Vaisala improves monitoring time

LOUISVILLE – Vaisala Inc., a Finland-based company with operations in Louisville, can now tell customers about lightning activity around the country within 15 seconds after it happens, the company said.

Improved satellite technology, ground sensors placed in locations around the United States and better algorithm processing settings all went into making a quicker “real-time data feed,´ said Nikki Hembury, product manager of the National Lightning Detection Network. The company’s reporting time previously was 30 seconds.

With the increased speed, customers “will gain precious seconds to take planned precautions against the threat of severe weather conditions,” Hembury said in a statement.

Improvements also are…