Vaisala offers data from the National Lightning Detection Network (NLDN) to universities over the Internet. These data are available for education and research, under constraints established by Vaisala.

Universities interested in receiving the NLDN data should begin by submitting a request to Vaisala:
Request for Vaisala Lightning Data for Research Use

Data Processing

Software that facilitates the use of NLDN data is available from NSF Unidata. Contact support@unidata.ucar.edu for further information on how NSF Unidata software can be used to analyze and display NLDN lightning data.