Abstract: A mobile aerial platform system is provided. The aerial platform system may lift a payload, such as a surveillance system or a communications repeater, into the lower atmosphere to assist in applications such as crowd control or disaster relief. The aerial platform system may be contained in a portable configuration and transported to the deployment site using a vehicle.

Abstract: The present invention provides mobile aerial platform system, comprising: an aerial platform having an outer shell; a gas containment system disposed within the outer shell; a tether system for attachment of the aerial platform to a means for transporting the system; and a payload configured to be lifted by the aerial platform when the aerial platform is inflated; wherein the aerial platform is configured such that it may be completely collapsed when deployed.

Abstract: The present invention provides a method, comprising: providing an aerial platform having an outer shell; disposing a gas containment system within the outer shell; attaching the aerial platform to an object using a tether system; and inflating the aerial platform and lifting a payload; wherein the aerial platform is configured such that it may be completely collapsed when deployed.

Abstract: According to various embodiments of the invention, systems and methods are provided for capturing and storing aggregated and non-aggregated data within frames and for retrieval of such frames. Other embodiments of the invention involve systems and methods for publishing frame data to targeted data receivers, wherein the term “frame” refers generally to a collection of data objects and metadata that provides information relating to the data objects. The data objects may include, but are not limited to, images, video, audio, and text.