Friendly and effective user interface.
The user interface for a seismograph needs to be able to display the record in a variety of formats at different scale factors and with sufficient processing to show the elements of the record appropriate to the type of survey.
In this example of an MASW record, the buttons on the right side of the screen are used to adjust the trace size, spacing, and stretch.
At the same time, operation needs to be intuitive so that the operator can instantly understand how to operate the system and scale the data. Place the mouse pointer over any button, and the function is explained.
Function keys make surveys more efficient.
When in production, it's more convenient to minimize the use of the mouse. On the bottom of the screen are the routine survey operations which are accessed by the mouse or the function keys on a standard keyboard, everything you need to collect and store records smoothly, including Rollalong, without mouse clicks.
Digital filters and Automatic Gain Control
For seismic reflection surveys, flexible digital filters are necessary to separate the reflection signals from the clutter of the other arrivals. And of course digital AGC is essential to bringing out the later data. This is the "View" menu (shown below) used to tune the record to bring out the desired artifacts. Of course the original raw data will be stored on disk.
