--- title: Vortex Blog | WRF description: WRF | 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) # wrf [Home](http://www.vortexfdc.com) >  wrf [![wind-energy-2029621_1280](https://blog.vortexfdc.com/hs-fs/hubfs/wind-energy-2029621_1280.png?width=420&name=wind-energy-2029621_1280.png)](https://blog.vortexfdc.com/era-5-is-this-the-end-of-dynamical-mesoscale-models-for-wind-resource-assessment-applications) ## [Is this the end of dynamical mesoscale models for wind resource assessment applications?](https://blog.vortexfdc.com/era-5-is-this-the-end-of-dynamical-mesoscale-models-for-wind-resource-assessment-applications) Wind data is essential information for wind industry applications. In order to prospect and design wind farms, an accurate and reliable long-term wind... 13 March, 2019 / [No comment](https://blog.vortexfdc.com/era-5-is-this-the-end-of-dynamical-mesoscale-models-for-wind-resource-assessment-applications#comments-listing) [![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) [![gwa](https://blog.vortexfdc.com/hs-fs/hubfs/gwa.jpg?width=420&name=gwa.jpg)](https://blog.vortexfdc.com/the-new-global-wind-atlas-a-tool-to-engage-the-wind-development-across-the-world) ## [The new Global Wind Atlas: a tool to engage the wind development across the World.](https://blog.vortexfdc.com/the-new-global-wind-atlas-a-tool-to-engage-the-wind-development-across-the-world) Leading commercial provider of wind resource model data, Vortex, has played a key role in the development of the recently launched Global Wind Atlas 2.0... 11 January, 2018 / [No comment](https://blog.vortexfdc.com/the-new-global-wind-atlas-a-tool-to-engage-the-wind-development-across-the-world#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/)