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Air. Water. Infrastructure. Public money.
Montana,
with receipts.
See what changed.
Follow the evidence.
An independent field atlas for the places, systems and public decisions shaping Montana.
Public observations: not connected.
Montana / field atlasBase geography only
State boundary · 2024 vintage
CODED IN MONTANA / OPEN METHODS
From a signal
to a source.
To a better question.
The long view
A place is more than
a point on a map.
Start with a source. Keep its date, scope and limits attached. A nearby rail line and an air reading answer different questions; a proposed award and a payment do, too.
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Better questions.
Traceable answers.
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