Multi field-of-view multi sensor electro-optical fusion-zoom camera

A sensor system comprising:

• a first sensor with a first field-of-view (FOV) and a first line of site (LOS);
• a second sensor with a second FOV that is larger than the first FOV and a LOS that is parallel to the LOS of the first sensor;
• and
• a fusion processor to merge a set of data collected by the first sensor with a set of data collected by the second sensor to create merged data that has an area with first resolution and an area of second resolution that has a lower resolution than the first resolution.

A method of creating a wide field-of-view image comprising:

• collecting a set of data with a first sensor with a first field-of-view (FOV) and a first line of site (LOS);
• aligning a second sensor so that a second LOS of the second sensor is parallel to the first LOS of the first sensor;
• collecting a second set of data with the second sensor with a second FOV that is larger than the first FOV;
• and
• merging a set of data collected by the first sensor with the second set of data collected by the second sensor to create merged data that has an area with first resolution and an area with a second resolution that has a lower resolution than the first resolution.