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This list contains only some of the features of Lightning/2000.  Feel free to contact us if you have specific questions about features.

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
Detector Status
Rates
Totals
Analysis
Stroke Rate History
Raw Lightning Data
Real-time Lightning
Threat Assessment
Storm Statistics
Summary
NOWCast
Records
Colors of all screen objects may be easily changed
window backgrounds
alarms
fonts
lightning strokes
fresh lightning strokes
Fonts may be changed easily
counters
graph label
storm analysis information
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
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
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)
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

Comments or Questions?  Email us at info@aninoquisi.com, or telephone +1 931-469-7608.