Archive for June 15th, 2021

SMXQC, SMPSQC and other updates

Tuesday, June 15th, 2021

SMXQC has been updated to handle Nav QC.

You can also output results as KML or a Shape file:

 

The INOVA VibProHD can also produce a file very similar to the XQC file, with a few extra statuses.

To handle this, I have released SMPSQC, which operates in exactly the same way as SMXQC, but for the VibProHD.

Details here:

https://seismatters.com/SMPSQC.html

 

Other updates:

SMRefract

SMRefract now has full support for the INOVA G3i, including header decodes. I have also added ‘Early Noise’ to the spread display. This is unique to the INOVA system. They calculate the noise level for 100mS after TB for every trace and record this value in each trace header. A very good idea that I would like to see Sercel copy. The only problem at the moment is that they calculate an RMS value that does not appear to be very useful in detecting noisy traces. Perhaps average absolute or peak would be better, or calculating on a longer sample or even before TB. It is something I hope to see developed over time.

You can now output Spread results as KML, GDB or Shape files

And colour options are improved for the displays that have a colour bar.

 

VAPSDB3

The major changes are the addition of Geodetic transforms to the Export page, and adding Array Widths and Azimuth distribution displays to Patterns.

There were also some other minor fixes and changes that will probably not even be noticed by most.

 

SMPanels, SMSim3, SMSFD and SeisDataCompression

These have all been updated to support the INOVA G3i.  So you can now easily compare data across systems if you want.

 

PN2

PN2 will also handle test files from the G3i, but they have to be formatted correctly. This is done by the INOVA iX1 application. Another good idea from INOVA that I hope sees continued development. It allows for them to output status and report files in formats that are compatible or at least similar to those produced by other manufacturers. They seem to manage the Sercel formats reasonably well, especially considering the differences in design concepts. There are still a few things that need to be improved, and hopefully we will see this soon.