iPlant at TDWG 2015

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Please register for an iPlant account if you want to follow along with hands on activities.

After creating your iPlant account, you must request access to Bisque and Atmosphere separately.

Agenda, Session 1

Monday, 28 Sep. 2015, 16:00-17:30, Flamingo Tent

Slides for session 1

iPlant Overview

15 minute presentation of the main features of iPlant.

Working with the iPlant Data Store

• Overview: Main features of the Data Store
• Hans-on activities:
  
  • Uploading, downloading, and sharing data via the Discovery Environment.
    • A file you can use for upload.
  • Uploading data using Cyberduck. Please install before workshop.
    • example ftp site: ftp://ftp.ensemblgenomes.org/pub/plants/release-28/
  • Using iCommands (pending time and interest). Please install before workshop.

Agenda, Session 2

Tuesday, 28 Sep. 2015, 09:00-10:30, Flamingo tent

Slides for session 2

• Overview: Data Analysis using iPlant Cyberinfrastructure
  • Discovery Environment (DE), Atmosphere, Bisque, Agave API
• Hands-on activities:
  • Sequence alignment using the DE
  • Bisque:
    • upload, sharing
    • adding metadata
    • seed count analysis
    • Step-by-step Bisque tutorial

Links

iPlant home page

Getting started wiki page: Links to the basic resources you need to get started with iPlant.

iPlant Learning Center: Tutorials, announcements of live or virtual workshops

DE quick start tutorial

Cyberduck: graphical interface for desktop transfers

iCommands: Command line data management. How to install and common commands.

Ask: iPlant forum