Deployment of LoRa Based Lightning Safety Awareness and Alert system with Announcement in Remote Areas

Lightning strikes represent a substantial danger to people and property, particularly in distant places with limited availability of reliable data and alert systems. This paper describes the deployment of a LoRa (Long Range) based Lightning Safety Awareness and Alert system in distant places to reduce the risks associated with lightning strikes. The system comprises of a network of LoRa nodes strategically deployed in rural places and outfitted with lightning sensors. These sensors detect the existence of lightning and wirelessly transfer the data to a LoRa-based system, which interprets the data and provides real-time alarms, which are subsequently disseminated via loudspeakers positioned in remote places.