Geophysical survey node rolling method and system

A system for acquiring geophysical data, the system comprising:

• a plurality of geophysical sensing nodes, each geophysical sensing node thereof comprising a geophysical data acquisition device connected to a power module, the power module configured to receive data from the geophysical data acquisition device via a data transfer port on the power module and provide power to the geophysical data acquisition device via a power transfer port on the power module;
• a charging station configured to connect to one or more power modules and receive data from the one or more power modules and provide power to the one or more power modules;
• and
• a robotic equipment configured to retrieve one or more of the geophysical sensing nodes, to replace the power module of any retrieved geophysical sensing node with a charged power module, and to redeploy the retrieved geophysical sensing node during a rolling survey, and, while the rolling survey continues, to provide the retrieved power module to the charging station to be charged and/or to transfer the data,
• wherein the robotic equipment retrieves one of the geophysical sensing nodes from a trailing edge of a rolling active spread, and redeploys the one of the geophysical sensing nodes at a leading edge of the rolling active spread.