1. A method for mobile autonomous updating of GIS maps, the method comprising: a) providing an autonomous mobile data collecting platform with a map identifying one or more GIS features, the platform having at least one data collecting sensor for collecting data for at least one of the GIS features; b) patrolling at least a portion of a region included in the map by the autonomous mobile data collecting platform, the autonomous mobile data collecting platform updating its GIS position as it patrols; c) applying of the at least one data collecting sensor during patrolling by the autonomous mobile data collecting platform to collect data for at least one of the GIS features; and d) updating the GIS map to reflect differential data collected for at least one GIS feature.