Geotorrents ((new)) -

GeoTorrent utilizes the BitTorrent protocol to break large geodata files into small, manageable chunks.

As satellites become more advanced, the data gets bigger. Downloading a full mosaic of a continent at 30cm resolution is a petabyte-scale challenge. Cloud providers charge immense "egress" fees to download this data. The BitTorrent protocol offers a solution for massive data migration between researchers without the bottleneck of a single server. geotorrents

Despite its technical death, the ideology of lives on. The site taught a generation of music fans that audio fidelity matters. It proved that sharing is not stealing when the artist permits it. GeoTorrent utilizes the BitTorrent protocol to break large