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    • LucianoGISL
      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 LGPZG
        Gkikas LGPZ Moderator Meteorologist @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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        • LucianoGISL
          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 LGPZG
            Gkikas LGPZ Moderator Meteorologist @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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            • K
              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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              • LucianoGISL
                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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                • LucianoGISL
                  LucianoGIS @KatherinesMethow
                  last edited by

                  @KatherinesMethow
                  Unfortunately there isn't coverage from that source on my country (Brasil) :(
                  Screenshot_20190401-193149_Windy.png
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                  • LucianoGISL
                    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 LGPZG
                      Gkikas LGPZ Moderator Meteorologist @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 LGPZG
                        Gkikas LGPZ Moderator Meteorologist @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 LGPZG
                          Gkikas LGPZ Moderator Meteorologist @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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                          • LucianoGISL
                            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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                            • LucianoGISL
                              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 LGPZG
                                Gkikas LGPZ Moderator Meteorologist @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 | Premium
                                  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 LGPZG
                                    Gkikas LGPZ Moderator Meteorologist @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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