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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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        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
            Screenshot_20190401-193135_Chrome.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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