 4/7/26

    ...Okay. So what we're do what we're going to do is we're going to do a um we're going to do a drone survey of all four sides of the building and the roof while we're at it. Um, but what we're we're... Watch on YouTube ▸ (term: drone, unreviewed)

  • [2026-04-07] Historic District Commission -- Groton Historic District Commission - 4/7/26

    ...this is where we are. And so are you knocking anything down at this point or you just doing drone work? >> Uh we're going to do both. So right now immediately we want to we want to be... Watch on YouTube ▸ (term: drone, unreviewed)

  • [2026-03-04] Planning and Zoning Commission -- Groton Planning and Zoning Commission - 3/4/26

    ...in full. So, we have an architect kind of taking a look at that. They've done drone flights to evaluate it. They've done uh thermal scans so that they can see actually where water is penetrating.... Watch on YouTube ▸ (term: drone, unreviewed)

  • [2026-02-02] Conservation Commission -- Groton Conservation Commission - 2/2/26

    ...>> the app. However, the two guys that are want to work on the mapping properties with drone andor apps might look at that. the overlap between the mapping and the app because... Watch on YouTube ▸ (term: drone, unreviewed)

  • [2026-01-05] Conservation Commission -- Groton Conservation Commission - 1/5/26

    ...>> idea. >> Well, I'm sure Connecticut College has a drone that they can use. [laughter] So, that could be part of it. >> Maybe we That's a whole another um the... Watch on YouTube ▸ (term: drone, unreviewed)

  • [2026-01-05] Conservation Commission -- Groton Conservation Commission - 1/5/26

    ...that could be part of it. >> Maybe we That's a whole another um the drone is a whole another issue. I apologize. I now see I I did have that way more filled out. Um okay, so... Watch on YouTube ▸ (term: drone, unreviewed)

  • [2025-12-01] Conservation Commission -- Groton Conservation Commission 12/1/25

    ...what I was saying. Like >> Well, no, we could No, no, I don't even know have a drone. >> Like 30 feet long. >> Yeah. Imagine... Watch on YouTube ▸ (term: drone, unreviewed)

  • [2025-12-01] Conservation Commission -- Groton Conservation Commission 12/1/25

    ...mean the but they scope it out and if it turns out it's possible and someone has a drone then they could do a test test of it right take for the town to do... Watch on YouTube ▸ (term: drone, unreviewed)

  • [2025-12-01] Conservation Commission -- Groton Conservation Commission 12/1/25

    ...sure that's the only potential. >> Well, and and maybe they'll find out that they can't actually do the drone, but what would it take? What would it take for what would it take for the town... Watch on YouTube ▸ (term: drone, unreviewed)

  • [2025-12-01] Conservation Commission -- Groton Conservation Commission 12/1/25

    ...but what would it take? What would it take for what would it take for the town to have a system of doing drone mapping of invasive species? >> I think this this would be on town owned... Watch on YouTube ▸ (term: drone, unreviewed)

  • [2025-12-01] Conservation Commission -- Groton Conservation Commission 12/1/25

    ...that's a win, right? >> So, okay. >> I I I heard you say they have a drone and I'm like, well, >> literally,... Watch on YouTube ▸ (term: drone, unreviewed)

  • [2025-12-01] Conservation Commission -- Groton Conservation Commission 12/1/25

    ...invasive species mapping. >> Yeah. No, I I think it's great. I just You said they had a drone, so that's what I was saying. Like >> Well, no, we could No, no, I don't even... Watch on YouTube ▸ (term: drone, unreviewed)

  • [2025-08-05] Town Council -- Groton Town Council - 8/5/25

    ...in, I'm the developer and I want to do X thing and X building at X spot in this tiff drone that's been sitting there with nothing for a long time. Um, and my vision doesn't... Watch on YouTube ▸ (term: drone, unreviewed)

  • [2025-05-05] Representative Town Meeting -- Groton RTM FYE 2026 Town Budget Review Session #2 - 5/5/25

    ...have slight reductions and some have adjustments. Uh the risk assessment increases along with the uh the drone insurance which we spoke a little bit about. Chairman Powers asked to move... Watch on YouTube ▸ (term: drone, unreviewed)

  • [2025-04-21] RTM Finance Committee -- Groton RTM Finance Committee - 4/21/25

    ...everything, but contingency. Um, I noticed that the drone uh projected versus budget is 5x what you thought it was going to be. Did... Watch on YouTube ▸ (term: drone, unreviewed)

  • [2025-04-21] RTM Finance Committee -- Groton RTM Finance Committee - 4/21/25

    ...thought it was going to be. Did something weird happen there? Oh, um, there was a new drone added into one of the departments and that was a particularis.... Watch on YouTube ▸ (term: drone, unreviewed)

  • [2025-04-15] Historic District Commission -- Groton Historic District Commission 4/15/25

    ...looks at that is my office so like I'm not really that bothered by it where am I here so This is the drone view from the back. So 49 is here parking lot. And right now this is,... Watch on YouTube ▸ (term: drone, unreviewed)

  • [2025-04-14] RTM Finance Committee -- Groton RTM Finance Committee 4/14/25

    ...not going to be airplane and then or a drone. Why would you use an airplane? Just use a drone. I don't I don't think that would work. Well, it could go by and go inside the... Watch on YouTube ▸ (term: drone, unreviewed)

  • [2025-04-14] RTM Finance Committee -- Groton RTM Finance Committee 4/14/25

    ...project. That's that's the scene. It's not going to be airplane and then or a drone. Why would you use an airplane? Just use a drone. I don't I don't think that would work.... Watch on YouTube ▸ (term: drone, unreviewed)

  • [2024-05-07] Historic District Commission -- Groton Historic District Commission - 5/7/24

    ...casement windows and give his pen back that in the hand would you send a drone up to take these pictures or did you have them those from the listing shots oh no that that's from... Watch on YouTube ▸ (term: drone, unreviewed)

  • [2024-05-01] Representative Town Meeting -- Groton RTM FYE 2025 Town Budget Review Session #1 - 5/1/24

    ...would use in reference to a school building I am the co- advisory of our GMS drone Club while this year several schools in the district receive grants to purchase drones stem cost money funds... Watch on YouTube ▸ (term: drone, unreviewed)

  • [2024-05-01] Representative Town Meeting -- Groton RTM FYE 2025 Town Budget Review Session #1 - 5/1/24

    ...should not have to do that it was worth it though because last Friday we held our first ever drone scrimmage at GMS M that brought nine teams from around the district to compete and while the... Watch on YouTube ▸ (term: drone, unreviewed)

  • [2024-04-01] Conservation Commission -- Groton Conservation Commission 4/1/24

    ...the things is whoever is responsible for the is this you're talking for someone in the town to use a drone yeah or hire someone with a drone you pay satellite hire somebody to do the Drone data right... Watch on YouTube ▸ (term: drone, unreviewed)

  • [2024-04-01] Conservation Commission -- Groton Conservation Commission 4/1/24

    ...that he should be able to integrate a bunch of that stuff but um I don't know I know we talked about a drone before um if we have one no no no but um but the the one of... Watch on YouTube ▸ (term: drone, unreviewed)

  • [2024-04-01] Conservation Commission -- Groton Conservation Commission 4/1/24

    ...issue with the students the town should think about you at least look into what it would take to get a drone to do a a property I did ask can one determine invasive species via the these... Watch on YouTube ▸ (term: drone, unreviewed)

  • [2024-04-01] Conservation Commission -- Groton Conservation Commission 4/1/24

    ...in the town to use a drone yeah or hire someone with a drone you pay satellite hire somebody to do the Drone data right so say I'm just suggesting that it'd be nice to know you know in cost benefit... Watch on YouTube ▸ (term: drone, unreviewed)

  • [2024-04-01] Conservation Commission -- Groton Conservation Commission 4/1/24

    ...property I did ask can one determine invasive species via the these approaches whether it's drone or satellite and I got to not so much well the Drone I think would have a... Watch on YouTube ▸ (term: drone, unreviewed)

  • [2024-04-01] Conservation Commission -- Groton Conservation Commission 4/1/24

    ...approaches whether it's drone or satellite and I got to not so much well the Drone I think would have a clear picture so the satellite is good for I think a broader view but the I... Watch on YouTube ▸ (term: drone, unreviewed)

  • [2024-04-01] Conservation Commission -- Groton Conservation Commission 4/1/24

    ...the is this you're talking for someone in the town to use a drone yeah or hire someone with a drone you pay satellite hire somebody to do the Drone data right so say I'm just suggesting that it'd be... Watch on YouTube ▸ (term: drone, unreviewed)

  • [2024-03-28] Town Council -- Groton Town Council FYE 2025 Budget Review Session #1 3/28/24

    ...Jones second and by Parker hello would you like to introduce yourselves hi I'm Ron uas I'm the president of the fire district uh our new uh Chief did not could not make it... Watch on YouTube ▸ (term: drone, unreviewed)

  • [2024-03-28] Town Council -- Groton Town Council FYE 2025 Budget Review Session #1 3/28/24

    ...increase I didn't know if that was yeah so any of the Personnel costs or actuaries are actuaries that ronu uas of Finance director has already done so those costs are I couldn't adjust those... Watch on YouTube ▸ (term: drone, unreviewed)

  • [2024-01-23] Planning and Zoning Commission -- Groton Planning and Zoning Commission - 1/23/24

    ...the site this was done existing conditions on the site and I overlaid it onto a Drone footage that we took over the site just recently so this is all pretty much up to date so... Watch on YouTube ▸ (term: drone, unreviewed)

  • [2023-10-17] Historic District Commission -- Groton Historic District Commission - 10/17/23

    ...in um yeah we just I I don't see a drone drones earlier on yeah so I don't I don't per se have any issues... Watch on YouTube ▸ (term: drone, unreviewed)

  • [2023-04-27] Representative Town Meeting -- Groton RTM Public Safety Committee Special Meeting 4/27/23

    ...to say thank you to you, Chief Jenkins, the mayor, and uh our chief financial officer, uh UAS, for coming out with a appropriate budget for city residents. As the mayor said, uh you know, there's... Watch on YouTube ▸ (term: drone, unreviewed)

  • [2023-04-26] Beautification Committee -- Groton Beautification Committee - 4/26/23

    ...this A2T2 survey that's on top of here. And then additionally we went and flew our drone to get a really highly detailed accurate aerial uh to put over everything for this area so we can kind... Watch on YouTube ▸ (term: drone, unreviewed)

  • [2023-04-25] Planning and Zoning Commission -- Groton Planning and Zoning Commission - 4/25/23

    ...when I read oh by the way everything I say from now on not one word comes from me it's all uh Mr drone when I realized that similar frequencies and powers that were used as weapons... Watch on YouTube ▸ (term: drone, unreviewed)

  • [2023-03-21] Historic District Commission -- Groton Historic District Commission - 3/21/23

    ...don't think you'll see those yeah she doesn't anywhere if you're fine over in your drone yeah yeah I personally I don't have an issue with the penetrations coming through the... Watch on YouTube ▸ (term: drone, unreviewed)

  • [2023-02-28] Representative Town Meeting -- Groton RTM Community Development & Services Committee Special Meeting - 2/28/23

    ...are out I have to be in control or of that drone or be next to it to be able to grab control of that that drone so a lot of you in charge of that drone uh as long and Liam uh was uh also a certified... Watch on YouTube ▸ (term: drone, unreviewed)

  • [2023-02-28] Representative Town Meeting -- Groton RTM Community Development & Services Committee Special Meeting - 2/28/23

    ...people a different perspective so it's a very useful tool and today a lot of a lot of videos you would lies a Drone footage the one we have is is pretty good uh there are a couple things that... Watch on YouTube ▸ (term: drone, unreviewed)

  • [2023-02-28] Representative Town Meeting -- Groton RTM Community Development & Services Committee Special Meeting - 2/28/23

    ...could be you know 100 feet away from it to be able to do that we're also looking to update our drone we do have a drone that we use here at the library it's about five years old... Watch on YouTube ▸ (term: drone, unreviewed)

  • [2023-02-28] Representative Town Meeting -- Groton RTM Community Development & Services Committee Special Meeting - 2/28/23

    ...FAA license Supply uavs and uh and if we are out I have to be in control or of that drone or be next to it to be able to grab control of that that drone so a lot of you in charge of that drone uh as... Watch on YouTube ▸ (term: drone, unreviewed)

  • [2023-02-28] Representative Town Meeting -- Groton RTM Community Development & Services Committee Special Meeting - 2/28/23

    ...that drone or be next to it to be able to grab control of that that drone so a lot of you in charge of that drone uh as long and Liam uh was uh also a certified uh fa uh UAV pilot as well there is a... Watch on YouTube ▸ (term: drone, unreviewed)

  • [2023-02-28] Representative Town Meeting -- Groton RTM Community Development & Services Committee Special Meeting - 2/28/23

    ...good uh there are a couple things that are going on with drones these days uh for one uh in February our drone will not be in compliance unless they make it in compliance with a... Watch on YouTube ▸ (term: drone, unreviewed)

  • [2023-02-28] Representative Town Meeting -- Groton RTM Community Development & Services Committee Special Meeting - 2/28/23

    ...next door to us that we have to pretty much get uh approval for for every time we lift off our drone um I am FAA certified I have commercial FAA license Supply uavs and uh and if we... Watch on YouTube ▸ (term: drone, unreviewed)

  • [2023-02-28] Representative Town Meeting -- Groton RTM Community Development & Services Committee Special Meeting - 2/28/23

    ...so but in the meantime uh we put up for Grant hopefully we'll upgrade our our drone as well so so that's uh that's pretty much it um we uh we've had we have already applied for the scrap... Watch on YouTube ▸ (term: drone, unreviewed)

  • [2023-02-28] Representative Town Meeting -- Groton RTM Community Development & Services Committee Special Meeting - 2/28/23

    ...kind of hoping it would already be there by now uh but we have not heard words that they're doing our particular drone uh updating with a third party or some software upgrade so... Watch on YouTube ▸ (term: drone, unreviewed)

  • [2022-09-27] Planning and Zoning Commission -- Groton Planning and Zoning Commission - 9/27/22

    ...garbage trucks no I don't have to go into the garbage truck maybe I can get a better drone park it up there all day [Music] what what you know I'm not I have better... Watch on YouTube ▸ (term: drone, unreviewed)

  • [2022-09-13] Planning and Zoning Commission -- Groton Planning and Zoning Commission - 9/13/22

    ...Zoning commission finds that the acquisition of the wolf Brook LLC property zero knowing Ledger drone including the release of the conservation easement over a portion of... Watch on YouTube ▸ (term: drone, unreviewed)

  • [2022-09-12] Conservation Commission -- Groton Conservation Commission 9/12/22

    ...guessed were the um [address redacted] and zero planting drone right now i kind of assumed the data center was... Watch on YouTube ▸ (term: drone, unreviewed)

  • [2022-08-11] Planning and Zoning Commission -- Groton Planning and Zoning Commission - 8/11/22

    ...yeah right well a constant drone is 70 decibels would be real um really obnoxious at the edge of a uh residential area... Watch on YouTube ▸ (term: drone, unreviewed)

  • [2022-02-01] Historic District Commission -- Groton Historic District Commission 2/1/22

    ...coming down new london i guess in a helicopter it would look like this or a drone and this is that view with the garage here and a bit of a elevated porch... Watch on YouTube ▸ (term: drone, unreviewed)

  • [2021-08-02] Conservation Commission -- Groton Conservation Commission 8/2/21

    ...that don't have any regulations to whether you're gonna put an electric bike a drone uh or whatever uh parachuting or there's it kind of goes back to you're kind of... Watch on YouTube ▸ (term: drone, unreviewed)

  • [2021-04-21] Town Council -- Groton Town Council FYE 2022 Budget Review Session #8 - 4/21/21

    ...right safe put it under the same account we won't need a drone if not i'd just like to say before before i call the vote i want to thank... Watch on YouTube ▸ (term: drone, unreviewed)

  • [2021-03-16] Historic District Commission -- Groton Historic District Commission 3/16/21

    ...okay that answers that question um that we're gonna start roofing shortly uh we uh put up a drone uh to look at the chimney and it looks like we may need to do some... Watch on YouTube ▸ (term: drone, unreviewed)

  • [2021-01-26] Planning and Zoning Commission -- Groton Planning and Zoning Commission 1/26/21

    ...existing curb cuts for this developed part of the property by looking at the drone so we're only the ants adding one more curb cut that's not there today... Watch on YouTube ▸ (term: drone, unreviewed)

  • [2020-10-14] Parks and Recreation Commission -- Groton Parks and Recreation Commission - 10/14/20

    ...closed uh there was a two or three day window where they actually able to operate a drone normally they can't operate a drone at the golf course due to the proximity but when it with it... Watch on YouTube ▸ (term: drone, unreviewed)

  • [2020-10-14] Parks and Recreation Commission -- Groton Parks and Recreation Commission - 10/14/20

    ...the videographer from the library Sean gley um they've been out doing um getting some shots using the Drone uh they got a number of shots last I guess it was in the spring when the airport... Watch on YouTube ▸ (term: drone, unreviewed)

  • [2020-10-14] Parks and Recreation Commission -- Groton Parks and Recreation Commission - 10/14/20

    ...window where they actually able to operate a drone normally they can't operate a drone at the golf course due to the proximity but when it with it closed they were able to get a bunch of... Watch on YouTube ▸ (term: drone, unreviewed)

  • [2020-10-06] Town Council -- Groton Town Council - 10/6/2020

    ...mr greeley our own videographer and his assistant and miss patterson did some drone footage and some other um video footage and they will be producing those... Watch on YouTube ▸ (term: drone, unreviewed)

facial_recognition

  • [2023-03-13] Planning and Zoning Commission -- Groton Planning and Zoning Commission - 3/13/23

    ...follows them down there so that the police know that it'll talk to the point it elsewhere face recognition is looking at a bunch of different things certainly face recognition if we turn that... Watch on YouTube ▸ (term: facial_recognition, unreviewed)

  • [2023-03-13] Planning and Zoning Commission -- Groton Planning and Zoning Commission - 3/13/23

    ...it elsewhere face recognition is looking at a bunch of different things certainly face recognition if we turn that component on and we have the ability to turn these on for privacy issues and so... Watch on YouTube ▸ (term: facial_recognition, unreviewed)

gunshot_detection

(no findings)

mobile_forensics

(no findings)

osint_social_monitor

  • [2022-09-06] Historic District Commission -- Groton Historic District Commission - 9/6/22

    ...thank you for forwarding the revised drawings of the proposed renovation of the senator babel street that's basically these revlon drawings because you are aware of the above... Watch on YouTube ▸ (term: osint_social_monitor, unreviewed)

predictive_policing

  • [2026-09-03] Beautification Committee -- Groton Beautification Committee - 9/3/26

    ...a uh somebody that can actually cut a piece to those specifications, a foundry or plasma art cutter hopefully in the area somewhere. Yeah, I could do that.... Watch on YouTube ▸ (term: predictive_policing, unreviewed)

  • [2025-06-24] Town Council -- Groton Town Council Committee of the Whole and Town Council - 6/24/25

    ...a piece of artwork in our community which is sorely lacking. And um, thank you to the um, Noank Foundry and artist studio. Um, they were the ones that actually manufactured it and created it.... Watch on YouTube ▸ (term: predictive_policing, unreviewed)

  • [2024-10-15] Historic District Commission -- Groton Historic District Commission - 10/15/24

    ...the river oh they own that one yeah you know where I'm talking about yeah by The Foundry yep I I don't sorry do you have anything else that's... Watch on YouTube ▸ (term: predictive_policing, unreviewed)

  • [2023-04-11] Planning and Zoning Commission -- Groton Planning and Zoning Commission - 4/11/23

    ...sweetheart that's right and this is located right behind The Foundry Crossing witnessing the sequence spicers yep... Watch on YouTube ▸ (term: predictive_policing, unreviewed)

  • [2022-10-03] Conservation Commission -- Groton Conservation Commission 10/3/22

    ...last couple days I got to note that one of the speakers at Conn College a Doug Foundry tell me yeah yeah actually had it appeared I didn't read his talk... Watch on YouTube ▸ (term: predictive_policing, unreviewed)

  • [2020-04-04] Representative Town Meeting -- Groton RTM Committees FYE 2021 Budget Session 4.4.20

    ...all those in favor raise your hand and say aye representative gotham thank you any opposed any abstentions... Watch on YouTube ▸ (term: predictive_policing, unreviewed)

  • [2019-10-08] Town Council Committee of the Whole -- Groton Town Council C.O.W. - 10/8/19

    ...I would like to be sure that we don't have limited access for the people of Gotham for instance it will be available to the people who've gotten on Saturday mornings from 10:00 to 11:00 and on... Watch on YouTube ▸ (term: predictive_policing, unreviewed)

  • [2019-04-02] Town Council -- Groton Town Council - 4/2/19

    ...process of planning for reviewing approving and implementing TIF districts and whereas the city of Gotham point to tiffith advisory committee and Economic Development Commission voted to... Watch on YouTube ▸ (term: predictive_policing, unreviewed)

purchasing_broker

(no findings)

rtcc

  • [2022-04-04] Conservation Commission -- Groton Conservation Commission 4/4/22

    ...absolutely meets the state and federal requirements so let's let's so the fusion center aren't going to good that's a different thing entirely that that's not generating power for a power... Watch on YouTube ▸ (term: fusion_center, unreviewed)

  • [2020-06-23] Town Council Committee of the Whole -- Groton Town Council C.O.W. and Groton Resource Recovery Authority 6/23/20

    ...years my last positions were the director of terrorism i directed the fusion center and i was also the commanding officer of the emergency services unit before i... Watch on YouTube ▸ (term: fusion_center, unreviewed)

  • [2020-06-23] Town Council Committee of the Whole -- Groton Town Council C.O.W. and Groton Resource Recovery Authority 6/23/20

    ...i've had regional and national leadership positions with the national fusion center currently a sitting member of the fbi's joint terrorism task force executive board in fact i went down to... Watch on YouTube ▸ (term: fusion_center, unreviewed)

surveillance_general

  • [2026-04-22] Representative Town Meeting -- Groton RTM Public Works Committee - 4/22/26

    ...This is >> this is $30,000 for installation of new CCTV system and that would be for the uh Spicer House itself which houses the parks and recreation staff and then the... Watch on YouTube ▸ (term: surveillance_general, unreviewed)

  • [2026-04-14] Water Pollution Control Authority -- Groton Water Pollution Control Authority - 4/14/26

    ...um it's kind of like a road patrol car with a camera. It's a CCTV camera system. They they drive and collect video footage.... Watch on YouTube ▸ (term: surveillance_general, unreviewed)

  • [2026-03-04] Planning and Zoning Commission -- Groton Planning and Zoning Commission - 3/4/26

    ...>> All right. Uh this is 6 I Spicer Boat House. Uh we're requesting $30,000 for the installation of CCTV equipment. Uh the Spicer property contains the Spicer House,... Watch on YouTube ▸ (term: surveillance_general, unreviewed)

  • [2026-03-04] Planning and Zoning Commission -- Groton Planning and Zoning Commission - 3/4/26

    ...equipment stored. So, we're requesting fund in the amount of $30,000 to install CCTV equipment for protection of those two buildings on that site. >> Great. Any comments or questions?... Watch on YouTube ▸ (term: surveillance_general, unreviewed)

  • [2024-11-12] Water Pollution Control Authority -- Groton Water Pollution Control Authority 11/12/24

    ...those areas where again either moderate or excessive II have been identified and then one we have that CCTV work you've identified what your defects are you're then able to um kind of go on to the... Watch on YouTube ▸ (term: surveillance_general, unreviewed)

  • [2024-11-12] Water Pollution Control Authority -- Groton Water Pollution Control Authority 11/12/24

    ...clay but is the clay eventually going to disintegrate usually they'll do kind of CCTV beforehand to understand the condition of the Interior pipe to make sure they have a solid wall that the... Watch on YouTube ▸ (term: surveillance_general, unreviewed)

  • [2024-11-12] Water Pollution Control Authority -- Groton Water Pollution Control Authority 11/12/24

    ...lines were delineated just as um potential you know also to be considered for either CCTV or even doing further uh die dilution study in this area this is what we evaluated but you know... Watch on YouTube ▸ (term: surveillance_general, unreviewed)

  • [2024-11-12] Water Pollution Control Authority -- Groton Water Pollution Control Authority 11/12/24

    ...okay okay when would the work be done or the CCTV we would probably I would recommend doing it at another Spring Time Event so um when the ground... Watch on YouTube ▸ (term: surveillance_general, unreviewed)

  • [2024-05-20] Representative Town Meeting -- Groton RTM FYE 2025 Town Budget Review Session #6 - 5/20/24

    ...Box aren't we talking about replacing the four no no no this is for a CCTV system I'm sorry I thought somebody put 75,000 on for a new floor no 75,000... Watch on YouTube ▸ (term: surveillance_general, unreviewed)

  • [2024-05-20] Representative Town Meeting -- Groton RTM FYE 2025 Town Budget Review Session #6 - 5/20/24

    ...unanimously thank you next uh public buildings C Town Hall complex this money is to upgrade to CCTV systems at Town Hall current system uses DVR tape system $75,000 was moved and approved for... Watch on YouTube ▸ (term: surveillance_general, unreviewed)

  • [2024-04-17] Representative Town Meeting -- Groton RTM Public Works Committee - 4/17/24

    ...going on there this is $775,000 to install a new CCTV system in town hall um currently we have a very old system that looks at the tax window and the assessor Windows um... Watch on YouTube ▸ (term: surveillance_general, unreviewed)

  • [2024-03-07] Planning and Zoning Commission -- Groton Planning and Zoning Commission - 3/7/24

    ...here okay let's see what's the next item next item is a town hall complex um yeah this is a CCTV CCTV system um the one that they have there now in the taxis 's office is really old... Watch on YouTube ▸ (term: surveillance_general, unreviewed)

  • [2023-03-13] Planning and Zoning Commission -- Groton Planning and Zoning Commission - 3/13/23

    ...was more expensive than just that leak at that point and so they came in with the CCTV cameras and uh shot all of the lines down in that section of the building which is in the... Watch on YouTube ▸ (term: surveillance_general, unreviewed)

  • [2022-09-27] Town Council -- Groton Town Council Committee of the Whole 9/27/2022

    ...so as far as advertising this goes all of the new districts have been put on CCTV Groton TV whatever that's called um that's been up there since July since... Watch on YouTube ▸ (term: surveillance_general, unreviewed)

  • [2022-03-15] Historic District Commission -- Groton Historic District Commission 3/15/22

    ...can be lifted at any time by written consent by both the htc or hpc and uh can cctv jump in here can you read the first sentence because if i heard you correctly nothing said separate... Watch on YouTube ▸ (term: surveillance_general, unreviewed)

  • [2021-04-23] Representative Town Meeting -- Groton RTM Public Works Committee

    ...together because we're gonna be putting in obviously a new boiler and cctv cameras which to me says we are moving ahead with... Watch on YouTube ▸ (term: surveillance_general, unreviewed)

  • [2021-04-23] Representative Town Meeting -- Groton RTM Public Works Committee

    ...the uh design of the boiler replacement and then the uh cctv cameras okay okay is that at the cct cameras for the town hall complex... Watch on YouTube ▸ (term: surveillance_general, unreviewed)

  • [2020-03-28] Town Council -- Groton Town Council FYE 2021 Town Budget Session 3/28/20

    ...the plan yeah one was the two items were the uh parking lot modifications and the CCTV right now we don't really have uh someone full-time available to monitor in a CCTV so definitely next year on... Watch on YouTube ▸ (term: surveillance_general, unreviewed)

  • [2020-03-28] Town Council -- Groton Town Council FYE 2021 Town Budget Session 3/28/20

    ...is okay um looking at getting rid of the outright eliminating the parking lot modifications of 75,000 and the CCTV of 80,000 um leaving in there the uh radon for 50,000 you know that's something we... Watch on YouTube ▸ (term: surveillance_general, unreviewed)

  • [2020-03-28] Town Council -- Groton Town Council FYE 2021 Town Budget Session 3/28/20

    ...parking lot for 45 the town hall Annex 70,000 and uh which is a ventilation system and Senior Center CCTV for hands all right so I will call for a vote on CIP 6m in the amount of $15,000... Watch on YouTube ▸ (term: surveillance_general, unreviewed)

  • [2020-03-28] Town Council -- Groton Town Council FYE 2021 Town Budget Session 3/28/20

    ...CCTV right now we don't really have uh someone full-time available to monitor in a CCTV so definitely next year on that parking lot modifications I that's little bit less needed but we do would... Watch on YouTube ▸ (term: surveillance_general, unreviewed)

  • [2020-03-28] Town Council -- Groton Town Council FYE 2021 Town Budget Session 3/28/20

    ...motion so yes we are on councelor oby but I didn't catch what Mr Bert said did you say the 40,000 part for the CCTV would be our final Lo of dollars change okay so councelor oy um if you could... Watch on YouTube ▸ (term: surveillance_general, unreviewed)

  • [2020-03-28] Town Council -- Groton Town Council FYE 2021 Town Budget Session 3/28/20

    ...activities fund right which think is appropriate we spent an awful lot on um on CCTV um which I understand is important um you know to ensure Public Safety um with but with that being said... Watch on YouTube ▸ (term: surveillance_general, unreviewed)

  • [2019-07-02] Town Council -- Groton Town Council - 7/2/19

    ...to communications in report town councillors councillor Bumgarner the South s CCTV fifth anniversary west side and Cutler's promotion ceremonies Catherine canal skis dare graduation... Watch on YouTube ▸ (term: surveillance_general, unreviewed)

  • [2019-04-16] Town Council -- Groton Town Council FYE 2020 Budget Review Session #6 - 4/16/19

    ...each other transfer station W PCF tax office the assessor's office police station and so on library - all in just individual pockets of CCTV that none of them really get up to the Public Safety Building for viewing see if we can do something with that and see if we can get four more the goal is the Public Safety Building being able to see in... Watch on YouTube ▸ (term: surveillance_general, unreviewed)

  • [2019-04-16] Town Council -- Groton Town Council FYE 2020 Budget Review Session #6 - 4/16/19

    ...the project and the cost should come down and one of the last items on here it's a video surveillance survey I've been talking to Sean Greeley and right now we have pockets of CCTV all throughout the town that don't talk to each other transfer station W PCF tax office the assessor's office police station and so on library - all in just... Watch on YouTube ▸ (term: surveillance_general, unreviewed)

  • [2019-04-16] Town Council -- Groton Town Council FYE 2020 Budget Review Session #6 - 4/16/19

    ...when there's programs going on right or is it gonna be fed up to the police department well I I think it would be done by our staff and also on all the places that we have CCTV now at the library at the transfer station and here there's a 30-day backup on it so if there are issues the police can come down put a stick in and pull off what they need so it will be but the... Watch on YouTube ▸ (term: surveillance_general, unreviewed)

  • [2019-03-26] Town Council Committee of the Whole -- Groton Town Council C.O.W. - 3/26/19

    ...correct correct thank you all right seeing no further discussion all those in favor 2019 to 33 Connecticut neighborhood Assistance Act application for a CCTV say aye aye opposed abstentions so moved unanimously thank you very much for coming out okay we are going to 5k which is on page 68 please 5k... Watch on YouTube ▸ (term: surveillance_general, unreviewed)

undercover_tools

(no findings)

vehicle_forensics

(no findings)

video_analytics

(no findings)

Agenda/minutes mentions (unreviewed -- live keyword scan, no human review queue yet)

ai_data_fusion

(no mentions)

alpr

(no mentions)

biometrics_other

(no mentions)

body_camera

(no mentions)

cad

(no mentions)

cell_site_sim

(no mentions)

data_broker

(no mentions)

doorbell_partnership

(no mentions)

drone

(no mentions)

facial_recognition

(no mentions)

gunshot_detection

(no mentions)

mobile_forensics

(no mentions)

osint_social_monitor

(no mentions)

predictive_policing

(no mentions)

purchasing_broker

(no mentions)

rtcc

(no mentions)

surveillance_general

(no mentions)

undercover_tools

(no mentions)

vehicle_forensics

(no mentions)

video_analytics

(no mentions)

How this report was built

Everything below describes the corpus and its limits, rather than what was found in it.

Coverage status

  • Channels registered: 1
  • Active meeting bodies: 14
  • Videos registered: 1444 (fetched: 1267, no captions: 11)
  • Date range covered: 2016-05-11 to 2026-09-24 (all 1444 videos dated)

Channels

display_name channel_id handle
Groton Municipal Television gmtv @GrotonMunicipalTelevision

Tab crawl history

channel_id tab last_crawled_at video_count
gmtv streams 2026-09-27 14:25:17.291012 533
gmtv videos 2026-09-27 14:25:09.574230 2979

Registered meeting bodies

body_name category active video_count
RTM Finance Committee budget_finance True 49
Town Council council True 430
Town Council Committee of the Whole council True 96
Beautification Committee other True 55
Conservation Commission other True 81
Economic Development Commission other True 55
Historic District Commission other True 136
Inland Wetlands Agency other True 93
Parks and Recreation Commission other True 53
Personnel and Appointments Committee other True 0
Planning and Zoning Commission other True 140
Representative Town Meeting other True 158
Water Pollution Control Authority other True 54
Zoning Board of Appeals other True 44

Zero videos registered for: Personnel and Appointments Committee

Agenda/minutes coverage

  • Agenda sources registered: 1
  • Documents registered: 0 (fetched: 0)
  • Date range covered: no agenda document on file carries a parseable date yet

Agenda sources

source_id platform base_url status
groton_town_custom custom https://www.groton-ct.gov/ unconfirmed

Research log

logged_at field_name new_value source by
2026-08-26 20:39:58.145918 channel_found gmtv (Groton Municipal Television, @GrotonMunicipalTelevision) -- shared channel, see channel_scope_warning WebSearch + direct yt-dlp confirmation against youtube.com/c/GrotonMunicipalTelevision claude
2026-08-26 20:39:58.145918 channel_scope_warning GMTV broadcasts THREE distinct governments on one channel: Town of Groton, the separate City of Groton (incorporated city within the town), and the Borough of Noank. Unfiltered crawl (2948 titles) shows clearly distinct title prefixes ("City of Groton Mayor & Council -", "City of Groton Planning and Zoning Commission -", "Noank Zoning Commission") that were deliberately EXCLUDED from every pattern registered here -- only plain "Groton ..." (no "City of") / "Town of Groton ..." titles are this town's bodies. yt-dlp --flat-playlist crawl of youtube.com/channel/UCBk-9Ahudi4nbh26x3jZxlA/videos, 2026-08-26; corroborated by cityofgroton.com being the City of Groton's own separate site with its own separate AgendaCenter claude
2026-08-27 07:11:53.755092 pattern_leak_fix Anchored 5 patterns (Economic Development Commission, Water Pollution Control Authority, Zoning Board of Appeals, Inland Wetlands Agency, Personnel and Appointments Committee) with ^groton to stop them matching "City of Groton ..." / "Noank ..." titles on the shared GMTV channel. Independent review (PR #15) caught the Economic Development Commission pattern already live-contaminated: 10 real "City of Groton Economic Development Commission" videos (2024-2026) had been registered and all 10 eventually had captions fetched under Town of Groton -- all 10 deleted (videos/transcripts/transcript_segments). No findings had been generated from them. The other 4 patterns had zero real leaks yet but shared the same unanchored structure. PR #15 review + direct DB query against the project database claude
2026-08-26 20:39:58.145918 patterns_validated_from_real_titles Unfiltered crawl of /videos (2948 titles, all 3 governments combined) -- Town-of-Groton-scoped patterns matched 1204/2948 (40.8% of the full shared-channel crawl; the balance is real City of Groton / Noank content, deliberately excluded, plus some Town bodies not yet registered) yt-dlp --flat-playlist crawl of youtube.com/channel/UCBk-9Ahudi4nbh26x3jZxlA/videos, 2026-08-26 claude

Gaps and caveats

Videos with no captions available (11 shown, max 25)

title upload_date
Groton Town Council Committee of the Whole 5/9/23 2023-05-09
Groton Zoning Board of Appeals - 5/11/22 2022-05-11
Groton Town Council Committee of the Whole - 1/11/22 2022-01-11
Groton Parks and Recreation Commission 12/8/21 2021-12-08
Groton Historic District Commission 12/7/21 2021-12-07
Groton Economic Development Commission 12/2/21 2021-12-02
Groton Economic Development Commission 6/3/21 2021-06-03
Groton Town Council Public Safety Committee - 4/29/21 2021-04-29
Groton Town Council FYE 2022 Budget Review Session #6 - 4/17/21 2021-04-17
Groton Town Council FYE 2022 Budget Review Session #5 - 4/7/21 2021-04-07
Groton Town Council - 2/2/2021 2021-02-02

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Every finding in this report is a keyword match against exactly these files. Download them to check a quote in its full context, or to search for something this report's keyword list does not cover.

What's inside: one plain-text .txt file per meeting, named <date>_<video-id>_<meeting-title>.txt, plus a MANIFEST.txt giving the date range and how much of the town's video archive is transcribed.

How to use it

unzip groton-meeting-transcripts.zip -d groton
cd groton

# every meeting that mentions a term, with the surrounding line
grep -rin "license plate" .

# just the meeting dates, from the filenames
grep -ril "flock" . | sort

The filename's leading date is the meeting date, so a hit tells you which meeting to watch. Find that meeting in the Timeline below for a direct, timestamped link to that moment in the video.

These are machine-generated captions, not certified minutes. Expect mis-heard names and technical terms, and quote the video rather than the transcript when accuracy matters.

Generated 2026-09-27T15:24:27 from Groton's meeting transcripts and agenda documents. Home addresses spoken during public comment are redacted; see the archive MANIFEST for what that means.

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