Need-sensitive image and location capture system and method

A system comprising:

• one or more sensors;
• one or more computing devices;
• and
• a memory storing computer-readable instructions, which when executed by the one or more computing devices, cause the one or more computing devices to:
• identify one or more targets of interest;
• determine target information using the one or more computing devices, the target information comprising information relating to the identified one or more targets of interest;
• determine one or more timing characteristics for capturing data relating to the one or more targets of interest, the one or more timing characteristics being determined based on the target information and a predetermined set of rules relating to information need regarding the data relating to the one or more targets of interest;
• and
• control the one or more sensors to capture data relating to the one or more targets of interest based on the one or more determined timing characteristics, wherein the one or more determined timing characteristics comprise capturing a first dataset relating to a first target of interest of the one or more targets of interest at the first rate of capture and capturing a second dataset relating to a second target of interest of the one or more targets of interest at the second rate of capture.

A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium on which computer-readable instructions are stored, the instructions, when executed by one or more computing devices, cause the one or more computing devices to perform a method, the method comprising:

• identifying one or more targets of interest;
• determining target information, the target information comprising information relating to the identified one or more targets of interest;
• determining one or more timing characteristics for capturing data relating to the one or more targets of interest, the one or more timing characteristics being determined based on the target information and a predetermined set of rules relating to information need regarding the data relating to the one or more targets of interest;
• and
• controlling the one or more sensors to capture data relating to the one or more targets of interest based on the one or more determined timing characteristics, wherein the determined one or more timing characteristics comprise capturing a first dataset relating to a first target of interest of the one or more targets of interest at the first rate of capture and capturing a second dataset relating to a second target of interest of the one or more targets of interest at the second rate of capture.