I would be interested in comparing spectra to one another. For example, you have a reaction A + B goes to C, and you have purchased pure C and a range of synthesised C's and you want to see which is the purist C ... a poor man's HPLC, if you like. Any ideas?
This is what we do for IR and Electroluminescence images from silicon photovoltaics. Which is your main application? As you see, there are different sources of interest (gases, solids, semiconductors,...).