A new program promises to will significantly improve lightning detection worldwide.

Vaisala has developed a solution which, through the use of a location algorithm, improves the lightning detection location accuracy by a factor of two — improving the precision range from 500 meters to 250 meters or less.

This improved algorithm, named the Total Lightning Processor, benefits many businesses and operations vulnerable to lightning — including aviation, power utilities, forestry, insurance, meteorology, chemical processing plants, oil and gas, and more.

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