--- title: Vortex Blog | Downscaling description: Downscaling | Blog about Wind maps and all about planning your wind farm. Get to know the wind speed and direction. The wind data you need in the screening phase of your wind farm. --- [![Vortex](https://blog.vortexfdc.com/hubfs/Vortexfdc_May2018%20Theme/Images/vortex-logo.png)](http://www.vortexfdc.com/) - [Wind & Site](http://www.vortexfdc.com/windsite/) - [Forecast](http://www.vortexfdc.com/forecast/) - [Solar](http://www.vortexfdc.com/solar/) - [Get Started](http://interface.vortexfdc.com/signup) # downscaling [Home](http://www.vortexfdc.com) >  downscaling [![open-1](https://blog.vortexfdc.com/hs-fs/hubfs/open-1.png?width=420&name=open-1.png)](https://blog.vortexfdc.com/open-source-at-vortex) ## [Open source at vortex](https://blog.vortexfdc.com/open-source-at-vortex) *Vortex uses 99.9% open source as it has proven to be the best path to take at each junction along the way.* 25 February, 2019 / [No comment](https://blog.vortexfdc.com/open-source-at-vortex#comments-listing) [![post_pep](https://blog.vortexfdc.com/hs-fs/hubfs/post_pep.jpeg?width=420&name=post_pep.jpeg)](https://blog.vortexfdc.com/limitations-of-models-and-measurements) ## [Limitations of models and measurements](https://blog.vortexfdc.com/limitations-of-models-and-measurements) "**The biggest issue with wind maps seems to be a misunderstanding of their limitations by users, leading to bad decision-making**” says Ioannis Papadopoulos... 28 January, 2019 / [No comment](https://blog.vortexfdc.com/limitations-of-models-and-measurements#comments-listing) [![ewea_era5](https://blog.vortexfdc.com/hs-fs/hubfs/ewea_era5.png?width=420&name=ewea_era5.png)](https://blog.vortexfdc.com/era5-vortex-downscaling-validation-results-to-be-presented-in-amsterdam) ## [ERA5 Vortex downscaling validation results to be presented in Amsterdam](https://blog.vortexfdc.com/era5-vortex-downscaling-validation-results-to-be-presented-in-amsterdam) Downscaling of ERA5 reanalysis has been implemented into the whole Vortex modeling chain and has passed demanding internal tests that shown, among other... 13 November, 2017 / [No comment](https://blog.vortexfdc.com/era5-vortex-downscaling-validation-results-to-be-presented-in-amsterdam#comments-listing) [![Vortex](https://blog.vortexfdc.com/hubfs/Vortexfdc_May2018%20Theme/Images/vortex-logo-footer-1.png)](http://www.vortexfdc.com/) - [BLOG](http://www.vortexfdc.com/news/) - [Terms of use](http://www.vortexfdc.com/terms-of-use/) - [TECH-DOCS](http://www.vortexfdc.com/resources/) - [Privacy policy](http://www.vortexfdc.com/privacy-policy/) [ABOUT US](http://www.vortexfdc.com/about-us/)