Systems and methods for detecting shallow buried objects
US7440853B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 16, 2006 |
| Grant date | Oct 21, 2008 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 16, 2026 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01V1/28
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
The invention relates to a seismic system having an array of nodes, each capable of emitting and detecting seismic signals. The array of nodes is mounted on a mobile platform in a certain geometry and is configured to acquire subsurface data, and more particularly detect shallow buried objects, while being translated over a surface. Such a seismic system allows for high subsurface point redundancy by providing a large number of channels of data used to sum the energy at a point in the subsurface. In other aspects, the invention relates to methods for processing the acquired data to increase signal-to-noise ratio. In still other aspects, the invention relates to methods for imaging the data for visualization on a display.
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