Arial Based Parolee Tracking and Pursuit

A method for controlling an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) with a camera having an adjustable orientation, comprising:

• directing the UAV toward a target location, the target location being based on past or present location information provided by a personal monitoring device attached to a monitored person, the location information representing the location of the personal monitoring device;
• assuming with the UAV a surveillance position relative to the target location;
• aligning the camera of the UAV to observe the monitored person;
• determining if an adjustment to the surveillance position and/or camera orientation is needed based on at least a change in the location of the personal monitoring device;
• and
• adjusting, in response to the determining, the surveillance position and/or camera orientation.