ST PETERSBURG POLICE DEPARTMENT 1300 - 1 AVE NORTH ST PETERSBURG, FL 33705 (813)893-7799 SGT M Q MCGOUGH SPADAS PROJECTS -------------------------------------- FOR SEVERAL YEARS, THE ST PETERSBURG POLICE DEPARTMENT HAS BEEN USING THE TANDY MODEL 100/102 TO GATHER DATA AND GENERATE REPORTS. USE OF THESE COMPUTERS HAS RESULTED IN MORE COMPLETE REPORTS AND MORE THOROUGH INVESTIGATIONS. THE SPADAS PROJECT (St Petersburg Accident Data Acceleration System) EXTENDED THE SCOPE OF THE USE OF THE PORTABLE COMPUTER TO INCLUDE THE GATHERING OF DATA AND THE GENERATION OF MOTOR VEHICLE ACCIDENT REPORTS. SPADASII CARRIES THE PROCESS ONE STEP FURTHER, GENERATING ACCIDENT DIAGRAMS FROM DATA PROVIDED IN THE ACCIDENT REPORT. THE OUTPUT OF THE PROGRAM HAS BEEN DERIVED FROM THE FLORIDA HIGHWAY SAFETY FORMS PRESENTLY IN USE THROUGHOUT THE STATE. FURTHER INFORMATION ABOUT THESE AND RELATED PROJECTS CAN BE OBTAINED BY WRITING TO THE ADDRESS LISTED ABOVE IN CARE OF SGT M Q MCGOUGH, PORTABLE COMPUTER PROJECT. THE FOLLOWING FILES HAVE BEEN UPLOADED TO COMPUSERVE: SPADAS.BA - THE PROGRAM ITSELF AGENCY.DO - REQUIRED DATA FILE SPADAS.001 - THIS FILE SPADAS.002 - AGENCY.DO DOCUMENTATION SPADAS.003 - FUNCTION QUICK REFERENCE SPADAS.DOC - MAIN DOCUMENTATION (REQUIRES PC-COMPATIBLE) -------------------------------------- ST PETERSBURG POLICE DEPARTMENT PORTABLE COMPUTER PROJECT SPADAS PROJECTS TEAM: SGT M Q MCGOUGH SGT G MITCHELL OFF D H DEKAY OFF L F HEIM HARRY HOLLEMBEAK FRED RENAULT --------------------------------------