# SPARC Documentation

> Welcome to the SPARC Portal — Advancing bioelectronic medicine through open science! curated datasets • maps of nerve-organ interactions • experimental protocols • computational studies • SPARC news and events • leading-edge technologies

## Guides
- [What is SPARC?](https://docs.sparc.science/docs/general-information.md): The Repository, the Portal, the Data and Resource Center (DRC), the Community
- [The SPARC Dataset](https://docs.sparc.science/docs/the-sparc-dataset.md): A brief introduction to how data and models are presented on the SPARC Portal.
- [Why Choose SPARC?](https://docs.sparc.science/docs/choosing-sparc.md): Publishing with SPARC benefits both visitors and those that share their research outcomes on SPARC
- [SPARC is an Open Data Repository](https://docs.sparc.science/docs/sparc-is-an-open-data-repository.md): Choose SPARC for your research
- [Autonomic Neuroscience : Basic and Clinical ](https://docs.sparc.science/docs/partnership-anatomical-neuroscience-basic-and-clinical.md): The journal has selected the SPARC Portal as the preferred location for data and models described in articles
- [Pricing Guide](https://docs.sparc.science/docs/pricing-guide.md)
- [Publishing Costs for the SPARC Portal](https://docs.sparc.science/docs/publishing-costs-for-the-sparc-portal.md): Your data deserves the same level of professional attention as your publications.
- [DMSP Budgeting for NIH Grant Proposals](https://docs.sparc.science/docs/data-sharing-and-management-costs-for-nih-grant-proposals.md): Data Management and Sharing Costs for NIH Grant Proposals
- [Submit to SPARC](https://docs.sparc.science/docs/submitting-a-dataset-to-sparc.md): Can I submit my data or models for publication on SPARC?
- [Is SPARC HIPAA Compliant?](https://docs.sparc.science/docs/is-sparc-hipaa-compliant.md): Can I share patient information on the SPARC portal?
- [What is ORCiD?](https://docs.sparc.science/docs/orcid.md): Benefits of linking ORCiD to Data Contributions
- [Sustainable SPARC](https://docs.sparc.science/docs/sustainable-sparc.md): A message from our Leadership
- [Data Availability](https://docs.sparc.science/docs/data-availability.md): Your SPARC data is here to stay
- [What Can I Do with SPARC?](https://docs.sparc.science/docs/what-can-i-do-with-sparc.md)
- [SPARC Portal Overview](https://docs.sparc.science/docs/sparc-portal-overview.md)
- [SPARC Infrastructure](https://docs.sparc.science/docs/sparc-infrastructure.md)
- [SPARC Portal Data Repository Structure](https://docs.sparc.science/docs/sparc-portal-data-repository-structure.md): Dataset storage: what is the difference between the SPARC Portal and Pennsieve?
- [APIs and Open Access Code](https://docs.sparc.science/docs/sparc-apis-and-open-access-code.md)
- [SPARC Portal Schema](https://docs.sparc.science/docs/sparc-portal-schema.md): This document provides guidance on the repository schema publicly available to users.
- [SPARC Systems Status](https://docs.sparc.science/docs/portal-status.md)
- [Data & Models](https://docs.sparc.science/docs/data-models.md): Publicly available datasets on the SPARC Portal
- [Navigating Datasets on SPARC](https://docs.sparc.science/docs/navigating-a-sparc-dataset.md): Learn SPARC's file structure to simplify browsing and use of SPARC datasets.
- [Anatomical Models: Organ Scaffolds](https://docs.sparc.science/docs/organ-scaffolds.md): Published datasets used to register data, models, and connectivity knowledge into a common spatial coordinate system
- [Search](https://docs.sparc.science/docs/search.md): Search SPARC data, maps, tools, and community
- [Faceted Browse](https://docs.sparc.science/docs/faceted-browse.md)
- [Viewers](https://docs.sparc.science/docs/viewers.md): View data and files online
- [Gallery Viewer](https://docs.sparc.science/docs/gallery-viewer-overview.md): The SPARC Portal gallery viewer provides a web preview of a dataset's microscopy image data along with scaffolds, segmentation, video, and flatmaps for specific datasets.
- [Image Viewer](https://docs.sparc.science/docs/image-viewer-overview.md): An image viewer displays the microscopy image data contained in a SPARC dataset.
- [Plot Viewer](https://docs.sparc.science/docs/plot-viewer.md): The SPARC Portal's plot viewer provides a web preview of tabular data.
- [Scaffold Viewer](https://docs.sparc.science/docs/scaffold-viewer-overview.md): The scaffold viewer can be used to visualize datasets that are registered to an anatomical scaffold.
- [Segmentation Viewer](https://docs.sparc.science/docs/segmentation-viewer-overview.md): The SPARC Portal's segmentation viewer provides a web preview of the full-resolution 3D morphological models that microscopy images generate.
- [Simulation Viewer](https://docs.sparc.science/docs/simulation-viewer-overview.md): The simulation viewer can be used to preview simulation-based datasets that can then be further studied using either OpenCOR or the o²S²PARC platform.
- [SPARC dataset (SDS) Viewer](https://docs.sparc.science/docs/sparc-dataset-sds-viewer.md): (SDS) Viewer is a web-based software tool to visualize the folders and metadata in SPARC datasets in a graphical viewer
- [Video Viewer](https://docs.sparc.science/docs/video-viewer.md)
- [Using Data and Resources](https://docs.sparc.science/docs/how-to-use-and-access-sparc-data.md)
- [SPARC Open Dataset Structure](https://docs.sparc.science/docs/sparc-open-dataset-structure.md): How are SPARC datasets structured on AWS S3?
- [Public Datasets Download and Access](https://docs.sparc.science/docs/accessing-public-datasets.md): The SPARC Portal allows access to public datasets through a browser or Amazon S3.
- [Embargoed Datasets](https://docs.sparc.science/docs/embargoed-data.md)
- [o²S²PARC Services](https://docs.sparc.science/docs/accessing-public-o2s2parc-services.md): The Tools & Resources section of the SPARC Portal allows you to work with different modules (Services) directly on the [o²S²PARC platform](https://sparc.science/resources/4LkLiH5s4FV0LVJd3htsvH)
- [o²S²PARC Simulations](https://docs.sparc.science/docs/accessing-published-simulations.md): The SPARC Portal lets you view, interact with, and run several template computational pipelines that SPARC teams have published.
- [Citing Datasets & Resources](https://docs.sparc.science/docs/citing-datasets-resources.md)
- [Citing Datasets and Models published on SPARC in Manuscripts](https://docs.sparc.science/docs/instructions-for-sparc-investigators-to-cite-their-datasets-in-manuscripts-1.md): Open dataset & model citation guidelines
- [Citing SPARC Portal resources](https://docs.sparc.science/docs/citing-sparc-portal-resources.md): As with any research product, all SPARC resources should be appropriately cited.
- [Citing a Dataset from the Manifest JSON file](https://docs.sparc.science/docs/citing-a-dataset-from-the-manifest-json-file.md)
- [SPARC Python Client](https://docs.sparc.science/docs/sparc-python-client.md)
- [SPARC Portal Login](https://docs.sparc.science/docs/sparc-portal-login.md)
- [Portal Development](https://docs.sparc.science/docs/information-for-developers.md): General information for developers who want to contribute to the SPARC open-source project
- [SPARC Portal Known Issues](https://docs.sparc.science/docs/sparc-portal-known-bugs.md)
- [Supported Browsers](https://docs.sparc.science/docs/supported-browsers.md): What browsers does the SPARC Portal support?
- [SPARC Apps Overview](https://docs.sparc.science/docs/sparc-apps-overview.md): Explore, Interact, Discover
- [Maps](https://docs.sparc.science/docs/introduction-to-maps.md): An introduction and guide through the basics of the SPARC Portal maps
- [Flatmap Viewer](https://docs.sparc.science/docs/ac-flatmap.md): Introduction to Flatmap Viewer on the SPARC Portal
- [Multiple Views in Maps](https://docs.sparc.science/docs/working-with-multiple-views-in-maps.md): The SPARC Portal's maps offer a split screen view option.
- [Functional Connectivity Maps](https://docs.sparc.science/docs/functional-connectivity-map.md): Using the Functional Connectivity (FC) maps on the SPARC Portal
- [3D Whole Body Map](https://docs.sparc.science/docs/3d-whole-body-map.md)
- [Integrated Maps Viewer](https://docs.sparc.science/docs/integrated-maps-viewer-overview.md)
- [Sidebar in Maps](https://docs.sparc.science/docs/how-to-use-the-sidebar-in-maps.md): The SPARC maps interface features a sidebar to locate datasets more easily.
- [Find datasets from the sidebar](https://docs.sparc.science/docs/datasets-from-maps.md)
- [o²S²PARC](https://docs.sparc.science/docs/o2s2parc.md)
- [Key o²S²PARC features](https://docs.sparc.science/docs/key-o2s2parc-features.md)
- [SCKANNER](https://docs.sparc.science/docs/sckanner.md): SCKANNER (RRID:SCR_027206) is a web-based software tool, visit the Beta version of the tool at https://sckanner.scicrunch.io
- [SPARC Dashboard](https://docs.sparc.science/docs/sparc-dashboard.md): Dashboard for exploring the REVA Projects image datasets
- [Submission Overview](https://docs.sparc.science/docs/data-submission-overview.md): What is the process to publish Data & Models on the SPARC Portal?
- [Getting Ready to Submit](https://docs.sparc.science/docs/getting-ready-to-submit.md)
- [Defining your SPARC Dataset or Model](https://docs.sparc.science/docs/defining-your-sparc-dataset-or-model.md): The SPARC Portal publishes research outcomes in one of four different categories.
- [Formatting SPARC Datasets](https://docs.sparc.science/docs/overview-of-sparc-dataset-format.md): The SPARC dataset structure (SDS) is very flexible and support many different types of experiments. Use this to help you determine how to structure yours.
- [File Formats Accepted by SPARC](https://docs.sparc.science/docs/file-formats-accepted-by-sparc.md)
- [SPARC Workspace on Pennsieve](https://docs.sparc.science/docs/sparc-workspace-on-pennsieve.md)
- [Guidelines for Effective SPARC Dataset Titles and Descriptions](https://docs.sparc.science/docs/guidelines-for-effective-titles-and-descriptions-for-sparc-datasets.md): SPARC dataset titles should describe the contents and provide details to increase findability.
- [Subjects, Samples, and Identifiers](https://docs.sparc.science/docs/subject-samples-and-identifiers.md)
- [Protocol Best Practices](https://docs.sparc.science/docs/protocol-publications.md)
- [Data Upload Best Practices](https://docs.sparc.science/docs/data-upload-best-practices.md)
- [SPARC/dbGaP Quick-Reference](https://docs.sparc.science/docs/sparcdbgap-quick-reference.md): Under the NIH Genomic Data Sharing (GDS) Policy, read-level human genomic data must be deposited in a controlled-access repository such as dbGaP.  If data does not require controlled access, it can be deposited in SPARC. Responsibility for regulatory compliance remains with the data submitter and Principal Investigator.
- [Submit:  Submission Walkthrough](https://docs.sparc.science/docs/data-submission-walkthrough.md): Learn about the requirements and steps to submit a dataset to the SPARC Portal
- [Create Your Protocol](https://docs.sparc.science/docs/protocols.md): Learn how to write an open protocol for SPARC using Protocols.io
- [Prepare Your Metadata Files](https://docs.sparc.science/docs/prep-your-metadata-files.md): These will be how you make your dataset findable and understandable on the SPARC Portal
- [Computational Models](https://docs.sparc.science/docs/prepare-the-metadata-file-for-computational-datasets.md): Special considerations to prepare metadata files for Computational Datasets
- [Publishing a Flatmap as a SPARC Dataset](https://docs.sparc.science/docs/publishing-a-flatmap-as-a-sparc-dataset.md): Make a flatmap version available to the SPARC community for reuse and reference.
- [Publishing Generic Organ Scaffold as a SPARC Dataset](https://docs.sparc.science/docs/make-a-scaffold-map-available-to-the-sparc-community-for-reuse-and-reference.md): Make a generic organ scaffold available to the SPARC community for reuse and reference.
- [Publishing Scaffold Maps as a SPARC Dataset](https://docs.sparc.science/docs/scaffold-mapping-tools-publishing-scaffold-maps-as-a-sparc-dataset.md): Make a scaffold map available to the SPARC community for reuse and reference.
- [Link the same subjects across multiple datasets](https://docs.sparc.science/docs/link-the-same-subjects-across-multiple-datasets.md): If you are submitting multiple datasets that use the same subjects, it is recommended that you link the subjects to aid analyses that cross the datasets.
- [Organize Your Files](https://docs.sparc.science/docs/organize-your-files.md): Prepare your dataset for submission to the SPARC Portal according to SPARC Standards (SDS)
- [Upload Your Data](https://docs.sparc.science/docs/upload-your-data.md): Uploading a dataset for submission to the SPARC Portal
- [Share Your Dataset with Curation](https://docs.sparc.science/docs/share-your-dataset-with-curation.md): When you want feedback from our Curation team, you need to share your dataset with them on the Pennsieve platform.
- [FAQs: SPARC Data Submission](https://docs.sparc.science/docs/sparc-data-faqs.md): Tips and suggestions for submitting datasets to SPARC
- [Data Upload FAQs](https://docs.sparc.science/docs/data-upload-faqs.md)
- [Request to Publish ](https://docs.sparc.science/docs/request-to-publish.md): This step lets the Curation team know you are ready to have them review your dataset/model. Your dataset/model will not be published until it has passed the Curation process, so this may be an iterative process.
- [Flatmap Resources ](https://docs.sparc.science/docs/anatomical-flatmap-resources.md): Anatomical Flatmap Resources
- [Map maker](https://docs.sparc.science/docs/mapmaker.md): A Python application which combines the anatomical diagrams with the connectivity knowledge to produce the rendered map tiles which form the actual flatmap visualization
- [Flatmap Server](https://docs.sparc.science/docs/flatmap-server.md)
- [Flatmap Sources](https://docs.sparc.science/docs/flatmap-sources.md)
- [Flatmap Viewer](https://docs.sparc.science/docs/flatmap-viewer.md)
- [Flatmap Vuer](https://docs.sparc.science/docs/flatmap-vuer.md)
- [Map-Tools](https://docs.sparc.science/docs/map-tools.md)
- [Scaffold Vuer](https://docs.sparc.science/docs/scaffold-vuer.md)
- [Map Vuer](https://docs.sparc.science/docs/map-vuer.md)
- [FAIR Image Segmentation in MBF Bioscience Software](https://docs.sparc.science/docs/fair-image-segmentation-in-mbf-bioscience-software.md): How MBF Bioscience software helps with FAIRNESS in SPARC datasets
- [Connecting MBF Bioscience Software to the Pennsieve Platform](https://docs.sparc.science/docs/connecting-mbf-bioscience-software-to-the-pennsieve-platform.md): Configuring SPARC's Pennsieve platform to connect with MBF Bioscience software
- [Demo of Use of Segmentation Conversion Tools for Scaffold Mapping](https://docs.sparc.science/docs/demonstration-on-the-use-of-the-segmentation-conversion-tools-for-map-core-scaffold-mapping.md)
- [Map Annotation Tool](https://docs.sparc.science/docs/sparc-portal-annotation-tool.md): A guide for viewing and creating annotations in a map
- [Microfile+](https://docs.sparc.science/docs/microfile-convert-microscopy-image-data-and-metadata-to-sparc-standard-formats.md): Convert Microscopy Image Data and Metadata to SPARC Standard Formats
- [Scaffold Mapping Tools](https://docs.sparc.science/docs/map-core-scaffold-mapping-tools.md): SPARC's scaffold mapping tools enable users to map data onto anatomical organ scaffolds.
- [Installation Guide](https://docs.sparc.science/docs/map-scaffold-mapping-tool-installation-guide.md): How to install SPARC's scaffold mapping tool
- [Creating a Skeleton Dataset Structure](https://docs.sparc.science/docs/scaffold-mapping-tools-mapping-creating-skeleton-dataset-structure.md): How to create a dataset structure for use with SPARC's mapping tools
- [Annotating in the Scaffold Mapping Tool](https://docs.sparc.science/docs/scaffold-mapping-tools-annotation.md): How to annotate SPARC datasets in the mapping tool
- [Adding Provenance](https://docs.sparc.science/docs/scaffold-mapping-tools-provenance.md): How to provide provenance information about software used to map SPARC data
- [Adding Fiducial Markers and Groups](https://docs.sparc.science/docs/scaffold-mapping-tools-adding-fiducial-marker-and-group.md): How to add fiducial markers and groups to an organ scaffold
- [Organ Scaffold Reuse/Export](https://docs.sparc.science/docs/scaffold-mapping-tools-organ-scaffold-reuse-export.md): How to reuse a SPARC organ scaffold and export to a user defined output format
- [SciCrunch Vocabulary Services](https://docs.sparc.science/docs/accessing-scicrunch-vocabulary-services.md): SPARC investigators can access curated vocabulary terminology in MBF Bioscience software for FAIR image segmentation.
- [SCKAN](https://docs.sparc.science/docs/sckan.md): SPARC Connectivity Knowledge base of the Autonomic Nervous system
- [Accessing SCKAN](https://docs.sparc.science/docs/accessing-the-sparc-connectivity-knowledge-base-of-the-autonomic-nervous-system-sckan.md): How to use the SPARC Connectivity Knowledge Base of the Autonomic Nervous System
- [SODA: Software to Organize Data Automatically](https://docs.sparc.science/docs/soda-software-to-organize-data-automatically.md): Your one-stop tool for curating and submitting SPARC datasets
- [Learning Center Overview](https://docs.sparc.science/docs/learning-center.md): Tutorials, Webinars, Office Hours
- [DRC Open Office Hours](https://docs.sparc.science/docs/sparc-drc-open-office-hours.md): Drop in to our office hours to learn more from the SPARC Data and Resource Center team. All times are US Eastern.
- [SPARC Portal Walkthrough](https://docs.sparc.science/docs/portal-walkthrough.md): A broad overview of the SPARC portal and its functionality
- [SPARC Tutorials](https://docs.sparc.science/docs/sparc-tutorials.md): Use these tutorials to learn and discover the features of SPARC
- [Discovering and reusing connectivity knowledge in flatmaps](https://docs.sparc.science/docs/tutorial-discovering-and-reusing-connectivity-knowledge-in-flatmaps.md)
- [Using a Jupyter Notebook with SPARC data](https://docs.sparc.science/docs/using-a-jupyter-notebook-with-sparc-data.md)
- [Mapping Image Data Demonstration Overview](https://docs.sparc.science/docs/scaffold-mapping-tools-mapping-image-data-demonstration-overview.md): A step-by-step demonstration of SPARC's scaffold mapping tools
- [Scaffold Mapping Tools: Mapping Image Data](https://docs.sparc.science/docs/scaffold-mapping-tools-mapping-image-data.md): How to embed segmented data in a SPARC organ scaffold
- [Scaffold Mapping Tools: Mapping Physiological Data](https://docs.sparc.science/docs/scaffold-mapping-tools-physiological-data.md): How to map physiological data to a scaffold
- [Scaffold Mapping Tools: Mapping Image Data From Flat Preparation](https://docs.sparc.science/docs/scaffold-mapping-tools-mapping-image-data-from-flat-preparation.md): How to map segmented image data from a flat mount preparation to a SPARC organ scaffold
- [Scaffold Mapping Tools: Inserting Organs In Whole Body Scaffold](https://docs.sparc.science/docs/scaffold-mapping-tools-inserting-organs-in-whole-body-scaffold.md)
- [SPARC Portal Map Annotation Tool](https://docs.sparc.science/docs/tutorial-sparc-portal-map-annotation-tool.md): Using the SPARC Portal map annotation tools to curate connectivity knowledge
- [Using sparc.client for data movement in SPARC](https://docs.sparc.science/docs/tutorial-using-sparcclient-for-data-movement-in-sparc.md)
- [Download public data, scaffolds and run computations](https://docs.sparc.science/docs/getting-started-with-the-sparc-python-client.md)
- [SCKANNER Tutorial](https://docs.sparc.science/docs/sckanner-tutorial.md): This gives an overview of how to use SCKANNER to explore the contents of SCKAN to ask specific use case questions.
- ['Model Intelligence' HyperTools on o²S²PARC](https://docs.sparc.science/docs/tutorial-metamodeling-hypertools.md): Neural Interface Safety Assessment and Model Uncertainty Quantification
- [Running a MetaModeling Pipeline On o²S²PARC](https://docs.sparc.science/docs/tutorial-running-a-metamodeling-pipeline.md)
- [Introduction To CAD Modeling On o²S²PARC](https://docs.sparc.science/docs/tutorial-introduction-to-cad-modeling-on-o2s2parc.md)
- [Running ASCENT On o²S²PARC](https://docs.sparc.science/docs/tutorial-running-ascent-on-o2s2parc-from-the-sparc-portal.md)
- [Running a Cardiovascular System Model on o²S²PARC from the SPARC Portal](https://docs.sparc.science/docs/tutorial-running-a-cardiovascular-system-model-on-o2s2parc.md)
- [Scaffold Mapping Tools: Mapping Image Data v0.17.4](https://docs.sparc.science/docs/scaffold-mapping-tools-mapping-image-data-v0174.md): How to embed segmented data in a SPARC organ scaffold
- [Scaffold Mapping Tools: Mapping Image Data v0.19.1](https://docs.sparc.science/docs/scaffold-mapping-tools-mapping-image-data-v0191.md): How to embed segmented data in a SPARC organ scaffold
- [Scaffold Mapping Tools: Mapping Image Data v0.21.4](https://docs.sparc.science/docs/tutorial-scaffold-mapping-tools-mapping-image-data-v0214.md): How to embed segmented data in a SPARC organ scaffold
- [Scaffold Mapping Tools: Mapping Physiological Data v0.19.1](https://docs.sparc.science/docs/scaffold-mapping-tools-mapping-physiological-data-v0191.md): How to map physiological data to a scaffold
- [Scaffold Mapping Tools: Mapping Image Data From Flat Preparation v0.19.1](https://docs.sparc.science/docs/scaffold-mapping-tools-mapping-image-data-from-flat-preparation-v0191.md): How to map segmented image data from a flat mount preparation to a SPARC organ scaffold
- [SPARC Webinars](https://docs.sparc.science/docs/webinars.md): An updated list of SPARC webinars
- [SPARC YouTube Channel](https://docs.sparc.science/docs/sparc-youtube.md): YouTube playlist for SPARC tutorials and video walkthroughs
- [Intro to the New SPARC 2.0 Dataset Structure](https://docs.sparc.science/docs/intro-to-the-new-sparc-2-0-dataset-structure.md): Video introducing SPARC's uniform file structure
- [Using AWS to Access Public Datasets](https://docs.sparc.science/docs/using-aws-to-access-public-datasets.md): Video Tutorials - Direct access via AWS
- [Access o²S²PARC from the SPARC Portal](https://docs.sparc.science/docs/how-to-access-o2s2parcfrom-the-sparc-portal.md): Learn how to access o²S²PARC from the SPARC Portal with Guest and with an o²S²PARC account.
- [Running JupyterLabs on SPARC Resources](https://docs.sparc.science/docs/how-to-run-a-simulation-on-osparc.md): SPARC video about JupyterLabs on o²S²PARC with FEniCS, Chaste, and C++ Support
- [Mapping Data To Organ Scaffold](https://docs.sparc.science/docs/access-o2s2parc-from-the-sparc-portal-copy.md): Learn how to Map Data To Organ Scaffold
- [The SPARC Community](https://docs.sparc.science/docs/the-sparc-community.md): Ensuring the SPARC Portal's continued operation as an active, unique open repository
- [HEAL Initiative data on SPARC](https://docs.sparc.science/docs/sparc-repository-for-nih-heal-projects.md): SPARC is an HEAL-Compliant Repository
- [What’s Your SPARC Story?](https://docs.sparc.science/docs/whats-your-sparc-story.md)
- [Projects](https://docs.sparc.science/docs/projects.md)
- [SPARC Plug Newsletter Archive](https://docs.sparc.science/docs/sparc-plug-newsletter-archive.md): Read our past SPARC Plug issues and email announcements.
- [SPARC Plug Summer 2025](https://docs.sparc.science/docs/sparc-plug-summer-2025-newsletter.md): Originally published 2025/08/21
- [SPARC Plug Spring 2025](https://docs.sparc.science/docs/sparc-plug-spring-2025-newsletter.md): Originally published 2025/05/28
- [SPARC Plug Winter 2025](https://docs.sparc.science/docs/sparc-plug-winter-2025-newsletter.md): Originally published 2025/02/19
- [SPARC Plug Autumn 2024](https://docs.sparc.science/docs/sparc-plug-autumn-2024-newsletter.md): Originally published 2024/11/22
- [SPARC Plug Summer 2024](https://docs.sparc.science/docs/sparc-plug-summer-2024-newsletter.md): Originally published 2024/08/22
- [SPARC Plug Spring 2024](https://docs.sparc.science/docs/sparc-plug-spring-2024-newsletter.md): Originally published 2024/05/23
- [SPARC Plug Winter 2024](https://docs.sparc.science/docs/sparc-plug-winter-2024-newsletter.md): Originally published 2024/02/15
- [SPARC Plug Autumn 2023](https://docs.sparc.science/docs/sparc-plug-autumn-2023-newsletter.md): Originally published 2023/11/16
- [SPARC Plug Summer 2023](https://docs.sparc.science/docs/sparc-plug-summer-2023-newsletter.md): Originally published 2023/08/17
- [SPARC Plug Spring 2023](https://docs.sparc.science/docs/sparc-plug-spring-2023-newsletter.md): Originally published 2022/05/19
- [SPARC is now an Open Data Repository](https://docs.sparc.science/docs/sparc-is-now-an-open-data-repository.md): Originally published 2023/02/16
- [SPARC Plug Autumn 2022](https://docs.sparc.science/docs/sparc-plug-autumn-2022-newsletter.md): Originally published 2022/11/17
- [SPARC hits major dataset milestone](https://docs.sparc.science/docs/sparc-hits-major-dataset-milestone.md): Originally published 2022/03/10
- [SPARC Plug Spring 2022](https://docs.sparc.science/docs/sparc-plug-spring-2022-newsletter.md): Originally published 2022/03/10
- [SPARC Plug Winter 2022](https://docs.sparc.science/docs/sparc-plug-winter-2022-newsletter.md): Originally published 2022/03/10
- [SPARC Plug Summer 2021](https://docs.sparc.science/docs/sparc-plug-summer-2021-newsletter.md): Originally published 2021/08/11
- [SPARC Plug Winter 2021](https://docs.sparc.science/docs/sparc-plug-winter-2021-newsletter.md): Originally published 2020/09/12
- [SPARC Plug Autumn 2020](https://docs.sparc.science/docs/sparc-plug-autumn-2020-newsletter.md): Originally published 2020/09/12
- [Promotional Resources](https://docs.sparc.science/docs/promotional-resources.md): SPARC-approved boilerplate language, logos, QR codes, citations, color palette
- [Governance](https://docs.sparc.science/docs/governance.md)
- [SPARC DRC Operation](https://docs.sparc.science/docs/operation-of-the-drc.md): The SPARC Data and Resource Center is led by the SPARC DRC Council, comprising the PIs of the four Cores and NIH.
- [SPARC Anatomical Working Group (SAWG)](https://docs.sparc.science/docs/sawg-sparc-anatomical-working-group.md): Anatomical experts provide the necessary expertise and independent review of anatomical terminology used in SPARC.
- [Steering Committee](https://docs.sparc.science/docs/steering-committee.md)
- [SPARC Data and Resource Center Structure](https://docs.sparc.science/docs/drc.md): Overview of the SPARC initiative's Data and Resource Center
- [Data Coordination (DAT-Core)](https://docs.sparc.science/docs/dat-core.md): The SPARC Program core supporting data workflow
- [Curation and Knowledge Management (K-Core)](https://docs.sparc.science/docs/k-core.md): The SPARC Program core serving as a curation and knowledge management hub
- [MAP Synthesis (MAP-Core)](https://docs.sparc.science/docs/map-core.md): The SPARC Program core responsible for visualizations of nerve-organ anatomy and function
- [Modeling and Simulation (SIM-Core)](https://docs.sparc.science/docs/sim-core.md): The SPARC Program core in charge of the o²S²PARC platform
- [In Silico Studies Roadmap](https://docs.sparc.science/docs/in-silico-studies-roadmap.md): The SPARC program offers experimental data and powerful computational modeling tools, which enable in silico studies. This is SPARC's modeling tools roadmap.
- [Policies](https://docs.sparc.science/docs/sparc-policies-overview.md): A centralized resource for accessing comprehensive SPARC policies
- [Changes to Published Datasets Policy](https://docs.sparc.science/docs/sparc-changes-to-published-datasets-policy.md)
- [List of SPARC Datasets Removed from the SPARC Portal](https://docs.sparc.science/docs/list-of-datasets-that-have-been-removed.md)
- [Data Persistence Policy](https://docs.sparc.science/docs/sparc-data-persistence-policy.md)
- [Embargoed Data Use Agreement](https://docs.sparc.science/docs/nih-sparc-embargoed-data-use-agreement.md): In order to interact with embargoed data within SPARC, investigators must sign the SPARC DUA.
- [Material Sharing Policy](https://docs.sparc.science/docs/material-sharing-policy.md): SPARC resources are made freely available to the wider research community
- [Notice Regarding Repository Review EO 14168](https://docs.sparc.science/docs/notice-regarding-repository-review-in-response-to-executive-order-14168.md): Notice Regarding Repository Review in Response to Executive Order 14168
- [Portal Privacy Policy](https://docs.sparc.science/docs/policies.md): The SPARC DRC describes how and why we collect and process personal data.
- [Terms of Service](https://docs.sparc.science/docs/terms-of-service.md): Please read these Terms and Conditions of Service carefully before accessing or using the SPARC Portal.
- [Standards](https://docs.sparc.science/docs/standards.md): SPARC adheres to standards that drive the type of integration SPARC is required to achieve.
- [SPARC is FAIR](https://docs.sparc.science/docs/sparc-is-fair.md): Findable, Accessible, Interoperable and Reusable
- [SPARC and Re3 Data](https://docs.sparc.science/docs/sparc-and-re3-data.md): SPARC is now registered with re3 data
- [Standards Process](https://docs.sparc.science/docs/sparc-standards-process-new-2024.md): In 2024, the SPARC DRC put a new standards process into place that evolves with SPARC and can support the needs of a broader comunity.
- [SPARC Data Structure (SDS)](https://docs.sparc.science/docs/sparc-dataset-structure.md): The SDS is the required FAIR data sharing organizational and naming system for items shared on the SPARC Portal.
- [SDS:  Structured Folders and Metadata Files](https://docs.sparc.science/docs/folders-and-files.md)
- [SDS Versions](https://docs.sparc.science/docs/sds-versions.md): Current Version SDS 3.0.2
- [Minimal Information Standard (MIS)](https://docs.sparc.science/docs/sparc-minimal-information-standard-mis.md)
- [cMIS](https://docs.sparc.science/docs/cmis.md)
- [Optical Microscopy Imaging](https://docs.sparc.science/docs/optical-microscopy-imaging.md)
- [Naming Requirements](https://docs.sparc.science/docs/naming-requirements.md)
- [Ontologies](https://docs.sparc.science/docs/ontologies.md)
- [Protocols](https://docs.sparc.science/docs/protocol-requirements.md)
- [SPARC Supported Consortia ](https://docs.sparc.science/docs/consortia-overview.md): SPARC supports multiple communities. Talk to us if you would like to discuss supporting yours as well.
- [NIH PRECISION Human Pain Network Resource Page](https://docs.sparc.science/docs/nih-heal-precision.md)
- [NIH RE-JOIN Resource Page](https://docs.sparc.science/docs/re-join.md)
- [SPARC Resources List](https://docs.sparc.science/docs/sparc-resources-page.md): A guide with links to resources for the SPARC investigators

## Pages
- [User Stories](https://docs.sparc.science/user-stories.md)

## Changelog
- [June 17, 2026](https://docs.sparc.science/changelog/june-17-2026.md)
- [May 6, 2026](https://docs.sparc.science/changelog/may-6-2026.md)
- [April 16, 2026](https://docs.sparc.science/changelog/april-16-2026.md)
- [April 1, 2026](https://docs.sparc.science/changelog/april-1-2026.md)
- [March 19th](https://docs.sparc.science/changelog/march-19th.md)