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LightningMaps.org

A real-time map of lightning strikes located by a volunteer network of home-built radio receivers run by the Blitzortung.org community.

Strikes pop up on the map within seconds, and you can watch thunderstorms cross a country, all detected by hobbyists' antennas.

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Open lightningmaps.org ↗ agent.md

For your project

Official API
No official API
“The use of our raw lightning data is allowed only to the participants of the project” blitzortung.org/en/contact.php
Data download
No bulk download found
License
CC BY-SA 4.0 (maps marked so); raw data for participants only Maps and images marked CC BY-SA; raw lightning data is restricted to station operators for non-commercial use
Commercial use
Commercial use with conditions
“The project may not represent commercial interests.” blitzortung.org/en/contact.php
Credit
Credit required
“The source of the data must be clearly identified.” blitzortung.org/en/contact.php
Embedding
No embedding
“It is not allowed to include the real-time maps” lightningmaps.org/about?lang=en
Using the website
Free

Read on LightningMaps.org's own pages on Oct 23, 2026 · license or terms. Check the license page before you ship.

For your agent

No official API. An agent should not scrape the site: use it by hand.

  • There is no public API; raw data goes only to people who run a receiving station. Do not iframe or scrape the live map; static CC BY-SA images may be reused with credit.
  • Credit: 'LightningMaps.org CC BY-SA 4.0 / Lightning data by Blitzortung.org and contributors'.
  • Do not embed the real-time maps in iframes and do not use the data for storm warning systems.
  • Raw data only for project participants; apps using it must be free, non-commercial and use their own server.

Paste into your agent: Read https://agentgid.com/resources/lightningmaps-blitzortung/agent.md before using LightningMaps.org.

What you can build

  • A blog post or teaching page that reuses CC BY-SA lightning map images with the proper credit line.
  • For station operators: a non-commercial, freely accessible local storm-activity page fed from your own participant data access, served from a separate server.

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