2.2 CyVerse and Slack Integration
CyVerse (CyVerse.org) is an NSF-funded cloud-based system designed to
revolutionize science with data-driven discovery for Life Sciences
research with training for scientists in mind. We provide the choice of
integrating the image processing with CyVerse or allowing researchers to
use another method. CyVerse offers many benefits for cloud storage,
including data management and sharing. A desktop application named
CyberDuck uses a command-line interface for communicating with CyVerse.
A python script is set with user credentials to send command-line
commands to automate the process of synchronization data in the remote
directories of CyVerse.
Slack is a prominent communications platform that provides tool for
connecting workspaces across the globe. We use a “bot” account to
instantly communicate with the OPEN Leaf system. We can remotely
determine if the system is functioning and see the most recently
collected series of images.