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    • Gkikas LGPZ
      Gkikas LGPZ Moderator @LucianoGIS last edited by

      @LucianoGIS
      Lightnings are already available on windy.com (if you select "Radar, lightning" symbol).
      It is true that lightning symbols on the map are relatively small.
      @developers must consider to make those symbols a little larger.
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      • LucianoGIS
        LucianoGIS last edited by

        That's really strange to say that I don't see any lightning symbol over any Brazil's land area :(

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        • Gkikas LGPZ
          Gkikas LGPZ Moderator @LucianoGIS last edited by

          @LucianoGIS
          Windy displays real time lightning data from Blitzortung.org
          Unfortunately lightning detectors network is very sparse over S. America.
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          • LucianoGIS
            LucianoGIS @Gkikas LGPZ last edited by LucianoGIS

            @Gkikas-LGPZ
            Oh, that's awful!
            I'd say it'd be better to enrich more lightning strike map source than only get data from Blitzortung.org as shown on http://weather.wdtinc.com/imap/imaplite/?MAPID=10937&CLIENTID=20485

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            • Gkikas LGPZ
              Gkikas LGPZ Moderator @LucianoGIS last edited by

              @LucianoGIS
              Do you know if the lightnings provided in this site, are real observations
              and if those data are free?

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                KatherinesMethow last edited by

                @LucianoGIS
                @Gkikas-LGPZ
                I use this
                https://www.lightningmaps.org/?lang=en#
                It is in real time.

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                • LucianoGIS
                  LucianoGIS @Gkikas LGPZ last edited by LucianoGIS

                  @Gkikas-LGPZ
                  At my area yes it's in real time. Every single lighting strike over my city it's shown about 5 minutes later.

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                  • LucianoGIS
                    LucianoGIS @KatherinesMethow last edited by

                    @KatherinesMethow
                    Unfortunately there isn't coverage from that source on my country (Brasil) :(
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                    • LucianoGIS
                      LucianoGIS @Gkikas LGPZ last edited by

                      @Gkikas-LGPZ I really don't know if the lighting strike data is for free. I'll send a email to the developer asking them about that.

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                      • Gkikas LGPZ
                        Gkikas LGPZ Moderator @KatherinesMethow last edited by

                        @KatherinesMethow
                        LightningMaps.org is an additional service to the main project Blitzortung.org.
                        https://www.lightningmaps.org/about

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                        • Gkikas LGPZ
                          Gkikas LGPZ Moderator @LucianoGIS last edited by

                          @LucianoGIS
                          According to ANAC (National Civil Aviation Agency-Brazil)
                          http://www.anac.gov.br/en/safety/aeronautical-meteorology/meteorology-and-flight-planning
                          there is a lightning events site over South America named "raiosonline"
                          http://www.raiosonline.iag.usp.br/index.php

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                          • Gkikas LGPZ
                            Gkikas LGPZ Moderator @Gkikas LGPZ last edited by Gkikas LGPZ

                            ... also, the University of Washington in Seattle, USA
                            operates the World Wide Lightning Location Network
                            https://wwlln.net/new/map/
                            but, with only 40 lightning location sensors worldwide
                            and with a 30-minute delay in the data.

                            P.S. Blitzortung provides more than a thousand sensors and less than 5 sec data delay .
                            I think that Brazilians can contribute in Blitzortung project to cover the area
                            of South America.
                            http://en.blitzortung.org/cover_your_area.php

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                            • LucianoGIS
                              LucianoGIS @Gkikas LGPZ last edited by

                              @Gkikas-LGPZ

                              That site "raiosonline" is a pure trash! Hahaha. Several lightning strike events are fake.

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                              • LucianoGIS
                                LucianoGIS @Gkikas LGPZ last edited by

                                @Gkikas-LGPZ

                                I've finally found the source of the lightning strike map for South America: http://wwlln.net/new/map/

                                To get the data, Windy's ADM need to get contact to:

                                Prof Robert Holzworth, Earth and Space Sciences, University of Washington

                                bobholz@washington.edu

                                http://wwlln.net/


                                (WWLLN Data available: WWLLN Monthly CDs containing all stroke locations over the whole world for 1 month. Those are mailed to subscribers each month, or they may opt to download the data weekly. Archival data are available for sale from August 15, 2004 to the present. Our site hosts receive a free monthly subscription.

                                WWLLN Data are available via internet with cadence every 10 minutes for research purposes from the University of Washington, or with a cadence of as fast as every minute (i.e. in realtime) from our commercial reseller. Contact Prof. Holzworth for more info.)

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                                • Gkikas LGPZ
                                  Gkikas LGPZ Moderator @LucianoGIS last edited by Gkikas LGPZ

                                  @LucianoGIS
                                  Long ago I've notified you about wwlln.net
                                  here:
                                  https://community.windy.com/topic/8066/please-put-lighting-spots-on-the-map/13

                                  As I read in http://wwlln.net/new/map/
                                  "WWLLN has a 30-minute delay in the data" and
                                  "presently they have only 40 sensors, worldwide".

                                  You say they provide near real time data (every 1 minute). Is it for free?

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                                    TomSlavkovsky API developers last edited by

                                    @LucianoGIS @Gkikas-LGPZ I have been in touch with Prof. Holzworth regarding the data from WWLLN. Unfortunately, their data are quite expensive for us at this moment (several ten thousands of $). We are planning to add some alternative solution, which we hope will have better coverage.

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                                    • Gkikas LGPZ
                                      Gkikas LGPZ Moderator @TomSlavkovsky last edited by

                                      @LucianoGIS @TomSlavkovsky
                                      Luciano, it'd be great if you could contribute in Blitzortung project to cover your area.
                                      http://en.blitzortung.org/cover_your_area.php
                                      Think about it!

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