1. A surveillance video system comprising: a surveillance image database storing a sequence of surveillance image files for a common area having geospatial metadata associated therewith; and a processor cooperating with said surveillance image database and configured to split the sequence of surveillance image files 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.