Advanced Seismic Acquisition System - Metric Pro

Supplied By: Seismic Source Company, USA

The Hardware:

MetricPro utilizes the "Seismic Acoustic Monitoring" seismograph node. This is the most advanced, field-proven acquisition system in the world. It works seamlessly to provide the most fully integrated source control/recorder solution.

Autonomous Operation using Internal Storage
USB External Storage for Fast Data Collection
Use internal battery option or external power connection
Internal 3C geophone or external Geophone/Seismometer/Hydrophone/Microphone
Supports standard Ethernet equipment

The Software:

MetricPro utilizes the iSeis field software. This advanced, flexible, and field-proven software supports every kind of data acquisition. It provides works seamlessly to provide the most fully integrated source control/recorder solution!

Observer software provides system command and control via real-time Wi-Fi network
Observer software returns status and data for fast evaluation
Observer software gives frequency analysis of events:

FFT Spectra for dominate frequency detection
Third Octave Analysis for event energy analysis

Individual events reports are generated as events are detected
Daily & Monthly reports log events over longer time windows

The System:

This software and hardware combination help make MetricPro the most advanced seismic data collection system available. The hardware is tough and field proven; the software has years of use and development.

Expandable from one node to thousands of channels
Multiple network options
Autonomous or Real Time
Monitor Events or switch to recording active data
Integrated hardware and software
Years of experience in the field

Hardware Specifications:

Monitoring Node

1, 2 or 3 channels per node
31 bit ADC sampling – 24 bit stored
GPS disciplined clock – microsecond accuracy
8 Gbytes internal data storage – expandable
USB compatible external data backup
100base-T Ethernet onboard
Internal 3C – 2 Hz Geophone
Single 26 pin, three component connector for:

Geophones – High frequency
Seismometers – Low frequency, broadband
Linear Microphones – Air Overpressuring

Seismic Acquisition System

Wi-Fi Data Network

900 MHz, 2.4 GHz, or 5 GHz license-free communications
Real Time status and data return
Provides node status, node control
Supports 1000s of nodes per system

Seismic Acquisition Systems

Software Specifications:

Observer

Observer provides command and control of the seismograph nodes and enables system monitoring before and during acquisition.

Seismograph Node Inventory Control
SEG-P1 & GPX Survey Data Import
Station Deployment
Frequency Analysis of Events

FFT Spectra – dominant frequency of event
Third Octave Analysis – event energy analysis

Instrument & Sensor Testing & Reports
Event Reports

Individual Events – as events are detected
Daily & Monthly – log events over time

Mesh Communications
Spread Noise Display

Collector

Collector offloads seismic data from seismograph nodes via network or USB connections.

Real-Time Collection Status
Reads data from USB / WiFi / Ethernet
Supports Active & Passive seismic
Collect Minute's Worth of Data in Seconds of time

Harvest

Harvest reads in the "raw" SEG Y data files, spatially aligns them according to their deployment, windows traces in time, and output records.

Completes trace headers
Outputs either SEG-D or SEG-Y

WIFI Network:

Mesh Network Topology

With a Mesh Network, the data packets travel from node to node. The nodes determine the optimum path and configure the network. This makes the network extremely robust.

Seismic Recording Systems

Station to Access Point Network

In the "Spoke and Hub" Network, the data packets travel from a node to a collection point. The network paths are determined by the operation be for acquisition starts. This makes the network extremely fast.

Seismic Recording Systems