Geoland 5.0.3.

78 release notes

September 26 2014

GEOLAND 5.0.3 RELEASE NOTES

Sub-version number: 5.0.3.78
: Means warning
1. Platforms
Geoland version 5.0.x is designed for use on the following platforms:
• PC Linux 2.6 64-bit
2. License key
To check authorizations for a given workstation, Geoland 5.0 uses the FLEXnet key system. To
run Geoland, you must obtain a license key from the Distribution department of CGG Massy
(cgg_distribution.master@CGG.com).
IMPORTANT: Refer to the ReadMe file on the CD or in the downloaded set of the distribution.
This file provides details about how to manage Geoland licenses.
3. GDBS (Generalized Data Base System)
Geoland version 5.0.x is supplied with a GDBS (version 10g 64-bit).
To install the GDBS, use the GDBS Installation Kit delivered by the Distribution department of
CGG Massy.
4. Documentation
The documentation is supplied in pdf format and is readable with Acrobat Reader.
5. New in 5.0.3.78version versus the 5.0.3.77 version - September 26 2014
 Shooting 3D > Binning > Compute

Bug fixing: sometimes, with huge survey, Geoland crashed. This is fixed
6. New in 5.0.3.77 version versus the 5.0.3.76 version - September 11 2014
 Shooting 3D > Binning > Assign generic spread
This update allows the user to set offsets while using theoretical coordinates of the shot point
7. New in 5.0.3.76 version versus the 5.0.3.75 version - June 17 2014
 Shooting 3D > Binning > Assign generic spread
New option to choose the number of rear and/or front lines.

 Shooting 3D > Binning > Assign generic spread

Bug fixing: With the assignment of rear and front lines option, when the shot point was
situated at the front part of the last receiver line, one receiver line was missing in the
spread.
8. New in 5.0.3.75 version versus the 5.0.3.74 version - June 12 2014
 Shooting 2D and 3D > Edit > Spread > Receiver index

Bug fixing: While using this option, after having used the "From recorder" option with
the toggle button “UNITE system without KL traces” set on, the channel computation
of spread was bad.

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9. New in 5.0.3.74 version versus the 5.0.3.73 version - June 3 2014

 Shooting > Data from recorder
In the from recorder window, if you select the “Use receiver index versus shot date” option

In the Data from recorder spreadsheet, the Ctrl+Q (information) displays the Spread with
receiver index according to the shot date.
10. New in 5.0.3.73 version versus the 5.0.3.72 version - April 15 2014
 Shooting 3D > Binning > Assign generic spread
New option to choose the receiver lines which contribute to the spread.
This option available while using receiver preselection in polygon option.

Bug fixing: Insures the result when source point is close to a receiver line.
11. New in 5.0.3.72 version versus the 5.0.3.71 version - April 8 2014
 Shooting 3D > Binning > Assign generic spread
New option to choose the receiver lines which contribute to the spread.

Swath lines (Default): All receiver lines of source swath contribute to the spread
If the generic spread contains N lines:
Rear lines: The program chooses N lines, limited in the swath, backward the source point.
Front lines: The program chooses N lines, limited in the swath, forward the source point.

With these two last options, the receiver lines numbering must be coherent with the
receiver grid.
12. New in 5.0.3.71 version versus the 5.0.3.70 version
In the case of a recorder set was defined with no selected component,
Geoland aborted while exporting the header SPS.
This is fixed.
13. New in 5.0.3.70 version versus the 5.0.3.68 and the 5.0.3.69 versions

Bug fixing specific for debian
 Shooting3D -> Binning > Compute
Sometimes geoland could abort.

Bug fixing in the case of swath defined as patch
 Shooting3D -> Binning > Compute
In the case of patch, the fold computation was bad.
This is fixed.
14. New in 5.0.3.68 version versus the 5.0.3.67 version

Bug fixing on DEBIAN machines.
 All modules
On DEBIAN the View > View port > View port files option didn’t work.
On DEBIAN the View > Interest area option didn’t work
This is fixed.

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15. New in 5.0.3.67 version versus the 5.0.3.66 version

 Layout 2D & 3D and Surveying 2D & 3D
Layout> Create > Index option and
Surveying > Data import using create new point index option
The initial/theoretical of new index is set to initial/theoretical of the first index.

 Layout 3D, Shooting 3D , Surveying 3D

New option: Edit > Polygon > Envelope
This option allows the user to create the polygon envelope of the selected points.
16. New in 5.0.3.66 version versus the 5.0.3.64 version
 All modules
To allow the display of values such as 9999999.999, the default size of X and Y spreadsheet
columns has been set to 11.

 Shooting 3D > Binning > Compute with options

Bug fixing – Fold computation without duplication
In the previous version 5.0.3.64 a geoland abort could happen.

Bug fixing: Graphic display problem when a swath had no receiver or no source points.
17. New in 5.0.3.64 version versus the 5.0.3.61 version

Sorry: Due to a bad consequence of a graphic display optimization three 5.0.3.61 bugs have
been fixed in the 5.0.3.64 version
 Shooting 3D > Binning > Compute with options

Bug fixing – Fold computation without duplication
In the previous version 5.0.3.61 the computation was not made
 Surveying 2D & 3D

Bug fixing – Processing > Validation option
In the previous version 5.0.3.61 this option did not work properly.
 Layout 2D & 3D

Bug fixing – Edit > Shift to non seismic > to NSO type(s) option
In the previous version 5.0.3.61 this option did not work properly.
18. New in 5.0.3.61 version versus the 5.0.3.56 version
 Import 2D

Bug fixing – Median line to XPS option.
Important for computing the statics in geovation
1. From the version 5.0.3.48, some numbers of CDP receiver positions computations
was false.
2. When a CDP point of the median line was outside the receiver line bounds, the
number of CDP receiver position was set to null value.
This is fixed in this version.

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 Shooting 2D & 3D
New option to assign the generic spread.

In this example, maximum index are used excepted if the maximum is equal to 9.
If there is only one index equal to 9, this index is used.

 Optimization
Optimization has been done for graphic display and for binning computation
19. New in 5.0.3.56 version versus the 5.0.3.53 version
 Shooting 2D

Bug fixing.
The median line computation was not correct in the case of vertical 2D multi lines.
(2D multi line: 2D line with several sub receiver lines). This problem is fixed
 Layout3D
New options to force the point displacement perpendicularly to I axis or to J axis.
Two new toggle buttons have been added at the bottom of the graphic area.

Select one of the two buttons to activate the option.

 Surveying2D or Surveying3D
While digitizing a Non seismic object, it is possible to snap to the nearest point or nearest
segment.
Mouse Left Button + Shift key: Snap to nearest point (seismic point, corner of a polygon or
corner of a NSO)
Mouse Left Button + Ctrl key: Snap to nearest segment (segment of a polygon or a NSO) in
the elastic cursor direction.
Recall : Clicking the Mouse middle button inserts a point in the digitized NSO.

 Shooting 3D
Binning > Analysis > Surface > Rose diagram option
Now, the total number of colors of the chosen color palette is used to display the “Global Sum
Rose Diagram”.

Binning > Analysis > Line option

Bug fixing.
The abort problem which happened with selected swaths without source point is now fixed.

 All modules
Data > Scatter to FastQC option
The “Geocluster seismic code” of a seismic point is set to 99 if this point has the cancelled
status or if his seismic set equal to KL.

 All modules
Select > From file option
When the chosen file format contains several items of the same type (example two items of
line type such as Seis_Line_Name and SPSX_Receiver_Line),
The first item of this type is used to compare with the input data.
For instance, you can use the SPS_X_in file format to select the source points defined in the
X file.

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20. New in 5.0.3.53 version versus the 5.0.3.50 version

Shooting module

Data > To recorder and Data > From recorder
In the case of the UNITE system and Cable system are used in the same time, the specific
behavior concerning the killed UNITE receivers must not be applied to the killed Cable
receivers.
To do that, the UNITE receiver sets must be defined with the “Station unite” equal to the
“RAU” string. This is available from the version 5.0.3.52

Bug fixing.

Import module (Data > Fast load option + processing number computation)
With the version 5.0.3.50, when the “Compute processing number” toggle button was set
while importing data with the Fast load option, the computation of the processing number
was not correct. This is fixed from the version 5.0.3.52.
21. New in 5.0.3.50 version versus the 5.0.3.40 version
 Main module

Edit > Prospect polygon
New File > KML output option to export the polygon into a kml format file.

Project > Generic spread.
New generic spread coding to include all rear and/or all front traces.

 Shooting module

Edit > Spread > Receiver index
Add a sort key option.

Data > To recorder
New option to do not export killed traces (Case of UNITE system).

Data > From recorder
- New option to do not take in account the database killed traces while comparing the
spread from recorder and the spread existing in database (Case of UNITE system)..
- New option to build the spreads by automatically choosing the receiver index according
to the shot date and the leveling date of receivers.
- New option in the From recorder spreadsheet: Edit > Data > Copy SPS index to Idx

 Export module

Data> Export
Add the possibility to format the swath or line number included in the output file name.

 Layout 3D module

Edit > Prospect grids
For the grid origin, add the choice of current grid vertices.
Improvement of the interface behavior.

Create > line > Source on spiral
New option to create a source line on a spiral.

 Shooting 3D module

Binning > Analysis > Surface
Add the computation and display of the global sum fold rose diagram

Binning > Bin grid
With prospect grids defined as source grid parallel to Receiver grid, the default BIN grid is
computed such as: (I_bin, J_bin) = (I_receiver+I_source, J_receiver+J_source)

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 Bug fixing.

Export module (Data > Export option)
In the case of exporting with "Coordinate & spread", "Valid & theoretic" and "One file
per swath" options.
The shot date in source file, was randomly set the null value.
This problem is already fixed in the 5.0.3.48 version.
Remark: This bug did not exist in the case of exporting final files.

Shooting module (Data > From Trace control option)

When you use this option, a spreadsheet “From QC trace” is displayed.
The use of the Column > Sort option or Sort > Key option could create a bad updating of
spreads.
This problem is fixed in this 5.0.3.50 version.
22. New in 5.0.3.40 version versus the 5.0.3.36 version
 Surveying 2D and 3D modules

Data > Data Import option
A new option “Create new point index” has been added. This option allows the user to
import new coordinates while creating new index according to a tolerance distance and the
date of new coordinates versus the dates of already existing indexes

 Shooting 2D and 3D modules

Data > To recorder option
A new option “UNITE system (Without KL traces)” allows the user to not export the
killed traces neither in the spread files nor in the receiver files.
Warning: This works only with generic spreads.
23. New in 5.0.3.36 version versus the 5.0.3.28 version
 All modules

View > Composition option
If you select the label toggle button for sources or receivers, the point numbering is also
displayed on screen.
 Shooting 2D and 3D modules

Fold computation
The converted wave at a target depth option has been added.
Using Processing > Converted wave option in 2D or Binning > Converted wave option
in 3D, you can define the Vp/Vs ratio and the target depth.
24. New in 5.0.3.28 version versus the 5.0.3.17 version
 All modules

Tools > Summaries option
This new option allows you to display statistics according to a user defined selection of
keys and operators on attributes.

 Import module

Data > To XPS option
A new choice has been added to sort the spreads by shot date or by the
recorder/tape/record key.
If the Date item is defined in the XPS scatter format, the columns Day (Julian day) and
Hour (HH:MM:SS:mmm) are created in the XPS scatter.
For the sources, the date is the shot date. For the receivers, the date is the date of first use.
The new file format NAVP2_UPHOLE_WATER_DATE_out has been created to do
that.

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 Shooting 3D module

Fold computation option
In the version 5.0.3.17 the program crashed when there was more than 100 different spreads
per swath.
The problem is fixed in this version.

Binning analysis surface option

The computation and display of Offset and Azimuth distributions have been improved

 Administration tools

Database creation
While creating the database using the AdmBaseCreate script, the administrator is allowed
to choice the name of the oracle instance (By default it is GELA10G)

New three scripts have been created to run administration tools in line.
(Those tools must be used in a land acquisition environment)
AdmCreateDicoLandInLine to create a land project.
AdmArchiveProjectLandInLine to archive a land project.
AdmDeleteProjectLandInLine to delete a land project.
25. New in 5.0.3.17 version versus the 5.0.2 version
 Seismic equipment
- Add of the EmphaSeis and Custom sweep and the Blackman taper to the vibrator set
attributes.

 Predefined file formats

The database/add_customized_formats.sql file allows the possibility to add specific file
formats to new geoland projects. This file must be updated by the administrator.
 All modules

New option to use the keyboard arrow keys as graphic browser.

Edit > Polygon > Edit option

New graphical method to edit polygons as it is made in FastQC.

Create polygon option

New possibility has been added to create polygons using a snapping option to the displayed
graphic objects.

New possibility to change the year in the spreadsheets while keeping the Julian date.
This is done in all spreadsheets where the date is editable.

Fixes the problem of deep zoom while displaying (Geoland2D or 3D) non seismic
objects with the filled area type and also while zooming deeply on binning 2D.

 All 3D modules

Select > Restriction > Swaths option
You can use restriction on selected swaths according to whether there is no selected source
or no selected receiver.
 Main window

Edit > Generalities option
The computer GMT shift time is displayed in a field close to the GMT shift time entered
in database.
 Layout 3D module

Create swaths by SDL option
Now the user is able to stop a looping SDL.
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 Shooting 2D and Shooting 3D modules

Data > From recorder option
New option to create spreads choosing receiver index according to the shooting date.
This option takes in account the choice or not of GMT shooting date as input date.

Select > Reversed spread option

This option has been multi-threaded.

 Shooting 3D module

Spread > Delete patch option
This new option allows the user to delete a patch.

Fold computation and Fold contribution in polygon options

The use of the multi-threading technology has been improved.

Binning analysis surface

The computation and display of Offset and Azimuth distributions has been improved.

 Export module

Data > Export option
- In the SPS files, the “H10 Clock time w.r.t. GMT” header value is set to the
Computer GMT time shift value.
This value is in agreement with the exported dates (dates in computer local time) in the
SPS file data.
- While exporting the SPS files, when the shooting date is the same for several shots, a
second sort is made using the record number.

 Import module

New method to compute the processing numbers using a linear formula.
This is implemented in:
Data > Fast load > Define processing > Formula method option
Create > Source/Receiver processing number > Processing > Create PN by formula
option
26. Geoland database creation.
After the first Geoland installation, the “AdmBaseCreate” script is used to create a GDBS instance
GELA10G (GELA10G is the default. The administrator is allowed to choice another name)

27. Geoland and the processing centers.

There is a standard way to work with Geoland in the processing centers which use the CGG
Geocluster or geovation softwares.
To carry out that, see the “5.3 Geoland Installation Specific to Seismic Processing
Centers” section of the Installation and Administration guide.
Note that you can choose the remote mode or the Client / Oracle server mode.

Three icons to be used in Geodesk of geovation software have been created.

These icons are:
Geoland 3D : $GEOLAND_HOME/pixmap/Geoland3D75x75.gif
Geoland 2D : $GEOLAND_HOME/pixmap/Geoland2D75x75.gif
Geoland Archive : $GEOLAND_HOME/pixmap/GeolandArchive70x75.gif

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