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The STRYDE Node™

A technological spark of light that is revolutionising seismic data acquisition

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150g

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The world's smallest, lightest and most affordable onshore seismic sensor

The world needs high-resolution seismic imaging to de-risk investment decisions but bulky, expensive equipment was stalling progress. That’s why we created the world’s smallest, lightest autonomous node.

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Charge & download time

Simultaneous charging and data harvesting within 4 hours

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Piezoelectric sensor

Delivering data quality equal to any other sensor on the market

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Operating temperature

+70C to -40C

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Autonomous recording

28 - 45 days of recording

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Easy to bury for optimal performance

Read the FAQ's for more details

Node deployment hardware and software

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Magazine Strips

The Navigator Tablet

The Navigator Tablet

Node Initialisation Device

Node Initialisation Device

Deployment Backpack

Deployment Backpack

Feeder Backpack

Feeder Backpack

STRYDE software

STRYDE software

Scalable node receiver systems

At STRYDE, we know that in order to be truly cost-effective, the total cost per channel must include the node cost as well as the node charging and data harvesting costs.

To ensure that our clients benefit further from our low-cost land seismic nodes, we offer three separate node receiver systems which enable rapid rotation of high-channel counts using the scalable charging and harvesting units (Nests). Learn more about our systems:

The finer details...

Nimble System™

Typical channel count
30,000
Number of charge and harvesting nests
Up to 6
Daily node rotation rate (24-hour operations)
3,240 - 6,480
Automated node cleaning
No
Mobility
Man-portable flight cases
Standard data output
Time aligned continuous, records receiver gathers, node meta data (GNSS fixes, temperature, RMS amplitude, battery voltage etc.)
Seismic data format
SEGD Rev 3

Compact System™

Typical channel count
150,000
Number of charge and harvesting nests
Up to 24
Daily node rotation rate (24-hour operations)
12,960 - 25,920
Automated node cleaning
Optional
Mobility
20ft shipping container
Standard data output
Time aligned continuous, records receiver gathers, node meta data (GNSS fixes, temperature, RMS amplitude, battery voltage etc.)
Seismic data format
SEGD Rev 3

Pro System™

Typical channel count
500,000 (base system), expandable to 1,000,000
Number of charge and harvesting nests
Up to 36
Daily node rotation rate (24-hour operations)
19,440 - 38,880
Automated node cleaning
Yes
Mobility
3 x 20ft shipping container
Standard data output
Time aligned continuous, records receiver gathers, node meta data (GNSS fixes, temperature, RMS amplitude, battery voltage etc.)
Seismic data format
SEGD Rev 3

Frequently asked questions: Technical

Accelerometers – like the piezoelectric sensors used in STRYDE – measure acceleration. Geophones measure velocity. The seismic data can be processed in either acceleration or velocity, and you can always choose your preferred domain, as the two units are easily convertible.

The frequency and phase response of the STRYDE sensor is flat between 1-125Hz. Sensitivity is 3.6V/g.

The STRYDE Node™ is the lightest node on the market by a factor of four. It weighs just 150g, and measures 129mm x 41mm.

Seismic deliverables are output from STRYDE systems in SEGD rev3 format. Software utilities are provided for ad hoc conversion to SEGY format, if required.

Frequently asked questions: Buying and owning

At STRYDE, we offer flexible lease and purchasing options, and rapid delivery of equipment to companies across the globe, enabled by existing pools of node inventory located in our suite of global warehouses. So whether you are looking to test equipment in preparation for future land seismic surveys, or want to lease or purchase thousands of STRYDE Nodes™ for an upcoming survey - we can tailor our commercial model to suit your business needs, budget, and timescale.


When you buy a system it’s automatically covered by our one-year warranty.

Frequently asked questions: Batteries and charging

It takes 4 hours to recharge a node that has a completely depleted battery.

Each battery cell is designed to last the lifetime of the node – the cells are qualified for hundreds of charge cycles without significant loss of capacity.

Typical autonomy is 28 days for nodes that are acquiring data continuously, or 45 days for nodes acquiring data for 12 hours per day.

The number of Nests (STRYDE's charge and harvesting hardware) controls how many nodes you can charge and harvest simultaneously. Each Nest has a capacity of 90 nodes. The largest STRYDE systems have 36 Nests, and can simultaneously charge and harvest data from 3,240 nodes at the same time.

Frequently asked questions: Using the system

For optimum performance, we recommend burying the nodes in the earth so that they are entirely covered with soil. In wet ground, this burying method may be detrimental to the synchronization of the oscillator with GNSS time. STRYDE can advise on burying levels for your particular project, depending on your imaging objectives. If burying the node isn't an option, we have easy to attach spikes of various lengths, baseplates and other options to choose from. We will always help you to select the best solution for each specific project.

STRYDE Nodes™ can be interrogated in the field to display and log QC information such as recording state, battery level, memory usage and GNSS performance, which can be analysed in camp to enable effective spread management.

The simplicity of the STRYDE deployment and retrieval workflow means that your field crew don't need to have any seismic experience. Language isn't a barrier either - our Navigator software is multilingual and exceptionally intuitive to use. This means novice field crew can be trained in a matter of hours.

The charging and harvesting system requires more expertise to operate. Full instruction will be given in a short training course that is tailored to your experience with seismic and project requirements.

The optical link is extremely robust – scratches on the cap don’t affect the quality of the data transfer. You simply need to clean any dirt from the nodes before loading into Nests for harvesting.

The STRYDE Navigator Tablet application guides operators to the position at which nodes are deployed. When the nodes are being buried it is common to use biodegradable paint, a pin flag or a short length of tape (attached to the node or nearby object) to mark the location where it was buried. In some environments (e.g. deep snow or sand dunes) nodes can be attached to a rope before burial to enable easy location and retrieval.

The STRYDE system is compatible with all seismic source types, both vibroseis and impulsive, including surveys that use a mixture of source types. Source times and positions are loaded and QC'ed in the STRYDE system (along with sweep information for vibroseis shots) and used to generate shot records. Both raw and correlated vibroseis records can be output. Continuous seismic records can also be output, e.g. for use in microseismic studies.

Yes – the system will generate receiver and shot gather deliverables as soon as the node data needed to create those deliverables has been harvested. The system includes QC software for viewing deliverables in the field.

Our system has enabled over 150 seismic surveys on land, in 45+ countries to date; across a range of terrains (desert, tundra, mountains, foothills etc) and application areas. Our clients range from seismic acquisition contractors and oil and gas operators to academics and geothermal operators. Explore our case studies to gain insight into our client's experiences when using the STRYDE system.

Our system has been successfully used for geothermal exploration, CCUS exploration and monitoring, mining, archaeology, civil engineering, oil & gas, seismic risk, passive seismic and microseismic.

The STRYDE system has been successfully used in snow, deserts, urban areas, farmland, forests, jungles and roadsides as well as rocky, mountainous terrain and foothills.

Get in touch

By filling in this form, you can speak to one of our team members directly to:

  • Request a quotation for an upcoming seismic survey
  • Book a meeting with our team to understand more about our survey design and data processing solutions
  • Request more technical information about our seismic nodes and systems
  • Learn more about how STRYDE enables easy, affordable, and low-risk high-density seismic