Simple to use map based application visualizing real time full area lightning data provided by the blitzortung.org lightning location network project. The current thunderstorm situation at your fingertips. Feature summary: - realtime display of lightning data - display of historical lightning data of the last 24 hours - for regions Europe, North & South America, Asia, Africa and Australia/New Zealand - lightning strike time color coded - reduced data volume and fast response - current lightning strike time and lightning count - optional user location display - alarm function shows distance/direction of storms - alarm background service - support for notifications and vibration alarm - single stroke display for blitzortung.org participants Please visit http://www.blitzortung.org for more information regarding the community based lightning location project. http://www.blitzortung.org. The raster display ensures a fast performance of the application even if there is a very high thunderstorm activity. Blitzortung.org participants can visualize all stroke locations individually. If you would like to contribute to a translation of the software in your language, please do not hesitate to contact the author of the software. Note to Australian/US west coast users: The blitzortung.org network is currently concentrated on the eastern part of the continent. If you would like to help to extend the coverage to other parts of Australia/South America/Asia/Africa, please participate in the blitzortung.org network. Further information can be found here http://blitzortung.org/Webpages/index.php?page=2. Thank you! Project repository: https://github.com/wuan/bo-android Detailed documentation: https://blitzortung.tryb.de/docs/apps/android/basic/ Using the GPS location provider in combination with the background service can lead to high battery use. Please use the network or the passive location provider for background operation.