1. A method comprising: acquiring sensor data using a mobile platform, wherein the sensor data comprises at least one captured image of an object; tracking the object with visual based tracking using the at least one captured image of the object; determining whether there is a trigger event comprising a change in the sensor data relative to previously acquired sensor data, wherein the trigger event comprises a scene change in which a different object appears in the at least one captured image with respect to a previous captured image; transmitting the sensor data to a server when there is the trigger event while continuing to track the object with visual based tracking using the at least one captured image of the object; and receiving information related to the sensor data from the server.