CARDAT

Why use CARDAT?

There are several advantages to using CoESRA and Cloud CARDAT

CoESRA offers a secure working environment which is accessable from any web browser.
It offers the ability to analyse data remotely, removing the need to synchronise or download large datasets locally.
For those who want to run analysis locally, Cloud CARDAT offers the ability to download and synchronise datasets locally. This greatly reduces the risk of confusion over which copy/version of the data is being used.
CoESRA allows your desktop analysis environment to be configured. This feature enables you to choose how much RAM you need and how many cores you would like - this can be very useful for using R with large datasets (as R keeps its objects in memory), and for optimising parallel computations.
It provides an easy way to work collaboratively on the same files, even across organisations. Accessing the same files prevents issues with multiple versions and master copies.
There are a range of pre-installed technologies for manipulating data (preventing issues with software versions and dependencies).
Data analysis can be done in a reproducible and transparent way, and as it is stored on an online platform, it can be used as for publishing data and workflows for journal articles.