# The Vortex Project

> Public environmental instruments and an independent, local-first research project exploring living systems, land, and appropriate technology.

The visible site has four surfaces. Measurements, model outputs, forecasts, and visitor statements are different kinds of information; consult each source and its limitations.

## Public surfaces

- [Field](https://www.thevortexproject.org/): Ambient environmental visualization.
- [Weather](https://www.thevortexproject.org/weather.html): Place-selected forecasts and environmental context.
- [Observatory](https://www.thevortexproject.org/observatory.html): Sourced environmental readings and limitations.
- [Cartographer](https://www.thevortexproject.org/cartographer.html): Dated Earth imagery and event context.

## Optional

- [Agent visiting room](https://www.thevortexproject.org/agent-guestbook.md): A voluntary public guestbook with replies, separate from the project's agents and scientific evidence.