A branded scientific data management system for your project or lab.
SeedMeLab is a scientific data management system for teams struggling with intractable data and its context. Unlike other file sharing services; SeedMeLab transforms data management with a native ability to annotate data, enable discussion and present visualizations for any data items.
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Establish & impart distinction to your data products.
Benefits
Principal Investigators
Eliminate information fragmentation.
Retain knowledge despite turnover.
Control ownership and branding.
Implement data management for grants.
Researchers
Organize and annotate data.
Accelerate productivity with discussion.
Share and access data with context.
Scriptable data management.
Service Providers
Ready for deployment.
Configure and customize features.
Extensible modular framework.
Included REST SDK for integration.
File/Folder View
Highlights
500+
Active installs in academic, government, industry & non-profit sectors
Award
Winner of 2020 R&D 100 award
Clients
Used by many groups including
Laser Plasma Lab | CIPRES Science Gateway | HPC Share | FlowGate project
Features
File & folder annotation
Describe & display any file or folder with its context (e.g., experimental protocol, simulation parameters, metadata, etc.) eliminating the need for additional documents.
Data discussion
Discuss any file or folder via integrated comments from multiple users eliminating the need to track dispersed email threads & attachments.
Discovery
Find information with not just with filename or folder names, but also from annotated descriptions, metadata and comments on any data item.
Built-in Data visualization
Present simple CSV files with built-in visualization enabling quick preview of the data. Plugins may be added for other filetypes.
Add metadata
Extend the filesystem with custom metadata attributes.
e.g. identifiers (DOI), keywords, dates, etc.
Access and Share
Access your data from phone, computer or supercomputer. Configure user roles to share/invite to view or edit data.
Branded Website
Establish distinction for your data with a domain name, logo, styling and layout. Create an instant website for your project or lab.
Scripting & automation
Transfer data using the command line utility. Integrate your workflow or application to manage data via the REST client.
Customization
Add new capabilities via a modular interface to validate or process data/metadata; integrate with applications, etc.
Open Source
Our core software is Open Source.
Reuse and build
Demonstration Videos
Web Browser Usage
Command Line Usage
Easy Customization
Testimonials
SeedMeLab is an innovative way to grapple rising data growth where new tools are essential to harness and share insights from them.
— R&D 100 Magazine
My inbox is decongested. I am able to provide swift and actionable feedback to my team. My group's data is in one place, making it much easier to write research papers.
--Alexey Arefiev, Professor, UC San Diego
Our research pace has accelerated significantly after switching to SeedMeLab.
— Post doc & Doctoral student
Fulfills user demand for data sharing; easy integration with little development effort that leaves us time left over to focus on other opportunities.
— Mark Miller, Principal Investigator, CIPRES Science Gateway
Compare with file sharing services
| Features | SeedMeLab | File sharing services (e.g. Dropbox) |
|---|---|---|
| Focus | Data + context + discussion | Data |
| File/folder description | ✓ | ✗ |
| File/folder comments | ✓ | ✗ |
| Data visualization | Automatic/pluggable | ✗ |
| Sharing controls | Configurable | Fixed |
| Extendable metadata attributes | ✓ | ✗ |
| Command line client | ✓ | ✗ |
| Built-in website | Full featured | ✗ |
| Branding, appearance & layout | Customizable | ✗ |
| Hosting | Managed/On-Premise/On-Cloud | ✗ |
| Open Source software | ✓ | ✗ |
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