5. The method of claim 1 , further comprising: receiving, by the network device, data from an enrollment database; and providing, by the network device, the situational awareness information in response to determining that the requester is identified as enrolled in the enrollment database.
1. A method comprising: receiving, by a network device comprising a processor, a request for situational awareness information from a requesting mobile device associated with a requester including a geographic area of interest and one or more of a demographic profile of interest and a topical area of interest; receiving, by the network device, a security identifier from the requesting mobile device; receiving, by the network device, real-time geographic location data reported by mobile communication devices associated with members of the situational awareness system; receiving, by the network device, access security rules for the situational awareness system; comparing, by the network device, the security identifier to the access security rules; based on the comparison of the security identifier to the access security rules, providing, by the network device, the situational awareness information to the requester including demographic statistics for members of the situational awareness system associated with member systems located within the geographic area of interest.