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> Gentlemen: > > I think next week my contact from Vaisalla, Ron Holle will contact me again. > Can you let me know what to tell him about the best format on lightning > strike data for the IDV? > > Thanks. > > Jerry Hi Jerry, NLDN is the format from Vaisalla, and there is no problem to display this type of lightning data in the IDV. Actually, you should be qualify to get the free NLDN data from Unidata too, please let us know if you are interested. Yuan > > =================== > > Jerome B. Blechman > Earth Sciences Department > State University of New York > Oneonta, NY 13820-4015 > > Phone: (607) 436-3322 or (607) 436-3707 > ________________________________________ > From: Unidata IDV Support [address@hidden] > Sent: Wednesday, June 08, 2011 8:40 PM > To: Blechman, Jerome (address@hidden) > Subject: [IDV #XQY-387958]: Displaying lightning data from Vaisala > > address@hidden, > > Your Ticket has been received, and a Unidata staff member will review it and > reply accordingly. Listed below are details of this new Ticket. Please make > sure the Ticket ID remains in the Subject: line on all correspondence related > to this Ticket. > > Ticket ID: XQY-387958 > Subject: Displaying lightning data from Vaisala > Department: Support IDV > Priority: Normal > Status: Open > > > > Please let us know how we can assist you further. > > Unidata User Support > > Ticket Details =================== Ticket ID: XQY-387958 Department: Support IDV Priority: Normal Status: Open