![]() ![]() Windows Photo Viewer), but you’ll be able to do more with them if you open them in a GIS (Geographical Information Systems) package. The TIF map tiles can be opened in any picture viewer software (e.g. Before you can download any maps, you need to sign up for an account and agree to the licence terms. There are various types of map availabe – we use the MTN25 Raster (1:25,000 scale mapping in TIF format). If you then click on “see list of products” on the right, you will get a list of map tiles availabe for the area currently shown in the map viewer. For example, Güéjar Sierra is in square 1027-1. Click on “search in viewer” to find the code for the tile covering the area you’re interested in. ![]() You can switch the language to English by clicking on Welcome at the top right of the page Click here and then click on Download Centre to visit the Instituto Geográfico’s map download page. ![]() The mapping we use in our information sheets is available online in electronic form from the Instituto Geográfico Nacional de España, and is free for personal use. There are a number of smaller scale regional and road maps, including the ones on the right, which are available from the Amazon website. There is a series of detailed military maps covering the whole of Spain, but these are out-of-date and far from clear. Outside the area covered by the Sierra Nevada map, things are more difficult. ![]()
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