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- Fat binary version (for PowerPC Mac's and 680x0 Mac's with coprocessor)
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- (This file is formatted using an equal space font, Courier, of size 10)
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- The MultiSpec folder contains:
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- (a) This transmittal information.
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- (b) a copy of the latest 'native' version of MultiSpec.
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- (c) a text document entitled 'MultiSpec - A Multispectral Image Data
- Analysis System' which provides a brief summary of MultiSpec
- functional capabilities.
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- (d) a small Thematic Mapper data set labeled TIPJUL1.LAN.
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- (e) a sample GIS file in the form of a ground truth map of the TM data
- area, labeled JTIPSUB1.GIS, and one with the suffix .TRL, which
- contains information used by the program such as color palette
- information.
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- A document entitled 'An Introduction to MultiSpec' is the primary documentation
- for the program. This document can be downloaded separately from the web in
- Acrobat PDF format. It contains (a) a brief background
- statement, (b) a simple tutorial which uses the sample TM data files provide
- with MultiSpec, (c) a section entitled "Using MultiSpec", describing how to
- import data into the system and further illustrations of how a larger set of
- MultiSpec capabilities might be used, (d) a Reference section providing details
- on each item in each program menu, and (e) three appendices.
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- It is recommended that new users follow through on a Macintosh the steps
- described in the Tutorial Example and Using MultiSpec sections. After doing
- this, the Reference section should be read, as there are a number of features
- and capabilities in the program which may not be apparent at first glance.
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- The program should run satisfactorily on any variety of PowerPC Macintoshes
- and 680x0-based Macintoshes which have a math coprocessor, and it should run
- with at least 750K of memory assigned to it, but it will run more conveniently
- with more. The enclosed disk is set for 2 Mb. You may change this as needed on
- the Memory Size box using the Get Info selection on the Finder File Menu.
- MultiSpec requires at least Macintosh Operating system 6.0.4 or later.
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- Our goal with regard to the program is to have a general capability to manipulate
- multispectral and hyperspectral data available for use in our own research
- effort and to illustrate the results of our research efforts. In order to
- limit the magnitude of our software effort, it has been our policy to rely
- upon commercially available software, such as word processors, spreadsheets,
- and graphing programs, wherever possible, rather than to write software for
- such functions directly in the system. As a result, the program is written in
- such a way as to make it convenient to copy and paste or otherwise export
- images, tabular data, and text into such commercial application programs.
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- We have no plans to make a commercial product of MultiSpec at this time. Rather,
- we expect to share it freely with colleagues in the research and educational
- community as they may desire, on an "as is" basis. Basically our intent is to
- have a program directed primarily at multispectral and hyperspectral data which
- is easy to learn and use, even for the first time or occasional user, and which
- is implemented on an adequately powerful processor inexpensive enough for
- individuals to afford. It was these latter factors which led us to the Macintosh.
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- The program has been only moderately well tested and debugged, and so we ask that
- you limit your expectations of it accordingly. We have used it in our research
- and with our students in our graduate remote sensing course, but not in a wide
- variety of other environments. In addition, there are approximately 600 known
- registered users of MultiSpec around the world. Please let us know if you have
- trouble with it. We would also appreciate having your comments and criticisms of
- it after you have had an opportunity to use it, as this will be valuable in
- improving it further. Please note that the program and its documentation is
- copyrighted. We ask that you not supply copies of the program to others, but
- rather, refer them to us so that an accurate list of registered recipients of
- MultiSpec can be maintained.
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- We are currently maintaining significant additional documentation about the
- theory and application of MultiSpec and also update information for MultiSpec
- on the World Wide Web at the following URL:
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- http://dynamo.ecn.purdue.edu/~biehl/MultiSpec/
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