User Planning Software

Description/Discussion

• This software is probably non-essential, but is motivated by comments of Allington-Smith in reference to GMOS + ADC. It is used for predicting stmospheric and ADC distortions, ADC corrections and PSFs.
• It involves packaging parts of the "private" optical model software and creating user interfaces for running it.
• Some of the functionality may already be included in slitmask design software.
• Parts of this software may be essential for planning observations if pointing/tracking models are not updated to consider differential refraction effects.
• The scope and need for this software should become clear by PDR time.

Budget/Schedule

• This software at this point is non-essential and therefore is not part of the core ADC project.
• Modifying the "private" optical model for observer use would probably take 4-8 weeks ($11K-22K) depending on the level of features and documentation.
• Could be added at any time, pre- or post-commissioning, as warranted.