Although the quality of seismic data has improved in the past decade, no acquisition method has been able to overcome all the geophysical obstacles. In particular, on-land problems have been prevalent in cases of complex statics, near-surface karst features, severe ground roll, and low compression-wave reflectivity, all of which can result in uncertain-to-poor well-placement and drilling-management decisions. Having faced the fallout from these geophysical obstacles, operators have stated a need for acquisition systems able to deliver improved spatial and temporal resolution, a stronger signal, and reduced noise. The new method can acquire and process seismic wavefields recorded on many single sensors. In contrast to current technology, which is based on the principle of digitizing analog hard-wired groups, the new method can digitize each component of the array. This method enables identifying and removing noise and distortion from the signal.