{"id":317,"date":"2021-12-14T10:00:00","date_gmt":"2021-12-14T06:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alphonsedevasia.com\/blog\/?p=317"},"modified":"2022-09-04T10:36:26","modified_gmt":"2022-09-04T06:36:26","slug":"science-on-a-sphere","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alphonsedevasia.com\/blog\/science-on-a-sphere\/","title":{"rendered":"Science On a Sphere"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration:underline;\"><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.noaa.gov\/\" target=\"_blank\">National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration<\/a><\/span> (NOAA) uses Science On a Sphere(SOS) as an instrument to enhance informal educational programs on Earth System in science centres, schools, universities, and museums in a way that is simultaneously intuitive and captivating.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sos.noaa.gov\/education\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/alphonsedevasia.files.wordpress.com\/2021\/09\/screenshot-2021-09-29-at-1.36.15-pm.png?w=500\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-920\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Science On a Sphere (SOS) is a room-sized, global display system that uses computers and video projectors to display planetary data onto a six-foot diameter sphere, analogous to a giant animated globe.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>SOS Explorer (SOSx) is a flat-screen version of the widely popular Science On a Sphere (SOS). 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