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Severa I fundamental changes have recently taken piace in the mapping program of the European vascular plants for the Atlas Florae Europaeae. At the moment volume 13 (part of Rosaceae) is being edited according to the new program. The most important change is the adaption of a new grid system. Further, a special simple software "Atlas Florae Europaeae Data Editor" has been developed to provide the mapping data and to save the information as a database. Prospects for the future ofthe Atlas Florae Europaeae are discussed.