Surveillance system for transcoding surveillance image files while retaining geospatial metadata and associated methods

A surveillance video system comprising:

• a processor configured to
• split a sequence of surveillance image files for a common area having geospatial metadata associated therewith into a plurality of region of interest surveillance video streams, each representing a region of interest,
• transcode a selected region of interest into a sequence of surveillance video frames retaining the geospatial metadata while ignoring non-selected region of interests,
• assemble a surveillance video transport stream for the selected region of interest from the sequence of surveillance video frames retaining the geospatial metadata while ignoring the non-selected region of interests, and
• selectively deliver the surveillance video transport stream for the selected region of interest retaining the geospatial metadata to at least one surveillance video user while ignoring non-selected region of interests.

A video system comprising:

• a processor configured to
• split a sequence of surveillance image files for a common area having geospatial metadata associated therewith into a plurality of region of interest surveillance video streams, each representing a region of interest,
• transcode a selected region of interest into a sequence of video frames retaining the geospatial metadata while ignoring non-selected region of interests,
• assemble a video transport stream for the selected region of interest from the sequence of video frames retaining the geospatial metadata while ignoring the non-selected region of interests, and
• selectively deliver the video transport stream for the selected region of interest retaining the geospatial metadata to at least one surveillance video user while ignoring the non-selected region of interests.

A method of operating a surveillance video system comprising:

• storing a sequence of surveillance image files for a common area having geospatial metadata associated therewith in a surveillance image database;
• splitting the sequence of surveillance image files into a plurality of region of interest surveillance video streams, each representing a region of interest;
• transcoding, using a processor, a selected region of interest into a sequence of surveillance video frames retaining the geospatial metadata while ignoring non-selected region of interests;
• assembling, using the processor, a surveillance video transport stream for the selected region of interest from the sequence of surveillance video frames retaining the geospatial metadata while ignoring non-selected region of interests;
• and
• selectively delivering, using the processor, the surveillance video transport stream for the selected region of interest retaining the geospatial metadata to at least one surveillance video user while ignoring non-selected region of interests.