Apparatus and method for integrating survey parameters into a header

A non-transitory computer-readable medium product having a program thereon that, when executed, cause at least one processor to execute a method, the method comprising:

• recording at least one source parameter relating to a source configured to generate a seismic energy signal that was obtained by a portable tool;
• transmitting the at least one source parameter to a central station computer;
• receiving at the data acquisition unit, after the data acquisition unit has been positioned, at least one source parameter from a source configured to generate a seismic energy signal;
• receiving at a data acquisition unit a seismic signal detected by at least one sensor in response to a seismic energy signal generated by the source at a selected source location, the data acquisition unit being in data communication with the at least one sensor;
• generating a data block at the data acquisition unit having data representative of the received seismic signal and a header that contains data representative of the at least one source parameter;
• and
• storing the generated data block on a storage medium.