InSite Seismic Processing Software
InSite is available as four different packages; InSite-Lab, InSite-Geo , InSite-Plus, and InSite-Lite , each with a set of customised tools for different applications.
InSite-Lab: Designed for Acoustic Emission processing including tools for processing of acoustic data acquired in laboratory testing.
InSite-Geo: Seismic processing for general applications, from regional seismicity to acoustic monitoring.
InSite-Plus: Microseismic processing including tools optimised for real-time monitoring of reservoir simulation.
InSite-Lite: Our free version of InSite with limited functionality.
Please contact us to discuss your requirements or to arrange a demonstration.
The latest version of InSite is available on request for licence holders with a current software support plan. If you do not have a current support plan please contact us for a support renewal quotation.
InSite seismic software licences have four parts.
Licence type: Standalone (single-user) or network (multi-user).
Licence term: Perpetual or annual lease.
Licence key: Hardware (USB dongle) or software (digital).
Licence use: Commercial or academic*.
* Academic licences can only be purchased by accredited degree-granting educational institutions and universities for educational teaching and non-commercial research purposes.
Yes, we can provide customised solutions for specific monitoring projects and setups. Contact us to discuss your specific needs and how InSite can be developed to fit your project.
| Version | Release Date | Version | Release Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3.21 | March 2025 | 3.12 | September 2017 |
| 3.20 | February 2024 | 3.11 | May 2017 |
| 3.19 | March 2023 | 3.10 | February 2017 |
| 3.18 | February 2022 | 3.09 | May 2016 |
| 3.17 | February 2021 | 3.08 | January 2016 |
| 3.16 | February 2020 | ||
| 3.15 | January 2019 | ||
| 3.14 | March 2018 |
DinkeyChange is a third party program used to update USB standalone and network keys, it can be downloaded from our resources page here. DinkeyChange will also identify the licence and update number.
Software support
Technical support for InSite software and AE equipment is only available to clients with a current support plan. If you have a technical support query please email us at asc-support@appliedseismology.co.uk.
ASC’s support plans provide software maintenance and technical support and include any software upgrades, patches and bug fixes that may become available for your licensed software during the active term of your support agreement.
ASC software products when initially purchased include, at no extra cost, 12 months of software maintenance and technical support. Once this initial maintenance and support period comes to an end on the anniversary of the software licence purchase, software maintenance and technical services are no longer available unless renewed. The support period thereafter runs from the 1st January to the 31st of December.
Renewing the support agreement ensures continuous maintenance services and technical support. If you choose not to renew your support then you will not have access to technical support or software upgrades, patches and bug fixes.
No, we can only provide support to clients subscribed to one of our support plans. It is a simple process to get back on to one of our support plans after which we can provide the required support. Please contact us for details on how to renew your support subscription.
Unless stated otherwise, ASC’s software is sold with a perpetual licence, therefore customers can continue to use the then-current version of their licensed software for ever/as long as required. However without a current support contract in place, you will not have access to technical support and/or to bug fix, software updates/upgrades and you cannot download and use the latest version of the software.
No. The support agreement includes both the software maintenance and technical support.
Supported data formats in InSite
Waveform or event parameter files in multiple industry-standard and proprietary formats can be imported into InSite. After the import process, InSite will have produced an ESF file (InSite's proprietary waveform data format) for every Event imported that contains waveform data. The raw data is then no longer needed for routine use of the software and should be stored in a safe place.
The latest version of InSite can import waveform data recorded or exported in any of the following formats:
SEGY, SEG2, SEG-D, Seisan, MiniSEED, SAC binary, MIRF, GCF, ESF (ASC's waveform binary format), ATF (ASC's ASCII format), BSF (ASC's raw waveform data binary format), RCBUFF, GIGA, WFT, STWIF, DTA (binary files acquired from Mistras' systems) and BDF (triggered and continuous files acquired using Elsys systems) . Some of these formats require specific additional settings at the time of import.
Event harvesting (Leach) can be used to extract events from continuous data streams recorded in the following formats:
SEGY, SEG2, SEG-D, Seisan, MiniSEED, SAC binary, MIRF, GCF, ESF, SRM, HDF5 (from ASC's acquisition systems only), AESoftland's TXT, NMX, DTA (binary files acquired from Mistras' systems) and BDF (continuous files acquired using Elsys systems).
InSite will assign each trace in the Raw SEGY file to a channel defined in the 'Receiver Array'. The trace number in the SEGY header must match the channel number in InSite. By clicking Inspect after selecting a SEGY file, you can check the required channel numbers for importing the file.
If the user selects to 'Apply Receiver Scaling on Import' the sensitivity and gain values from the default receiver array are used to update the imported waveform amplitudes.
The default behaviour if the 'Apply Weighting Factor on Import' box is checked is to apply the weighting factor from trace header field at byte 169 following the SEGY revision 1 standard.
The 'Waveform Data range' can be set as 'Pre-scaled Amplitude', where the imported data are assumed to be in volts, or a bit sample range, where the imported data are converted to volts using the counts range specified by the bit sampling chosen by the user and the maximum volts range from the default receiver array.
Checking to 'Apply Weighting Factor on Import' when the Sercel type is selected reads and applies the descaling factor from the Sercel file SEGY header, otherwise applies the descaling factor from byte 169. Note in situations when user can only import their SEGY not acquired by Sercel tools using Sercel format is likely due to the missing of trace number. InSite reads trace number from trace header at byte 3,4,5,6 for regular SEGY and from byte 7,8,9,10 for Sercel Segy format.
AE acquisition hardware
We have partnered with Elsys to supply a range of trigger-based and continuous-based acquisition AE systems for acoustic monitoring and material testing. The range includes equipment for data and sensor interface instrumentation for signal amplification, filtering of the AE sensor signals, and functionality for continuous data streaming and near real-time processing in trigger mode.
Our integrated InSite-Lab software has been designed to assist you with tools for importing, processing and visualising data with a high-level of automation, making processing and reprocessing a simple work flow. The package contains advanced interpretation tools to aid your analysis.
Technical support regarding the initial installation and operation of the AE system is provided free of charge for the first 12 months, after that technical support is provided through our support plan. All AE systems are supplied with a Setup and User Guide.
