Overview
- The municipal plan adds 500 devices to the current 160, targeting up to 660 active cameras by 2027 across all districts.
- Installation starts in November with 14 units in Plaça Catalunya after fiber works, enabling live viewing and recording for police.
- Phase one delivers 134 cameras in Ciutat Vella and Eixample through 2026, combining 104 new points with 30 renewals.
- Plaça Catalunya received the required approvals, while other files, including 13 units along the Barceloneta seafront, await authorization from Interior after TSJC review.
- The city pledges no facial recognition or AI and selective image masking, projects coverage of 5.16% of public space, budgets €7.8 million for the first three stages, and signals a potential future goal of 1,000 cameras.