Media Release Güralp Liber Ocean Bottom Seismometers record migration calls of pygmy blue whales off the coast of Australia and pave way for environmentally responsible exploration. A fleet of Güralp Liber Ocean Bottom Seismometers (OBS) maintained by Geoscience Australia, funded through AuScope and managed by ANSIR - Research Facilities for Earth Sounding, have recorded the calls of pygmy blue whales as they migrate along the Western Australia coast. As well as demonstrating that the whales stay further from the coast than previously thought, the research has identified an opportunity to test seismic source modelling to ensure environmentally responsible exploration. The Australian Liber OBS that were deployed are housed in titanium and can remain on the seafloor continuously recording for up to 12 months. They can be commanded to return to the surface using an acoustic communication link. Each OBS incorporates a Güralp 6T-OBS 3-component broadband (0.0167 Hz–100 Hz) seismometer, with…

Media Release   Güralp Systems Ltd, the leading global provider of seismic monitoring instrumentation and solutions, has agreed a new distribution partnership with Pretoria-based company Global Technical Solutions for southern and central regions of Africa covering South Africa, Lesotho, Swaziland, Mozambique, Zimbabwe, Botswana, Namibia, Malawi and Rwanda.   Global Technical Solutions has extensive knowledge in seismic stations used for Global Teleseismic networks; Micro-Seismic networks as needed for Nuclear siting projects; Reservoir Induced seismic networks; Mining and Civil construction projects.   The company’s services include: comprehensive site survey (pre-installation); station design, security and construction; equipment installation and maintenance; training and logistics.   "Global Technical Solutions is very excited to be part of the Guralp distribution family, we are looking forward to providing high-quality modern equipment and professional services to clients in southern and central African regions” said Jacques Pretorius, Director   Global Technical Solutions is the latest in a series of…

Güralp employees raise £470 for SeeAbility, a charity that supports people with sight loss and multiple disabilities. Güralp employees, (left to right) Wayne Noon, Sue Hearne, Garry Gromowski-Cook and Debra Barber, were delighted to present a local residential home run by charity SeeAbility, with a cheque for £470.00. The money was raised over the Christmas period through an alternative Christmas card programme, where employees donated funds instead of buying cards for their colleagues. This initiative raised an impressive £324 which was then topped up with £145 by the company. Fir Tree Lodge, based just a mile from Güralp’s headquarters in Aldermaston, is one of a number of residential homes throughout the South of England run by SeeAbility.  The home provides support for adults with a range of disabilities and complex needs, specialising in supporting and assisting people with sight loss. The cheque was presented following a short tour of the amazing…

Media Release Guralp Systems Limited is pleased to be a sponsor of the British Seismological Meeting (BSM) 2017 held from the 5 - 7th April 2017 in Reading, United Kingdom. The BSM aims to bring together seismologists from across the UK and abroad to present and discuss a wide range of seismological research. Session topics at the conference included the rise of induced seismicity, investigating unusual signals and the issues that arise from managing big data amongst others. BSM 2017 was organised by the International Seismological Centre, a non-governmental organization charged with the final collection, analysis and publication of standard earthquake information from all over the world. Following the success of the event, planning for a follow up event in 2019 is under way.   ENDS MEDIA ENQUIRIES TO: pressenquiries@guralp.com For urgent enquiries please call 020 3727 1000 and speak to Fergus Wheeler, Louisa Feltes or Jess Gill.     …

Media Release Güralp Systems Ltd, the leading global provider of seismic monitoring instrumentation and solutions, has further strengthened its distribution network with a new distributor within the EMEA region. Allied Associates Geophysical GmbH (AAGD), who will represent Güralp in the German and Austrian market, are a European company supplying geophysical products to the near surface earth science community. Established in 1999 AAGD has unrivalled experience within the geophysical industry and already sells and leases equipment for geophysical, geotechnical and NDT (non-destructive testing) applications. Delegates at the Annual Meeting of the German Geophysical Society e.V. (DGG) taking place in Potsdam this week will have the opportunity to meet Dr. Susanne Kathage and her colleagues from Allied Associates on stand #03 where she is joined by Güralp’s Hannah Peters. ENDS MEDIA ENQUIRIES TO: pressenquiries@guralp.com For urgent enquiries please call 020 3727 1000 and speak to Fergus Wheeler, Louisa Feltes or Jess Gill.   …

Media Release New ultra-low latency data transmission protocol for Earthquake Early Warning (EEW) unveiled at AGU Fall Meeting, San Francisco. GDI can transmit data 25 times faster than standard EEW protocols. Güralp Systems Ltd, the leading global provider of seismic monitoring instrumentation and solutions, unveiled a new, free-licence, data transmission protocol that dramatically reduces the time it takes seismic instrumentation to inform Earthquake Early Warning (EEW) systems that an earthquake has occurred. Güralp has devised a packetized data transmission protocol called Güralp Data Interchange, (GDI) that allows seismic waveforms to be transmitted sample by sample, as they are acquired by the instrumentation. To further improve speed, GDI adapts the size of the data packets it sends to suit the bandwidth available in the network. This means that transmission time is absolutely minimised for the EEW network and data can be received in as little as 30 ms. Data protocols currently used…