SWOC (Spectral Wavelength Optimization Code) determines the wavelength ranges that provide the optimal amount of information to achieve the required science goals for a spectroscopic study. It computes a figure-of-merit for different spectral configurations using a user-defined list of spectral features, and, utilizing a set of flux-calibrated spectra, determines the spectral regions showing the largest differences among the spectra.

Editor's note: The license for SWOC is GPL-2. A static HTML page for the code and an archive file containing the code are available; please note that the download link on the HTML page does not work.