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SOS Explorer

by University of Colorado Boulder

iPhone · iPad

Active Last checked 6 Aug 2026

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  • Free to download

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Free app Yes Free Store published

Screens

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SOS Explorer ipad screenshot 1
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Pricing & paywalls

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  • Free

Ratings & reviews

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4.7 20 ratings · App Store

  1. 5/5Poem

    Whoever wrote ‘What’s New’ for Version 1.2.2, I have found Has improved my mood, all around!

    ksmith47406 · 6 Aug 2026

  2. 4/5A Spectacular Tool!

    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

    Life is Light · 6 Aug 2026

  3. 4/5Terrific Earth Sciences tool

    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

    lucifer1949 · 6 Aug 2026

  4. 4/5It’s a good app but

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

    oooo99oo · 6 Aug 2026

Privacy & accessibility

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Privacy

  • Data Not Linked to You — Analytics — Browsing History Developer declared
  • Data Not Linked to You — Analytics — Usage Data — Product Interaction Developer declared
  • Data Not Linked to You — Browsing History Developer declared
  • Data Not Linked to You — Usage Data Developer declared

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Versions

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  • 1.0
  • 1.1

    Now with performance improvements to dataset management! Measure distances on other celestial bodies and tilt the globe with three fingers.

  • 1.11

    Improved reliability loading datasets and viewing abstracts and summaries on the web.

  • 1.2

    • Upgrade to Unity 2021.3: Experience improved performance and visual fidelity thanks to the latest version of the Unity engine. • Initial support for WMTS (Web Map Tile Service) data sets: Enjoy more efficient loading and visualization of high resolution data sets. • Expanded language support: We have added support for Spanish and Chinese languages, making our application more accessible to users worldwide. • Automatic rotation of the globe and toggle for legends: Enhance your interaction with better controls of how information is presented on the screen. • Improved rendering for real-time satellite positions: Get a more accurate and visually pleasing representation of satellite data. • New video playback library: Enjoy a smoother video playback experience with AVPro 2.0. • Enhancements to analysis tools: Delve deeper into datasets with our improved and more accurate analysis tools. • Improved navigation controls: Explore the world more easily with our refined navigation controls in both globe and map modes. • Transition to UnityWebRequest for content downloading: Experience more efficient and reliable content delivery. • Updated UI for different device display safe zones: We've improved our user interface to respect the display safe zones for various devices. Known Issues • Tour content display: Tour content may appear stretched on certain devices due to variations in screen aspect ratios. • Help screen timing: On slower devices, the help screen may appear prematurely. • Visual artifacts when unloading data sets: Users may notice temporary visual artifacts when unloading data sets. • Infinite scrolling in map view: Infinite horizontal scrolling is currently disabled in map view. • Average area analysis tool: This is currently disabled while we work on an improved UI experience.

  • 1.2.1

    Playback Slider Issue (iOS): Resolved an issue on iOS devices where the playback slider didn’t accurately scroll through time while viewing data sets. UI Text Issue: Rectified a situation where loading country labels from the overlay window resulted in the disappearance of UI text. Orbit Camera:: The “auto rotate” function has been renamed to “orbit” to accurately represent the camera’s movement orbiting the Earth. Analysis Window: Enhanced user experience; the analysis window now seamlessly transitions between navigating the sphere and tool interactions. Tools Menu Toggle: Refinement to the toggle menu behavior to ensure consistency with other UI elements.

  • 1.2.2

    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!

  • 1.2.4 · 9 Apr 2026

    Real-time (RT) datasets on mobile are back! We fixed two issues that prevented us from publishing RT data that are now fixed.

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