Horizon Systems
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| File:LogoHorizonSystems.png | |
| A screenshot of Horizon Systems being used. A screenshot of Horizon Systems being used. | |
| Other names | EuroRadar, JustVisualiseIt, Horizons System(s) |
|---|---|
| Original author(s) | Ivan Dabrovich, Horizon Radar Systems, Other contributors |
| Developer(s) | Horizon Radar Systems, ECFSWR, XTech NPO. |
| Initial release | October 25, 2025 |
| Stable release | V1.1.1
/ July 10, 2026 |
| Repository | github |
| Written in | C++, Qt6 |
| Engine | |
| Operating system | Cross-platform (Windows 11, Linux) |
| Type | Weather radar visualization software |
| License | GNU General Public License v3.0 |
| Website | Horizon Systems |
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Horizon Systems is an open-source desktop software designed for visualization of weather radar and associated severe weather data written in C++ programming language using Qt6 framework. This software is developed by Horizon Radar Systems and licensed under GNU General Public License v3.0.[1]
The application compiles information from various government and local meteorological bodies into one radar viewer designed specifically for storm chasers and meteorology hobbyists.[2]
History
The Horizon Systems has been developed from previous prototype radar viewers such as an HTML/JavaScript single-file radar viewer and a mobile radar viewer created using the programming language Rust to a Qt6/C++ desktop application. The first known instance of Horizon Systems was "Euro Radar | The Open Source DE/FR viewer".[2]
As of version V1.1.1, the application includes support for a broad range of national radar networks across North America and Europe.[2]
Features
Horizon Systems supports data ingestion from multiple national and international sources, including:[2]
- NEXRAD Level II and Level III radar data (United States), including archived data access
- National Weather Service (NWS) zone-based severe weather alerts, with clickable polygon detail views
- Environment Canada radar data
- Deutscher Wetterdienst (DWD, Germany)
- Météo-France radar data, accessed via an ODIM-based pathway
- Finnish Meteorological Institute (FMI, Finland)
- Danish Meteorological Institute (DMI, Denmark)
- Norwegian Meteorological Institute (MET Norway)
- MeteoSwiss (Switzerland)
- Swedish Meteorological and Hydrological Institute (SMHI, Sweden)
- Czech and Slovak national radar data (via per-site ODIM HDF5 data)
- Estonian Environment Agency radar data
- Blitzortung.org real-time lightning data
- Storm Prediction Center (SPC) convective outlooks
- Mesonet surface observation data
- Atmospheric sounding data, displayed via Skew-T plots
- Custom/user-defined API connections
- A bilinear-interpolation radar smoothing mode, branded "ResolvIT 2.0"[1]
- IP-based geolocation for automatic map centering
- Placefile support (compatible with GR2Analyst-style placefiles)
- 3D volumetric radar visualization and cross-section views
Licensing
The software is available to the public under the conditions specified by the GPL-3.0 license. This license notice allows the free use, studying, restricted modifying, and redistributing of the software as long as the new version carries the same license, copyright notice, and author credits.[1]
See also
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Horizon Systems – License Notice". GitHub. Horizon Radar Systems. Retrieved 2026-07-10.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 "HorizonRadarSystems/HorizonSystems". GitHub. Retrieved 2026-07-10.
External links
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