SOS Explorer® 1.7 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.

Version 1.7.0

March 2026

• 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

• Favorites: Users can now save preferred datasets by marking them as favorites using the star icon. Favorited datasets are available in the Favorites category within the category dropdown.
• Search: Added a search field to quickly find installed datasets by name. Note: Search currently applies only to installed datasets and does not include datasets in the Dataset Manager.

Added the following new datasets:

• Tsunami Historical Series - Alaska - 1964
• Tsunami Historical Series - Aleutian Islands - 1957
• Tsunami Historical Series - Japan - 2011
• Tsunami Historical Series - Lisbon - 1755
• Tsunami Historical Series - Samoa - 2009
• Tsunami Historical Series - Sumatra - 2004

To install these, make sure you open your Dataset Manager and select them after you install the 1.7.0 update.