New app: Blitzortung Lightning Monitor
- The app complies with the inclusion citeria
- The app is not already listed in the repo or issue tracker.
- The original app author has been notified (and supports the inclusion).
Link to the source code: https://github.com/wuan/bo-android
Link to app in another app store: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.blitzortung.android.app
License used: Apache-2.0
Category: Science & Education
Summary: Get an overview of the current thunderstorm situation
Description:
Simple to use map based application visualizing real time full area lightning data provided by the blitzortung.org lightning location network project. The current thunderstorm situation at your fingertips.
Features:
- realtime display of lightning data
- display of historical lightning data of the last 24 hours
- for regions Europe, North & South America, Asia, Africa and Australia/New Zealand
- lightning strike time color coded
- reduced data volume and fast response
- current lightning strike time and lightning count
- optional user location marker
- alert function shows distance/direction of storms
- background service for alerts
- support for notifications, sound and vibration alarm
- single stroke display for blitzortung.org participants
Please visit [http://www.blitzortung.org] for more information regarding the community based lightning location project.
The raster display ensures a fast performance of the application even if there is a very high thunderstorm activity. Blitzortung.org participants can visualize all stroke locations individually.
If you would like to contribute to a translation of the software in your language, please do not hesitate to contact the author of the software.