Dynamic sensor performance adjustment

A method for optimizing sensor performance, the method comprising:

• identifying a set of sensors that are configured to communicate sensor data to a computer system;
• receiving the sensor data from the set of sensors;
• categorizing the sensor data received from the set of sensors, wherein the sensor data is categorized based on one or more characteristics of the sensor data or the sensors within the set of sensors;
• identifying an overhead attribute associated with each sensor within the set of sensors;
• and
• adjusting a state of at least one sensor within the set of sensors based upon both the categorization of the sensor data and the overhead attribute associated with the at least one sensor.

One or more computer-readable hardware storage devices having stored computer-executable instructions that are operable, when executed by one or more processors of a computer system, to configure the computer system to perform at least the following:

• identify a set of sensors that are configured to communicate sensor data to the computer system;
• receive the sensor data from the set of sensors;
• categorize the sensor data received from the set of sensors, wherein the sensor data is categorized based on one or more characteristics of the sensor data or the sensors within the set of sensors;
• identify an overhead attribute associated with one or more sensor within the set of sensors;
• and
• adjust a state of at least one sensor within the set of sensors based upon both the categorization of the sensor data and the overhead attribute associated with the at least one sensor.