Navimeteo Lightning Map — Lightning, radar and vessel positions in a single operational map.
ZenCode Solutions collaborated with Progetto Automazione on the application component of the Lightning Map for Navimeteo.
ZenCode Solutions worked alongside Progetto Automazione on the Lightning Map for Navimeteo, contributing to the application component that combines radar, lightning data and vessel positions to make weather risks easier to assess.
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The challenge.
For the Lightning Map developed by Progetto Automazione for Navimeteo, ZenCode Solutions worked alongside the team on the application component. At sea, radar conditions, lightning activity and vessel positions change quickly: weather operators and captains needed a shared view to monitor severe weather in real time, identify how close events were to vessels and review historical lightning activity within a selected area.
The solution.
Working with the Progetto Automazione team, ZenCode Solutions contributed to the development of the map’s application component. Radar and lightning data are sourced through Vaisala, while vessel positions arrive via AIS with an alternative source available if needed. Proximity zones around vessels define three alert levels—yellow, orange and red—which trigger real-time web and email notifications. Archive mode lets users select a point and review lightning recorded in that area, while captains and authorised operators can access the map directly.
A shared operational view.
The platform brings weather data, positions and alert levels into a shared operational view. The colour scale makes proximity immediately recognisable, notifications extend the information beyond the map and the archive provides access to recorded lightning activity in a selected area.