2026-09-30, 11:56
Blitzortung is not a general-purpose public lightning-data service or API provider.
The network exists primarily for participating station operators and the cooperative lightning-location project itself. Its data is not offered as a general source for private applications, websites, hobby projects, research tools, AI-assisted projects, or other third-party services.
Publicly available Blitzortung maps and related services may be used where appropriate. Direct access to the underlying lightning data is not provided for general third-party use.
If your project requires a general source of lightning data for use in your own application or service, you should look to a provider whose purpose is to supply that type of data.
In this case specifically, the proposed feature also conflicts directly with Blitzortung's published data-use restrictions.
A system that detects lightning within a selected radius and then alerts an operator so antennas or equipment can be disconnected is a storm-warning and precautionary-protection application. Those uses are specifically excluded under the published Blitzortung data-use conditions.
The network exists primarily for participating station operators and the cooperative lightning-location project itself. Its data is not offered as a general source for private applications, websites, hobby projects, research tools, AI-assisted projects, or other third-party services.
Publicly available Blitzortung maps and related services may be used where appropriate. Direct access to the underlying lightning data is not provided for general third-party use.
If your project requires a general source of lightning data for use in your own application or service, you should look to a provider whose purpose is to supply that type of data.
In this case specifically, the proposed feature also conflicts directly with Blitzortung's published data-use restrictions.
A system that detects lightning within a selected radius and then alerts an operator so antennas or equipment can be disconnected is a storm-warning and precautionary-protection application. Those uses are specifically excluded under the published Blitzortung data-use conditions.
