Scientific Databases
Relay includes connectors to four major public scientific data repositories. You can browse, search, and mount datasets directly into your viewer — no download required.DANDI Archive
DANDI is a public archive for neurophysiology and behavioral data.- Search neurophysiology and behavioral datasets
- Mount NWB files via HTTP range streaming (no full download needed)
- Mount OME-Zarr and LINDI files
- Pagination — cursor-based, 25 results per page
- Save to Relay Drive — download datasets for offline access
- Signed URLs — 6-hour TTL for streaming access
IDR (Image Data Resource)
IDR is a repository of reference microscopy datasets.- Browse curated microscopy datasets
- Mount OME-Zarr from UK1S3 server
- Metadata display — SizeX/Y/Z/C/T, pixel type
- Thumbnail previews in search results
- Conversion option — convert to OME-TIFF if Zarr is unavailable
Allen Brain Cell Atlas
The Allen Brain Atlas provides reference brain datasets. Curated datasets include:
Datasets are accessed via direct S3 URLs and loaded as Zarr or Neuroglancer Precomputed tiles.
AWS Open Data
Relay includes connectors to select AWS Open Data datasets:Open NeuroData
HuBMAP
Earth observation
Mount by URL
You can mount any dataset by providing a direct URL:- Zarr — any HTTP-accessible Zarr store
- NWB — any HTTP-accessible NWB file
- Neuroglancer Precomputed — any Neuroglancer-compatible tile source