Estimator for determining updates to an estimated local state vector

An estimator that is part of a communication network including a plurality of nodes is disclosed. A centralized portion of the estimator includes one or more processors in wireless communication with the plurality of nodes that are part of the communication network, where the communication network includes one or more pairs of collaborating nodes, and a memory coupled to the one or more processors, the memory storing data into a database and program code that, when executed by the one or more processors, causes the centralized portion of the estimator to determine a local update and a collaborative update. The collaborative update is applied to the respective estimated local state vector for both nodes of the pair of collaborating nodes.