Installing seismic equipment

These articles cover the physical design and layout of seismic installations, including installation techniques and telemetry options.

Information on installing individual units is also available in the supplied manuals.

Creating low noise environments for borehole seismometers

How to drill and finish boreholes for the lowest noise levels.


Earthing a borehole sensor

Best practices for connecting sensors effectively to ground.


Creating low noise environments for surface seismometers

How to build seismic vaults and pits to combine low noise levels with good coupling to the bedrock.


Complete CMG-3T vault installation

Best practices for installing a weak-motion sensor in a vault, and how to connect the instrument to a CMG-DM24 digitizer and (optionally) a CMG-DCM.


Complete CMG-6TD installation

Using a set of 5 Güralp Systems CMG-6TD portable seismometers, you can install a complete seismic array in minutes.


What next?

Your seismic installation is now complete and ready to be switched on.

The next step is to configure the hardware to produce data in the desired form and communicate over the links you have built.

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