Rapidly deployable, three-dimensional seismic recording system

A mobile, easily deployable, three-dimensional seismic recording system suitable for shallow seismic reflection or refraction surveys. The system comprises a towing unit, a reel assembly system, a towing frame, and one or more streamers. Each streamer comprises a rubber mat and a plurality of geophones. The geophones are placed on top of the rubber mat, a hole is cut in the rubber mat beneath each geophone, and each geophone is held in place on the rubber mat by a rubber pad that is placed on top of the geophone and secured to the rubber mat with a plurality of bolts. Streamer spacers, each of which comprises a plurality of frames and a cross-bar connecting the frames, are used to secure the streamers to each other when a measurement is being taken. A method for taking seismic measurements using the seismic recording system described herein.