Editorial Piolet specializes in books on mountaineering, guides and mountain bikes. In 1990, he was born in Barcelona as an expert in alternative cartography. He often collaborates with writers, hiking groups, municipalities or tourism promotion consortia. In 2019, it had an editorial inventory that included approximately 75 maps, about twenty guides and a dozen literary works, all related to hiking or life in the mountains. It also publishes electronic formats that support satellite navigation systems (GPS) in addition to the traditional paper format.
Los mapas Editorial Piolet, y en concreto Piolet individual maps – Villages, destacan por la meticulosidad con que describen zonas de gran interés. Estos mapas topográficos incluyen variada y precisa información como curvas de nivel, vías transitables (desde autopistas hasta caminos), puntos de interés, pueblos, ciudades, parques naturales... todo a escala 1:25.000 y con una resolución de 2.1 m/px. Para obtener un mayor grado de realidad utiliza la función 3D para visualizar estos mapas tridimensionalmente.
Piolet individual maps – Villages maps, but especially Piolet Siurana, are maps distinguished for their level of accuracy and detail. These topographic maps include precise information such as elevation contour lines, pathways (from highways to footpaths), points of interest, towns, cities, parks... all in all presented in 1:10.000 with a resolution of 1.0 m/px. Remember that for a most realistic representation, you can display these maps using a stunning 3D view.