Visual observer for unmanned aerial vehicles

A system comprising:

• a first device including a plurality of cameras, the plurality of cameras including multiple fixed first cameras, the plurality of cameras further including a movable second camera;
• and
• at least one processor associated with the first device, the at least one processor configured by executable instructions to:
• receive, from at least one of the fixed first cameras of the multiple fixed first cameras, a plurality of first images of an airspace corresponding to an area of operation of a first unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV);
• detect, based at least on the plurality of first images, a candidate object approaching or within the airspace;
• based on detecting the candidate object, control a movable second camera to direct an FOV of the movable second camera toward the candidate object, wherein the moveable second camera has an optical magnification that is greater than optical magnifications of the multiple fixed first cameras;
• determine, based on one or more second images from the movable second camera captured at a first location and one or more third images from a third camera captured at a second location that the candidate object is an object of interest;
• and
• perform at least one action based on determining that the candidate object is the object of interest.

A system comprising:

• a first device including a plurality of cameras, the plurality of cameras including multiple fixed first cameras, each fixed first camera having a respective field of view (FOV) pointing in a different direction from at least one other fixed first camera of the multiple fixed first cameras, the plurality of cameras further including a movable second camera mounted between the respective FOVs of two of the fixed first cameras;
• and
• at least one processor associated with the first device, the at least one processor configured by executable instructions to:
• receive, from at least one of the fixed first cameras of the multiple fixed first cameras, a plurality of first images of an airspace corresponding to an area of operation of a first unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV);
• detect, based at least on the plurality of first images, a candidate object approaching or within the airspace;
• based on detecting the candidate object, control a movable second camera to direct an FOV of the movable second camera toward the candidate object;
• determine, based on one or more second images from the movable second camera captured at a first location and one or more third images from a third camera captured at a second location that the candidate object is an object of interest;
• and
• perform at least one action based on determining that the candidate object is the object of interest.