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.