METHOD AND APPARATUS ASSOCIATED WITH A MICROCOMPUTER SYSTEM FOR AUTOMATICALLY INDICATING AND RECORDING PARAMETERS THAT SPATIALLY DEFINE LOCATIONS OF SEISMIC EXPLORATION SPREAD AND SOURCE ARRAYS

摘要

ABSTRACT OF THE DISCLOSUREThe present invention relates to a method andapparatus for selectively providing (i) an alarm-generat-ing digital code so as to alert an operator that the next-in-time positions of a source-detector array are the lastapproved locations before the recording truck locationmust be changed; (ii) a next-in-time positional code fordisconnectably connecting recording circuitry to differentbut contiguous sets of detectors, i.e. an "active" array,from among a plurality of detectors positioned along theline of survey; and (iii) for conditionally updatingsource-detector array parameters related to a seismicexploration system, especially during generation andcollection of seismic data using a vibratory source detec-tor array positioned at known locations along a line ofsurvey at the earth's surface.