Externalization of R&D activities and the deluge of instrumental analytical data generated on a daily basis has resulted in increasing interest in analytical data standardization. Any standardization efforts, however, to either a single format or for data exchange between formats; should be weighed against the requirements of different users of that data, and hardware innovations.
In this whitepaper we provide commentary on factors that impact analytical data standardization and a vision of the considerations and requirements that such an undertaking should include.