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CANFAR Science Platform

CANFAR

A scalable, cloud-native workspace with interactive computing and shared storage for astronomy research.

Whether you're an observational astronomer, a data scientist, or an enthusiastic student, the Canadian Advanced Network for Astronomical Research (CANFAR) provides everything you need to explore, analyze, and share your discoveries — without worrying about hardware or software installations.

CANFAR delivers:

  • 🖥️ Interactive Sessions including Jupyter Lab, Desktop environments, and more
  • 💾 Shared Storage for collaborative datasets and research workflows
  • 🐳 Pre-built Software Containers with astronomy tools and libraries
  • 🔧 Expert Support for specialized research workflows
  • Batch Processing for automated analysis and large-scale computations
  • 👥 Collaboration Tools with group-based permissions and project management
  • Python API for programmatic access and automation
  • Command Line Interface for direct platform interaction

Platform Concepts Python Client Command Line Interface