Methods and apparatuses for visualizing audio data in a surveillance system

A surveillance system for monitoring a site, comprising:

• a server configured to:
• receive a plurality of images from a plurality of cameras monitoring the site;
• receive a plurality of sounds from a plurality of microphones;
• synchronize the plurality of images and the plurality of sounds based on first timestamps associated with the plurality of images and second timestamps associated with the plurality of sounds;
• provide a graphical user interface to display a representation of the plurality of sounds and the plurality of images;
• and
• provide a control for selecting at least one portion of the plurality of sounds via the graphical user interface;
• the plurality of cameras;
• and
• the plurality of microphones.

A method for monitoring a site, comprising:

• receiving a plurality of images from a plurality of cameras monitoring the site;
• receiving a plurality of sounds from a plurality of microphones;
• synchronizing the plurality of images and the plurality of sounds based on first timestamps associated with the plurality of images and second timestamps associated with the plurality of sounds;
• providing a graphical user interface to display a representation of the plurality of sounds and the plurality of images;
• and
• providing a control for selecting at least one portion of the plurality of sounds via the graphical user interface.