 | For the first time in any personal lightning
detection system: recognition of lightning flashes. A lightning
flash is what we see when we see a lightning strike. Previously, we
were limited to displaying only what the lightning detector passed on to
us: strokes. But since each flash typically consists of multiple
strokes, this was not reflective of what was actually going on in a storm. |
| And now with version 4.6 we have the ability --
previously thought to be impossible -- to determine when an individual flash
is nearby. This is a major breakthrough. It means more accurate
and timely warnings, and as this technique is refined, fewer false alarms
and unprecedented accuracy. |
| Export the lightning flashes that you've detected
into Google Earth format. |
| Our RangeBucket technology means you get the most
accurate range to storms without requiring an Internet connection. |
| 12 movable, resizable windows
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| Colors of all screen objects may be easily changed
 | window backgrounds |
| alarms |
| fonts |
| lightning strokes |
| fresh lightning strokes |
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| Fonts may be changed easily
| counters |
| graph label |
| storm analysis information |
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| New internet connectivity features in version 4 and later
| Automatically FTP your real-time lightning image,
analysis window, threat assessment window, rate graph, summary,
and nowcast to your website |
| Automatically send an email or text message to one or more recipients
when lightning is detected within a specified distance of the detector |
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| Each of 33 different alarms has two alert levels, for a total of 66 different sounds that can alert you to potential danger
(mercifully, the default configuration enables only a few of these alarm
sounds!)
| CG flash rate |
| IC flash rate |
| CID (compact intercloud discharge) rate |
| Stroke rate |
| Strong stroke rate |
| Energy ratio |
| Storm proximity |
| Stroke rate change |
| IC%, -IC% |
| +CG% |
| Rates for each of 6 stroke subtypes |
| Rates for each of 6 flash subtypes |
| Rate changes for each of 6 stroke subtypes |
| General status |
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| Multiple independent windows allow you to tailor the look to your needs |
| Different stroke types are displayed differently and tallied separately
| positive cloud-to-ground |
| negative cloud-to-ground |
| positive intercloud/intracloud |
| negative intercloud/intracloud |
| positive compact intercloud discharge |
| negative compact intercloud discharge |
| leaders |
| unknown stroke types (used only by the LD-250) |
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| You have complete control over the shape, color, and persistence of any of
6 ages of the 8 different stroke types for a total of 48 distinct shapes and
colors of strokes that can be simultaneously displayed. |
| User settings (colors, fonts, etc.) may be saved and restored easily |
| Storms color-coded based on estimated intensity |
| Storm Statistics window displays storm-specific information |
| Lightning data is automatically saved to disk |
| Lightning/2000™ automatically recovers from sudden power failures with
no chance that the archive file can become corrupted |
| Saved lightning data can be played back at any time and at any speed,
without interfering with the real-time acquisition of lightning data |
| The raw lightning data display can be configured to your requirements |
| Lightning data is analyzed in real-time to determine where storms are
located |
| NOWCast information can be viewed at any time, or it can be saved to disk
for later use |
| Daily summaries are saved automatically in a text format |
| Old NOWCasts and summaries may be viewed from Lightning/2000™, or they
may be printed |
| Complete clipboard support for both graphic and text elements means you
may cut and paste to any Windows program |
| Lightning activity rates are displayed in a graph |
| The activity graph can be from 15 minutes to 24 hours long |
| Recent lightning activity can be played back at any time without
interfering with the real-time acquisition of lightning data |
| All real-time lightning data is evaluated to come up with a general alert
level |
| The supplied background maps may be zoomed in and out without loss of resolution |
| An optional title can be added to the title bar |
