Introduction and Acknowledgements

Author: Charles Marion, Jean-Baptiste Berger and Jean-Christophe Fillion-Robin (Kitware)
Contact: Charles Marion, <email>charles.marion@kitware.com</email>
Project website: http://slicer.kitware.com/midas3/slicerdatastore
License: Slicer license

The Slicer Data Store is hosted by Kitware using Midas Platform.

This work was supported by NIH Grant 3P41RR013218-12S1, NA-MIC, NAC, and the Slicer community.

Extension Description

The Data Store extension allows an user to easily upload and download dataset files.

Highlights:

The Data Store module appears under the Utilities category.
The module allows a user to browse the .mrb files in the database. To see more information about the dataset, click on the dataset's thumbnail.
This page allows a user to review the Sceneviews that are inside the .mrb file. A viewer can rate, comment and download the dataset. Once downloaded, the dataset will automatically be opened in 3D Slicer's main view.
Ron's comments: Are all Sceneviews visible or only one?

When you download a file from the remote database, the module will keep of a copy of the dataset.

First of all, start the module
Select the "Local datasets" tab.
This page lists all the datasets your previously downloaded. You can load them or delete the local copy.

The module allows an user to upload the current opened dataset. To upload it, click on "Display Datastore"
Select the Upload tab and log in. You can create a new account by clicking on "Register Here"
Define the Name and the Category of the dateset and click on "Start the Upload".
The upload is complete.

Go to the dataset"s page (see Download a dataset use case)".
Authenticate using one of the "login" link
If you are the owner of the dataset, you will be able to click on "Delete the dataset".