Media Release Leading seismic monitoring instrumentation and solutions provider Güralp Systems Ltd. and Sonardyne International Ltd. have signed an agreement to cooperate in the provision of cutting edge multidisciplinary ocean bottom research technology, including capabilities for earthquake or tsunami detection. The official Teaming Agreement between Güralp and Sonardyne, announced at the European Association of Geoscientists and Engineers (EAGE) conference in London today (June 4), will enable the two companies to collaboratively provide more advanced and efficient technology for in-situ seismic and seabed monitoring. Güralp has more than 30 years’ experience in the design and manufacture of broadband seismometers and accelerometers, while Sonardyne’s experiences stretches to more than 40 years of experience in long-endurance data collection and through-water telemetry. As a consequence, clients globally will benefit from a combined offering of technology for seismic data gathering, seabed deformation monitoring and tsunami detection, as well integrated acoustic positioning and telemetry for remote…

New Firmware update released for DM24 Mk3 digitisers to address GPS Week Number Roll Over (WNRO) issue DM24 Mk3 Firmware Update We can confirm that a firmware update for the DM24 Mk3 digitiser is now available. In addition to addressing the 2019 Week Number Roll Over issue, this patch will also address the future 2038 Week Number Roll Over. This update will apply to: DM24 Mk3 digitisers* DM24S3EAM and DM24S6EAM data acquisition units All DM24-based digital instruments manufactured since 2005 *PLEASE NOTE:This update will not apply to a small number of peli-cased DM24 Mk3 units with a USB socket under the lid. If you are unsure if you have one of these systems, please contact support@guralp.com and they will be able to assist you. Full instructions for downloading and applying the firmware update are on the DM24 WNRO update page of our website here. We are not able to provide…

Support Update on GPS Week Number Roll Over Issue Update on GPS problem with Week Number Roll Over for GPS units that pre-date 2015 Since we first alerted you to this matter last week, we have been working hard to identify what additional support we can provide to affected customers. We were only made aware of the issue on 27th March and the information provided was subject to subsequent changes. We now have more clarity on the implications for our systems.   DM24 Mk3 Patch For DM24 Mk3 digitisers and integrated instruments (manufactured since 2005) we are now working on a patch and we have high confidence that this will work. If you are unsure which DM24 digitiser you are using, view our guidance on 'Distinguishing between a Mk2 and Mk3 DM242 digitiser'.   There will be some limitations to our provision of the patch: It will only be possible…

Support Update Action required for upcoming GPS problem with Week Number Roll Over for GPS units that pre-date 2015 We have been made aware of an issue with the compact white GPS units supplied by us between 2003 and early 2015. During this time, two different chipsets were used in Güralp GPS units, both chipsets were manufactured by Trimble Inc.•    From 2003, the Trimble Lassen SQ chipset was used.  •    From mid-2010 the Trimble Lassen iQ chipset was used. The latest Trimble Product Bulletin explains that these chipsets will both be affected by a WNRO (Week Number Roll Over) event.•    The Trimble Lassen SQ has an NMEA cut-off date of the 28th July 2019, after which the dates from the GPS unit will not be valid•    The Trimble Lassen iQ has an NMEA cut-off date of the 29th May 2021 after which the dates from the GPS unit will not…

Media Release Güralp Systems Ltd, the leading global provider of seismic monitoring instrumentation and solutions, has agreed a new distribution partnership with JSC “Bancomzvjazok” (BKC) for the country of Ukraine. BKC, based in Kiev, has 25 years of experience in information technology, and offer their customers a range of technological solutions in Ukraine. Its main activities are: technological monitoring systems, integrated security systems, border control systems, complex telecommunication systems, and alternative energy sources. "We are very pleased to become the exclusive partner of Güralp in Ukraine. We are sure that partnership with the world's leading manufacturer of broadband measuring instruments and monitoring systems will open up new horizons so that can provide our customers with high quality, reliable solutions from Güralp. Since the main goal of our company is “Making your life safer”, we are confident that in cooperation with Güralp we will do just that!” said Mykola Kurhan, Director…

 Media Release Ocean Networks Canada (ONC), a University of Victoria initiative, successfully deployed a string of three cabled Güralp Maris ocean bottom seismometer (OBS) as part of the first leg of their 2018 ‘Wiring the Abyss’ expedition aboard Canadian Coast Guard Ship the 'John P. Tully'. The deployment formed part of a two week project to install and improve instrumentation on the offshore cabled observing networks at Barkley Canyon, Cascadia Basin, Endeavour and Clayoquot Slope in the Northeast Pacific Ocean. The Güralp OBS were deployed at Endeavour, the northern segment of the Juan de Fuca Ridge, a divergent boundary between the Pacific and Juan de Fuca tectonic plates. The instruments were positioned at a depth of approximately 2200 m adjacent to hydrothermal vents that have formed along the ridge, and were lifted into place using the Canadian Scientific Submersible Facility’s remotely operated vehicle for ocean science—ROPOS. One of benefits of…