Distributed workloads, and associated units, systems, methods, and devices

A system for mobile surveillance, the system comprising:

• a mobile surveillance unit including at least one image capture device and an edge computing device;
• one or more processors;
• memory in electronic communication with the one or more processors;
• and
• instructions stored in the memory, the instructions being executable by the one or more processors to:
• capture, by the at least one image capture device, a plurality of images depicting at least a portion of a field of view at a site of the mobile surveillance unit;
• detect at least one object in the field of view via the at least one image capture device;
• identify at least one action associated with the at least one object via the one or more processors associated with the edge computing device;
• instruct a server operably coupled to the mobile surveillance unit via a metered connection to detect at least one characteristic associated with one or more of the at least one object or the at least one action and to communicate the at least one characteristic with the one or more processors;
• and
• responsive to detecting the at least one characteristic, perform one or more of tracking the at least one object with the at least one image capture device, providing a deterrence output from the mobile surveillance unit, or notifying a command center in communication with the one or more processors of the at least one characteristic.

A non-transitory computer readable storage medium storing instructions thereon that, when executed by at least one processor, causes a computing device to:

• obtain a plurality of images depicting at least a portion of a field of view at a site of a mobile surveillance unit;
• detect at least one object in the field of view in the plurality of images via at least one image capture device;
• identify at least one action associated with the at least one object via an edge computing device;
• instruct a server operably coupled to the mobile surveillance unit via a metered connection to detect at least one characteristic associated with one or more of the at least one object or the at least one action and to communicate the at least one characteristic with the at least one processor;
• and
• responsive to detecting the at least one characteristic, perform one or more of tracking the at least one object with the at least one image capture device, providing a deterrence output from the mobile surveillance unit, or notifying a command center in communication with the at least one processor of the at least one characteristic.