DATa Acquisition

The core of every system is the SeekerSPR Acquisition Software. Its clear, crisp graphical display of data in a user-friendly format makes target acquisition simple, while vibrant color palettes make those targets and features easily recognizable. Gain and averaging filters are automatically applied as required, creating data that will satisfy even the most discriminating user. Data is displayed in real time and may be recorded for further analysis or processing.

Acquisition Software is included with every system. Once the basic acquisition algorithms are installed, users may choose one or both of the following interfaces.

SeekerSPR Locate
Power up and go with software geared toward the quick and easy location of a multitude of varying targets.

Features Include
Auto-Calibrate: Using a unique averaging removal algorithm, the antenna and software recognize the prevailing soil conditions and calibrate the images for optimum data gathering.

Time Varying Gain: The only software/hardware integration that recognizes the duration of the pulse and applies gain accordingly. The deeper the target, the higher the gain...automatically!

User Defined Gain Algorithm: Similar to focusing a camera, the operator can increase or decrease gain on a specific depth range. Target identification and layer tracing are much easier for those hard-to-locate targets.

Backtrack Feature: Pinpoint the precise location of the target with the position indicator. When a feature is spotted in the data, simply move backward until the indicator is centered on the target.

Position Readout: Simply tap the screen on an image of interest and the distance from the beginning of your pass and the depth will be displayed (x and z coordinates). This feature works both in real time and on stored data being replayed.

Snapshot: Store full screen images for reports and sharing with others. One tap of the touch screen “Snapshot” function and the image is saved.

Record: Full scans are stored for later analysis and review. Store in 400 m/1,333 lf increments to a total of up to 96 km/60 miles.

SeekerSPR Survey
This more complex software is for advanced users with applications such as geophysics that require greater filtering and data processing capabilities.

Features Include
Auto-Calibrate: Using a unique averaging removal algorithm, the antenna and software recognize the prevailing soil conditions and calibrate the images for optimum data gathering.

Time Varying Gain: The only software/hardware integration that recognizes the duration of the pulse and applies gain accordingly. The deeper the target, the higher the gain...automatically!

User-Defined Gain Algorithm: Similar to focusing a camera, the operator can increase or decrease gain on a specific depth range. Target identification and layer tracing are much easier for those hard-to-locate targets.

Record: Full scans are stored for later analysis and review. Store in 400 m/1,333 lf increments to a total of up to 96 km/60 miles.

Advanced Dielectric Constant Entry: The operator may enter their own values for dielectric constant.

Advanced Attenuation Entry: The operator may enter their own values for attenuation in dB/m.

Signal Loss Calculation: When entering dielectric constant and attenuation, the signal loss is calculated automatically.

Advanced Algorithms: Operator may enter advanced filtering algorithms, such as Low Pass and High Pass Filters, Remove DC and Peak Envelope, for example.

Post Processing Software

From simple file conversion for report building and sharing to comprehensive 3-D imaging software, there is a software option for every post processing requirement.

Seeker Rad-Vis
This is the desktop version of our most popular locate software with the added ability to convert RAD files to shareable JPG, BMP or PNG files. In addition to color changes, gain algorithms may be altered to enhance raw data as desired. Use this software to process data prior to transferring it to any popular desktop publishing software for spectacular report building.

3-D Software
Our 3-D offering is by far the most comprehensive 3-D software available.

Features Include

• 2-D/3-D time slices
• 3-D volume displays, isosurface rendering, fence plots
• Vector navigation
  • Antenna yaw, pitch and roll used in projecting scans
  • Longitudinal tunnel radar survey menu for automatic vector setting
  • Radial tunnel survey menu for automatic vector setting
  • Meandering track menu and automatic vector setting
• Complete GPS navigation integration, including:
  • GPS 2-D/3-D time slices
  • GPS 2-D/3-D radargram displays
  • Specialized menu for editing/filtering GPS fallout
  • Batch GPS topography corrections
  • Built-in UTM utility conversion
  • Exportability to GIS (world file creation)
  • Built-in GPS staggering/scan lag latency corrections
• OpenGL graphics
  • 2-D surface displays and automatic animation creation
  • OpenGL 3-D real time flythroughs, fence diagrams and isosurface rendering
  • OpenGL 3-D radargram displays with pulse thresholding and automatic animation creation
  • OpenGL object drawing for interpretation (pipes, rectangular volumes, spheres, etc.) with DXF file creation
• 8/16 bit radargram signal processing
• 8/16/32 bit image processing
• 0 ns scan by scan or 0 ns line by line offset auto detection/editing/truncation of radargrams
• Unique processes including overlay analysis
• Split screen options – time slice to radargram anomaly comparison
• Split screen options – radargram to time slice anomaly comparison
• Static corrections for topography
• Static corrections accounting for antenna tilt
• Horizon detection and mapping
  • Automatic horizon detection
  • Layer depth maps using variable layer velocities
  • Horizon amplitude profiles and maps
  • Horizon slicing in OpenGL 3-D volume
• Batch processing
• Customizable multi-time slice and radargram displays
• Easy grid connection and appending
• Specialized filters to automatically remove mosaic noises from multi-grid surveys
• Time slice differencing for GPR montioring – 4-D surveys
• Radargram differencing for GPR monitoring – 4-D surveys
• Signal processing
  • Migration with variable velocity profiles
  • Bandpass filtering and spectra menu
  • Spectral whitening
  • Cepstrum deconvolution
  • Hilbert transform
  • Boxcar smoothing
  • Background removal
  • Regain
  • Radargram differencing
• Individualized map transform controls
• Radargram tunnel/cylinder warping
• JPEG or BMP outputs
• Importability and processing magnetometer, resistivity, EM data and any 2-D/3-D data
• Image synthesizing of GPR, magnetometer, resistivity and EM using overlay analysis navigation detection and correction menu

Contact us to discuss your specific applications and which software program offers the best fit.