ASpec is a spectrum and line analysis package developed at STScI. ASpec is designed as an add-on package for IRAF and incorporates a variety of analysis techniques for astronomical spectra. ASpec operates on spectra from a wide variety of ground-based and space-based instruments and allows simultaneous handling of spectra from different wavelength regimes. The package accommodates non-linear dispersion relations and provides a variety of functions, individually or in combination, with which to fit spectral features and the continuum. It also permits the masking of known bad data. ASpec provides a powerful, intuitive graphical user interface implemented using the IRAF Object Manager and customized to handle: data input/output (I/O); on-line help; selection of relevant features for analysis; plotting and graphical interaction; and data base management.

The highly optimized Kotekan framework processes streaming data. Written in a combination of C/C++, it is primarily designed for use on radio telescopes and was originally developed for the CHIME project. It is similar to radio projects such as GNUradio (ascl:2504.029) or Bifrost (ascl:1711.021), though has a greater focus on efficiency and throughput. Kotekan is conceptually straightforward: data is carried through the system in a series of ring buffer objects, which are connected by processing blocks which manipulate the data, and optional metadata structures can be passed alongside the streaming data.