SOS Explorer

Name: SOS Explorer
Rating: 4.7 (20 reviews)
Author: University of Colorado Boulder

Explore Earth and Space

Free · Designed for iPad

20 Ratings
Ages

4+
Years
Category

Education
Developer

University of Colorado Boulder
Language

EN
+ 3 More
Size

259.8
MB

SOS Explorer (SOSx) Mobile is a free, flat screen mobile app version of the popular NOAA Science On a Sphere (SOS). This revolutionary software takes SOS datasets, usually only seen on a 6-foot sphere in large museum spaces, and makes them accessible, portable, and interactive anywhere. SOSx Mobile can immerse the user in animated images such as Saturn’s rings, atmospheric storms, climate change, and ocean temperatures to help explain sometimes complex environmental processes in a way that is intuitive, captivating, interactive, and entertaining. A desktop version, called SOS Explorer, is also available. Thank you for using SOS Explorer (SOSx) Mobile. We are committed to continually improving our software and providing you with an engaging and educational experience. We hope you enjoy the new features and enhancements in version 1.2! Please continue to share your feedback with us as we work on improvements. We appreciate your patience and support. Features include: • Streaming, high-resolution datasets • Educational videos • User-guided tours • Analysis tools • 100+ datasets • Global and flat map views Sample datasets: • Recent Hurricane Seasons • Bird Migration • Earthquake Activity • Snow and Ice • Ocean Currents • Historical Tsunamis • Facebook Friendships • Air Traffic • Planets of the Solar System • Climate Change Models • 360 Underwater Imagery • Narrated Movies • ...and so much more!

Ratings & Reviews

4.7

out of 5

20 Ratings

Poem
12/21/2023

ksmith47406
Whoever wrote ‘What’s New’ for Version 1.2.2, I have found Has improved my mood, all around!
Poem
12/21/2023

ksmith47406

Whoever wrote ‘What’s New’ for Version 1.2.2, I have found Has improved my mood, all around!
A Spectacular Tool!
10/08/2020

Life is Light
This is one of the most informative and innovative tools i’ve ever come across.. Period!However, one of my goals with writing this review is to help improve the overall user experience by informing the app developer of an issue i’ve with the graphical user interface. The issue is as follows:While using the pinch to zoom function concurrently with drag to rotate, the globe suddenly “jumps” sporadically to an undesired location - typically on the opposite side of the globe. This issue is greatly frustrating and makes in-depth exploration quite challenging. I am using the app on an iPhone 11 with iOS 14. I genuinely hope that this can be resolved as an update with future releases and bug fixes. Thank you,Sincerely,Mr. E West
A Spectacular Tool!
10/08/2020

Life is Light

This is one of the most informative and innovative tools i’ve ever come across.. Period!However, one of my goals with writing this review is to help improve the overall user experience by informing the app developer of an issue i’ve with the graphical user interface. The issue is as follows:While using the pinch to zoom function concurrently with drag to rotate, the globe suddenly “jumps” sporadically to an undesired location - typically on the opposite side of the globe. This issue is greatly frustrating and makes in-depth exploration quite challenging. I am using the app on an iPhone 11 with iOS 14. I genuinely hope that this can be resolved as an update with future releases and bug fixes. Thank you,Sincerely,Mr. E West
Terrific Earth Sciences tool
08/13/2019

lucifer1949
Just got this and it’s fascinating. All kinds of data and links to mini science movies explaining everything from climate change to space weather and Auroras. Great for inquisitive adults and a must have for kids interested in science
Terrific Earth Sciences tool
08/13/2019

lucifer1949

Just got this and it’s fascinating. All kinds of data and links to mini science movies explaining everything from climate change to space weather and Auroras. Great for inquisitive adults and a must have for kids interested in science
It’s a good app but
01/19/2021

oooo99oo
Can you please add more hurricanes and add cyclones and typhoons because me like tracking hurricanes

Developer Response
Thanks for the feedback! It hasn't made it into the app yet, but we just updated our hurricane, typhoon, and cyclone severe storm track dataset. https://sos.noaa.gov/datasets/hurricane-tracks-cumulative-1950-2020/ Keep an eye out for it soon!
It’s a good app but
01/19/2021

oooo99oo

Can you please add more hurricanes and add cyclones and typhoons because me like tracking hurricanes
Developer Response 04/14/2021
Thanks for the feedback! It hasn't made it into the app yet, but we just updated our hurricane, typhoon, and cyclone severe storm track dataset. https://sos.noaa.gov/datasets/hurricane-tracks-cumulative-1950-2020/ Keep an eye out for it soon!

In SOS Explorer, a bug was found, Where Chinese texts were not sound. Simplified, traditional, in a mix, Characters missing, in a fix. Now corrected, clarity abounds!