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GOES-R PLT Kennedy Space Center Lightning Mapping Array (LMA)

Metadata Updated: April 10, 2026

The GOES-R PLT Kennedy Space Center Lightning Mapping Array (LMA) dataset consists of total lightning data measured from the Kennedy Space Center LMA (KSCLMA) network during the GOES-R Post Launch Test (PLT) airborne science field campaign. The GOES-R PLT airborne science field campaign took place in support of the post-launch product validation of the Advanced Baseline Imager (ABI) and the Geostationary Lightning Mapper (GLM). The LMA measures the arrival time of radiation from a lightning discharge at multiple stations and locates the sources of radiation to produce a three-dimensional map of total lightning activity. These data files are available in compressed ASCII files and are available from March 1, 2017 through June 1, 2017.

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Public: This dataset is intended for public access and use. License: See this page for license information.

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Dates

Metadata Created Date April 11, 2025
Metadata Updated Date April 10, 2026

Metadata Source

Harvested from NASA Data.json

Additional Metadata

Resource Type Dataset
Metadata Created Date April 11, 2025
Metadata Updated Date April 10, 2026
Publisher NASA/MSFC/GHRC
Maintainer
Identifier 10.5067/GOESRPLT/LMA/DATA301
Data Last Modified 2026-04-06
Category Earth Science
Public Access Level public
Bureau Code 026:00
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Schema Version https://project-open-data.cio.gov/v1.1/schema
Catalog Describedby https://project-open-data.cio.gov/v1.1/schema/catalog.json
Harvest Object Id 6752afc3-4138-4682-9bcb-a3b75e479315
Harvest Source Id 58f92550-7a01-4f00-b1b2-8dc953bd598f
Harvest Source Title NASA Data.json
License https://www.usa.gov/government-works
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Program Code 026:000
Source Datajson Identifier True
Source Hash 5c73d34313c0f75de76daef3ec83f7153a1ea49a793d9d797cc67d254963a628
Source Schema Version 1.1
Spatial
Temporal 2017-03-01/2017-06-01

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