Exhibit 23.1

                      CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS

To the Board of Directors and
Stockholders of OYO Geospace Corporation:

   We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration
Statement on Form S-8 (No. 333-80003) of OYO Geospace Corporation of our report
dated December 18, 2002 relating to the financial statements, which appear in
the Annual Report to shareholders, which is incorporated in this Annual Report
on Form 10-K. We also consent to the incorporation by reference of our report
dated December 18, 2002 relating to the financial statement schedule, which
appears in this Form 10-K.

                                          /s/ PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS LLP

December 23, 2002
Houston, Texas