This document summarizes an update on Project SLOPE's Task 3.6 on data management and backup. The task aims to develop a system for exchanging data between field hardware and a central computer, and provide a data backup strategy. It is led by CNR and involves several partners. The current status is 50% complete. A key output is a prototype portable and internally powered "black box" for daily/weekly data backups and transmitting data from areas without network coverage, due by Month 25.