Before investing in a lightning protection system, the first question is often the hardest to answer: is my site really exposed to lightning? Too many installations remain unprotected due to lack of a clear answer — or conversely, investments are made on sites with low exposure. LPS Manager answers this question objectively, free of charge and without any equipment to install.
Lightning: a risk often poorly assessed
In mainland France, lightning density varies considerably from one region to another. The South-West (Pyrenees, Landes, Garonne), the Centre-East (Massif Central, Alps) and the Île-de-France region record significantly higher levels of thunderstorm activity than the Atlantic coasts or Brittany.
To assess the risk, two key parameters are fundamental:
- Ng: the lightning density to ground, expressed in impacts/km²/year. It measures the number of descending arcs that actually reach the ground.
- Nsg: the density of arcs in the air, which also includes ascending arcs. This is the value used in risk calculations according to IEC 62305-2.
Without precise data on your geographical location, any risk assessment remains approximate. This is exactly where LPS Manager comes in.
The Site Monitoring feature: your personal, free lightning radar
LPS Manager offers a real-time weather and lightning monitoring feature, accessible immediately upon creating a free account. Here’s what it concretely offers you:
History of impacts around your site
By simply entering your site’s address, LPS Manager displays the history of lightning impacts within a configurable radius around your installation. You thus visualize, on an interactive map, the actual thunderstorm activity from recent years in the immediate vicinity of your building.
This data is far more reliable than generic regional maps: it reflects the actual exposure of your specific site, taking into account its precise geographical situation (valley, ridge, urban or rural area, proximity to a watercourse, etc.).
Real-time alerts in case of thunderstorm activity
When you activate alerts on a site, LPS Manager notifies you as soon as thunderstorm activity is detected nearby. This feature is particularly useful for:
- Industrial operators wishing to anticipate preventive shutdown of certain sensitive equipment
- Managers of public-access sites (stadiums, parks, campgrounds)
- Health and Safety managers wishing to trigger safety procedures for outdoor personnel
Contextualized weather data
Beyond lightning, LPS Manager integrates contextualized meteorological data for your site: storm history, rainfall totals, seasonal trends. This information enriches risk analysis and allows you to prioritize the most exposed sites in a multi-site portfolio.
Why this approach changes everything for an unequipped owner
Imagine an industrial building operator in a peri-urban area. He has never invested in lightning protection — either because he thought he didn’t need it, or because he never had feedback on the subject.
By creating an LPS Manager account and entering his address, he discovers that 4 lightning impacts were recorded within a 500-meter radius around his site over the past 3 years, including one less than 100 meters from his production building.
This objective information transforms the conversation. It’s no longer a theoretical question of regulatory compliance, but a quantified, geolocated reality that justifies (or doesn’t justify) an investment in lightning protection.
From detection to diagnosis: a natural transition
LPS Manager doesn’t stop at monitoring. Once your site’s exposure is established, you can initiate directly from the platform:
- A simplified risk analysis according to the FD C 17-108 method to determine if protection is necessary
- Consultation with the LPS France team for a complete protection study tailored to your structure type
- Monitoring of your installation once installed, with direct integration of Contact@ir sensors
Site Monitoring: what each profile gains from it
Lightning monitoring without hardware installation meets concrete needs depending on your role:
- Electrical installer: offer your clients a first level of monitoring at no extra cost, from project handover. It’s a differentiating sales argument — and a reason to stay in touch after installation.
- Multi-site portfolio manager: see at a glance which sites were exposed this thunderstorm season. Prioritize your maintenance rounds based on real data, not intuition.
- Engineering firm: document the historical lightning exposure of a site to size the appropriate protection level. Objective data to justify your client recommendations.
- SMEs, micro-enterprises, local authorities: assess your exposure before any investment — free of charge, with no commitment.
The hesitant prospect often fears over-investing. Site Monitoring reverses the logic: it’s not you selling him something, it’s the real risk of his site that speaks. Let the data convince on your behalf.
How to get started in 3 minutes?
Getting started is simple and requires no physical installation:
- Create your free account on LPS Manager
- Add your site by entering its address
- Immediately access the history of impacts and activate real-time alerts
In a few clicks, you have an objective view of your site’s exposure to lightning — no technician, no equipment, no waiting.
Your site is exposed — what are the next steps?
If Site Monitoring reveals significant thunderstorm activity around your site, three actions are available to you:
- Check your existing installation — if you already have a lightning rod, a post-exposure inspection is required by NF C 17-102. Contact LPS France to schedule a verification or get a Contact@ir quote.
- Move to active monitoring with Contact@ir — Site Monitoring detects thunderstorm activity in your area; Contact@ir confirms whether your structure was directly impacted. Discover Contact@ir.
- Request a lightning audit — LPS France performs complete risk analyses according to NF EN 62305-2 and supports you through regulatory compliance. Request an audit.
Conclusion: know before you protect
Lightning protection begins with knowledge. LPS Manager offers you, free of charge and without friction, visibility into the actual lightning exposure of your site. Whether this analysis confirms high risk or reassures you about moderate exposure, you make your decisions based on verified data — not generic estimates.
Create your LPS Manager account free of charge and discover in 3 minutes the actual lightning exposure of your site on lpsmanager.io.
