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The iPlant Collaborative Using iPlant for sharing, managing, and
analyzing ecological data
Ramona WallsPresented at ESA 2014 – Ignite
sessionAugust 12, 2014Sacramento, CA
iPlant: It’s not just
for plants!
What is Cyberinfrastructure?
Cyberinfrastructure (CI) is…• data storage• software• high-performance computing• people
What is Cyberinfrastructure?
Cyberinfrastructure (CI) is…• data storage• software• high-performance computing• peopleused to solve problems of size and scope that would not otherwise be solvable.
The iPlant CollaborativeVision
Enable life science researchers and educators to use and extend cyberinfrastructure to understand and ultimately predict the complexity of biological systems.
iPlant is a collaborative virtual organization
Who does iPlant collaborate with?
…and more
iPlant tools and services supportthe Life Cycle of Data
Store
Markup Search
Transfer
AnalyzeVisualize
CollaborateShare
Data Results A Results B Algo1 Algo2
Pre- Publication
Post- Publication
iPlant Tools and Services- a whirlwind tour
image credit: http://mdtartist83.deviantart.com/art/Whirlwind-437859773
iPlant Tools and Services Data Store: storage, sharing,
publishing
iPlant Tools and Services Data Store: storage, sharing,
publishing
• Fast data transfers• Multiple access modes• Fine-grained permissions
iPlant Tools and Services Atmosphere: free and easy cloud
computing
iPlant Tools and Services Discovery Environment: web interface for
HPC
iPlant Tools and Services Discovery Environment: high
performance computing – no command line needed!• Manage data
• upload/download• add metadata, comments, tags• share data with other users or the
public• Run analyses and workflows• choose from hundreds of apps or
create your own
iPlant Tools and Services Agave API: science-as-a-service
platform
iPlant Tools and Services Bisque: image management and
analysis
iPlant Tools and Services Taxonomic Name Resolution Service for
plants
How to interact with iPlant • Powered by iPlant• Extended Collaborative Support
http://www.iplantcollaborative.org/about-iplant/science/science-support
Or just do your own thing with our infrastructure!
Want more information?• http://
www.iplantcollaborative.org
Talk #48225:• “iPlant Cyberinfrastructure enables
large-scale and big-data ecological research”
• COS: Ecoinformatics• Friday, August 15, 2014 • 8:00 AM - 11:30 AM • Regency Ballroom A
