Edge model detection and management for distributed data collection

A method, comprising:

• receiving a request for identification of sensor data associated with a target, wherein the request includes a request time and/or a request location;
• determining, using a processor, a set of devices associated with the request time and/or the request location using a device database, wherein the device database stores a set of times and corresponding set of locations associated with a device;
• providing a request to search for the sensor data associated with the target at the request time and/or the request location to each device of the set of devices;
• determining whether a detector associated with the target is stored on a selected device of the one or more devices of the set of devices;
• in response to a determination that the detector is not stored on the selected device, providing the detector to the selected device, wherein the selected device uses the detector to identify the sensor data associated with the target;
• and
• receiving an indication of the identification of sensor data associated with the target detected using the detector on the selected device.

A computer program product, the computer program product being embodied in a non-transitory computer readable storage medium and comprising computer instructions for:

• receiving a request for identification of sensor data associated with a target, wherein the request includes a request time and/or a request location;
• determining a set of devices associated with the request time and/or the request location using a device database, wherein the device database stores a set of times and corresponding set of locations associated with a device;
• providing a request to search for the sensor data associated with the target at the request time and/or the request location to each device of the set of devices;
• determining whether a detector associated with the target is stored on a selected device of the one or more devices of the set of devices;
• in response to a determination that the detector is not stored on the selected device, providing the detector to the selected device, wherein the selected device uses the detector to identify the sensor data associated with the target;
• and
• receiving an indication of the identification of sensor data associated with the target detected using the detector on the selected device.