1. A method for preparing a first composite image of a first scene comprising: a. providing a first series of images, each image corresponding to a portion of the first scene, at least two images containing overlapping areas in the first scene; b. aligning the at least two images of the first scene; c. averaging the areas of overlap of the at least two images of the first scene; and d. forming the first composite image from the non-overlapping portions of the at least two images of the first scene and the averaged overlapping portions of the at least two images of the first scene, thereby providing a higher resolution for portions of the composite image than the resolution of the series of images.