1. A method for managing image information in a monitoring system, which monitoring system comprises at least one monitoring module ( 1 ) for monitoring a monitored location and a remote recipient unit ( 3 ), comprising the steps of recording ( 100 ) an image of the monitored location using the monitoring module ( 1 ), segmenting out a distinct region ( 120 ) by comparison of the recorded image with a reference image in the monitoring module ( 1 ), creating an outline shape in the monitoring module that represents the edges of the distinct region, transmitting ( 200 ) data representing the outline shape to the recipient unit ( 3 ), recreating the outline shape in the recipient unit ( 3 ) using said transmitted data, and displaying the outline shape visually in the recipient unit.