8. The video surveillance system of claim 7 , wherein the processing system is further configured to receive a search request including one or more natural language terms relating to the first event, and to return the information to be displayed and overlaid on the map of the geographical area, based on the search request.
8. The video surveillance system of claim 7 , wherein the processing system is further configured to receive a search request including one or more natural language terms relating to the first event, and to return the information to be displayed and overlaid on the map of the geographical area, based on the search request. 10. The video surveillance system of claim 8 , wherein the display system includes a hand-held device configured to submit the search request and receive and display the information for the first event overlaid on the map of the geographical area.