Advanced Lightning Positioning System (ALPS)

About ALPS
    The ALPS Lightning Location Network Technology derives directly from patents originally awarded to our founder, Dr. Rodney Bent, and has benefited from the tremendous advances in signal processing, data processing, communications and precision timing technologies which have taken place over the last decade.

    A typical ALPS network layout is depicted below.  An ALPS long range network typically consists of 6 lightning sensors placed some 300 to 500km from the center of the coverage area, meaning that an area of 900,000 sq. km can readily be covered.  There is no limit to the number of sensors contained in a network, so continental scale operations, can be readily implements.

    ALPS in the first LLS (Lightning Location System) specifically designed to take fullest advantage of the Internet - from the collection of lightning data through to distribution of strike locations to users, the entire process can be handled via the Web, radically reducing communications costs and improving accessibility of the lighting data.