Lightning/2000 is a Windows application that allows you to get the most out of your Boltek lightning detector. Just install the software and your custom backround map and you are all set to go. This software runs on any Windows 95/98/NT/ME/2000/XP computer. It has dozens of new storm analysis and display features, 22 customizable audio warnings that you define, a real-time lightning strength indicator, background maps include counties, parks, federal lands, lakes, interstate highways etc. Completely user-configurable colors, fonts, alarm levels, and much more!
Features:
- 12 movable, resizable windows
- Different stroke types are displayed differently and tallied separately
- Multiple independent windows allow you to tailor the look to your needs
- Customizable visual and audio alarms alert you to potential danger the minute it occurs
- Advanced storm ranging algorithms for superior results
- Save a screen capture in either of 2 formats, automatically
- Daily summaries of lightning activity are saved automatically
- Lightning data is analyzed in real-time to determine where storms are located
- Saved lightning data can be played back at any time and at any speed, without interfering with the real-time acquisition
- The supplied background maps may be zoomed in and out without loss of resolution
- Use any bitmap image of a map instead of the supplied maps
- All real-time lightning data is evaluated to come up with a severity assessment for each storm
- User settings (colors, fonts, etc.) may be changed, saved and restored easily
- Lightning data is automatically archived to the hard drive
- Automatic recovery from sudden power failures with no chance that the archive file can become corrupted
- Complete clipboard support for both graphic and text elements means you may cut and paste to any Windows program
- Completely compatible with your existing Boltek system
Plus These New Features:
- Stroke type discrimination (Boltek StormTracker only)
- Cloud-to-ground (CG) and intracloud/intercloud (IC) strokes are detected separately
- Positive and negative strokes are detected separately
- Counters record rate, percentage, and rate change of each of 6 stroke types
- Different stroke types are drawn differently
- Stroke shapes and colors may be easily changed to any shape and color
- Strokes are color-coded by age (there are 6 "ages" of strokes)
- Improved range determination
- Both nearby and distant storms' ranges are more accurate
- The ranging algorithms can now be updated by simply downloading a small file
- Virtually every stroke is now displayed on the map
- Advanced noise rejection
- Over 100,000 hours of beta test use - making it the most reliable Lightning/2000 ever
- New internet connectivity features
- Automatically FTP your screen capture image, current summary, and nowcast files to your website
- Send an email to one or more recipients when lightning is detected within a distance you specify
- The new Records window shows all your records and when they were set
- Storms are color-coded by intensity, like on a radar display
- New windows for even more information Storm Statistics window presents information on individual storms
- Threat Assessment window presents a radar-like overview of storm activity
- A much larger, 158-page spiral-bound manual
- Compatibility with archive files and maps from older versions of Lightning/2000
Note: When ordering Lightning/2000, please tell us the location where you will be using it in the "Comments" field of our order form. Include your latitude and longitude if you know them. This will allow us to make sure that you have the correct map package for your location.
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