A method for processing, storing, and transmitting data from at least one mobile asset (148, 248, 830, 964) comprising: receiving, using a data recorder (154, 254, 808, 902) onboard the mobile asset (148, 248, 830, 964), data based on at least one data signal from at least one of: at least one data source onboard the mobile asset (148, 248, 830, 964); and at least one data source remote from the mobile asset (148, 248, 830, 964); encoding, using a data encoder (122, 222, 814, 908) of the data recorder (154, 254, 808, 902), a predetermined amount of the data into encoded data; appending, using an onboard data manager (120, 220, 812, 906) of the data recorder (154, 254, 808, 902), the encoded data to a data segment; storing, using the onboard data manager (120, 220, 812, 906) of the data recorder (154, 254, 808, 902), at least one of the encoded data and the data segment at a configurable first predetermined rate in at least one of a local memory component of the data recorder (154, 254, 808, 902) and a queueing repository of the data recorder (154, 254, 808, 902); sending, using the onboard data manager (120, 220, 812, 906), at least one of the encoded data and the data segment to a remote data manager (132, 232, 818, 946) via a wireless data link (146, 246, 816, 944) at a configurable second predetermined rate, wherein the second predetermined rate is in the range of and including zero seconds and five minutes; storing, using the remote data manager (132, 232, 818, 946), at least one of the encoded data and the data segment to a remote data repository (10, 15, 130, 230, 820, 948); receiving, using a web server (140, 240, 822, 958), a request from a first user (152, 252, 834, 968), the request comprising at least one email address of at least one second user (152, 252, 834, 968) and specified data selected by the first user (152, 252, 834, 968) stored in the remote data repository (130, 230, 820, 948); identifying the specified data in the remote data repository (130, 230, 820, 948); determining a uniform resource locator comprising a link to a web-based viewer adapted to provide access to view the specified data on a first condition that the first user (152, 252) comprises first native permissions allowing access to view the specified data; generating an email comprising the URL; and sending, using the web server (140, 240, 822, 958), the email to the at least one email address. receiving, using a data recorder (154, 254, 808, 902) onboard the mobile asset (148, 248, 830, 964), data based on at least one data signal from at least one of: at least one data source onboard the mobile asset (148, 248, 830, 964); and at least one data source remote from the mobile asset (148, 248, 830, 964); at least one data source onboard the mobile asset (148, 248, 830, 964); and at least one data source remote from the mobile asset (148, 248, 830, 964); encoding, using a data encoder (122, 222, 814, 908) of the data recorder (154, 254, 808, 902), a predetermined amount of the data into encoded data; appending, using an onboard data manager (120, 220, 812, 906) of the data recorder (154, 254, 808, 902), the encoded data to a data segment; storing, using the onboard data manager (120, 220, 812, 906) of the data recorder (154, 254, 808, 902), at least one of the encoded data and the data segment at a configurable first predetermined rate in at least one of a local memory component of the data recorder (154, 254, 808, 902) and a queueing repository of the data recorder (154, 254, 808, 902); sending, using the onboard data manager (120, 220, 812, 906), at least one of the encoded data and the data segment to a remote data manager (132, 232, 818, 946) via a wireless data link (146, 246, 816, 944) at a configurable second predetermined rate, wherein the second predetermined rate is in the range of and including zero seconds and five minutes; storing, using the remote data manager (132, 232, 818, 946), at least one of the encoded data and the data segment to a remote data repository (10, 15, 130, 230, 820, 948); receiving, using a web server (140, 240, 822, 958), a request from a first user (152, 252, 834, 968), the request comprising at least one email address of at least one second user (152, 252, 834, 968) and specified data selected by the first user (152, 252, 834, 968) stored in the remote data repository (130, 230, 820, 948); identifying the specified data in the remote data repository (130, 230, 820, 948); determining a uniform resource locator comprising a link to a web-based viewer adapted to provide access to view the specified data on a first condition that the first user (152, 252) comprises first native permissions allowing access to view the specified data; generating an email comprising the URL; and sending, using the web server (140, 240, 822, 958), the email to the at least one email address.