Perhaps it could work as follows: 1) in terms of information sharing you are always sharing what is 'nearby' with others who are 'nearby'; this keeps the inform

Perhaps it could work as follows: 1) in terms of information sharing you are always sharing what is 'nearby' with others who are 'nearby'; this keeps the information flowing no matter what 2) in terms of information DISPLAY, it defaults to monitoring what is 'nearby' BUT you can also choose to remotely monitor other geographic areas (while 1) is still happening)