SOS Explorer® 1.6 Release Notes

Starting with version 1.5, SOS Explorer® is now available for free download onto your Windows laptop or desktop! For more information on SOS Explorer® and to download the software, please visit the SOS Explorer® homepage.

Release Date

Version 1.6.3: May 2025
Version 1.6.2.1: February 2025
Version 1.6.2: October 2024
Version 1.6.1: August 2024

Requirements

Windows personal computer (laptop or desktop) that is not more than 5-7 years old (as of 2024)
At least 6 GB of disk space (up to 176 GB depending on the datasets that you select during the installation)
At least 8 GB of RAM

Dataset Improvements in 1.6.3

Removed broken YouTube links related to the following Datasets:

Atmospheric Chemistry: GEOS-5 Model
Carbon Tracker: Fixed Scale CO2 - 2000 - 2015
Hurricane Season 2017
Hurricane Tracks: Cumulative - 1950 - 2020
Groundwater Storage: Ice and Aquifers
Earth’s Magnetic Declination
Climate Model: Sea Ice Change (GFDL a1b) 1861 - 2100
Seal and Seabird Tracks: Pacific Ocean
Buoy Locations
Marine Debris: Garbage Patch Experiment (drifters and model)
Sea Surface Currents and Temperature
El Nino and La Nina Seasonal Impacts
Japan Tsunami: Wave Propagation - March 11, 2011
Ocean Acidification: Saturation State - SSP2 (Moderate) - 2015 - 2100
Great White Shark Track
Sea Surface Salinity
Tsunami Historical Series: Cascadia - 1700
Tsunami Historical Series: Chile - 1960
Sea Ice Extent - 1978 - Present

Furthermore, we updated our license agreement.

Dataset Addition in 1.6.2.1

Added new Dataset: Sea Level Rise Simulation - 30 Years

Fixes in 1.6.2

Fixed the missing text issue that occurred when the user clicked the dataset checkbox multiple times in the SOSx Dataset Manger list.
The dataset names are now displayed in alphabetical order (A to Z) within the dataset list in the SOSx Dataset Manager.

Improvements in 1.6.1

No admin privileges required for software updates
Optimized the user interface.