FAQ'S

From April 2009, the idea arose to make hiking maps in little-known areas. On July 30, 2011, we published the first map, La Vall de la Vansa.

To promote hiking and bring hikers and cyclists closer to the natural environment in little-known geographical areas and with new proposals to respect and protect cultural and natural assets.

Enjoy outdoor sports (on foot or by bike) and showing an interest in learning about and studying traditional and environmental goods.

It is defined by the composition of the two words; Carto letter "plan, plane, planisphere" and spelling, representation of a set of symbols. It is therefore the science of drawing on paper the part of the "real terrain" in a simplified way and through symbology.

The terrestrial representation on a plane as a result of cartographic scientific processes.

The representation of the physical reality of a piece of land where all the information of a territory is provided (paths, roads, rivers, buildings, vegetation, etc.)

It helps us make decisions about the territory: to guide us through the territory, through urban planning, to analyze catastrophic phenomena, to visualize waste problems, etc.

There is a wide variety of maps, as many as there are needs: nautical maps, road maps, meteorological maps, vegetation maps, topographical maps, population maps, hiking maps, etc.

Draw and analyze maps.

The difference is that on the map the information of the territory is classified by grouping it in a context of easily interpretable symbols where a work on the ground is presented to expand the contents of the map.

To be able to easily read terrestrial information that cannot be visualized in an aerial photograph: the type of vegetation found there, paths that are hidden under the woods, elements of interest that do not stand out, etc.

With a symbology to make it easy to display the information: linear (paths, roads, rivers, etc.), specific (houses, castles, hermitages, etc.) and superficial (vegetation, ponds, swamps, etc.)

Yes, it is essential to be able to read the relationship of each described symbol and thus be able to understand the map.

The E1:25000 scale is quite suitable for the hiking map format with the ratio of information detail to dimension of the area to be mapped.

The E1:75000 scale is quite suitable for the cycling map format with the ratio of information detail to the size of the area to be mapped and up to 1:150000 with cycling tourist maps.

It will depend on the scale of the map. As we said, the representation by symbols is an abstraction of reality to be able to visualize the real information well, the scale will determine its size.

At a distance of about 30cm, the human eye graphically differentiates a point at a size of 0.15mm, a circle at 0.3mm, a line at 0.05mm and a double line at 0.4mm.

If the minimum unit of a double line visible graphically by the human eye is 0.4mm, with a scale of 1:25000 on the ground, this double line that would represent a path would be 10 meters long. This path width would not correspond to reality (most likely it should be 3 meters), and that is why it is necessary for its representation. At a scale of 1:75000 it would be 30 meters. This increase in the actual sizes of the different elements on the graphic space generates the main difficulty in being able to include discrimination.

Yes, the territory is changing and is continuously transforming. In this sense, the map describes, in a period, the complex phenomena of the territory: crops that change use, new constructions, new roads, the volume of the forest mass, burned vegetation, etc. A map is still a temporary photograph of the territory of the period described.

It is a very detailed map that describes the topography of the land in the territory with greater precision (rivers, roads, constructions, paths, etc.)

In addition to being a topographical map, tourist-related information is highlighted (hermitages, churches, castles, dolmens, gorges and jumps prominent water bodies, monumental forests, hiking itineraries, etc.)

To enjoy and observe the natural environment, to discover places, to guide us there, to learn about new heritage, to learn the names of places, to imagine new routes and relive old excursions.

Because the smaller portion of the land allows us to draw the map with greater precision and visualize the territory in greater detail, including the maximum information and expanding the hiking content.

It is the well-known name related to a place in the territory: to a place, to a stream, to a forest, to a farmhouse, to a population, to a plain, to a mountain range, to a valley, to a massif, etc.

It is the linguistic richness of the territory as a result of the historical legacy. The more detailed toponymically it is on a map, the greater precision we will have when describing the territory.

To preserve the linguistic richness of every corner of the territory and to be able to identify it on a map.

Bringing together older people who know each other across the territory. They are usually the ones that have been most rooted in the natural environment and that is why they are the only ones that retain this information. Unfortunately, there are fewer and fewer of them.

For now it is the only way to have an overview of the territory and at the same time it allows us to identify detailed information about the area.

It is a smart product. It works without cables, without electronic devices, without connection, compact, transformable and portable. It doesn't need any battery.

The topography of the land is defined by valleys, mountains and plains. We understand that the portions of the territory clearly differentiated within these geographical units must be represented on a map.

Our maps are paper, with a lot of hiking information and verified on the ground, with the most emblematic hiking proposals in the area, in a classic format and in a portable size suitable for hiking use.

By increasing the quality of the resistance of our maps, durability is increased and environmental costs are reduced.

The Monteditorial maps are visually easy to interpret, they follow a standardized symbology with unique personalized features on each map, with relevant heritage information and the most emblematic itineraries of the area.

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We communicate and talk to hikers who use our maps and present them for debate in schools.

The map helps us to have a global view of the territory towards the GPS that can only visualize a small part of the terrain.

Through the monteditorial.cat website, in the support section, followed by the downloads link and the Download GPS routes link. Then you have to choose the map, followed by the first and last name, email and finally you have entered the code of the map that is on the back (this code is unique and is on the back of the map. Attention, don't get confused with the ISBN barcode).

In specialized stores and on the web.