LIGHTNING DETECTION AND RANGING (LDAR) RAW DATA V1

Published by NASA/MSFC/GHRC | National Aeronautics and Space Administration | Metadata Last Checked: January 31, 2026 | Last Modified: 2026-01-27

Lightning Detection and Ranging (LDAR) Raw data consists of level 1 lightning data collected from February 25, 1997 through June 11, 2008. The LDR system is located at the Kennedy Space Center. The center latitude and longitude of the LDAR network is 28.5387 and -80.6428. All x, y, and z values represent distance (in meters) from this location. LDAR is a volumetric lightning mapping system providing near real-time location of lightning in support of Space Shuttle operations. These data are in ASCII format.

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Complete Metadata

bureauCode	[ "026:00" ]
identifier	10.5067/LIS/LDAR/DATA101
landingPage	https://search.earthdata.nasa.gov/search?q=ldarraw
programCode	[ "026:000" ]
spatial	["CARTESIAN",[{"WestBoundingCoordinate":-83,"NorthBoundingCoordinate":31,"EastBoundingCoordinate":-78,"SouthBoundingCoordinate":26}]]
temporal	1997-02-28/1997-02-28
theme	[ "Earth Science" ]