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Subject: TSW: Karst256
Date: Tue, 14 Mar 1995 09:27:44 +0100
From: Eric Madelaine <Eric.Madelaine@sophia.inria.fr>


>>  A List of Features Compiled by the Texas Speleological Survey, October
>> 1994
>>   General--
>>   1.      Name & version of program:
>>
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> KARST256.EXE
>
>
>> 2.      Written by:
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> Garry Petrie
> 19880 NW Nestucca Drive
> Portland, Oregon 97229
> 503-531-5071 days
> 503-690-5456 evenings
> gp@ssd.intel.com
>
>
>> 3.      Year completed:
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> Last update August 1994, first release sometime in 1988
>
>
>> 4.      Price:
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> Shareware, $25
>
>
>> 5       Available from:
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> Garry Petrie
> ftp site: gserv1.dl.ac.uk
> NSS page of WWW
>
>
>> 6.      Thumbnail description:
>>
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> Survey program originally used to plot Lechuguilla Cave, under constand
> development for six years now. Well tested algorithms on extensive true
> cave surveys.
>
>
>> 7.      System requirements & capabilities, including peripherals:
>>
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> MSDOS 5.0 and 286 or better processor. Will use extended memory.
> Video modes EGA,VGA and super VGA to 1280 x 1024 x 256 colors.
> Data input native mode, SMAPS's SEF and xyz coordinate data
> Data output native mode only. Manual available.
>
>
>> 8.      Can use math coprocessor:
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> Yes, emulation otherwise.
>
>
>> 9.      Printer/plotter drivers available:
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> Plot formats are PostScript, PCL, HPGL and DXF.
> Plots only to device connected to LPT1, otherwise to a file.
>
>
>> 10.     Advantages of program:
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> Superior video performance to _any_ currently available cave plotting
> software. What you see is what you get when creating hardcopy plots. Data
> is maintained in RAM completely, no slow virtural memory disk techniques.
> Several changes can be prototyped before committing the changes to
> permanent disk storage.
>
>> 11.     Possible disadvantages of program:
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> Clumsy, dated DOS user interface. Must use an external loop closure
> program.
>
>> Data Management--
>>   12.     Data management style (one file, hierarchical, etc.):
>>
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> One file, ascii text. Data format does allow for one level of include
> files.
>
>> 13.     Data entry screen can be customized:
>>
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> Yes, ordering of columns and types of units.
>
>
>> 14.     Station name auto prefixing/suffixing:
>>
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> Suffixing only, either numeric or alpha sequencing.
>
>
>> 15.     Input/output units:
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> Either keyboard or by file.
>
>
>> 16.     File import/export:
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> Data input native mode, SMAPS's SEF and xyz coordinate data
>
>
>> 17.     Database/inventory features:
>>
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> Currenty possible to tag stations with a comment, but not GIS by any
> measure.
>
>> Data Processing--
>>   18.     Maximum number of vectors:
>>
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> Only limited by RAM. Has been tested on 16,000+ shots. Expect 50,000
> shots in 8MB of RAM.
>
>
>> 19.     Type of loop closing:
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> External program uses simulated annealing with switches to control limit
> of improvement per iteration and how much a shot's measurements will be
> adjusted. Will not close loops detected as blunders.
>
>
>> 20.     Processing speed (slow, medium, fast):
>>
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> This is processor/computer dependent. Adding a new survey to existing
> processed data is 10 seconds.
>
>
>> 21.     Statistical error analysis:
>>
>
> The usual stuff, rose diagrams, vertical histograms, station extremes,
> length, dip and stike of beding plane, etc.
>
>
>> Graphics--
>>   22.     On-screen graphics:
>>
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> Interactive through keyboard hot keys.
>
>
>> 23.     On-screen scale & north arrow:
>>
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> Optional
>
>
>> 24.     Map rotation:
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> Only of profile view.
>
>
>> 25.     Oblique/profile views:
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> Profile view only, rotated about the vertical axis.
>
>
>> 26.     Perspective view:
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> No
>
>
>> 27.     Attributes/colors:
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> Color by depth, by survey, by year of survey, by user selection. Optional
> station labeling with sequencing symbol types.
>
>
>> 28.     Coordinates/GIS features:
>>
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> Station corrdinates viewable and printable, no true GIS.
>
>
>> 29.     Cross-sections:
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> No
>
>
>> 30.     Clipping:
>>
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> Automatic 3D clipping box or selectable by station or
> elevation/north-south.
>
>> 31.     Positioning of title, scale on plot:
>>
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> Fixed.
>
>
>> 32.     Quadrangle plotting:
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> Fixed quad size of 1500' x 1000', user selects origin.
>