Abstract: A method of controlling one or more z-cameras from a set of cameras to obtain image streams capturing an object of interest; it includes receiving position data and object data corresponding to the object of interest; determining a subset of the one or more z-cameras having a zone of potential coverage comprising the object of interest; computing the relative position of the object of interest with respect to the center of the field of view of the z-camera; computing a zoom factor calculated by determining a narrowest field of view angle of the z-camera that encompasses the object of interest; and generating transmission commands for the subset of the one or more z-cameras based on the computed zoom factor.

Abstract: Geolocation device target path data is processed by receiving source geolocation path data about a plurality of targets from at least one geolocation device, analyzing the path data to detect when the path data from one of the targets and the path data from another of the targets are likely to represent a same physical target, and generating modified path data to represent only one target using a merger of the path data from one of the targets and the path data from the other of the targets when they are likely to represent the same physical target. Providing merged and/or de-merged target path data improves the ability of a user to monitor geolocation device target path data.

Abstract: A method of controlling one or more z-cameras from a set of cameras to obtain image streams capturing an object of interest; it includes receiving position data and object data corresponding to the object of interest; determining a subset of the one or more z-cameras having a zone of potential coverage comprising the object of interest; computing the relative position of the object of interest with respect to the center of the field of view of the z-camera; computing a zoom factor calculated by determining a narrowest field of view angle of the z-camera that encompasses the object of interest; and generating transmission commands for the subset of the one or more z-cameras based on the computed zoom factor.

Abstract: Geolocation device target path data is processed by receiving source geolocation path data about a plurality of targets from at least one geolocation device, analyzing the path data to detect when the path data from one of the targets and the path data from another of the targets are likely to represent a same physical target, and generating modified path data to represent only one target using a merger of the path data from one of the targets and the path data from the other of the targets when they are likely to represent the same physical target. Providing merged and/or de-merged target path data improves the ability of a user to monitor geolocation device target path data.