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Lightning Position and Tracking System (LPATS)
The Lightning Position and Tracking System (LPATS) is a personal computer
(PC)-based system used at NASP that receives, processes, and displays lightning
stroke data via a KU-band commercial satellite. Data is obtained from the
National Lightning Network with the Network Control Center (NCC) in Tucson,
AZ. Software provides the user the ability to plot and track lightning data
within a user-specified area. The current LPATS system configuration consists
of a C-100 Earth Station Satellite receiver (dish antenna), an Equatorial
Controller Unit, a Marta System P100 MHz CPU, and a video graphics adapter
(VGA) monitor.
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