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SOS Explorer® 1.3 Release Notes

In 1.3 SOSx added a lot of new Tourbuilder improvements so each site can spice up their own exhibits to best fit their location. In addition, we added a lot of new 3D content to the library including Aurora 3D, Saturn with Rings, Humpback Whale Migration, and Satellite Models - Real-time.

Release Date

May 2017.

New Features

Experimental VR capability using Oculus Rift technology
New 3D datasets, more realistically showing phenomena that do not happen flat on a sphere, e.g. Saturn’s Rings, Earth’s satellites
Language translation support
Tourbuilder improvments
Bug fixes

Learning How to Use SOSx

Once you have acquired SOS Explorer®, the SOSx team will ship you a hard disk loaded with the software and content along with set up directions. You can also find the set-up guide online. Then, we will walk you through the features and different site configurations on video teleconference that we’ll schedule together with as many people as you would like to train. Other helpful guides and video tutorials are available as well.