Status of Spectrum Software

TX-GAP was able to compile Spectrum version 2.0.2 for Sun Workstations (with operating systems Solaris 2.4 and SunOS). Initial work with Spectrum revealed that the program could not integrate external data (e.g., videography output from SkyKing software, UTMs and vegetation types from ground verifications). As a result, we contacted the developers of Spectrum in August/September 1995 to investigate the possibility of adding some command language and allow input of external data (see Khoral Research contract, below). An additional problem with Spectrum 2.0.2 was encountered while attempting to load a file previously saved in Spectrum into Spectrum. All attempts at loading such a file caused the program to crash. This problem was encountered at both Texas A&M and Texas Tech Universities. Rick Hammer of the Texas GAP Lab contacted programmers at Khoral Research. An enhanced version of Spectrum 2.0.2 was made available to TX-GAP. The problems with loading a saved file have been corrected in this version. The enhanced version of Spectrum 2.0.2 will soon be available from the GAP home page.

Khoral Research Contract

TX-GAP established a contract with Khoral Research, Inc., the developers of Spectrum, to add command language that will allow Spectrum to integrate external data. As part of our contract with Khoral Research, TX-GAP has agreed that the enhancements paid for in our contract will be released to the general Khoros user community, free of charge, via anonymous ftp (or CD, etc.) at the next release of Khoros 2 (Spectrum is a part of Khoros).

Raymond Sims and Rick Hammer
Texas Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit
Texas Tech University, Lubbocknia-Santa Cruz