Edge-coordinated sensor data processing and hierarchical validation system

A method, comprising:

• receiving, at a first edge computing node of a plurality of distributed edge computing nodes, sensor data from at least one communicatively coupled sensor;
• processing the sensor data using a local analytical model executing on the first edge computing node to detect an event condition;
• transmitting data representing the detected event condition to a remote computing system;
• receiving, from the remote computing system, an updated local analytical model, wherein the updated local analytical model is generated by the remote computing system based on data aggregated from the plurality of distributed edge computing nodes;
• and
• executing the updated local analytical model on the first edge computing node.

A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing instructions that, when executed by one or more processors of an edge computing node, cause the edge computing node to:

• receive sensor data from at least one sensor;
• make a local determination of an event based on the received sensor data using a local analytical model;
• transmit information related to the local determination to a remote computing system;
• receive an updated local instance of the analytical model from the remote computing system, the updated local instance based at least in part on aggregated determinations from a plurality of edge computing nodes;
• and
• apply the updated local instance for subsequent event determinations.