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Lightning Overview

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The EA Technology Lightning Flash Location System monitors lightning strikes to ground in the United Kingdom and has been operational since January 1989. The data and details of all cloud to ground strikes within the United Kingdom have been saved to a continually growing database. As more companies appreciate the value of the data, the range and the nature of services related to the Lightning Location System have increased. Our aim is to provide flexible services to meet individual companies particular requirements.

Some of the readily available services include:

Live Data Services

  •  On-Line Service
  •  Dial-in Service
  •  Fax Service

E-mail Service , Historical Data Analysis Services

  •  Site specific Density Maps
  •  Tabulated Statistical Information
  •  Specific Strike Information
  •  Regular Retrospective Data

The Lightning Location System was originally developed to assist the UK electricity companies segregate lightning related incidents and non-lightning related incidents. It is now used by many of them to improve the efficiency of their operations. In addition, the value of the information is rapidly being appreciated by users in other industries. Industries in which applications have already been identified include: Telecommunications, Insurance, Petrochemical, Civil and Military Aviation. There is also the obvious applications involved with identifying high risk areas requiring extra lightning protection systems.

As the number and type of companies who use information from the system increases, we are continually developing new and improved services to meet their specific requirements.

The range of our standard services is shown in the list below. However, we would be pleased to hear from cable network operators and respond to enquiries about all aspects of cable network operation.

Lightning system auditsDownload Now

Lightning is a natural hazard, through out the world lightning causes injuries to people and damage to buildings. Valuable process time could be lost by damage to electrical plant, a lightning audit of an installation will determine whether the most appropriate protection system is currently installed.

 

 

 

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