GeoTraceroute – Traceroutes on a 3D globe and submarine cables

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I've been working on GeoTraceroute for a while and just shipped v2.3 with submarine cable inference. A few things that might interest HN: - 320 community-contributed nodes across 50 countries, all volunteer-run - Three views: 3D globe with day/night rendering, 2D map, and a to...

Published: Apr 29, 2026
First seen: Apr 29, 2026

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Why it matters

Primary discovery source is Hacker News.

Key Features

Primary public product URL is https://geotraceroute.com/.
Description: I've been working on GeoTraceroute for a while and just shipped v2.3 with submarine cable inference. A few things that might interest HN: - 320 community-contributed nodes across 50 countries, all volunteer-run - Thre....
Listed on Hacker News as "GeoTraceroute – Traceroutes on a 3D globe and submarine cables".
Source description: I've been working on GeoTraceroute for a while and just shipped v2.3 with submarine cable inference. A few things that might interest HN: - 320 community-contributed nodes across 50 countries, all volunteer-run - Thre....
Source publish date is 2026-04-29.

Use Cases

Primary discovery source is Hacker News.
Hacker News mention is recent (2026-04-29).
Primary public product URL is https://geotraceroute.com/.
Description: I've been working on GeoTraceroute for a while and just shipped v2.3 with submarine cable inference. A few things that might interest HN: - 320 community-contributed nodes across 50 countries, all volunteer-run - Thre....
Listed on Hacker News as "GeoTraceroute – Traceroutes on a 3D globe and submarine cables".

Why Now

GeoTraceroute – Traceroutes on a 3D globe and submarine cables is appearing on fresh discovery surfaces, so it is worth reviewing while momentum is still forming. Confidence is currently low (41/100), so treat this as an early signal rather than a settled trend.

Community Signals

Trend score

12.7

24h momentum

Rising

Hacker News points

Rising

Facts / Signals / Inference / Unknowns

Facts

Listed on Hacker News as "GeoTraceroute – Traceroutes on a 3D globe and submarine cables".
Source description: I've been working on GeoTraceroute for a while and just shipped v2.3 with submarine cable inference. A few things that might interest HN: - 320 community-contributed nodes across 50 countries, all volunteer-run - Thre....
Source publish date is 2026-04-29.
Description: I've been working on GeoTraceroute for a while and just shipped v2.3 with submarine cable inference. A few things that might interest HN: - 320 community-contributed nodes across 50 countries, all volunteer-run - Thre....
Primary public product URL is https://geotraceroute.com/.

Signals

Hacker News mention is recent (2026-04-29).
Primary discovery source is Hacker News.

Inference

Trust data is still pending

The evidence pipeline has not produced enough structured trust blocks for this product yet.

Unknowns

Documentation is not explicitly linked in the current allowed evidence set.
No tagline is stored on the current product record.
Pricing details are not explicitly linked in the current allowed evidence set.
Recent changelog or release history is not explicitly linked in the current allowed evidence set.

Evidence Snapshots

GeoTraceroute – Traceroutes on a 3D globe and submarine cables
Listed on Hacker News as "GeoTraceroute – Traceroutes on a 3D globe and submarine cables".
Source page snapshotCaptured: Apr 29, 2026
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GeoTraceroute – Traceroutes on a 3D globe and submarine cables official profile
Primary public product URL is https://geotraceroute.com/.
Official websiteCaptured: Apr 29, 2026
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