To accompany the launch of The Times Universal Atlas of the World, cartographers at Collins Geo have identified the 10 British place names that have the most number of populated places outside the British Isles named after them. Topping the list is Richmond, with 55 namesakes around the world. See full article at Collins Maps blog ... Read more >>

Royal Scottish Geographical Society - The Collins Bartholomew Illustrated Talk. During his time as Editor in Chief for the Times Comprehensive Atlas of the World, Mick Ashworth received numerous ‘Letters to the Editor’, ranging from the useful and informative to the amusing and threatening!  Mick will provide examples to show how they reveal ... Read more >>

Triple Olympic Gold medal winner, Chris Hoy, took time out from signing copies of his new book Heroes, Villains and Velodromes, to receive another item of gold – The Times Comprehensive Atlas of the World. Sheena Barclay (Collins Geo Director) presented Chris Hoy and Richard Moore each with a copy of the atlas. He may not need it to find out how ... Read more >>

In the final step to resolving a territorial dispute along the border between Russia and north east China, boundary markers were unveiled this week. The two countries reached an initial resolution on the final, small sections of the disputed eastern boundary in October 2004. The largest of these was a small zone near Khabarovsk. Mapping in The Ti... Read more >>

Following the recent announcement by the National Snow and Ice Data Centre (NSIDC), we have redrawn our Times atlas map of the Arctic and added the ice coverage to the Arctic Ocean. This year’s sea-ice level is the second lowest ever recorded in the Arctic Ocean, after the 2007 record low. The red line on the map shows the sea ice minimum exte... Read more >>

"Dramatic transformation of our planet laid bare in Atlas" An article in the 14 September edition of the Sunday Mail, illustrates how our new Times Universal Atlas shows the world's changing landscapes and highlights the effects of climate change. Online version of the article from the Sunday Mail Times Universal details at tim... Read more >>

Collins Geo received two commendations at The British Cartographic Society Awards, at their Annual Symposium in Newport Pagnell. In the Stanfords Award for Printed Mapping category we gained a commendation for the Times Comprehensive Atlas of the World (12th edition). See BCS Press Release - Awards 2008 and more details about the winners,... Read more >>

World Environment Day, commemorated each year on 5 June, is one of the principal vehicles through which the United Nations stimulates worldwide awareness of the environment and enhances political attention and action. New editions of our maps and atlases reveal unequivocally how climate extremes are changing the face of the planet forever. “W... Read more >>

In The Independent newspaper today (19th June 2008), the EXTRA section has The Ten Best Atlases, as chosen by Rebecca Armstrong. We are pleased to have three Times and Collins atlases in her selection: · The Times Atlas of the World (12th Comprehensive edition) is awarded ‘Best Luxury Buy’. · Collins World Atlas (Essential edition) is awarded... Read more >>