https://forum.blitzortung.org/ Tue, 21 Apr 2026 19:13:58 +0000 MyBB https://forum.blitzortung.org/showthread.php?tid=4213 Thu, 02 Apr 2026 08:49:50 +0000 canonicalized]]> https://forum.blitzortung.org/showthread.php?tid=4213 I'm a Tableau enthusiast interested in building a lightning map/dashboard.
I admire the Blitzortung project and would like to ask whether there is any approved way to access lightning strike data for a non-commercial visualization project. My intention is to use it to practice geospatial storytelling and data visualization.
If allowed, I can share the finished visualization on my Tableau Public profile, with full credit: public.tableau.com/app/profile/dorian.barosan
Please let me know whether this type of use is permitted and what the correct process would be.
Thank you!]]> I'm a Tableau enthusiast interested in building a lightning map/dashboard.
I admire the Blitzortung project and would like to ask whether there is any approved way to access lightning strike data for a non-commercial visualization project. My intention is to use it to practice geospatial storytelling and data visualization.
If allowed, I can share the finished visualization on my Tableau Public profile, with full credit: public.tableau.com/app/profile/dorian.barosan
Please let me know whether this type of use is permitted and what the correct process would be.
Thank you!]]> https://forum.blitzortung.org/showthread.php?tid=4198 Thu, 26 Feb 2026 01:42:29 +0000 steerage250]]> https://forum.blitzortung.org/showthread.php?tid=4198
Refreshing the screen just repeats the situation.

Edge displays the map correctly.

Blitzortung cookies are present. If I delete them, they get re-created when I open the page again - but unlike other PCs (where the maps display correctly), I am not asked to accept cookies.]]>
Refreshing the screen just repeats the situation.

Edge displays the map correctly.

Blitzortung cookies are present. If I delete them, they get re-created when I open the page again - but unlike other PCs (where the maps display correctly), I am not asked to accept cookies.]]> https://forum.blitzortung.org/showthread.php?tid=4197 Fri, 20 Feb 2026 13:26:58 +0000 alex931017p]]> https://forum.blitzortung.org/showthread.php?tid=4197
I looked at a project on github.com that uses WebSocket. I was able to get it running and receive thunderstorm marker data on the map.

To avoid overhead, I saved the history in localStorage, meaning new data is stored temporarily while the delay occurs.

Can I use WebSocket in an app?

Naturally, I'm specifying blitzortung.org to make it clear.

My goal is weather, precipitation, and markers. I know this is just for fun and not 100% accurate.]]>
I looked at a project on github.com that uses WebSocket. I was able to get it running and receive thunderstorm marker data on the map.

To avoid overhead, I saved the history in localStorage, meaning new data is stored temporarily while the delay occurs.

Can I use WebSocket in an app?

Naturally, I'm specifying blitzortung.org to make it clear.

My goal is weather, precipitation, and markers. I know this is just for fun and not 100% accurate.]]> https://forum.blitzortung.org/showthread.php?tid=4194 Fri, 13 Feb 2026 07:37:46 +0000 Dave.Auld]]> https://forum.blitzortung.org/showthread.php?tid=4194
My station 1365 used to be located in Doha, Qatar, but I moved country a few years ago to Cyprus, and have resurrected the system and after giving the amp board a bit of TLC it appears to be working again on the test bench.

However, I have noticed that LightningMaps is continuing to show the station located in Qatar and not in its new location of Cyprus, Paphos, depending on which part of the site you are on.

I can't see any options to resync or force any update, so I assume that this will need to be done by admins.

Can someone help?

Thanks,
Dave]]>
My station 1365 used to be located in Doha, Qatar, but I moved country a few years ago to Cyprus, and have resurrected the system and after giving the amp board a bit of TLC it appears to be working again on the test bench.

However, I have noticed that LightningMaps is continuing to show the station located in Qatar and not in its new location of Cyprus, Paphos, depending on which part of the site you are on.

I can't see any options to resync or force any update, so I assume that this will need to be done by admins.

Can someone help?

Thanks,
Dave]]> https://forum.blitzortung.org/showthread.php?tid=4190 Tue, 03 Feb 2026 13:17:36 +0000 Kmoorman]]> https://forum.blitzortung.org/showthread.php?tid=4190
I'm in the process of adding lightning data to a weather site / app that I'm creating at  weathercastpro.com/

This is non-commercial, free to use. 

how do I request access to use the blitzortung lightning strike data on my radar feature?

I beleive I need credentials for non-commercial projects under CC-BY-SA 4.0 license.

Thanks

Kieron]]>
I'm in the process of adding lightning data to a weather site / app that I'm creating at  weathercastpro.com/

This is non-commercial, free to use. 

how do I request access to use the blitzortung lightning strike data on my radar feature?

I beleive I need credentials for non-commercial projects under CC-BY-SA 4.0 license.

Thanks

Kieron]]> https://forum.blitzortung.org/showthread.php?tid=4188 Sun, 25 Jan 2026 21:34:31 +0000 KrzysztofMaluha]]> https://forum.blitzortung.org/showthread.php?tid=4188 My name is Krzysztof Maluha, and I run a small, non-commercial weather website as a voluntary and charitable project.
The website is created purely for public benefit and educational purposes — it is free to use, contains no paid access, and does not generate any profit. Its goal is to help people better understand weather conditions, especially severe weather and thunderstorms.
I am currently working on a storm and precipitation map, and I am looking for a reliable way to visualize real lightning activity. Unfortunately, I do not have the technical possibility to build and operate my own Blitzortung detector, and there are no other free and trustworthy sources of live lightning data available.
Therefore, I would like to kindly ask whether it would be possible to grant limited access to lightning data for this non-profit project, or to advise me on any acceptable way to use Blitzortung data in a public, educational context.
If helpful, the website is available here:
pogodynka eu
I fully respect Blitzortung’s rules and understand that data access is restricted. Any guidance or advice would be greatly appreciated.
Thank you very much for your time and for the incredible work you are doing.
Kind regards,
Krzysztof Maluha

  Zrzut ekranu 2026-01-25 223300.png (Size: 1.48 MB / Downloads: 11) ]]> My name is Krzysztof Maluha, and I run a small, non-commercial weather website as a voluntary and charitable project.
The website is created purely for public benefit and educational purposes — it is free to use, contains no paid access, and does not generate any profit. Its goal is to help people better understand weather conditions, especially severe weather and thunderstorms.
I am currently working on a storm and precipitation map, and I am looking for a reliable way to visualize real lightning activity. Unfortunately, I do not have the technical possibility to build and operate my own Blitzortung detector, and there are no other free and trustworthy sources of live lightning data available.
Therefore, I would like to kindly ask whether it would be possible to grant limited access to lightning data for this non-profit project, or to advise me on any acceptable way to use Blitzortung data in a public, educational context.
If helpful, the website is available here:
pogodynka eu
I fully respect Blitzortung’s rules and understand that data access is restricted. Any guidance or advice would be greatly appreciated.
Thank you very much for your time and for the incredible work you are doing.
Kind regards,
Krzysztof Maluha

  Zrzut ekranu 2026-01-25 223300.png (Size: 1.48 MB / Downloads: 11) ]]> https://forum.blitzortung.org/showthread.php?tid=4167 Fri, 05 Dec 2025 16:37:57 +0000 w8be]]> https://forum.blitzortung.org/showthread.php?tid=4167
Regards]]>
Regards]]> https://forum.blitzortung.org/showthread.php?tid=4161 Sat, 22 Nov 2025 13:11:51 +0000 Krzysztofz]]> https://forum.blitzortung.org/showthread.php?tid=4161
My name is Krzysztof. I am a software developer and a student at the Silesian University of Technology. For several years, I have been developing a system for detecting lightning strikes in long video recordings, as a tool to facilitate the work of storm chasers, researchers and software developers. This project has become the subject of my engineering thesis. As part of my master's thesis, which I am currently working on, I am creating a system that involves continuous detection of lightning strikes on video streams from cameras, which will allow for the approximation of the location of a lightning strike.

I wanted to ask if it is possible to obtain raw detection coordinates with timestamps in order to compare these results in my master's thesis.

I saw that on the Blitzortung website, you can only access raw data if you are a contributor, so unfortunately, I do not have access to this data (I was considering joining the project, but there are already detectors in my area, so I don't know if it makes sense). Unfortunately, the historical data I can obtain on LightningMaps is also in the form of a map (without the coordinates and timestamps I need).

Thank you in advance, and I look forward to your response or suggestions on where I could obtain such data.

Best regards, Krzysztof]]>
My name is Krzysztof. I am a software developer and a student at the Silesian University of Technology. For several years, I have been developing a system for detecting lightning strikes in long video recordings, as a tool to facilitate the work of storm chasers, researchers and software developers. This project has become the subject of my engineering thesis. As part of my master's thesis, which I am currently working on, I am creating a system that involves continuous detection of lightning strikes on video streams from cameras, which will allow for the approximation of the location of a lightning strike.

I wanted to ask if it is possible to obtain raw detection coordinates with timestamps in order to compare these results in my master's thesis.

I saw that on the Blitzortung website, you can only access raw data if you are a contributor, so unfortunately, I do not have access to this data (I was considering joining the project, but there are already detectors in my area, so I don't know if it makes sense). Unfortunately, the historical data I can obtain on LightningMaps is also in the form of a map (without the coordinates and timestamps I need).

Thank you in advance, and I look forward to your response or suggestions on where I could obtain such data.

Best regards, Krzysztof]]> https://forum.blitzortung.org/showthread.php?tid=4156 Mon, 17 Nov 2025 16:54:59 +0000 weiserhase]]> https://forum.blitzortung.org/showthread.php?tid=4156 I’m using lightning data to experiment with DuckDB and would like to know the average number of strikes per year/overall to estimate how much storage the data will require.
I haven’t been able to find detailed numbers.
lightningmaps.org says that they have stored ~50Mio strikes. But over which timefratme?
If no official stats exist, does anyone have an estimate from their own projects?

I would be super thankful for any info. 
Thanks for any replies.]]> I’m using lightning data to experiment with DuckDB and would like to know the average number of strikes per year/overall to estimate how much storage the data will require.
I haven’t been able to find detailed numbers.
lightningmaps.org says that they have stored ~50Mio strikes. But over which timefratme?
If no official stats exist, does anyone have an estimate from their own projects?

I would be super thankful for any info. 
Thanks for any replies.]]> https://forum.blitzortung.org/showthread.php?tid=4153 Mon, 10 Nov 2025 11:14:16 +0000 meteolab]]> https://forum.blitzortung.org/showthread.php?tid=4153 why can't the signal.php file be displayed?
Thanks]]> why can't the signal.php file be displayed?
Thanks]]> https://forum.blitzortung.org/showthread.php?tid=4152 Wed, 05 Nov 2025 12:18:13 +0000 timnbo93@gmail.com]]> https://forum.blitzortung.org/showthread.php?tid=4152
I'm looking to track down the owner of the Blitzortung website. Is Egon the owner? I have a proposal I would like to share?

Best,
Tim]]>
I'm looking to track down the owner of the Blitzortung website. Is Egon the owner? I have a proposal I would like to share?

Best,
Tim]]> https://forum.blitzortung.org/showthread.php?tid=4149 Wed, 29 Oct 2025 23:04:46 +0000 FesterBlitzer]]> https://forum.blitzortung.org/showthread.php?tid=4149
Der Grundsatz lautet ja eigentlich: 'Wer Tippfehler findet, darf sie behalten.'

Ich möchte trotzdem einmal mitteilen, dass sich auf der VectorMap-Seite ein Tippfehler bei dem PopUp-Feld für die einzelnen Stationen ein Tippfehler eingeschlichen hat.

Bei "Statistik für Benutzer: xxx" wurde das 'z' vergessen.



Es beeinflusst keine Funktion und stört potentiell nur empfindliche Augen.   


#Offtopic: Ich möchte an der Stelle einmal die sehr gelungene VectorMap loben! Ich nutze diese sehr gern! 

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Der Grundsatz lautet ja eigentlich: 'Wer Tippfehler findet, darf sie behalten.'

Ich möchte trotzdem einmal mitteilen, dass sich auf der VectorMap-Seite ein Tippfehler bei dem PopUp-Feld für die einzelnen Stationen ein Tippfehler eingeschlichen hat.

Bei "Statistik für Benutzer: xxx" wurde das 'z' vergessen.



Es beeinflusst keine Funktion und stört potentiell nur empfindliche Augen.   


#Offtopic: Ich möchte an der Stelle einmal die sehr gelungene VectorMap loben! Ich nutze diese sehr gern! 

  TippfehlerScreen.png (Size: 4.02 KB / Downloads: 55) ]]> https://forum.blitzortung.org/showthread.php?tid=4139 Tue, 23 Sep 2025 16:46:32 +0000 rheitzig]]> https://forum.blitzortung.org/showthread.php?tid=4139
The data I'm looking for is for is bounded by this GPS rectangle (45.09306, -93.3464), (45.09128, -93.3431) on these three dates (2025/07/15, 2025/07/28, 2025/08/09) UTC-5.  I'm trying to figure out whether some audio problems we have been having are related to a lightning strike or just bad service from our wiring guy.

Is this data available somewhere?]]>
The data I'm looking for is for is bounded by this GPS rectangle (45.09306, -93.3464), (45.09128, -93.3431) on these three dates (2025/07/15, 2025/07/28, 2025/08/09) UTC-5.  I'm trying to figure out whether some audio problems we have been having are related to a lightning strike or just bad service from our wiring guy.

Is this data available somewhere?]]> https://forum.blitzortung.org/showthread.php?tid=4138 Mon, 22 Sep 2025 12:57:00 +0000 gb3bs_Bristol]]> https://forum.blitzortung.org/showthread.php?tid=4138
How do I remove the stats/graphs for other regions as they are not wanted ?

Thanks.]]>
How do I remove the stats/graphs for other regions as they are not wanted ?

Thanks.]]> https://forum.blitzortung.org/showthread.php?tid=4120 Fri, 05 Sep 2025 18:03:53 +0000 Zahari]]> https://forum.blitzortung.org/showthread.php?tid=4120
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As the subject: the menus on the right side of the web map can't be used on Firefox (142.0.1 64-bit). 

On mouse-over, the menus open, but they close as soon as the mouse leaves the menu icon.]]>
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As the subject: the menus on the right side of the web map can't be used on Firefox (142.0.1 64-bit). 

On mouse-over, the menus open, but they close as soon as the mouse leaves the menu icon.]]>