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| Users of the Explore GSO app can read or listen to a wealth of information on the Explore GSO app, including historical data about research vessels and the role the military played at the Narragansett Bay Campus. (Explore GSO screenshots) |
The University of Rhode Island’s Graduate School of Oceanography (GSO) has launched Explore GSO, a free multimedia app that lets anyone tour the school’s campus, research facilities, and history from anywhere in the world.
Located on 153 acres overlooking Narragansett Bay, URI’s Narragansett Bay Campus is home to GSO, the URI Department of Ocean Engineering, and other marine programs and organizations. Explore GSO brings the campus to a wider audience through two tours: one showcasing today’s research and the people behind it, and another tracing the history of the school and the land it occupies.
Because the Bay Campus sits at the far end of South Ferry
Road in Narragansett, few people will ever stumble upon it. And for prospective
students or ocean science enthusiasts who live far away, visiting GSO in person
might not be an option. The app brings the school to them.
Explore GSO highlights the campus with descri...