Overview

The book underlines the basic workflow in managing data efficiently and professionally from data search up to data archiving. This period is also considered as the data life span within a project cycle. The book is also a good referral for undergrads in the geosciences faculties. The nine chapters outline in detail what any subsurface data managers need to apprehend in their daily routine works. --Chapter 1 outline the meaning of "seismic." --Chapter 2 outline the history of storage media. --Chapter 3 outline the 2D and 3D seismic surveys. --Chapter 4 outline the coordinate reference system and standard navigational data format. --Chapter 5 outline the flow in data management. --Chapter 6 outline the SEG-Y header analysis. --Chapter 7 outline the standard seismic data loading. --Chapter 8 outline the process of data cleaning. --Chapter 9 outline what constitutes of backup, archive, and restore.