The World in 1914

28 August 2014

A hundred years ago, the world was a different place. Using period sources, Planetary Visions has compiled a digital map showing the nations and territories of the world in August 1914, on the eve of the First World War. learn more...

A New View on Climate Change

13 June 2014

Climate is on the agenda today at the Royal Society in London as the European Space Agency presents an overview of the scientific achievements of its Climate Change Initiative. Satellite observations of key climate variables are being presented in the form of an interactive visualisation tool developed for ESA by Planetary Visions. The tool gives access to long and detailed time sequences of data such as ocean temperature, helping climate scientists to "take the pulse" of planet Earth.

D-Day 70th Anniversary

6 June 2014

As well as creating 3D graphics for television science documentaries, Planetary Visions also produces maps for news, current affairs and history programmes, and large-format work for books, newspapers and magazines. On the 70th anniversary of the D-Day landings, we present maps from our image library showing the Allied units that launched the liberation of western Europe at the end of the Second World War. learn more...