A wireless transmission system (400, 500, 600) for transferring data wirelessly from autonomous seismic nodes, comprising a plurality of autonomous seismic nodes, wherein each autonomous seismic node comprises: one or more power sources; one or more seismic sensors (206, 210); one or more recording devices; a node based wireless system, wherein the node based wireless system comprises a node electronics interface in data communication with one or more of the power sources, seismic sensors, and recording devices of the respective autonomous seismic node, and a first wireless data communication interface, the wireless transmission system (400, 500, 600) further comprising: a plurality of vessel based wireless systems, each vessel based wireless system comprising a second wireless data communication interface configured to interface with the node based wireless system on each of the plurality of autonomous seismic nodes while on a back deck of a surface vessel, wherein the node based wireless system on each of the plurality of autonomous seismic nodes and the plurality of vessel based wireless systems are configured to perform simultaneous data transfer, wherein data exchanged between the node based wireless system on each of the plurality of autonomous seismic nodes and the plurality of vessel based wireless systems comprises at least seismic data recorded by the one or more seismic sensors, wherein the plurality of vessel based wireless systems is configured for wireless data transfer with the node based wireless system on each of the plurality of autonomous seismic nodes while those autonomous seismic nodes are located on a conveyor system on the back deck of the surface vessel. one or more power sources; one or more seismic sensors (206, 210); one or more recording devices; a node based wireless system, wherein the node based wireless system comprises a node electronics interface in data communication with one or more of the power sources, seismic sensors, and recording devices of the respective autonomous seismic node, and a first wireless data communication interface, the wireless transmission system (400, 500, 600) further comprising: a plurality of vessel based wireless systems, each vessel based wireless system comprising a second wireless data communication interface configured to interface with the node based wireless system on each of the plurality of autonomous seismic nodes while on a back deck of a surface vessel, wherein the node based wireless system on each of the plurality of autonomous seismic nodes and the plurality of vessel based wireless systems are configured to perform simultaneous data transfer, wherein data exchanged between the node based wireless system on each of the plurality of autonomous seismic nodes and the plurality of vessel based wireless systems comprises at least seismic data recorded by the one or more seismic sensors, wherein the plurality of vessel based wireless systems is configured for wireless data transfer with the node based wireless system on each of the plurality of autonomous seismic nodes while those autonomous seismic nodes are located on a conveyor system on the back deck of the surface vessel. a plurality of vessel based wireless systems, each vessel based wireless system comprising a second wireless data communication interface configured to interface with the node based wireless system on each of the plurality of autonomous seismic nodes while on a back deck of a surface vessel, wherein the node based wireless system on each of the plurality of autonomous seismic nodes and the plurality of vessel based wireless systems are configured to perform simultaneous data transfer, wherein data exchanged between the node based wireless system on each of the plurality of autonomous seismic nodes and the plurality of vessel based wireless systems comprises at least seismic data recorded by the one or more seismic sensors, wherein the plurality of vessel based wireless systems is configured for wireless data transfer with the node based wireless system on each of the plurality of autonomous seismic nodes while those autonomous seismic nodes are located on a conveyor system on the back deck of the surface vessel.