# 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.

- Category: Live planet · by Blitzortung.org community; LightningMaps.org run by Tobias Volgnandt
- Website: https://www.lightningmaps.org/
- Live data: yes
- Checked on the official pages: 2026-10-23

## API

- No official API. Do not scrape the site; use it by hand or through its downloads.

## Data and license

- License: CC BY-SA 4.0 (maps marked so); raw data for participants only (https://www.lightningmaps.org/about?lang=en); covers Maps and images marked CC BY-SA; raw lightning data is restricted to station operators for non-commercial use
- Commercial use with conditions
- Credit required
- No embedding
- Quote (license): "Most of the maps on LightningMaps.org can be used under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License." (https://www.lightningmaps.org/about?lang=en)
- Quote (embed): "It is not allowed to include the real-time maps" (https://www.lightningmaps.org/about?lang=en)
- Quote (commercial): "The project may not represent commercial interests." (https://www.blitzortung.org/en/contact.php)
- Quote (api_official): "The use of our raw lightning data is allowed only to the participants of the project" (https://www.blitzortung.org/en/contact.php)
- Quote (raw_data): "The station owners can use the raw data for all non-commercial purposes." (https://www.blitzortung.org/en/cover_your_area.php)
- Quote (attribution): "The source of the data must be clearly identified." (https://www.blitzortung.org/en/contact.php)
- Quote (purpose): "The data shown on our website is provided only for private and entertainment purposes." (https://www.blitzortung.org/en/contact.php)
- Quote (no_warnings): "It is not allowed to use our lightning data for storm warning systems" (https://www.blitzortung.org/en/contact.php)

## Rules for an agent

- 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.

Human page: https://agentgid.com/resources/lightningmaps-blitzortung/
Source: AgentGid (agentgid.com). Facts are quoted from the site's own pages; check the license page before you ship.