A system (200) for remotely controlling, acquiring and monitoring the acquisition of seismic data. The system includes remote equipment (205) for collecting seismic data and for transmitting and receiving communication signals (225,230) to and from a remote location. The system (200) also includes local equipment (210) for transmitting and receiving communication signals (235) to and from the remote location. In this manner, the collection of seismic data at remote locations (205) can be controlled and monitored locally (210).