News and Announcements from Nordpil

Updated - World database of urban areas, 1950-2050

Wed, 03 Mar 2010 00:00:00 +0100

The database of cities and megacities has been updated to version 1.1. Coordinates have been corrected and the license changed, among other things. The data is available as maps, for Google Earth, in an animation video and for GIS data download.

Resources - world database of urban areas, 1950-2050

Tue, 29 Dec 2009 00:00:00 +0100

The new resources section of this website presents free downloads from Nordpil. The first entry under this heading is a georeferenced database of large urban areas from 1950-2050 with historic estimates and projections of population figures. The data is available as maps, for Google Earth, in an animation video and for GIS data download.

UN report for COP15 - graphics and layout by Nordpil

Wed, 16 Dec 2009 00:00:00 +0100

The member states of the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) are some of the main emitters of greenhouse gases, with the EU, USA and Canada among others. The report Catalysing change - the UNECE response to the climate countdown, prepared for the COP15 climate conference in December 2009 summaries the activities among the UNECE members to mitigate and act on climate change. Nordpil prepared all illustrations and layout for this report.

Cartography Design Annual #2

Mon, 14 Dec 2009 00:00:00 +0100

The second volume of Cartography Design Annual has just been published. This publication presents samples of the best-designed maps published in 2008, and a map by Hugo Ahlenius was selected for this edition.

Climate vulnerability maps of Sweden in Effekt

Wed, 09 Dec 2009 00:00:00 +0100

The latest issue of the Swedish climate magazine Effekt features maps prepared by Nordpil. The illustrations accompany an article on vulnerability to climate change in Sweden.

UNECE and climate change

Thu, 03 Dec 2009 00:00:00 +0100

A report for the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) was recently finalized. It features layout and illustrations by Nordpil. The publication addresses climate change in Europe, Central Asia and North America, and will be presented at the upcoming COP-15 climate change meeting in Copenhagen, December 2009.