Method and system for transmission of seismic data
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1. A method of performing seismic exploration, comprising:
- providing a self-contained wireless seismic acquisition unit including a first short-range transceiver and a geophone, the self-contained wireless seismic acquisition unit configured to detect seismic energy using the geophone;
providing a wireless communications unit having a mid-range transceiver and a second short-range transceiver;
supporting the wireless communications unit with a support structure;
receiving, by the mid-range transceiver via a mid-range radio transmission having a first set of parameters, a control signal from a transmission station; and
transmitting, by the second short-range transceiver of the wireless communications unit via a short-range transmission with a second set of parameters, information based on the control signal to the first short-range transceiver of the self-contained wireless seismic acquisition unit, at least one parameter of the second set of parameters being different from the first set of parameters.
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Abstract
The transmission system combines a self-contained, wireless seismic acquisition unit and a wireless, line of site, communications unit to form a plurality of individual short-range transmission networks and also a mid-range, line of sight transmission network.
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1. A method of performing seismic exploration, comprising:
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providing a self-contained wireless seismic acquisition unit including a first short-range transceiver and a geophone, the self-contained wireless seismic acquisition unit configured to detect seismic energy using the geophone; providing a wireless communications unit having a mid-range transceiver and a second short-range transceiver; supporting the wireless communications unit with a support structure; receiving, by the mid-range transceiver via a mid-range radio transmission having a first set of parameters, a control signal from a transmission station; and transmitting, by the second short-range transceiver of the wireless communications unit via a short-range transmission with a second set of parameters, information based on the control signal to the first short-range transceiver of the self-contained wireless seismic acquisition unit, at least one parameter of the second set of parameters being different from the first set of parameters. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A system to perform seismic exploration, comprising:
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a wireless seismic acquisition unit having a first short-range transceiver and a geophone; a wireless communications unit having a mid-range transceiver and a second short-range transceiver; an elongated support structure having an end configured to engage a surface of the ground, the elongated support structure configured to support the wireless communications unit; the mid-range transceiver configured to receive, via a mid-range radio transmission with a first set of parameters, a control signal from a transmission station; and the second short-range transceiver configured to transmit, via a short-range transmission with a second set of parameters, information based on the control signal to the first short-range transceiver of the self-contained wireless seismic acquisition unit, at least one parameter of the second set of parameters being different than the first set of parameters. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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