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Permission request for Blitzortung data in WeatherWatch - kogilop837 - 2026-11-10
Hello,
My name is kogilop, and I am developing WeatherWatch, an iPhone and web weather-radar application currently in beta testing.
I am writing to request explicit permission to display recent Blitzortung lightning observations in WeatherWatch.
I understand that Blitzortung is a volunteer, non-commercial project; that its observations are provided for private and entertainment purposes; and that they must not be presented as an official warning or life-safety service. I also understand that commercial use normally is not permitted, which is why I will not proceed without your written approval.
WeatherWatch includes official weather warnings from government sources and may eventually offer an optional paid “Max” subscription. The proposed Blitzortung lightning layer would:
- Remain available to all users without requiring a Max subscription.
- Be clearly labeled as unofficial community lightning observations.
- Never create, modify, verify, rank, or trigger weather warnings or push notifications.
- Never be used to tell users that an area is safe or unsafe.
- Include a visible disclaimer directing users to official weather warnings.
- Clearly credit and link to Blitzortung.org and its contributors.
- Be retrieved through one WeatherWatch intermediary server so requests would not increase with the number of app users.
- Use conservative polling and caching limits set by Blitzortung.
- Display only recent observations on the map without offering raw-data downloads.
- Not permanently archive or sell the raw lightning data.