Real-Time Lightning Map

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Post by leonvonblut » Thu, Oct 01, 2015, 3:34 PM UTC

Real-Time Lightning Map
lightningmaps.org

Re: Real-Time Lightning Map

#2

Post by fenomas » Thu, Oct 01, 2015, 4:34 PM UTC

It took me an unpleasantly long time to figure out that this is a map of lighTning, as in the weather phenomena. Not lighting maps for rendering.

Re: Real-Time Lightning Map

#3

Post by artursapek » Thu, Oct 01, 2015, 4:44 PM UTC

Where does this pull real-time lightning data from?

Re: Real-Time Lightning Map

#4

Post by nightbrawler » Thu, Oct 01, 2015, 4:49 PM UTC

This is awesome! I live down the road from "The Lightning Field" art installation ... Will be cool to see how accurate this is for our remote area

http://www.diaart.org/sites/main/lightningfield

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Lightning_Field

Re: Real-Time Lightning Map

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Post by Gys » Thu, Oct 01, 2015, 4:55 PM UTC

artursapek wrote: post #3

Where does this pull real-time lightning data from?

'Lightning data by Blitzortung.org and contributors • Blitzortung.org is a free community project'

The data is collected by volunteers who have a certain device at home which is connected to the internet. Its doing this for several years now I think.

Re: Real-Time Lightning Map

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Post by Gys » Thu, Oct 01, 2015, 5:08 PM UTC

I looked at blitzortung.org once because I was interested in detecting lighting while being on a boat. Especially to know the distance (the direction can be seen).

But a device can only measure the moment of discharge. Only in combination with other devices a position of the lightning can be established.

Maybe somebody wants to have a go at this. Because there are a lot of very expensive boats out there. Especially the ones with carbon masts...

Re: Real-Time Lightning Map

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Post by [deleted] » Thu, Oct 01, 2015, 5:12 PM UTC

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Re: Real-Time Lightning Map

#8

Post by mhb » Thu, Oct 01, 2015, 5:48 PM UTC

Is there a way to show where detectors are located? Otherwise how to know if there is no lightning in an area or no detectors?

Re: Real-Time Lightning Map

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Post by thexa4 » Thu, Oct 01, 2015, 5:55 PM UTC

mhb wrote: post #8

Is there a way to show where detectors are located? Otherwise how to know if there is no lightning in an area or no detectors?

If you click the "Stations: off" button it shows participating stations. Stations that measured the lightning strike are indicated in purple for a short moment.

Re: Real-Time Lightning Map

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Post by mhb » Thu, Oct 01, 2015, 6:02 PM UTC

thexa4 wrote: post #9

mhb wrote: post #8

Is there a way to show where detectors are located? Otherwise how to know if there is no lightning in an area or no detectors?

If you click the "Stations: off" button it shows participating stations. Stations that measured the lightning strike are indicated in purple for a short moment.

Ah. Thanks. It was hard to see those little dots.