Deployment of quasi-planar shock wave generators in association with seismic exploration

A geophysical or seismic exploration system, comprising:

• a set of explosive device magazines configured for carrying a plurality of explosive device components, wherein the explosive device components are configurable to form individual explosive devices, and wherein each explosive device carries a set of explosive compositions and is configured for collimating an explosive shock wave produced thereby into a quasi-planar shock wave output from a distal end of the explosive device to produce a geophysical or seismic exploration wave;
• a set of unmanned explosive device deployment support vehicles, wherein each unmanned explosive device deployment support vehicle comprises an aerial or land-based unmanned vehicle configured for carrying and delivering at least one of the set of explosive device magazines to a first in-field location at which each explosive device is deployable for carrying out a geophysical or seismic exploration operation;
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• a set of unmanned blast support vehicles, wherein each unmanned blast support vehicle is configured for selectively programming and controlling the explosive initiation of explosive devices deployed at the first in-field location by way of wireless communication with the explosive devices.