A system comprising: a seismic array comprising: a plurality of streamers, a plurality of acoustic receivers disposed along the plurality of streamers, each of the plurality of acoustic receivers configured to receive acoustic signals, and a plurality of acoustic transmitters disposed along one or more of the plurality of streamers, wherein each of the plurality of acoustic transmitters is configured to generate an acoustic signal over a channel of a plurality of channels; and a processor configured to define a respective limited range for each acoustic receiver of the plurality of acoustic receivers, wherein a respective subset of the acoustic transmitters is defined within the respective limited range of each acoustic receiver, and wherein each acoustic transmitter in the respective subset of the plurality of acoustic transmitters is configured to generate its acoustic signal over a different one of the plurality of channels, wherein, during an acoustic ranging cycle of the seismic array, each acoustic transmitter of the plurality of acoustic transmitters is configured to initiate generation of its acoustic signal at a same time, and each acoustic receiver of the plurality of acoustic receivers is configured to detect acoustic signals over a time window defined by the respective limited range, wherein a cycle time of the acoustic ranging cycle of the seismic array starts with the initiation of generation of the acoustic signals by the plurality of acoustic transmitters at the same time and ends upon expiration of the longest time window, and wherein the processor is further configured to determine acoustic ranges between the plurality of receivers and the plurality of transmitters based on the acoustic signals received by the plurality of receivers in the respective time window. a seismic array comprising: a plurality of streamers, a plurality of acoustic receivers disposed along the plurality of streamers, each of the plurality of acoustic receivers configured to receive acoustic signals, and a plurality of acoustic transmitters disposed along one or more of the plurality of streamers, wherein each of the plurality of acoustic transmitters is configured to generate an acoustic signal over a channel of a plurality of channels; and a plurality of streamers, a plurality of acoustic receivers disposed along the plurality of streamers, each of the plurality of acoustic receivers configured to receive acoustic signals, and a plurality of acoustic transmitters disposed along one or more of the plurality of streamers, wherein each of the plurality of acoustic transmitters is configured to generate an acoustic signal over a channel of a plurality of channels; and a processor configured to define a respective limited range for each acoustic receiver of the plurality of acoustic receivers, wherein a respective subset of the acoustic transmitters is defined within the respective limited range of each acoustic receiver, and wherein each acoustic transmitter in the respective subset of the plurality of acoustic transmitters is configured to generate its acoustic signal over a different one of the plurality of channels, wherein, during an acoustic ranging cycle of the seismic array, each acoustic transmitter of the plurality of acoustic transmitters is configured to initiate generation of its acoustic signal at a same time, and each acoustic receiver of the plurality of acoustic receivers is configured to detect acoustic signals over a time window defined by the respective limited range, wherein a cycle time of the acoustic ranging cycle of the seismic array starts with the initiation of generation of the acoustic signals by the plurality of acoustic transmitters at the same time and ends upon expiration of the longest time window, and wherein the processor is further configured to determine acoustic ranges between the plurality of receivers and the plurality of transmitters based on the acoustic signals received by the plurality of receivers in the respective time window.