What is needed is a system which can automatically select and control sensors to show details of events including views providing a closer look and overviews providing a wider look at the event as it unfolds so that the operators can respond promptly based on the information in the views provided. Furthermore, other desirable features and characteristics will become apparent from the subsequent detailed description and the appended claims, taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings and this background of the disclosure.

In view of above, a main object of the present invention is to provide a monitoring system and the like that can detect and react to abnormal events in real-time.

An exemplary aspect of the present invention is a monitoring system for event related data from a plurality of sensors, including: a receiver that receives the event related data from a plurality of sensors; a coverage analyzer that analyzes predetermined data and the event related data from the receiver; and a sensor selector. The predetermined data includes sensor coverage information. The sensor selector is coupled to the coverage analyzer and selects one or more of the plurality of sensors based on the analysis by the coverage analyzer.

An exemplary aspect of the present invention is a monitoring method for event related data from a plurality of sensors, including: receiving the event related data from a plurality of sensors; analyzing predetermined data and the event related data, the predetermined data including sensor coverage information; and selecting one or more of the plurality of sensors based on the analysis.