Seismic data resellers launch microsite for online buyers’ marketplace

CALGARY -- SeismicZone.com online data marketplace launched its first microsite for seismic data owners to market their proprietary data from their own corporate website. Seismic data owners can visually showcase their data libraries on interactive maps specific to their proprietary data, a new option for the resale market.

As companies seek ways to be efficient within constrained budgets, more data owners and purchasers are beginning to adopt the process of online transactions over traditional methods for marketing seismic data.  Quality inspection and many of the other aspects of a data purchase can easily be handled via ecommerce, a major paradigm shift for the seismic data resale market.

Now that companies have to look for creative ways to get more revenue, SeismicZone.com provides a simple alternative for data owners to sell their data faster by marketing to a global audience more quickly online.  Seismic buyers in turn benefit from the cost savings of online transactions. The SeismicZone ecommerce site features 2D and 3D data available for purchase around the globe and has more than 5,000 visitors each year and growing.

“We anticipated that the industry would embrace the idea of an online marketplace, especially companies who are active in the seismic data resale market,” stated President and CEO Steve Darnell.  “In the current environment, many are in a situation where they have to explore every avenue for saving time and money.  We are pleased that SeismicZone.com can provide an avenue of return for our clients and have been working hard to address the needs of data owners and purchasers alike to create the best experience for both sides of the resale market.”