Lockheed Martin Corporation
Logical Observation Sensors For Airborne And Spaceborne Nodes

Abstract:

Systems, methods, and software described herein provide enhancements for the deployment and management of sensor resources across spaceborne, airborne, and ground-based physical nodes. In one implementation, a method includes collecting sensor data from physical sensors distributed over a geographic region, and establishing logical sensors based at least on requirements indicated by data requestors. The method includes allocating selected portions of the sensor data to the logical sensors to form composite sensor data based on locations monitored by the physical sensors that correspond to the requirements, and providing the composite data in one or more data streams to the data requestors as originating from the logical sensors.