1. A method of operating a macro video analytics system, the method comprising: storing at a macro event persistent storage component a first number of sets of event metadata generated by a first video analysis system monitoring a first remote location remote from the macro event persistent storage component, at least some of the first number of sets of event metadata indicative of an occurrence of respective ones of events occurring at the first remote location, the first number of sets of event metadata representing aspects of the respective event without all of a number of digitized images on which identification of the occurrence of the event was based; storing at the macro event persistent storage component a second number of sets of event metadata from a second video analysis system monitoring a second remote location remote from the macro event persistent storage component, at least some of the second number of sets of event metadata indicative of an occurrence of respective ones of events occurring at the second remote location, the second number of sets of event metadata representing aspects of the respective event without all of a number of digitized images on which identification of the occurrence of the event was based; and executing by at least one processor at least a first query on information including both of at least one of the stored first number of sets of event metadata and at least one of the stored second number of sets of event metadata.