CROWD-SOURCED DETECTION AND TRACKING OF UNMANNED AERIAL SYSTEMS

摘要

A method includes receiving (502) a first notification of an unmanned aerial system (UAS) (306) flying in an area. The method also includes sending (504) a second notification to multiple mobile devices (102a-102d, 200, 304) of multiple users (302) located in the area, where the second notification requests the multiple users to look for the UAS. The method further includes receiving (508) information about the UAS from one or more of the mobile devices of one or more of the users, where the information is obtained by the one or more mobile devices. The method also includes determining (510) an assessment of the UAS based on the information about the UAS received from the one or more mobile devices. In addition, the method includes sending (512) a third notification to at least some of the mobile devices, where the third notification includes information regarding the assessment of the UAS.