A method of acquiring seismic data. The method includes receiving seismic signals at one or more sensors; sampling the received seismic signals into a plurality of samples, each sample having a same bit length; arranging the samples into a plurality of packets; compressing the plurality of packets by...http://www.google.ca/patents/US8077740?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US8077740 - Apparatus and method for reducing noise in seismic data