SYSTEMS AND METHODS OF TRACKING AND/OR AVOIDING HARM TO CERTAIN DEVICES OR HUMANS

1 . A method of tracking individual military assets comprising:

obtaining position data of a military asset via a GPS receiver contained within a position sensor associated with the military asset;

processing position data and sensor data via a processing component associated with the position sensor that receives the position data from the GPS receiver;

communicating sensor data to a host device via a communication interface in the position sensor configured to enable wireless communication between the position sensor and the host device.

2 . The method of claim 1 further comprising associating a gunshot location sensor with each position sensor of a subset of the plurality of position sensors.

3 . The method of claim 1 further comprising configuring the communication interface to communicate via a layered network.

4 . The method of claim 1 further comprising associating an electronic compass with each position sensor.

5 . The method of claim 1 further comprising configuring the communication interface for wireless communication with higher levels of command via the host device.

6 . The method of claim 5 further comprising configuring the communication interface to receive communications from the higher levels of command.

7 . The method of claim 1 further comprising configuring each communication interface to transmit and receive communications among the plurality of position sensors.

8 . The method of claim 1 wherein the position sensor is associated with a UAV.

9 . The method of claim 2 further comprising configuring the communication interface to communicate via a layered network.

10 . The method of claim 2 further comprising associating an electronic compass with each position sensor.

11 . The method of claim 2 further comprising configuring the communication interface for wireless communication with higher levels of command via the host device.

12 . The method of claim 11 further comprising configuring the communication interface to receive communications from the higher levels of command.

13 . The method of claim 2 each communication interface is configured to transmit and receive communications among the plurality of position sensors.

14 . A method of tracking individual military assets comprising:

obtaining position data of a military asset via a GPS receiver contained within a position sensor associated with the military asset;

processing the position data and sensor data via a processing component associated with the sensor that receives the position data from the GPS receiver;

communicating sensor data to a host device via a communication interface in the sensor configured to enable wireless communication between the sensor and the host device;

communicating information based on the sensor data from the host device to higher levels of command.

15 . The method of claim 14 further comprising associating a gunshot location sensor with each position sensor of a subset of the plurality of position sensors.

16 . The method of claim 14 further comprising configuring the communication interface to communicate via a layered network.

17 . The method of claim 14 further comprising configuring the communication interface for wireless communication with higher levels of command via the host device.

18 . The method of claim 14 further comprising associating an electronic compass with each position sensor.

19 . A method of tracking individual military assets comprising:

obtaining position data of a military asset via a GPS receiver contained within a position sensor associated with the military asset;

processing position data and sensor data via a processing component contained in the sensor that receives the position data from the GPS receiver;

communicating sensor data to a host device via a communication interface in the sensor configured to enable wireless communication between the sensor and the host device;

obtaining gunshot location data from a gunshot location sensor associated with a position sensor;

obtaining direction data from an electronic compass in communication with the processing component; and

receiving, at the communication interface, communications from the higher levels of command.

20 . A system that tracks individual military assets comprising:

a plurality of position sensors each attached to a military asset, wherein each sensor comprises:

a GPS receiver for determining a position of the military asset;

a processing component that receives position data from the GPS receiver, the processing component including a subcomponent configured for communicating sensor data; and

a communication interface configured to enable wireless communication between the position sensor and a host device.

21 . The system of claim 20 wherein each member of a subset of the plurality of position sensors includes a gunshot location sensor.

22 . The system of claim 20 wherein the communication interface is configured to communicate via a layered network.

23 . The system of claim 20 wherein each member of a subset of the plurality of position sensors includes an electronic compass.

24 . The system of claim 20 further comprising a host device including a communication component configured to communicate information based on the sensor data with higher levels of command.

25 . The system of claim 20 further comprising:

an electronic compass in communication with the processing component;

wherein a subset of the plurality of position sensors include gunshot location sensors; and

wherein the communication interface is configured to receive communications from higher levels of command.