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VOLUNTEER COMPUTING

Predict
Ocean Plastic Drift

Help cleanup crews intercept plastic before it reaches sensitive marine habitats. Contribute your computer's idle power to run ocean-drift simulations

The Crisis

11 million tons of plastic enter our oceans annually, forming harmful accumulation zones that kill marine life and disrupt coastal economies

Cleanup Crews Need Forecasts

Conservation teams require real-time predictions of plastic accumulation zones. Traditional large-scale ocean-drift simulations are computationally expensive and inaccessible to most organizations, leaving them unable to optimize cleanup efforts.

Our Innovation

Democratizing ocean-drift forecasting through distributed volunteer computing

Distributed Computing

Complex simulations divided into thousands of small Monte Carlo trajectories running on volunteers' devices

Real-Time Forecasts

Aggregated results create high-resolution plastic drift forecasts, enabling near-real-time predictions

Community Powered

Uses community resources instead of expensive supercomputers, democratizing environmental modeling

Physics & AI Informed

Lightweight kernels combine ocean-current data, wind patterns, and AI models for accurate predictions

Get Started in 3 Steps

Join the fight against ocean plastic pollution today

01

Download the App

Install our lightweight desktop application. It runs securely in the background without affecting your work.

02

Run Simulations

Your device receives small ocean-drift trajectory simulations using real ocean-current, wind, and wave data from NOAA and Copernicus.

03

Make an Impact

Results are aggregated into global plastic-drift probability maps helping cleanup crews focus efforts where needed most.

Available for Windows, macOS, and Linux • Free and Open Source