Methods and systems for controlling storage and transmission of data

A mobile platform for collecting data comprising:

• a sensor configured to collect raw data;
• a memory device;
• a first processing device coupled to said sensor and to said memory device, said first processing device configured to receive the raw data from said sensor and determine, based on a significance of the raw data, whether to store the raw data in said memory device or to transmit the raw data, wherein the significance of the raw data is based on a priority level assigned to a category of data within which the raw data is assigned, the priority level including one of a high priority level and a low priority level;
• and
• a second processing device coupled to the first processing device, said second processing device configured to convert at least a portion of the raw data into information and transmit the information to an end user.

A method for storing and transmitting data within a network comprising:

• determining a first priority ranking of raw data, the first priority ranking including one of a high priority data and a low priority data;
• storing the low priority raw data in a first memory device;
• determining a second priority ranking of the high priority raw data;
• transmitting a first portion of the high priority raw data to a user based on the second priority ranking;
• and
• converting a second portion of the high priority raw data into information.