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2024
Call for abstracts until Feb. 23, 2025
Milan, June 30-July 5, 2024
2023
The GeoSIG: Measuring Excellence contest has now ended
This year's General Assembly was held in Vienna, Austria + online
2022
7.4M EQ in Japan picked up by broadband seismometer in Switzerland
2021
Structural Health Monitoring of Intelligent Infrastructure
2019
GeoSIG's new broadband seismometer is suitable for weak-motion monitoring
AGU will celebrate its centennial at Fall Meeting
GeoMediciones will promote innovative tech-integration solutions for tailings dam management
Leading researchers and engineers discussed railway noise and vibration
GeoSIG releases most advanced multichannel central data acquisition system
Read more about efforts to preserve this historic building in Indonesia
One of the most adaptable and highly configurable instruments in our market
Kompass Geo-Equipment and Seismic Systems also represented
2018
Our Partner in USA, Seismic Systems, joins us in booth #943
Opportunity to network with geoscience students and professionals around the world
This second video in the WHY series touches upon the benefits of structural monitoring.
WHY series will inform audiences on a variety of subjects
The shaking model was put to good use to demonstrate SHM
Our Partner in Greece, Eurotech SA, joined us in booth M2.08
The 11th National Conference on Earthquake Engineering was June 25-29
To all our friends who are celebrating, we wish you good fortune and happiness in the coming year
2017
GeoSIG and Fall Meeting are headed to New Orleans
The SED is the winner of GeoSIG’s “Oldest Instrument” contest with an SMACH installed 25 years ago!
2016
2014
Reports of various agencies on latest earthquakes.
2013
2011
- Regards from the AGU 2011!
- News: Setting Standards with the new GMSplus and AC-73
- New Product: GMSplus Recorder with Advanced Features
- New Product: High Dynamic Range Accelerometer AC-73
- GeoSIG Offices closed for Holidays
GeoSIG Launches Enhanced GMSplus Recorder with Advanced Features
GeoSIG Launches New High Dynamic Accelerometer AC-73
- Higher Full Scale Range on AC-23 and AC-63, Higher Sampling Rate on CR-5P
- The GMS - An excellent wireless solution for Ambient Vibration Testing on Bridges
- Visit the GeoSIG Booth at the AGU Fall Meeting 2011 in San Francisco!
Here is a comprehensive list of the numerous innovative and unique features of GMS.
These outstanding features prove that the GMS is the state-of-the-art in the new generation earthquake instrumentation.
- AC-63 Sensor now available with 4 g Full Scale Range
- Chinese adopt Swiss Dam Monitoring Norms
- Visit the GeoSIG Booth at the AGU Fall Meeting 2011 in San Francisco
79th ICOLD Annual Meeting Lucerne, Switzerland from May 29th to June 3rd 2011.
- News – GeoSIG Expanding
- Japan Disaster
- Upcoming Conferences
- Press Releases – From both sides of the US-MX border: GMS NetQuakes Applications
- Construction/Blast Monitoring of Tunnel Boring Project with GeoSIG Equipment
2010
The 2010 AGU Fall Meeting took place from December 13 - 17, 2010.
- Foreword from the Chairman
- News: GeoSIG Expansion
- Solution Focus: Structural Health Monitoring on the Rise
- GeoSIG on World Stage
- Product Focus: Outstanding and Unique - The GMS Netquakes Recorder
- Partner Focus: Don Blair, Nuclear Logistics, Inc. USA
- New Faces at GeoSIG: Florian Gegier
- Call for Articles
The European Seismological Commission 32nd General Assembly took place from
September 6 - 10, 2010
The 14th European Conference on Earthquake Engineering took place from
August 30 - September 03, 2010.
The Meeting of the Americas took place from August 8 - 12, 2010
- Foreword from the CEO
- CICESE records 2010 Baja California Earthquake with GMS-18
GeoSIG exhibited at 9th US National and 10th Canadian Conference on Earthquake Engineering in Toronto, Canada - June
The 9th US National and 10th Canadian Conference on Earthquake Engineering Researching Beyond Borders took place from July 25 - 29, 2010
GeoWatch Issue 46 - February
- Capability of our GMS; the NetQuakes instrument
- Alexandre Beaud, new Head of Production
- Faster Response to Disasters like the Haiti Earthquake
Expanding NetQuakes Network in North America - January
More and more people in USA are willing to host people "NetQuakes" seismographs in order to help USGS achieve a denser and more uniform seismograph spacing in urban areas throughout the U.S. to provide better measurements of ground motion during earthquakes.
2009
Dave Croker of the USGS Earthquake Hazards Team presents NetQuakes.
- GeoSIG’s newest instrument: GiX
- Visit our booth at the AGU Fall Meeting 2009
- More than 200 NetQuakes / GMS-18 (GSR-IA-18) in production
- GeoSIG attended the DETAILS workshop in Lucca, Italy
- GeoSIG wishes a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year
- New Website: www.GeoSIG.com appears in a new fresh look
- Ambient Vibration Testing of
GeoSIG exhibited at the AGU Fall Meeting in San Francisco CA, USA - November
The AGU Fall Meeting, the largest annual scientific conference in the world, took place from 14 to 18 December 2009.
GeoWatch Issue 43 - October
- Sakhalin II project – Monitoring and Rapid Response System
- AC-23 passes radiation te
GeoDAS is now approved to work with Windows Vista. - September
GeoDAS latest version can only be used with GeoSIG recorders or systems which have been supplied with GeoDAS.
GeoWatch Issue 42 - September
- Metsovo Bridge – Monitoring System
- Installation completed at NPP Gösgen
- SS
GeoSIG attended the DETAILS Final Workshop in Lucca, Italy - September
DETAILS (DEsign for opTimal performance of high-speed rAILway bridges by enhancement monitoring Systems) is a research project funded by the European Commission, which took place from 9 to 11 December 2009.
Geowatch Issue 41 - July
- GeoSIG instrumentation installed during the G8 Summit in L’Aquila (Italy)
- GeoSIG Attended the 8th SINUG Meeting
- Our New Logistics, Sales & Marketing Assistant, Sonja Roth
GeoWatch Issue 40 - June
- New !! GeoSIG Streamer GST-43 for Dense Networks
- Our New Marketing and Sales Assistant, Andreas Beutler
- GeoSIG Rapid Response Network Streamer Recorded Recent Earthquake
- GeoSIG Attends the DETAILS Workshop, Lucca, Italy
GeoWatch Issue 39 - April
- GeoSIG Moved to New Location
- New Product: SSW-43 Seismic Switch
- Max Dietiker, Creator of AC-23 Passed Away
- Ground Breaking New Product GMS Successfully Passes EMC Testing
- Florian Magnin; Head of Production
- 23 Dams Monitored with GeoSIG Equipment in Korea
GeoWatch Issue 38 - March
2008
- Introduction
- NEW GeoSIG Measuring System GMS
- GSR-xxLFDC Based Building Monitoring Systems Detected the Chino Earthquake
- News from GeoSIG Staff
- GeoSIG Attended the 14th WCEE, 7th USMCA and GeoProtecta
- Keynote
- Ambient Vibration Testing Of The Humber Bridge, England
- Keynote
- Seismic Monitoring Network for Lentini Dam, ITALY
- New Employees: Sab
2007
- Keynote: GeoSIG Celebrates 15th Year
- Earthquake Monitoring System Above 3’200 m Altitude, Lake Sarez, Tajikistan
- Latest Features and Improvements in GeoDAS
- EVACES’07 was held during 24-26 October 2007, Porto, Portugal
- Keynote
- Remarkable Performance from GBV-X16 - Seismic Recorder
- TEL-WLx.xX - Wireless LAN Communication System
- EVACES’07 – Experimental Vibration Analysis for Civil Engineering Structures – 24-26 October 2007, Porto, Portugal
- Keynote
- Seismic Instrumentation of the Swiss Nuclear Power Plants
- EVACES’07 – Experimental Vibration Analysis for Civil Engineering Structures – 24-26 October 2007, Porto, Portugal
- Ethernet Enabled GNC-CR24 Systems are Delivered for Eleven Dams in Korea
2006
- Keynote
- New!!! AC-43 MEMS based Triaxial Accelerometer
- AS-1x Series Seismic Switch
- Office Floor Vibrations: Modal Parameter Identification and Vibration Monitoring
- 1st ECEES was held in Geneva, Switzerland, September 2006
- NPP Gösgen Seismic Instrumentation is Successfully Commissioned by GeoSIG
- GeoSIG Supports Academic Research and Development
- Keynote: Some Examples for Seismic Instrumentation of Structures II
- Visit Us at 1st European Conference on Earthquake Engineering and Seismology, Geneva, Switzerland, September 2006
- Railroad Monitoring: Taiwan High Speed Rail (THSR) Train Operations, Tainan, TW
- Dynamic Monitoring System for the Saaser Tunnel, Switzerland
- Telemetry - An Excellent Completion to Satellite Transmissions
- Keynote: Some Examples for Instrumentation of Structures
- Roof Monitoring: Congress Centre, Lucerne, CH
- Penstock Monitoring: Schwanden, CH
- CR-5 PC Based Multi-channel Central Recording and Monitoring System
- Third Nuclear Power Plant Instrumentation in Switzerland
- GeoSIG Exhibited at the SSA 2006, 100th Anniversary Earthquake Conference
- Nuclear Logistics Inc. Cover Marketing Activities in the North American Nuclear Market
- Reminder: 1st European Conference on Earthquake Engineering and Seismology, Geneva, Switzerland, September 2006
2005
- Keynote
- Structural Monitoring and Measurement System for Enguri Dam, Georgia
- Structural Monitoring and Measurement System for Karkheh Dam, Iran
- Structural Monitoring and Measurement System for Karun III Dam, Iran
- Structural Monitoring and Measurement System for Beli Iskar Dam, Bulgaria
- The complementary training for IWPC, Sepasad and Abzar-E-Khak / Karkheh Dam
- Dr. Oleg Razinkov
- The Mb=4.5 Earthquake of 6th October 2005 in Georgia
- The ML=4.0 Earthquake of 4th November 2005 in Khoozestan Province, Iran
- First European Conference on Earthquake Engineering and Seismology, Geneva, Switzerland, September 2006
- Keynote
- GERI Project, India
- IITR Project, India
- NEIS Project, China
- Burn In
- Multifunctional Tester, (Automatic Testing)
- Major Component Suppliers
- Factory Acceptance Tests
- Technical Point: PGA vs INT
- IA-1: OpenFileReport #5010, Geological Survey of Canada, Pacific Division
- Singapore Representative
- Production Manager Ricardo Araujo, New Apprentice Yanick Ungricht
- The “Col de Balme/France Earthquake” of 8th September 2005
- Foreword from the CEO
- Beznau NPP Seismic Instrumentation Network
- Leibstadt NPP Seismic Instrumentation Network
- Ulchin NPP Units 5/6 Seismic Monitoring System (SMS)
- GSR Spare Boards for NPP Instrumentation
- Seismic Check in NPP Seismic Instrumentation Networks
- Video on NPP Seismic Instrumentation now available
- Johannes Grob celebrates 50th birthday
- Apprentice - Sebastien Lienhard
- The Albanian Earthquake of 10th July 2005
- IA-1 Internet Accelerograph Is Now Available With 50 micro g Noise Floor
- After the Tsunami Disaster, A Proposal for Increasing Awareness and Preparedness Against Natural Disasters
- GeoSIG Strong Motion Instruments Recorded Sumatra Earthquake from 7850 km Away
- GeoSIG Seismic Instrumentation in Leibstadt NPP Detected the German Earthquake of 5th December 2004
- GeoSIG Contributes in USGS Article on Dense Arrays
- David Cirjanic, Electrical Technician, Joins GeoSIG Family
2004
- Designing Your Own Instrumentation Was Never This Easy
- ARTeMIS Extractor Receives US Patent
- Special Sales Offer for GBV-316 Triaxial Seismic Recorder
- Local Earthquakes Recorded by Internet Accelerograph
- Technical Note: Istanbul Earthquake Rapid Response and the Early Warning System
1. Background and Introduction
2. Istanbul Earthquake Rapid Response and Early Warning System
3. Rapid Response System
4. Early Warning System
Acknowledgements
- Three Different GeoSIG Instruments Recorded the Same Earthquake
- GeoSIG will Participate in the SSA 2004 Annual Meeting
- GeoSIG Provides Industrial Seismic Protection Equipment for Tianwan NPP, China
2003
- GeoSIG extends the horizon for Structural Monitoring, using the Internet for Data Transmission and offering Enhanced Data Processing and Structural Modal Analysis with ultimate flexibility
- GeoSIG will deliver the Seismic Instrumentation System for Leibstadt NPP, Switzerland
- Foreword from the CEO
- GeoSIG Modernises the Versatile PC-Based Portable Seismic Recorder GSR-12/16PC
- GeoSIG Seismic Instrumentation in Beznau NPP Detected a Local Earthquake
- Foreword from the CEO
- GeoSIG Announces the Deployment of the Revolutionary Internet Accelerograph, IA-1
- Structural Monitoring and Measurement System for Beli Iskar Dam, Bulgaria
- New Manual of Seismological Observatory Practice (NMSOP) is Published by IASPEI
- Foreword from the CEO
- Structural and seismic tunnel monitoring system for Aktio-Preveza Immersed Tunnel, Greece
- Seismic instrumentation network for Karkheh Dam, Iran
2002
- Foreword from the CEO
- GeoSIG Provides Seismic Instrumentation for Beznau NPP, Switzerland
- Units 5 and 6 of Kozloduy NPP in Bulgaria are Protected by GeoSIG Seismic Instrumentation
- Ivan Zanin, Electrical Engineer, Joins GeoSIG Family
- Strong Motion Instrument Networks
- Foreword from the CEO
- GeoSIG Provides Industrial Seismic Protection Equipment for Tianwan NPP, China
- Istanbul Earthquake Early Warning and Early Response System Acquired the Temporary Acceptance
- Highlights from the ARTeMIS Seminar, June 13-14 in Glattbrugg, Switzerland
- GeoSIG Monitoring System Detected the First Instrumental Tectonic Event in Lithuania
- New GeoSIG Website is Now Online (www.geosig.com)
- Foreword from the CEO
- Special Article by Dr. Martin Wieland; “Why Do We Need Strong Motion Instruments in Large Dams?”
- Istanbul Earthquake Early Warning and Rapid Response System has been shipped
- GeoSIG has become the official reseller of IKONOS Satellite Imagery
- Technology Seminar Scheduled in Zurich area on ARTeMIS Software
2001
- Foreword from the CEO
- Istanbul is preparing to greet the extensive Early Warning and Early Response System, realized by GeoSIG
- ABB utilizes GeoSIG equipment and expertise for dynamic verification project in Hong Kong
- GeoSIG collaborates with RCI
- GeoSIG now distributes the ARTeMIS Extractor software package
- Special offer: ARTeMIS Extractor customer training courses
- GeoSIG Research & Development Center conducts Istanbul Radio Transmission Study
- GeoSIG introduces NEW Accelerometer at SSA in April 2001
- Scientist use GBV-316 to conduct Antarctic study
- TREMOR Product Development Progress reported at SSA by GeoSIG
2000
- GeoSIG announces Jean Poirier resignation
- GeoSIG introduces 24 bit Accelerograph
- GeoSIG introduces CR-4 Central Recorder for monitoring Civil Engineered Structures
- Portable CR-4 shipped
- CR-4 selected for monitoring one of the worlds largest bridges
- Network solutions key in Dam Instrumentation
- GBV installed base continues to grow
- Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) on selection of seismic recorders full scale range
1998
- New SSA-320S 'Smart Sensor'
- GeoSys Visits Bergen University
- Technical Corner
- The GeoMan Interview
- GeoSys visits Guralp Systems
- IDS-24 Recorders for Kazakhstan
- News in Brief
- New GSR-18 Developments
- Seismic Alarm and Monitoring System is shipped to Lithuania
- ISO 9001 Accreditation for GeoSys
- Visitors from GeoSys India and TERRA Technology
- GeoSys UK is born
1997
- GS_ICM: GeoSys' solution for Modem Protection
- Technical Corner
- Interview with GeoMan
- Digital Drum Recorder
- News from the Representatives
- GeoSys success in the Nuclear Power Market
- Relationship with Bergen University grows further...
- New General Catalogue
- The new GSR-18
- Cross Axis Sensitivity
1996
- A new Collaboration in Italy
- University of Bergen Seislog and Seisan Software
- Seminar on "Vibration Instrumentation for Buildings"
- Portable IDS-20 and IDS-24
- Portable GNC-CR12 and GNC-CR16
- 11 Nuclear Power Plants Select GNC-CR
GeoSys and Pizzi - an agreement to solve your problems
- New:
- Visits to GeoSys
- GeoSys India Pvt. Ltd.
- Sales and Facts
- GSR-12/P, the Piezo "Brother" of the GSR-12/FB Force Balance Strong Motion Recorder
- Competition
- High Dynamic Range Products IDS-20 and IDS-24 Announced
- Network System for SSN Servizio Sismico Nationale
- IDS Delivered to Egypt
- GSR-16 to Portugal
- GSR-12 to Chile
- Dam Instrumentation with GNC-CR12
- Significant advances made by the high dynamic range IDS Seismic Digital Recorders
1995
- New:
- Product Line:
- GeoSys / Terra Case History
- News:
- GeoSys Achievements:
- 150 dB Accelerometer
- GNC-CR Central Recorder
- Blasting Surveillance of a Water Gallery
- NASA/JPL Goldstone Deep Space Antenna Complex
- First Deliveries of GSR-16 to Turkey
- GSR-12/FB for the Kuwait Antenna Tower
- Training at GeoSys
- Summer Vacation
- Assisi monitoring
1994
- Sapphire Line Introduction
- New Recorders and Sensors
- Product Line:
- FieldView and CloseView Software
- CloseView analyses GSR, IDS and SUDS data
- Instrument Configurations
- Special Low Prices
- GSR-12 Strong Motion Recorder
- GSR-16 Strong Motion Recorder
- IDS-3602A Accelerograph
- GCR-12 Vibration Recorder
- GCR-12/VC Vibration Controller
- GSV / GSA / SSA Acceleration and Velocity Sensors
- GSP-57 External Printer
- GSC-50 / GSC-100 Cable Rolls
1993
- Strategic Alliance between Terra and GeoSys
- GeoSys Sensors
- GSR-12
- GeoSys' Representatives
- Force Balance Accelerometer SSA-320
- Capacitive Silicon Accelerometer GSA-320
- Piezoresistive Silicon Accelerometer GSA-310
- Velocity Sensor GSV-320
- Velocity Sensor GSV-310
- GeoSys' Contribution to Dam Safety
- Strong Motion Instrumentation Array in Dams
a) Independent Recording
b) Interconnected Records
c) Local Recording Network
d) Central Recording Network
- A Breakthrough in Strong Motion Technology
- GeoSys products
- Terra Technology products
- 12 Bit Strong Motion Recorder GSR-12
- Civil Engineering Recorder SR-12CE
- GPS-Receiver GSP-2
- 16 Bit Strong Motion Recorder IDC-3602
- Terra Flex SA-102 Accelerometer
- Direct Digital Seismic Data Acquistion System
- Direct Digital Accelerometer DDA-01, 02, 03
- Intesitron EIC300
- Utilitron EIC300-R