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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) :(
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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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