Methods and systems for controlled wireless distribution of data for use at a location without reliable wireless connectivity

A wireless communication system for wirelessly transmitting data to be utilized at an incident area, the incident area having unreliable wireless connectivity between a plurality of portable electronic devices at the incident area and a server computer located remote to the incident area, the system comprising:

• a first portable electronic device of the plurality of portable electronic devices;
• the server computer communicatively coupled to the first portable electronic device through a wireless network, the server computer configured to
• define a prioritized list of data items to be transmitted to the plurality of portable electronic devices for use at the incident area,
• determine a first estimated travel plan for a first portable electronic device in transit to the incident area,
• predict, based on the first estimated travel plan for the first portable electronic device, a first predicted data amount that can be wirelessly transferred to the first portable electronic device before loss of reliable wireless connectivity between the first portable electronic device and the server computer,
• automatically select a first data item for transmission to the first electronic device from the prioritized list of data items based on a size of the first data item, a relative priority of the first data item, and the first predicted data amount that can be wirelessly transferred to the first portable electronic device,
• transmit the first data item to the first portable electronic device;
• and
• a second portable electronic device configured to access the first data item from the first portable electronic device when both the first portable electronic device and the second portable electronic device are at the incident area