LVĢMA

Meteorological radar

The meteorological radar is located in the vicinity of the “Riga” international airport It went into operation on 1st November, 2006.
Radar technical specifications:

• air mass surveillance using Doppler effect;
• atmospheric scanning with short radio waves (5.4 cm, 5.6 GHz, C-band);
• range – 250 km radius around "Riga" airport;
• the radar image is updated every 10 minutes;
• Universal Co-ordinated Time (UTC) is used for the radar images. (Local time: +2h).

More information on the operation of the meteorological radar and available products is provided in greater detail in the following presentation (in Latvian).

Attention!
On the radar image, various intensities of wave interference can be observed, which should not be interpreted as precipitation!
The data may be inaccurate during low-intensity snowfall and drizzle.
The ability of radar to provide information on precipitation in the lower layers of the atmosphere decreases with distance due to earth curvature.

Meteorological radar information will from now onwards be available as a paid service

Obtaining the service

• To get online access to the meteorological radar information and animated image for 12 hours, send a short message with the code METEO RADARS 2 to number 157. The price of the SMS is LVL 0.98 (VAT included).
  
  DESCRIPTION: After typing in your username and password received via SMS, you will have online access to the latest meteorological radar image, as well as the animated radar image of the past 12 hours. This information will be available for 12 hours from the first logging in with your username and password. During this time, you can use the username and password repeatedly.
  

In the SMS reply, your username and password will be provided for use in the corresponding fields on the website.
In addition to the username and password, it is also required to type in the letters and numbers seen on a picture.

Attention!
Password must be activated within 24 hours after sending the SMS.
if you request a new username and password while the previous ones are still valid, they run concurrently.
If you lose your password or username, it cannot be retrieved or a new password and username issued.

SMS service is available for LMT, Tele2 and Bite customers!

If you wish to get long-term access to the meteorological radar images (ranging from 1 month or more), we kindly invite you to contact our Customer Service by calling 67032620, 67032020 or by e-mail klientu.serviss@lvgmc.lv..

Terms of Use

Each user of the SMS service, is obliged to observe the following rules:

• Use of LEGMC data shall not be for illegal purposes or purposes contrary to the terms of use.
  
• Data use for commercial purposes is only permitted with the prior written consent of LEGMC.
  
• The assigned password may be used only by the individual user to whom it is granted and not by a third party.
  
• Refrain from actions that would endanger the security of the system. In cases of infringement, LEGMC reserves the right to unilaterally terminate services without warning and without giving a reason.
  
• LEGMC website services must not be re-published on other websites.
  
• Illegal copying, republishing, or transmission to third parties of any of the system or its parts is forbidden irrespective of the objective. This includes information obtained, programs, scripts, screen displays and automatic features. In the case of infringement LEGMA reserves the right to unilaterally suspend the service without warning and without giving a reason.
  

Failure to observe these rules and/or using the system by means of a third party’s password and /or name without the agreement of LEGMA; is regarded as deliberately breaking the system’s integrity, which according to the legislation of the Latvian Republic, is a criminal act. Such acts are contrary to the EU rules concerning personal data protection.

By sending a message, you agree to the LEGMA terms of delivery and use of the service.

If you have any questions ,or if anything is not clear, about the use of the LEGMA service; please contact the 24 hour
Customer Support Service by phone. 26132767 or 67032605, or send an e-mail to smsinfo@lvgmc.lv.