Case Study: Lee County Parks & Recreation achieves county-wide lightning safety with Earth Networks total lightning detection

Lee County Parks & Recreation protects outdoor safety with Earth Networks across 23 alerting systems

Lee County Parks & Recreation, a Florida county department, faced a critical safety challenge after outdated lightning prediction tools failed to prevent a tragic fatality. To protect visitors across its extensive parks and athletic fields, the department sought a reliable, science-backed severe weather detection and alerting solution from vendor Earth Networks.

Earth Networks implemented a comprehensive solution including 23 Outdoor Alerting Systems connected to its Total Lightning Network, two weather stations, and mobile alerts. This provided the real-time intelligence needed to make informed safety decisions. As a result, Lee County is now one of the most protected counties in the country, with Earth Networks' systems detecting over 1.3 million lightning strikes in a single year to prevent future tragedies.

Lee County Parks & Recreation