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System and method for presenting lightning strike information

  • US 7,869,953 B1
  • Filed: 08/17/2006
  • Issued: 01/11/2011
  • Est. Priority Date: 08/17/2005
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A computer-implemented method of presenting lightning strike information, stored on a non-transitory computer-readable medium, comprising:

  • (a) receiving lightning strike data including lightning strike location data from a source thereof;

    (b) deriving at least one textual lightning strike location label identifying a lightning strike location, the label describing a geographic location of the lightning strike, for a single lightning strike from the lightning strike location data; and

    (c) displaying as an overlay on a computer generated graphical representation of a geographic area a computer generated marker indicating the location in the geographic area of the lightning strike along with the lightning strike location label to provide a lightning strike location presentation,wherein receiving lightning strike data includes receiving lightning strike data from a source of lighting strike data selected from group of lightning strike data sources consisting of the National Lightning Detection Network and the United States Precision Lightning Network.

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