1. A method comprising: receiving, by an apparatus, a request to initiate a scan, via a virtual reconnaissance element having simulated movement, of a geographic region; responsive to receiving the request, transmitting, by the apparatus, to the geographic region, a query signal corresponding to a simulated location of the virtual reconnaissance element, the query signal formatted in accordance with a scalable geographic broadcast protocol comprising a geographic query address portion corresponding to the geographic region; receiving, by the apparatus, a query response signal from a sending device within the geographic region; determining, based on the received query response signal, a location of the sending device; and providing, by the apparatus, a designation of the location of the sending device.