https://forum.blitzortung.org/ Tue, 28 Apr 2026 12:34:44 +0000 MyBB https://forum.blitzortung.org/showthread.php?tid=4220 Wed, 22 Apr 2026 07:11:42 +0000 aker]]> https://forum.blitzortung.org/showthread.php?tid=4220
I'm Adrien Revel, technical director at AKER. I'm writing on behalf of artist Marie-Luce Nadal to request access to Blitzortung's historical lightning data for a non-commercial sound art installation.

The project is called "Skin Of the Sky" and premieres June 6, 2026 at the Église Saint-Laurent in Paris during Nuit Blanche. The concept: members of the public call a phone number and confide a wish to the sky. Their voice messages are then spatialized inside the church, triggered and positioned by real lightning strike coordinates. Using an azimuthal equidistant projection centered on the church, each strike maps to a physical direction in the nave. Storms over Sweden send voices from the north, storms over Brazil from the south-west, and so on.

What we find beautiful is the kinship between our projects: Blitzortung is built by a worldwide community of volunteers mapping the electrical activity of the sky; Skin Of the Sky collects anonymous voice messages, the emotional activity of people looking up. Both are participatory, open, and built on collective contribution.

What we need: access to a few days of global archived strike data for offline playback. We do not need real-time access.

Regarding the external project criteria:

• Non-commercial: public artwork, free admission, co-produced with the City of Paris
  
• Original use: lightning data drives spatial sound, not a map or weather tool
  
• Freely accessible to the public
  
• Blitzortung.org credited as data partner in all signage and communications
  
• No redistribution of raw data, used only within the physical installation
  
  

We'd be glad to share documentation and footage with the community afterward.

And if anyone here would like to participate, the phone line is open now: call +33 1 59 58 00 99 and confide a wish to the sky. Your voice could end up traveling through the church, carried by one of the lightning strikes you helped detect.

Thanks for reading, and thanks for the remarkable network you've all built together.

Adrien Revel]]>
I'm Adrien Revel, technical director at AKER. I'm writing on behalf of artist Marie-Luce Nadal to request access to Blitzortung's historical lightning data for a non-commercial sound art installation.

The project is called "Skin Of the Sky" and premieres June 6, 2026 at the Église Saint-Laurent in Paris during Nuit Blanche. The concept: members of the public call a phone number and confide a wish to the sky. Their voice messages are then spatialized inside the church, triggered and positioned by real lightning strike coordinates. Using an azimuthal equidistant projection centered on the church, each strike maps to a physical direction in the nave. Storms over Sweden send voices from the north, storms over Brazil from the south-west, and so on.

What we find beautiful is the kinship between our projects: Blitzortung is built by a worldwide community of volunteers mapping the electrical activity of the sky; Skin Of the Sky collects anonymous voice messages, the emotional activity of people looking up. Both are participatory, open, and built on collective contribution.

What we need: access to a few days of global archived strike data for offline playback. We do not need real-time access.

Regarding the external project criteria:

• Non-commercial: public artwork, free admission, co-produced with the City of Paris
  
• Original use: lightning data drives spatial sound, not a map or weather tool
  
• Freely accessible to the public
  
• Blitzortung.org credited as data partner in all signage and communications
  
• No redistribution of raw data, used only within the physical installation
  
  

We'd be glad to share documentation and footage with the community afterward.

And if anyone here would like to participate, the phone line is open now: call +33 1 59 58 00 99 and confide a wish to the sky. Your voice could end up traveling through the church, carried by one of the lightning strikes you helped detect.

Thanks for reading, and thanks for the remarkable network you've all built together.

Adrien Revel]]> 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=4209 Sat, 21 Mar 2026 16:40:07 +0000 gmiller43]]> https://forum.blitzortung.org/showthread.php?tid=4209
Can someone point me in the direction of:

• Where (geographically) would you expect the greatest improvement of accuracy (closer to the new detector)?
  
• Is there an explicit measure of error that would be expected to improve and where in the dataset would I find that?
  

Thanks.]]>
Can someone point me in the direction of:

• Where (geographically) would you expect the greatest improvement of accuracy (closer to the new detector)?
  
• Is there an explicit measure of error that would be expected to improve and where in the dataset would I find that?
  

Thanks.]]> https://forum.blitzortung.org/showthread.php?tid=4206 Sun, 15 Mar 2026 21:22:14 +0000 Buckethead]]> https://forum.blitzortung.org/showthread.php?tid=4206 I am a new user, and I messaged a forum member asking for information about a unit they have for sale.  They are receiving my messages, but I cannot see how to view messages to me.  I don't see any messages in my control panel.  So how do I view messages to me?

Thanks!]]> I am a new user, and I messaged a forum member asking for information about a unit they have for sale.  They are receiving my messages, but I cannot see how to view messages to me.  I don't see any messages in my control panel.  So how do I view messages to me?

Thanks!]]> https://forum.blitzortung.org/showthread.php?tid=4205 Sat, 14 Mar 2026 20:03:34 +0000 gmiller43]]> https://forum.blitzortung.org/showthread.php?tid=4205 https://forum.blitzortung.org/showthread.php?tid=4203 Wed, 11 Mar 2026 16:43:53 +0000 PetrosKa]]> https://forum.blitzortung.org/showthread.php?tid=4203
I do have some interference from a solar inverter during the day, but the station was working ok.

Station 18, green pcb 6.8
Thank you.

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I do have some interference from a solar inverter during the day, but the station was working ok.

Station 18, green pcb 6.8
Thank you.

  tr.jpg (Size: 37.98 KB / Downloads: 5) ]]> https://forum.blitzortung.org/showthread.php?tid=4201 Sat, 07 Mar 2026 09:36:51 +0000 Gorzzz]]> https://forum.blitzortung.org/showthread.php?tid=4201
Looks like my p/s for my system blue is starting to die as it's only putting out 4v. I was going to get another powerstream one (https://www.powerstream.com/AC-1898.htm), but I'm not going to pay $70US (!) for postage to Australia.
So, can any Aussies on here point me to some alternatives??

Thanks,

John (Gorzzz)]]>
Looks like my p/s for my system blue is starting to die as it's only putting out 4v. I was going to get another powerstream one (https://www.powerstream.com/AC-1898.htm), but I'm not going to pay $70US (!) for postage to Australia.
So, can any Aussies on here point me to some alternatives??

Thanks,

John (Gorzzz)]]> 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=4196 Fri, 20 Feb 2026 02:39:21 +0000 byronbay]]> https://forum.blitzortung.org/showthread.php?tid=4196
The kit is fully assembled and comes with 2 matched, original Blitzortung ferrites and a GPS antenna.  All you will need to get it working are the connecting leads and a 5V power supply.

The price is €300 (or equivalent local currency).

If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to let me know. Edit: 'Please include your email address so I can reply.'


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The kit is fully assembled and comes with 2 matched, original Blitzortung ferrites and a GPS antenna.  All you will need to get it working are the connecting leads and a 5V power supply.

The price is €300 (or equivalent local currency).

If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to let me know. Edit: 'Please include your email address so I can reply.'


  system blue 5.jpg (Size: 267.02 KB / Downloads: 32)
€€]]>