Robust Techniques for the Collection and Management of Data from Data Sources in an Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) Operations Environment

A system for collecting and managing data related to unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) operations, the system comprising:

• a plurality of devices, each device having a memory and one or more processors operatively coupled to the memory,
• wherein the plurality of devices include instructions that when executed on the one or more processors cause the one or more devices to:
• host a platform including a plurality of clients and a plurality of client services on the plurality of the clients, the plurality of clients including a plurality of client interfaces, and wherein the client services on each device client are logically arranged as a plurality of operational groupings having a predetermined sequence order, wherein each of the client services on each device client belongs to at least one of the plurality of operational groupings and is logically arranged within the at least one operational grouping according to a predetermined priority;
• execute the client services on each client according to the predetermined sequence order and according to the predetermined priority of the client service within the operational grouping, wherein when the client services are executed, the client services of an operational grouping having a higher sequential order in the predetermined sequence order will be executed on each of those clients having the higher sequential order operational grouping prior to execution of the client services of an operational grouping having a lower sequential order on those clients having the lower sequential order operational grouping;
• cause at least one of the plurality of devices to receive source data from at least one data source;
• and,
• wherein the plurality of devices are configured to:
• receive configuration information, the configuration information related to at least one of the at least one data source, the plurality of clients, the plurality of client services, or at least one auxiliary device, and that, when executed by the one or more processors, causes the plurality of client interfaces and the plurality of client services to be automatically configured according to the configuration information;
• translate data from the at least one data source into customized device data based at least, in part, on the configuration information;
• store validated device data in at least one data store after performing a validation of the
• customized device data, wherein the validation is based at least in part on the configuration information and includes checking the customized device data for compatibility with the at least one data store;
• analyze the validated device data to create analyzed device data;
• generate a report from at least one of the validated device data or the analyzed device data;
• and,
• publish the report in a format based at least, in part, on the device configuration information.

A method for collecting and managing data related to unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) operations over a network that is performed by a distributed application that comprises a plurality of clients executing on a plurality of devices and a plurality of client services executing on the plurality of the clients, the method comprising:

• receiving configuration information in at least one of the plurality of devices, the configuration information related to at least one of at least one data source related to UAS operations, the plurality of clients, the plurality of client services, or at least one auxiliary device;
• automatically configuring the plurality of clients, and the plurality of client services based at least in part on the received configuration information, the automatic configuring including:
• logically arranging one or more of the plurality of client services in each device client as a plurality of operational groupings having a predetermined processing sequence order, each of the client services on each device client belonging to at least one of the plurality of operational groupings and having a predetermined processing priority within the at least one operational grouping,
• wherein, when the client services are executed, they are executed according to the predetermined processing sequence order and according to the predetermined processing priority of the client service within the operational grouping, the client services of an operational grouping having a higher sequential order in the predetermined processing sequence order executing on each of those clients having the higher sequential order operational grouping prior to execution of the client services of an operational grouping having a lower sequential order on those clients having the lower sequential order operational grouping;
• translating data received from the at least one data source into customized device data based at least, in part, on the configuration information;
• and,
• storing validated device data in at least one data store after performing a validation of the customized device data, wherein the validation is based at least in part on the configuration information and includes checking the customized device data for compatibility with the at least one data store.