Abstract: The present disclosure may provide methods, systems, and computer-readable instructions for enabling the following operations: generating a secret key based on, at least in part, a target party's public key; encrypting a payload with the secret key, the payload comprising an auth token with a limited time to live (TTL); broadcasting, to a public blockchain, a message comprising the encrypted payload; receiving a request to establish a channel of communication outside of the public blockchain; receiving, with the request, the auth token within the TTL; validating the auth token within the TTL; establishing the channel of communication upon a validation of the auth token; engaging in a data-exchange over the channel of communication; verifying matching properties of the exchanged data with at least one internal system of record; and mapping an internal identifier within the at least one system of record to a decentralized identifier associated with the target party.

Abstract: The disclosure identifies method and apparatus for seismic exploration which may be used to provide improved positioning of land-based seismic sources in an array. Also described are methods which make use of the improved positioning to allow, in some examples, improved direction or distribution of the energy beam resulting from actuation of the sources. Some methods make use of the described techniques to steer the energy beam; and in some cases at each source or a distribution location, multiple shots will be taken to distribute the beam in multiple orientations relative to the central source point.

Abstract: The disclosure identifies method and apparatus for seismic exploration which may be used to provide improved positioning of land-based seismic sources in an array. Also described are methods which make use of the improved positioning to allow, in some examples, improved direction or distribution of the energy beam resulting from actuation of the sources. Some methods make use of the described techniques to steer the energy beam; and in some cases at each source or a distribution location, multiple shots will be taken to distribute the beam in multiple orientations relative to the central source point.