Method and apparatus for controlling and optimizing seismic data acquisition
CA 2389261 A1 · Owner: Ambs, Loran · Inventors: Zajac, Mark; Bennett, Colin; Ambs, Loran
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A system and method for coordinating the operation of multiple manned remotely operated or autonomous marine vessels engaged in marine seismic data acquisition to direct cooperating vessels from one point to the next while minimizing deviations in the desired spatial configuration of assets risk to , vessels and seismic assets, and personnel and to obtain optimal midpoint coverage by evaluating inputs from subsystems providing positioning information for cooperating vessels, prospect coverage vessel capabilities, environmental information and navigation hazards.
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- Filed October 27, 2000. No grant is recorded for it in Canada; had it been granted, its 20-year term would have ended October 27, 2020.
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