Application Overview

Geodaq provides complete vibration monitoring systems and services for construction, blasting, pile driving, demolition, and structural response monitoring. Our portable remote stations support ground vibration monitoring with ISEE- or DIN-compatible geophones and Geodaq GEO3 tri-axial velocity transducers, which are available with either geophone or MEMS sensor elements.

Each station provides high-resolution data acquisition, PPV, dominant frequency, waveform capture, FFT results, real-time alerts, and automatic PDF reporting. Battery- and solar-powered stations operate continuously in the field and transmit results to a secure cloud server for remote review.
Services include field installation, remote system configuration, threshold notifications, instrumentation plans, report generation, and technical support for interpreting vibration results.

The project examples below highlight Geodaq vibration monitoring systems deployed for construction, blasting and structural response applications.

Santa Rosa Treatment Facility

Vibration monitoring for existing structures adjacent to construction work

Oroville Dam Spillway Replacement

Blast Monitoring for Spillway and Gate Structure

Caltrans Bay Bridge Structural Monitoring

Remote structural monitoring of dynamic stress and vibration in multiple I-bar sections of the San Francisco–Oakland Bay Bridge

BART Transbay Tube

Vibration and displacement monitoring in tunnel beneath SF Bay

Wind Turbine Tower Monitoring

Remote structural monitoring of five 495-foot-tall wind turbine towers in Snyder, Texas, including dynamic vibration, strain, tilt, and lateral displacement measurements.

Soil Mixing

Vibration Attenuation relationships developed from multiple vibration stations.

Antioch Desalination Plant

Vibration monitoring for over water sheet pile installation

Pump Stations and Trunkline

Vibration monitoring at existing buildings and bridge over Hwy 101 in Palo Alto, CA

Smith Canal Gate Structure

Noise and vibration monitoring for inland marine pile driving

Real-Time Vibration Monitoring Services

Geodaq monitoring services include field instrumentation, remote data collection, real-time alerts, and technical support for interpreting vibration results. Systems can be configured for ground vibration, structural vibration, high-frequency strain, displacement, or acceleration monitoring associated with blasting, impact loading, heavy construction, and structural response.

Results are available through a secure web application with complete time-history plots, waveform records, FFT results, dominant frequency measurements, and comparison to project-specific criteria.

Oroville Dam Blast Monitoring

Key Services Include

  • Real-time vibration results with complete plots through our web application

  • Instant text, email, or voice notifications when threshold levels are exceeded

  • Automatic PDF report generation for daily, weekly, monthly, or custom time periods

  • Instrumentation monitoring plans and project submittals

  • Technical support and interpretation of monitoring results

  • Field installation, setup, and automated monitoring service

Remote Monitoring Stations

Geodaq remote monitoring stations are portable, rugged, and designed for continuous unattended operation at active construction sites. Each station can be configured with one or more tri-axial geophones for ground vibration monitoring or SS6 structural vibration modules for direct mounting to buildings, structures, or equipment.

Stations include high-resolution data acquisition, wireless communications, battery power, solar charging, and environmental health monitoring. Data is automatically transmitted to a secure cloud server for remote review, reporting, and alerting.

Station Features

  • ISEE- or DIN-compatible geophones for ground vibration monitoring

  • GEO3 tri-axial geophones or MEMS velocity sensors

  • SS6 modules for structural vibration monitoring

  • High-resolution data acquisition with noise floor as low as 0.002 in/sec

  • Portable lithium battery with solar power and MPPT charge controller

  • Wireless modem with remote data transmission

  • Waterproof enclosure for harsh construction environments

  • Station health monitoring for battery level, current draw, temperature, and humidity

Vibration and Noise Monitoring Station

Remote monitoring station with wireless data transfer, battery and solar power, and a compact 14

Web Results, Alerts and Reports

Our automated monitoring service provides real-time access to vibration results through a password-protected web portal. Users can view station locations on a map, check system health, review vibration and noise data, and generate up-to-date PDF reports.

Vibration results can be filtered by time period and reviewed using project-specific criteria, threshold levels, and selectable frequency filters. Reports can include PPV, dominant frequency, waveform records, FFT plots, exceedance summaries, and station health information.

Web Application Capabilities

  • Real-time results and station health status

  • PPV, dominant frequency, and waveform capture

  • Dominant frequency by FFT and zero-crossing methods

  • Threshold plots showing project-specific limits

  • Automatic PDF reports with current results

  • Daily, weekly, monthly, or multi-month reporting periods

  • Remote configuration of sample rate, sample duration, reporting interval, sample mode, and low-power settings