Vaisala的全球闪电数据集GLD360现在准确到一公里

Vaisala’s全球闪电数据集GLD360is distinct from any other lightning detection system for several reasons. It is truly global, seeing more than two billion lightning events every year, anywhere on Earth. It not only detects both in-cloud and cloud-to-ground lightning, but correctly distinguishes between the two. Our technical operators consistently achieve over 99.9% system uptime so organizations can depend on the data and alerts to keep their people safe from thunderstorms.

这best just got better

经过将近两年的幕后安静作品，Vaisala很自豪地将最新的升级介绍给我们的全球闪电数据集GLD360。我们已经完全重建了后端处理软件，以改善用户获得的结果。该版本中最令人兴奋的功能是，我们现在以一公里的精度找到雷击。

10年前引入GLD360时，位置准确性在5-10公里范围内。我们在2015年的首次重大升级大大提高了检测效率（这意味着我们看到了更多的闪电），并在五公里处带来了位置准确性。这2018 upgrade to GLD360 3.0使位置精度更紧密，低至2-1.5公里。从今天开始，GLD360 4.0提供单公里的中位置位置精度。

这是一个相当大的技术突破。当您考虑到GLD360传感器可以检测到超过10,000公里的闪电事件，在如此小的半径内确定位置更加令人印象深刻。这是最震惊的last summer当检测到GLD360时北极附近的纪录闪电。Add that we now a) detect 10-15% more individual events and b) correctly classify cloud vs. ground lightning 85% of the time, this already industry-leading technology outdoes itself.

How organizations use GLD360

While the technology is impressive, far more important is what our customers do with it. First and foremost, we are proud to enable safety. Because GLD360 has a global reach, we can send alerts anywhere in the world via text, email, and through our雷暴经理software application。当闪电危险即将到来时，这会使人们在室内，然后一旦称为“全明确”，然后迅速重新开始工作。这是上个月放大when we introduced闪电威胁区API, our one-hour lightning forecast that gives operators even earlier notice of approaching thunderstorms.

Safety of people is of course job #1, but many organizations also use GLD360 to protect assets in the field. The transportation industry – aviation, rail, road, marine – uses global lightning alerts. We have also seen increasing interest across the energy industry from管道操作员and wind farms. These groups often have locations spread all over the globe, and GLD360 supports them all.

GLD360客户的下一步

Today we announce the new GLD360 4.0 upgrade, but we are not going to “flip the switch” just yet. Many of our customers want to test the new data stream alongside the current one, and we are happy to oblige. Any current customer can get both feeds for their internal testing purposes for no extra charge before we make the switchover this December.

We will describe the scientific details more fully at theAMS年度会议于2021年1月。如果您想了解您的组织如何从GLD360闪电数据中受益和警报，请访问www.dacbvr.tw/lightningor as always,reach out to us进行个人回应。