Scientific Benefits

• Improved interpretation methods and greater reliability of results
• Promote a greater understanding of the distribution and origin of uncertainty in data and metadata
• Establish a defined interface between the experiment and the analysis code
• Simplify the task for constructing data analysis software
• Facilitate routine analysis of large volumes of data
• Enable storage of appropriate metadata and uncertainties
• Meet standards for data deposition or publication
• More complete records of data provenance

Reduced data, the target of the canSAS format, should be free from any correctable instrumental effects.

The aim is for the canSAS format to be used in Data Analysis and Data Deposition.