Method and apparatus for geospatial data sharing

A non-transitory computer-readable medium, encoded with a series of instructions, that when executed on a computer, perform a method, the method comprising:

• initiating, in response to an actuation of a trigger control in a first vehicle, a retrieval procedure for an event, wherein the retrieval procedure collects at least some observational data from at least one system incorporated in the first vehicle;
• populating a tag including at least one data structure with the collected at least some observational data;
• associating at least one tag identifier with the tag, wherein the at least one tag identifier includes information indicating when the retrieval procedure was initiated;
• associating a status with the tag, wherein the status indicates a current review status of the tag;
• and
• storing the tag and the tag identifier in a database, wherein the at least one tag identifier uniquely identifies the tag in the database.

A system for sharing observational data in real time during a coordinated military operation comprising a first vehicle, the system comprising:

• at least one trigger control configured to receive input from a user operating the first vehicle;
• a controller configured to:
• initiate, in response to an actuation of the trigger control, a retrieval procedure, wherein the retrieval procedure collects at least some observational data from at least one sensor incorporated in the first vehicle;
• populate a tag including at least one data structure with the collected at least some observational data;
• and
• associate at least one tag identifier with the tag, wherein the at least one tag identifier includes information indicating when the retrieval procedure was initiated;
• associate a status with the tag, wherein the status indicates a current review status of the tag;
• a memory configured to store the tag and the at least one tag identifier;
• and
• a network interface configured to transmit via a wireless transmitter at least a portion of the at least some observational data to a receiver located outside of the first vehicle.