Last twelvemonth Buzzfeed released an laurels winning investigation into the work of spy planes yesteryear the FBI in addition to the DHS over mainland America. Buzzfeed's Spies inwards the Skies investigation mapped out the flying paths of the FBI in addition to the DHS planes to break the areas where these federal planes get got been spying.
The Texas Observer has right away released a real similar investigation into the aerial surveillance carried out yesteryear the Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS). The Texas Department of Public Safety owns 2 high height spy planes.
In Eyes Above Texas the Texas Observer has used tracking information for the 2 planes, obtained from Flightradar24, to exercise a map of where the planes get got flown. The Esri map shows all the known flying paths undertaken yesteryear both planes from Jan 1, 2015 to July 31, 2017. The map includes a closer persuasion of all the places where the 2 planes mightiness get got flown into Mexico. Under the Department of Public Safety's ain rules the planes are non allowed to wing over other countries.
The Observer has used DPS flying logs to color code the planes' flying paths to present those where the flight's work is for edge safety in addition to those where the flights get got approximately other purpose. The Observer's map likewise includes a search facility. You tin plough over notice thence piece of work into your ain address to run into how oft the DPS spy planes get got flown over your house.
