Method and apparatus for prioritizing and routing emergent activity reporting

A system for prioritizing and reporting an observation, the system comprising:

• at least one mobile device, the mobile device configured to execute an application for preparing an observation, the observation comprising location information determined by the mobile device and an activity classification, the activity classification being selected by a user of the mobile device from a predetermined set of activity classifications;
• and
• a server, the server being configured to perform the steps of
• receiving an observation indicative of an impending event from a mobile device, the observation comprising location information and an activity classification selected from a predetermined set of activity classifications;
• calculating a priority for the observation based at least in part on the activity classification, the location information, a credibility of the source of the observation, and risk relevance, the credibility of the source being determined in part based on information identifying the source;
• determining a routing protocol for the observation based on the calculated priority, the routing protocol including an identifier of a recipient of the observation;
• and
• transmitting a report of the observation to the at least one recipient based on the routing protocol.