ICESight - Computer Vision Tool for Detecting and Mapping ICE Activity (From Hacker News)

[usonian]

Found it this morning. Feedback?
I didn't see a feedback means on the ICESight page.
That page lists "home" as
https://www.realtimefascism.com/ (Real Time Fascism)

You might need a Hacker News account to give the author feedback.


https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45734995

Hi HN, I built this after seeing ICEBlock get removed from the App Store.

ICESight is a photo-based tool that uses AI to handle moderation and verification, with human users acting as verifiers. When someone uploads a photo of an ICE sighting, it runs through an object detection model to find possible agents or vehicles. Each detected area is then sent to another AI service that checks if the scene looks authentic.

If it passes those checks, the system saves visual embeddings for each agent in a database and compares them against future uploads. Verified photos are added to a public map where other users can review and confirm sightings.

I hope this can become a useful public dataset that helps improve transparency and public safety. Feedback very welcome!

Here is the website:
https://www.realtimefascism.com/ice-sight

From the latest map:


a part of the screen


Map is subdued but uploaded sightings are easy to see.

Help Box
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ICESight

A civic tool for documenting, verifying, and viewing enforcement activity.
SIGHTINGS 1|AGENTS 4|TIME 09:58:58

How It Works:

Photo is submitted with location details
AI systems analyze image for potential ICE agents
Confirmed sightings are added to the map
View sightings on the map & verify them

Reported Sightings (1)